spode@thinkbikes Posted January 17, 2007 Report Share Posted January 17, 2007 http://www.metro.co.uk/yourmetro/article.h...mp;in_page_id=6The guy who wrote that article is clearly an idiot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat hudson Posted January 17, 2007 Report Share Posted January 17, 2007 hahahahahaha free running but on bicycles! that guy must be clynically retarded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerz Posted January 17, 2007 Report Share Posted January 17, 2007 Reading that was hilarious, the person who wrote that obviously has never heard about trials riding and made it sound as if it's a new craze that has just come out. Nice find!! made be laugh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omgnoseat Posted January 17, 2007 Report Share Posted January 17, 2007 Now one guy has gone one step further and done it - whilst on a bicycle.yea right, he could have atleast done some research and find out that there are already 1000's of riders out therebut it's good that trials is getting some attention, even if it isn't that good of an article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spode@thinkbikes Posted January 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2007 Yeah, I put a comment in the article with a link to the Wiki page. But it's moderated. And the fact I put "What an ill-informed piece of journalism" at the beginning means it might not get through... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Bleech Posted January 17, 2007 Report Share Posted January 17, 2007 Did the guy do no research?Anyhow cool to see trials getting more coverage again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaRtZ Posted January 17, 2007 Report Share Posted January 17, 2007 hudson's comment got through lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spode@thinkbikes Posted January 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2007 So did mine if you press "View All" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-Stop Junkie Posted January 17, 2007 Report Share Posted January 17, 2007 We've missed a great opportunity here. Looking through the responses, there's plenty taking the piss out of the person writing it - who out of all the weird stuff on YouTube picked a trials video to publicise - saying what a bad job they'd done, and how stupid they are.It just smacks of "Hahaha n00b!!11!!11! You know NOTHING of *our* little sport, don't you do research? Well f**k off." How come only person posted a link to more info, and no-one took the time to offer a constructive or informative comment which could lead to more interest in the sport.Coverage on this scale is hard to come by at the best of times, so we should - as a community - take the opportunity to explain what the writer could not. A little love could lead to more coverage in the future! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted January 17, 2007 Report Share Posted January 17, 2007 I like Olivia's comment:Free running is far more beautiful and requires arguably more athleticism.Because she obviously knows... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spode@thinkbikes Posted January 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2007 We've missed a great opportunity here. Looking through the responses, there's plenty taking the piss out of the person writing it - who out of all the weird stuff on YouTube picked a trials video to publicise - saying what a bad job they'd done, and how stupid they are.It just smacks of "Hahaha n00b!!11!!11! You know NOTHING of *our* little sport, don't you do research? Well f**k off." How come only person posted a link to more info, and no-one took the time to offer a constructive or informative comment which could lead to more interest in the sport.Coverage on this scale is hard to come by at the best of times, so we should - as a community - take the opportunity to explain what the writer could not. A little love could lead to more coverage in the future!I thought I was fairly constructive :$ But I do agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt rushton Posted January 17, 2007 Report Share Posted January 17, 2007 I love this bit"Now one guy has gone one step further and done it - whilst on a bicycle". Makes it sound like trials is only done by one guy.Matt Rushton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghetto Rider Posted January 17, 2007 Report Share Posted January 17, 2007 Ha! Oh my god, how can someone be so stupid? Was the person writing it an American!? Trials would beat free running any day, besides you need more skill, look cooler, pull more birds, get loads of respect, get somewhere quicker.... I could write a page why trials is the best but i won't... Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixed Pants™ Posted January 17, 2007 Report Share Posted January 17, 2007 Not read the thread or anything, but at the bottom of the page where it's got related links or something, LMAOAs if enough people know what free running is to not call it trials... (if you get what i mean) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Evil1 Posted January 17, 2007 Report Share Posted January 17, 2007 Ha! Oh my god, how can someone be so stupid? Was the person writing it an American!? Well what do you expect him to say if he has no clue about the sport???Im sure you could write an article about every random sport you've seen?Trials doesnt get publicity-People complainTrials gets publicity-People complain.Fair enough, complain about about it on here if you must, but dont go on his article and omplain, that going to give trials riders a good name?Come on peopleScott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted January 17, 2007 Report Share Posted January 17, 2007 Trials would beat free running any day, besides you need more skill, look cooler, pull more birds, get loads of respect, get somewhere quicker....Yes, I often ride my trials bike when I want to get somewhere quickly. Similarly, I can't count the number of women I've pulled whilst out riding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robonatomz Posted January 17, 2007 Report Share Posted January 17, 2007 cool vidio, is that Avimore in scotland where the lad is ridin, he is proper old skool, like an 'evolve' style of riding! rob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Dig Posted January 17, 2007 Report Share Posted January 17, 2007 (edited) cool vidio, is that Avimore in scotland where the lad is ridin, he is proper old skool, like an 'evolve' style of riding! rob.Yeah am almost 100% it is there. sgianach made it im pritty sure, Gordo is it youre?? also danny amazing Edited January 17, 2007 by cal d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChai Posted January 17, 2007 Report Share Posted January 17, 2007 LOL its getting into the media.. soon trials will be huge!! that same video was on the guardian website a few weeks ago no link though was told by a friend.. man.. metro=rubbish.. last time i am touching/believing anything on itI like Olivia's comment:Because she obviously knows...that comment made me laugh out loud!!i am probably better then a few of the free runners in london without even trying :$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spode@thinkbikes Posted January 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2007 i am probably better then a few of the free runners in london without even trying :$Totally. As long as you're in fairly decent shape, have a sense of balance etc. you can do a lot of it. A lot of the hard stuff is the trick moves, like back flips etc. which aren't technically parkour, as it doesn't keep the flow going.Well what do you expect him to say if he has no clue about the sport???Being a journalist myself, I wouldn't write something unless I'd looked in to it and got my facts straight. And I would expect the same of him/her. It's written more like a blog, and by some straight out of school office junior. Tartybikes.co.uk comes up at the very beginning of the video. A cursary glance there would point you in the right directions to information about the sport. It wouldn't have been hard to find out more about the sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChai Posted January 17, 2007 Report Share Posted January 17, 2007 good good points spode¬! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogre Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 I don't see why we shouldn't give him a hard time tbo, doesn't take a genious to go on tartybikes(I'm sure if you browsed a few of their about us/ymsa links + googled uci or something you could find enough for a decent article) when the video has the web address on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghetto Rider Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 Yes, I often ride my trials bike when I want to get somewhere quickly. Similarly, I can't count the number of women I've pulled whilst out riding.Perhaps it just me and my looks then mate but i've pulled 2 or 3 birds whilst riding. Had one girl come up to me asking how i managed to learn that, if it hurts when i fall off you know the usual... And she asked for my number afterwards.. Did go out with her once or twice... - didn't take my bike though, 3's a crowd.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spode@thinkbikes Posted January 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 I suppose it depends on what type of girls you like to go out with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plainlazy84 Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 give them a break its only the Metro website, not exactly the Financial Times It was probably written by the office monkey (well one of many) who only recieved bananas as payment. Anyone whos watched that video and wants to find out a bit more about this freerunning.... on a bike! can get on tartybikes.co.uk and find out more from there. Easy. There are far more pressing things in the world to worry about. Like how Gwen Steffani is currently on TV making my ears bleed via the medium of yodaling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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