Dave Anscombe Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Hey after riding with jack a fair few bloddy times and see him pull off amazing lines both big and tec.....Why is jack not got a factory sponsor....????? Any one recon jacks worthy of such a sponsor? i dojack is always pushing trials to some wacky limits.....and in every way making trials bigger and betterHe always helps riders out aswell witch is really cool ....Meek your a legend...........London attack Dave x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLeacock™ Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 (edited) True, did surprise me as well.What he is trying to do for trials as well also would look good on the company! Edited February 16, 2009 by BenLeacock™ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max-t Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Brown Nose ayy Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Anscombe Posted February 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Jacks main thing......would be publicity......he is cropping up in alot of me magz now days.........i mean not so long ago thear wasss a huge bit about jack .i just think jack deserves it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Chinnery Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Jacks f**king lush, Rode with him on sunday in reading. His lines are sick just as Rossy G's are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 I'm guessing if Jack did really want a sponsorship, he'd get one? Could be why he's doing all the photoshootsm for the mag's, so he gets well known and sponsored for it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun H Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 On top of all this riding malarky, after speaking to him on an Oxford ride I can safely say he's also a very nice bloke to boot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Anscombe Posted February 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Exactly......jacks sound.....just wonderd why he aint got sponsor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Pearson Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Jack has worked very closely with some of the top professional names in this business, and is also increadibly professional in his approach to riding as a career. He also understands the idea of 'sponsorship' better than most. If theres a reason he's not on a big team, he himself will know what it is.Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowgli Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Thumbs up Mr Meek, you are a breath of fresh air when it comes to creativity and enjoyment in the world of trials. Always a pleasure to ride with you and sponsorship or not if you enjoy riding as much as it appears that you do, Muchos respect. (Written as if talking to Jacky boy as it is rude to talk about people, lol)Regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towler Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Oh f**k my arse! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tall_Rob Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Like Rich said, people have different reasons for being sponsored.....And when you're sponsored, there can be a lot of pressure put on you to perform and be creative and then it can take away the enjoyment.I think it should be more about the fun and excitement of wanting to ride, not having to as a job. But each to their own.Bring on the 1st of March. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackMeek Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 I would love riding as a career. Slowly getting there these are the directions I want to go in.....1. To make a biketrial park in Reading and cater for all styles of trials and to hold events. 2. Break a world record or at least try. 3. To maximize my riding skill and push what a trials bike is capable of. 4. Do lots of demos and events to promote trials riding and create riding events that all riders can get involved in. inspired through Previous work I have done 5. To do shoots with magazines in such a way to get a broad eye opening into what trials is to all the other riding disciplines 6. Glass eye trials 2 should be a bit of gooden7. Prepared to be a face/representative and deal with the negative and positve feed back.8. To represent a bike company and do the best I can do for them for in return to help my riding skill grow.I feel it is time I go for this because I'm passionate about this. Cheers mowgli. Dave and other peeps. Trials is brilliant. Fact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bikeperson45 Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 That's a big old listTrials park in Reading would be amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexymike Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Jacks gay, everyone knows thats why!x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross McArthur Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 (edited) I would love riding as a career. Slowly getting there these are the directions I want to go in.....1. To make a biketrial park in Reading and cater for all styles of trials and to hold events. 2. Break a world record or at least try. 3. To maximize my riding skill and push what a trials bike is capable of. 4. Do lots of demos and events to promote trials riding and create riding events that all riders can get involved in. inspired through Previous work I have done 5. To do shoots with magazines in such a way to get a broad eye opening into what trials is to all the other riding disciplines 6. Glass eye trials 2 should be a bit of gooden7. Prepared to be a face/representative and deal with the negative and positve feed back.8. To represent a bike company and do the best I can do for them for in return to help my riding skill grow.I feel it is time I go for this because I'm passionate about this. Cheers mowgli. Dave and other peeps. Trials is brilliant. Fact.High-lighted, is the only way, in my eyes, your going to make any decent money from trials. And I was being generous using the word decent.By all means, good luck with your aspirations, I hope everyone eventually reaches their goal/dream one day but realistically, do you think you can live off of trials?Even the best of the best have a job in a bike shop. Akkers has a massive deal with Mongoose, is in MBUK loads, attends huge comps like the Nissan event though im sure he couldn’t give up a job as a mechanic.Danny Mac, in lots peoples eyes is thee best at what he does and has a part time job in a bike shop. He does shows non stop over the summer, gets flown abroad, gets blacked up and makes adverts for the telle, im sure he gets by but its hardly a steady income.Everybody wants to be Martyn Ashton and lead the seemingly amazing life style of riding trials full time/for a living or whatever but that man has won the trials world championships, he’s respected round the globe, he owns his own brand and is the f**king man as far as im concerned. So living up to that and making a carer out of such a small sport will be very difficult. Edited February 17, 2009 by Ross McArthur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeperson45 Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 You can do it Jack Meek! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusevelt Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Well if next month's london goes down a treat in terms of media coverage, that should hopefully open plenty of opportunities for jack. I was thinking back to when Ryan Leech did his tv interview for London Tonight programme for promoting the cycle show in 2006. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 High-lighted, is the only way, in my eyes, your going to make any decent money from trials. And I was being generous using the word decent.By all means, good luck with your aspirations, I hope everyone eventually reaches their goal/dream one day but realistically, do you think you can live off of trials?Even the best of the best have a job in a bike shop. Akkers has a massive deal with Mongoose, is in MBUK loads, attends huge comps like the Nissan event though im sure he couldn't give up a job as a mechanic.Danny Mac, in lots peoples eyes is thee best at what he does and has a part time job in a bike shop. He does shows non stop over the summer, gets flown abroad, gets blacked up and makes adverts for the telle, im sure he gets by but its hardly a steady income.Everybody wants to be Martyn Ashton and lead the seemingly amazing life style of riding trials full time/for a living or whatever but that man has won the trials world championships, he's respected round the globe, he owns his own brand and is the f**king man as far as im concerned. So living up to that and making a carer out of such a small sport will be very difficult.To be honest though, if it just meant a reduction from working, say, 40 hours a week to 10 hours a week, that's still pretty sweet, just for being able to ride a bike? I know it's "The Dream" to ride full-time and not have to worry about a job, but if you get a decent job, and only have to work it part time, it's not necessarily the worst thing in the world. That way, you can channel the money you earn from both sides of your life together and have even more opportunities open up to you, and have a more stable form of income too (Especially in the current financial climate where companies seem pretty willing to drop riders at the drop of a hat).There was a pretty interesting interview with a guy called Ricky Feather in Ride this month where he was talking about how he could've theoretically lived off riding BMX, but chose to get a job because he felt it was better use of his time, and also meant he could live in a nicer house, afford nicer stuff, and so on. Like I said - having to work doesn't have to be a total b*****d, so if I still got some money through from riding I'd be all about it.EDIT: Similarly, in the UK, on average over a year it rains for 1 in every 3 days. If you're a full-time rider, that means there's effectively 1 in every 3 days that you've got f**k all to do, so esepcially over the winter it'd be pretty sweet to get a bit of disposable income too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusevelt Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Sponsorship opportunities via sport are so much better in the states. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Dark Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Everybody wants to be Martyn Ashton and lead the seemingly amazing life style of riding trials full time/for a living or whatever but that man has won the trials world championships, he’s respected round the globe, he owns his own brand and is the f**king man as far as im concerned. So living up to that and making a carer out of such a small sport will be very difficult.im eagerly awaiting the "meek - justice" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Sponsorship opportunities via sport are so much better in the states.In a way, yeah, but with the internet, web videos, magazine coverage, online photo coverage, blogging, etc. - it's becoming less of an issue as most sports become more globalised.EDIT: It's still going to be advantageous being in the US, but it's not always the best way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.mitch Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 Jack is one of the best riders and best dudes I have met.One of those mates that you will never forget, really haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towler Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 EDIT: Similarly, in the UK, on average over a year it rains for 1 in every 3 days. If you're a full-time rider, that means there's effectively 1 in every 3 days that you've got f**k all to do, so esepcially over the winter it'd be pretty sweet to get a bit of disposable income too.......Think I read that wrong, but I THOUGHT you were implying there that a full time rider would only ride when its dry and sit inside an twiddle his thumbs when it rains. You can't really call someone who wouldn’t ride in the rain a full time rider, maby a fanny!?I'm sure most would do their riding with a part time job just to get the extra cash and help them get by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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