Daborn Meister Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 Hi all.Any riders in Brentwood, Essex.12/14 year olds?Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conor the basher. Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 Why does it matter about the age ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daborn Meister Posted February 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 Why does it matter about the age ?Well i doesn't really i suppose.Just rather not be rider around with someone who is 17 onwards, seeing i am only 12?Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@banbury-trials Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 Well i doesn't really i suppose.Just rather not be rider around with someone who is 17 onwards, seeing i am only 12?Joei wouldnt be nervous about riding with older people mate,if you are,most will be better than your average 12 year old so that'll help you improve really quick.plus i've found that most trials riders are nice people,where not like them bmx-ers steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daborn Meister Posted February 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 i wouldnt be nervous about riding with older people mate,if you are,most will be better than your average 12 year old so that'll help you improve really quick.plus i've found that most trials riders are nice people,where not like them bmx-ers steveLol, yeah to be honest all of the ones that i have met are nice,but I'm from round essex, i don't no anyone my age who does trials biking so its really hard to go places, mainly because when you fall you have no other people to back you up from the crowd shouting abuse at me, and yeah i fall a lot Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeM Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 Im 15, live in Frinton, know it? You should tag along to some of the clacton rides.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daborn Meister Posted February 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 Heard of Frinton, not to sure where it is, would love to tag along with use lot some time.Do you need to be good to any kind of standard?Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeM Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 Of course not.. I'm not exactly great myself. Give me a pm if you fancy a ride sometime.Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lankyri Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 got loads of kids around my area southend and basildon more than welcome to come down this way but being 12 not really a good idea if you can not get people to come down with you but saying that few of us go to thriftwood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Anscombe Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 No lil man...u dont have to be at any standard just go rip it up as best you can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@banbury-trials Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 Do you need to be good to any kind of standard?Joeall you need to be able to do is have a laugh,you'll be surprised how good the average trials rider is ,where not all neil tunnicliffe or danny macs you know steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daborn Meister Posted February 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 Oh cool.But for starters whats a pm lol new to this whole forum thing!.Thanx for all the offers How far can most of use lurch though?I can only really do 2 and go about 10 cm off the ground lol.Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@banbury-trials Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 Oh cool.But for starters whats a pm lol new to this whole forum thing!.Thanx for all the offers How far can most of use lurch though?I can only really do 2 and go about 10 cm off the ground lol.Joe pm means personal message,kinda like a email .lurch?do you mean gap by hopping on the back wheel?steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daborn Meister Posted February 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 Yeah sorry, thats kind of a posh term lol.But yeah that's what i ment Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@banbury-trials Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 i can hop gap/static gap nearly 6ft,on a good day that is lol.steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daborn Meister Posted February 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 Yeah sorry, thats kind of a posh term lol.But yeah that's what i ment Joei can hop gap/static gap nearly 6ft,on a good day that is lol.steveWoah, that's big!How long you been doing trials now for?Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@banbury-trials Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 Yeah sorry, thats kind of a posh term lol.But yeah that's what i ment JoeWoah, that's big!How long you been doing trials now for?Joeits not that huge lol ,the pros are getting 10ft+ (neil tunnicliffe,damon watson etc),i have poor technique which doesnt help either.umm about 2years or so,but not everyday like ,i'll ride two or three times a week mainly due to being a solo rider which can get boring after a while.steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daborn Meister Posted February 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 its not that huge lol ,the pros are getting 10ft+ (neil tunnicliffe,damon watson etc),i have poor technique which doesnt help either.umm about 2years or so,but not everyday like ,i'll ride two or three times a week mainly due to being a solo rider which can get boring after a while.steveYeah but their pros!You seem very good.Do you not have many riders around your area then?Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolfa Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Well i doesn't really i suppose.Just rather not be ride someone who is 17 onwards, see i am 43Bloody hell man, that's not the kind of thing you should be publishing on a forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max-t Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Haha, beat me to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoze Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 I'm 14 and live near southend, always ride with the elders I'm the baby on rides but don't seem it being just over 6ft, which is good Just come to rides, don's be put off by being with older people, we all want to do the sme thing! Have a laugh and ride!Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomy P Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 I live about 15mins away from Brentwood and ride thriftwood fairly often, Could also do some street in the town... Im 20 though so if you dont want to come along, I won't be offended.Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgieporgie Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 hey were from ipswich suffolkwe come down and do the training at brentwood on sundays somtimes(and im 14 and i ride with only 16 17 18 and 22 year olds !) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Evil1 Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 I know stuart matthews runs training schools at thrifwood most sundays, he gets riders from about 10-17 attending every week.If i were you i would head down there on day, its a good days riding, you'll meet loads of new riders and learn a thing or two aswell!Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@banbury-trials Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Yeah but their pros!You seem very good.Do you not have many riders around your area then?Joeim not really lol ,i can do stuff but im not a trials god or anything,backwheel and tap nearly 3ft,static gap 6ft .im the only rider in banbury,which sucks really ,but i go to big rides every month or so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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