Mark W Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 'lo, This months MBUK is actually pretty good, and the DVD that comes with it is...well...really good, as it goes. Big Danny Holroyd feature with some new stuff on his Ashton and some older stuff from his TK vids, but it's still cool to watch. Also, got two riders from near here (Ben and Adam Morgan; Adam used to be in my music class so it's weird remembering him being the f**king nutso guy in that to suddenly doing pretty huge road-gaps...)) doing some big gaps and some tech DH stuff. There's a bit more of a jumping focus in it which isn't so hot if you're not a fan of trails stuff, and there's Rob Warner f**king up a bike which seems a bit wank really, but yeah, it's worth watching. Some good Trials How-To section in it too, with Sidehop-gap-drops, Front wheel/back wheel links, and 360 tyre-taps. Also, a really interesting article by Martyn Ashton about coming back from breaking his back and ending up doing a flip at a demo on an ET24. It's quite a good insight into his life, and it's just basically pretty good. Also, mention of Trials-Forum in there. I've basically posted this just to say that contrary to the usual pretty low standards of MBUK, this month is pretty good, and the DVD alone makes it worth buying. Mark. EDIT: Oh yeah, Neil Tunni interview too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 Nice to see another plug for Tf (Cheers Neil) mite have to actually buy this months then it sounds half decent for once. How longs the dvd run for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted March 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 I think it's around 20-25mins, but there's extras too (5 trailers for videos/events, and a kinda pointless video with the last few covers from MBUK. I think there's something else too, but I can't remember). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badboy Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 Some good Trials How-To section in it too, with Sidehop-gap-drops, Front wheel/back wheel links, and 360 tyre-taps. ← Sorry I'm confused, thats a trials move is it? (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted March 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 It's not a 360 tyre-tap in the BMX sense of things, it's that sorta backhop 180 to backhop 180 affair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badboy Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 It's not a 360 tyre-tap in the BMX sense of things, it's that sorta backhop 180 to backhop 180 affair. ← Still confused!!! (Y) lol Might have to watch it to see what it is then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted March 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 If you go onto Trials-Shack and search for the last Ashton vid, you'll see what I mean. Or Engage Vid 3, which I think is the James Porter one. Basically, you find yourself a pretty standard gap, go to back wheel like you usually would, but when you go to kick over to the obstacle you're gapping to, you spin the bike 180 so you land back wheel first on the other side of the gap, and then 180 off it, so you end up riding off as though you'd just gapped straight over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endohopper Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 (edited) I live in Holland , and really want to see the Trials related footage . Any chance of someone ripping and uploading it , like the Halfords vid with Ashton and Hawyes ? Can't get MBUK out here , 'cos there's no mountain biking scene here , and it sure as Hell isn't the U.K . (Y) ... Obviously . Edited March 17, 2005 by Endohopper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boon racoon Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 yea i get MBUK always and i deffo think this is the best one for aaages i cried when i read the aton backflip interview (Y)" the dvd is okies..the part of danny i'd seen all before and also the chris smith (squint) part. but u can't complain the rest for free can you! :) deffo pretty fly this issue..all aspects. even the bike test is decent with some good mid range full DJ bikes (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 (edited) If you go onto Trials-Shack and search for the last Ashton vid, you'll see what I mean. Or Engage Vid 3, which I think is the James Porter one. Basically, you find yourself a pretty standard gap, go to back wheel like you usually would, but when you go to kick over to the obstacle you're gapping to, you spin the bike 180 so you land back wheel first on the other side of the gap, and then 180 off it, so you end up riding off as though you'd just gapped straight over. ← as you do every other time you gap , he meant a 180 gap to 180 off you spin 180 degrees as you do the gap land it backwards and hop 180 off the other side , thus completing a 360 rotation Edited March 17, 2005 by daahnhillaaaa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONGO Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 Sorry I'm confused, thats a trials move is it? (Y) ← rules rules rules. enjoyment has no rules. john Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janson Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 I'm with Endohopper on this 'un. I can get MBUK no problem (albeit £6 a piece :P) but they don't include the free gifts for some reason... Probably the extra shipping price or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCircus Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 That was poor... Simply the addition of Tuna Canoe, the Newest (old) Danny H video and some mostly terrible footage of dirt jumping. Bit of a waste of £4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Drewery Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 That was poor... Simply the addition of Tuna Canoe, the Newest (old) Danny H video and some mostly terrible footage of dirt jumping. Bit of a waste of £4 ← The dvd's not that bad, some of it may be repeated footage but there is a lot of unseen footage too, and its in much higher quality than any mpg file off the internet...the magazines not that bad either, but once youve read all the trials related atricles the magazines crap :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONGO Posted March 19, 2005 Report Share Posted March 19, 2005 That was poor... Simply the addition of Tuna Canoe, the Newest (old) Danny H video and some mostly terrible footage of dirt jumping. Bit of a waste of £4 ← agreed. i bought this magazine because of this thread. the first mbuGAY in over 3 years. IT WAS SHIT. I know 10000's of p[eople who can and do ride shitloads better than holroyd in that vid. plus i have seen every clip before anyway. Then there was the dirt jumpig. ooooo, twitch bars, jammin salmons and 360's. Oh yeah, don't forget the shitload of flips because its mtb's and somehow cool????!? MTBers on the whole are a bunch of homs who dres up like tossers and made me embarressed to buy and watch that dvd. john Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bendee Posted March 19, 2005 Report Share Posted March 19, 2005 MTBers on the whole are a bunch of homs who dres up like tossers and made me embarressed to buy and watch that dvd. ← hahahaha i so agree with that before i rode bmx i wouldnt of but now i see what bmxers mean mtb does look soooooo gay especially trails street mtb quite simply is also a pain to watch 180s crank grinds are pretty gay. i also bought mbuk because of this thread and extreame bordom wasnt really to impressed,dannys bit was poor i used to really think he was amazing so controled ect but now i cant really say im a fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted March 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2005 hahahaha i so agree with that before i rode bmx i wouldnt of but now i see what bmxers mean mtb does look soooooo gay especially trails street mtb quite simply is also a pain to watch 180s crank grinds are pretty gay. i also bought mbuk because of this thread and extreame bordom wasnt really to impressed,dannys bit was poor i used to really think he was amazing so controled ect but now i cant really say im a fan. ← It was just one video part, so I wouldn't bother changing your opinion based on that... Had an interesting 'talk' with some MTBer from here a couple of days ago about whether BMX street was better than MTB street. For some weird, weird reason he refused to acknowledge that MTB street is utterly shite (Y) He just thought MTB street was way better than BMX 'cos they go bigger, apparently, even though they don't, despite having suspension, etc. The trails stuff isn't particularly special in itself, but I didn't think the DVD was tooooooooo bad. Was interesting anyway. To each their own I guess. Mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnzaNewbie Posted March 19, 2005 Report Share Posted March 19, 2005 hahahaha i so agree with that before i rode bmx i wouldnt of but now i see what bmxers mean mtb does look soooooo gay especially trails street mtb quite simply is also a pain to watch 180s crank grinds are pretty gay. i also bought mbuk because of this thread and extreame bordom wasnt really to impressed,dannys bit was poor i used to really think he was amazing so controled ect but now i cant really say im a fan. ← I agree with you there mate, It seemed like he was struggling on that 24" i got bored of the vid, but the mags ok. Marc (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bendee Posted March 19, 2005 Report Share Posted March 19, 2005 It was just one video part, so I wouldn't bother changing your opinion based on that... ← it wasnt me watching this vid that made me change my mind ive thought this way for some time. when boon posted a vid link up to a mtb park competition i posted somthing along those lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boon racoon Posted March 20, 2005 Report Share Posted March 20, 2005 okay..you might think mtb street / park is shite compared to bmx BUT these dudes do it for a living. would you give up all your sponsors, jack it all in, get a bmx and become a nobody? or pay your bills and stick with freeride/park/street mtb? this stuff is out there..ridden by people. maybe not you but...no one cares (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joker Posted March 20, 2005 Report Share Posted March 20, 2005 Then there was the dirt jumpig. ooooo, twitch bars, jammin salmons and 360's. Oh yeah, don't forget the shitload of flips because its mtb's and somehow cool????!? MTBers on the whole are a bunch of homs who dres up like tossers and made me embarressed to buy and watch that dvd. to be honest Im not really fussed as to what you think about mtb dirt jumping etc and the whole bmx v mtb shit but I will say that I work and am mates with Mike Smith who is doing the 360s and backflips and I have met the other dmr lads and davage and to be honest you wont find a bunch of more enthusiastic, motivated and general nice blokes. The standard of dirt riding/street is not as good as bmx, but it is MBUK so if you want a bmx level riding, dont buy it. enough of my thoughts though j0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janson Posted March 20, 2005 Report Share Posted March 20, 2005 It's not what you ride, but how you ride it. Agreed though, MTB in parks looks STUPID. I like my bmx. I can grind and stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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