ben_travis Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 ach to be honest i wasnt that impressed. Certainly no ben travis...thats for sho' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 Holy mother of Damon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny@phatworks Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 Amazing skills..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Arnold Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 amazing!! half of it was switch! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tris Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 ahaa he is such a ledge, what a gangsta hat he's wearing!! 'Who took them brakes off, It's dangerous man..' ahhaa.Riding is genius, soo soo difficult doing that sort of stuff, never mind without brakes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Jones Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 Really enjoyed this video, nice one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad_ryan Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 i liked his first brakeless vid better! so what if he defeats the basic trials principles but define trials, its the art of manouvering your body and bike over objects with out the use of feet or hands, just you and your bike, hes done this better than most of us. the true essence of trials, static gaps etc are just bi-products produced by the evolution of trials, is this just the next step? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samtrials Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 Thats just crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Trials 31 Posted October 14, 2008 Report Share Posted October 14, 2008 Absolutely sick lines!! Can't do anything without brakes at all. No, way I could even ride! Somebody needs to make a download link for his vids. Sick of watching them on his website. Put it on Vimeo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-A Posted October 14, 2008 Report Share Posted October 14, 2008 That was great.I love how much control and precision must go into the riding, that seems so fast and flowing. Truly man and machine working as one. I really like the way he's pushing his riding, pushing the boundaries of what can be done without stopping. Maybe he will find ways to do moves, that people normally do with brakes, faster and smoother than possibly before. One things for sure it is great to watch.I think it was thousands of times better than the first brakeless video, for 3 reasons. The intro to the first video was too long and drawn out. I can see what they were trying to do, but it just didn't work. Secondly plenty of bmx/street MTB riders could do pretty much all the lines in the first video, they were impressive for a trials bike, but not impossibly by any means. The third and final reason, the biggest in my eyes, is that most of the moves in the first video didn't really require any/much brakes. In this video a good 50% of the lines would be considered impossible brakeless by pretty much everyone.This video is the true progression and inspiration that the first brakeless video didn't quite manage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross McArthur Posted October 14, 2008 Report Share Posted October 14, 2008 As amazing as it is. Could it ever be used in a comp style situation...I think not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-A Posted October 14, 2008 Report Share Posted October 14, 2008 I disagree there.The pure brakeless riding thats shown in this video couldn't really be used, but elements of it could be. There's a hypothetical section, maybe a roll down then a rock to get up, and its slippy and wet. Negotiating the roll down would be hard enough when the rocks/muddy bank have no grip, but if you were confident at riding with no brakes you could possibly spot a line to roll down and then lip up, similarly to some of the lines in this video. Thats just a very simple and obvious example, the point I'm more trying to make is that if you understand riding without brakes then you can be more prepared for any situation. Another obvious one is muddy comps where brakes don't work as well. If your capable of riding brakeless then the small amount of braking power you have left will be plenty to get you through the section.I don't think you could turn up at a comp with no brakes on your bike and do well. I don't think most people could turn up at a street ride with no brakes and have as much fun as they could with brakes, but the video shows a new way to approach riding rocks, that can and will filter down in part to the general riding public approach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross McArthur Posted October 14, 2008 Report Share Posted October 14, 2008 I was thinking of the worlds n shit. Ok a wee comp in the uk might be fine but imagine trying to do some of the stuff on concrete pipes and other things set up to stop the likes of benito....Anyway im not trying to start anything. The vids blown me away and all im saying is its not really the way forward for comps imo the way things are going atm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimpanzyyyy Posted October 14, 2008 Report Share Posted October 14, 2008 it s obvious that a lot of trials move work without brakes, even on natty...I m sure the best way of riding your bike is to use you brakes only when is necessary...so a least as possible...you will look better and you will improve a lotbut there is also a lot of moves who did not work without brakes...I mean, try to ride like this without brakes http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=wcnBk_70lW4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewoomaster Posted October 14, 2008 Report Share Posted October 14, 2008 WoW, his one natty crazy dude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manuel Posted October 14, 2008 Report Share Posted October 14, 2008 john - sort us a downloadable ...... PLEEEEEEEAAAASE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusevelt Posted October 14, 2008 Report Share Posted October 14, 2008 Is the soundtrack by Status Quo? flows well with the riding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben_travis Posted October 14, 2008 Report Share Posted October 14, 2008 Is the soundtrack by Status Quo? flows well with the riding yes indeeedy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_Neal Posted October 14, 2008 Report Share Posted October 14, 2008 Fair play. Having seen the rocks at Shipley all of that stuff is really impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikee Posted October 14, 2008 Report Share Posted October 14, 2008 that was insane! but im sticking to brakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanJohnstone Posted October 14, 2008 Report Share Posted October 14, 2008 Fookin awesome.... definatley worth waiting for! That's my motivational pre riding vid for at least the next 6 months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Gray Posted October 14, 2008 Report Share Posted October 14, 2008 Mint that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_Thibeau Posted October 14, 2008 Report Share Posted October 14, 2008 I like this one alot more, cause hes actually doing trials! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted October 14, 2008 Report Share Posted October 14, 2008 Thst was mint!I wanna go to there, wherever it is.Lol, "Oo tuck them brakes off, its dangerous..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whizza Posted October 14, 2008 Report Share Posted October 14, 2008 f**k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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