BenLeacock™ Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 i like what about a county one though ? So like cumbria, essex, etc etc ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted March 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 Not a bad idea... only prob I can see is... people from various counties often ride together - how would you sort that out? I would have great fun riding with guys from Yorkshire, Lancashire, Northamptonshire, Essex, Cornwall, Dorset and probably more for example! Also, would the riding have to be filmed in the county where the riders come from?I guess it can be sorted out but maybe makes things more complex? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Biddle™ Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 Trials-Forum Video -> Full View • Download • Upload Trials-Forum Video -> Full View • Download • Upload Trials-Forum Video -> Full View • Download • Upload I agree trials videos aren't the same anymore These three videos always get me in the mood to ride I miss the good old days of messing about with your mates on your bikes nower days it seems like everyone is either competing against each other or copying them Biddle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeM Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 The only people I ride with don't own a bike anymore, are in the Marines or don't come out. Competition sounds like a great idea though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manuel Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 I can only see one flaw to your plan - letting members judge .... itll degenerate into biggest hop video wins... I think if you put up the prizes you should be the judge ? seems about right ? I dunno - I just dont think prizes, fun, and democracy mix well... on another note - the trialskings videos are soooo good - and the best part is they arent that detatched from proper bikes - they did a move sat down and rolled out .... all without looking like gimps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 Not a bad idea... only prob I can see is... people from various counties often ride together - how would you sort that out? I would have great fun riding with guys from Yorkshire, Lancashire, Northamptonshire, Essex, Cornwall, Dorset and probably more for example! Also, would the riding have to be filmed in the county where the riders come from?I guess it can be sorted out but maybe makes things more complex?Wherever, really. I don't think location's important, really. It's about making the most of wherever you are.People who do the current trademark trials vid of slow-mo, b+w, instrumental metal intros, double slow-mos and shit like get the Loser's Prize of a kick in the tits, delivered personally by me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLeacock™ Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 Not a bad idea... only prob I can see is... people from various counties often ride together - how would you sort that out? I would have great fun riding with guys from Yorkshire, Lancashire, Northamptonshire, Essex, Cornwall, Dorset and probably more for example! Also, would the riding have to be filmed in the county where the riders come from?I guess it can be sorted out but maybe makes things more complex?do it as, your hometown is the county you ride for in the comp? Will possible mean that you make new friends or ride with people you havent rode with before ? Getting more people together !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Sheehan! Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 Let the mods/admins/seniors vote then? Legend has it that theyre sensible, whether its true or not is another... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_Fel Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 Sounds like a flipping great idea. I've just got myself a new bike so hopefully I'll get an old man video out with JTM in aswell.Old videos are defo the best though. They actually make you want to ride not depress you by the fact most of use will never tap 60"s ,side hop 55", gap 10ft and drop gap 16 foot lolI think a ban on big moves in the videos should be implimented that should stop things from becoming about who can go biggest it will be more of a who can be more creative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 Maximum allowable sidehop/gap/tap sizes etc should be in there somewhere Suspected 'big' stuff must be proven using a non-trials forum tape measure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLeacock™ Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 (edited) how about just say, that if oyu put sizes in or in the description you get disqualified of soemthing o and i think it needs to be a mixture of street and natural !ive just watched some really old videos, and they seem to be like what now we call 24 moves, like spinny manuely stuff, stuff that looks really good and fast flowing, more than just sidehop, gap, tap, drop single clips. I agree that they does look better, but i think the stuff we see today is more like he's got balls... kinda jaw dropping stuff ! Thats just my veiw anyway ! Edited March 27, 2008 by BenLeacock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 I think specifying it to the extent where you cap the size of the moves, and where they're performed, is pretty much sucking the fun out of it by just putting so many rules in place? Just let people do it however they want to. The TGS boys always talk about how their rides are the most fun evarz to go on, so why not let them prove it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 Yeah, I did think that as I hit reply, and big drops were always an interesting one back in the day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boon racoon Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 Hahah. oh man Deffo in. We were anyway...but now there's PRIZES on offer?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLeacock™ Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 Hahah. oh man Deffo in. We were anyway...but now there's PRIZES on offer?!o another rule, rowan and boon aint aloud in the same team ... no one else would have a fair chance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boon racoon Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 (edited) o another rule, rowan and boon aint aloud in the same team ... no one else would have a fair chance Suits me! Edited March 27, 2008 by boon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-Stop Junkie Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 I'd be happy to judge along with my follow mods, SMs and admins. I think that the old videos had a lot of riders being inventive, editors who were being inventive, and not making things too long because we'd happily leave the PC running all night to try and get the 25MB spectacular that was in danger of turning the modem into a smoking heap. I don't think it's suprising that the same names keep coming up again and again with videos... James Hyland, Jonny Jones, even the old Adam Read ones...We live in an it_will_do culture, especially on-line. Horrible pirate copies of films off cinema screens, camera phone pictures that sort of look like something described in the text if you squint a bit, and videos that feature the move. Look, here it is, here's the move. No context, no feel, just The Move. As Jenny put it so eloquently, no one can edit for shit, because few take pride in the editing. The editing is there to cut out the crap and slap some music on the top.Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong... Riding footage is the raw material. It's the difference between a few odd planks of wood nailed together that you can sit on, and a well crafted chair.Dammit, now I want to enter this competition! Can anyone lend me a camera? And help me edit it? I'll give you a producer credit, and co-edited by credit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grantham Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 I'd be happy to judge along with my follow mods, SMs and admins. I think that the old videos had a lot of riders being inventive, editors who were being inventive, and not making things too long because we'd happily leave the PC running all night to try and get the 25MB spectacular that was in danger of turning the modem into a smoking heap. I don't think it's suprising that the same names keep coming up again and again with videos... James Hyland, Jonny Jones, even the old Adam Read ones...We live in an it_will_do culture, especially on-line. Horrible pirate copies of films off cinema screens, camera phone pictures that sort of look like something described in the text if you squint a bit, and videos that feature the move. Look, here it is, here's the move. No context, no feel, just The Move. As Jenny put it so eloquently, no one can edit for shit, because few take pride in the editing. The editing is there to cut out the crap and slap some music on the top.Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong... Riding footage is the raw material. It's the difference between a few odd planks of wood nailed together that you can sit on, and a well crafted chair.Dammit, now I want to enter this competition! Can anyone lend me a camera? And help me edit it? I'll give you a producer credit, and co-edited by credit you mean the levelboss is going to be dusted off? great idea though, i miss the old videos to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-Stop Junkie Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 you mean the levelboss is going to be dusted off? That would be a lot of dusting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Thomson Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 I reckon I should get mega uber points before I even submit anything, as I'm still riding a Zero and all you lot have gone loser-ish and long! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 I still think 'Otherside' is yet to be surpassed.Those were the days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted March 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 I reckon I should get mega uber points before I even submit anything, as I'm still riding a Zero and all you lot have gone loser-ish and long!Lol, it would be about having fun, not who's got the coolest oldskool bike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Bleech Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 Suits me! Suits Me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manuel Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 Suits Me boons in bristol for a while ? share ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonMack Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 o another rule, rowan and boon aint aloud in the same team ... no one else would have a fair chance As if anyone can tell them apart anyway Put them on the same bike it would be near impossible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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