Mark W Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 Will it embed? Let's find out... http://issuu.com/cleanzine/docs/clean_-_travel In the first half of the year I got to do a bunch of shit. I put all the photos together, wrote some text, and here we are. This covers the Ali C Barca trip, Ian and I hitting up Rotterdam, and what I'd consider to be an interesting interview with my brother about New Zealand, including him being out surfing when a f**king massive earthquake struck. If anyone's got any feedback beyond "tl;dr" fire away. Still no idea what I'm doing with these so it'd be useful to see what people think. EDIT: So yeah, totally didn't upload. Here are a few tasters: 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dman Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 I enjoyed that mark, looks like a lot of fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross McArthur Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 How the'ell do you get that high out of such a mellow transition? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dman Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 Skillz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ Leigh Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 How the'ell do you get that high out of such a mellow transition? spinach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross McArthur Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 It was a rhetorical question compliment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted August 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 All kickers have a sweet spot, you just have to find it A good example is the one Ian does the tree-bonk out of in the Netherlands bit. There was one particular spot which let you boost it, whereas the rest of it was fairly dogshit. Out of interest, is Issuu running smoothly for all you people who've used it so far? Someone mentioned it was slow/laggy for them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAMON WATSON. Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 I really enjoyed that read, thanks chaps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted August 18, 2015 Report Share Posted August 18, 2015 Out of interest, is Issuu running smoothly for all you people who've used it so far? Someone mentioned it was slow/laggy for them... It's a bit turd on something without much processing power, seems to be quite 'intensive', but fine on this PC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross McArthur Posted August 19, 2015 Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 In the defence of 'pure trials bikes', it's not the bike that can't be used between city spots, only the rider's imagination and creativity which limit playfulness. Liked the wall ride photo on pg37. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted August 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 Are you seriously trying to tell me your Echo is anywhere near as good/fun at the bits between spots as your "streetier" bike is? I somehow don't really see someone getting that kind of height out of a modern trials bike... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoze Posted August 19, 2015 Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 Just got round to properly reading this over a coffee and some cake, great bit of writing and story telling in there mate. Particularly enjoyed the part about the 2-hour breakfast, glad to see you're still on form. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Kennard Posted August 22, 2015 Report Share Posted August 22, 2015 Are you seriously trying to tell me your Echo is anywhere near as good/fun at the bits between spots as your "streetier" bike is? I somehow don't really see someone getting that kind of height out of a modern trials bike... But would he have gone higher on a BMX? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waybe2014 Posted August 22, 2015 Report Share Posted August 22, 2015 And does going higher mean he is having more fun? By that standard the curb comp must have been really boring. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted August 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2015 I'll have to remember to never make throwaway comments at the end of posts again if they're going to get taken completely out of context like this... But would he have gone higher on a BMX? In the case of Ali probably not, but that's not the point - the actual point I was making, that's been fully taken out of context here, was about versatility of bikes. Even if he could have gone higher on a BMX, could he have hooked that wall near the end on one? I even got to directly see the differences between the two types of bikes in those very streets. When I went over with Ian and his friends, there was a split of people on 'proper' trials bikes and on 24s. We covered some pretty long distances, and the riders on streety bikes had very little issues with it whereas on the other bikes it looked like ball ache. On one of the rides we did, once we got to the furthest point from the apartment most of the group decided to get the train home. The people who didn't were people on streetier style bikes. Do you think that's a coincidence or could it be that low pressure/high rolling resistance tyres, aggressive geometry and spinny gearing isn't really that great for riding from A to B in either a functional or enjoyable way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross McArthur Posted August 24, 2015 Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 Pussies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted August 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 In fairness, when I lived in Blackpool I'd happily ride all the way down the Moon Rocks, past the piers and ride at South Shore on my 24, but hated riding my Sky any real distance at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross McArthur Posted August 24, 2015 Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 I actually think riding a pure trials bike like that is a worthwhile part of "training". It helps you feel more at home on your bike, instead of driving to a spot, getting the bike out the car and immediately hopping on the back wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimpanzyyyy Posted August 24, 2015 Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 still sucks though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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