B.E.A.U Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Hay guys.Well our new bike shop in stourbridge race co cycles have been open a bit and the Dudley council have asked them to put on a show like demo get some riders down etc to show people about bikes etc. Also they are celebrating if you want to call it the fact they are making it better for bikers to lock there bikes up placing big bike hut things around the town. And the bike shop have asked me to do the demo for them and hopefully my 2 mates tom and Ollie off the forum if I can get them in which I think I can.Its not until June 23rd ( gf and sisters bday:() but im really excited. Only thing is im not sure what to do in a demo they have asked me to try and get some idea of how I want the section etc and all I come out with was pallets. I have never done a demo before so I don’t know what to do. Do I just ride as if I was just out on a ride? How high should I do stuff, should I have it so I am riding properly or so I make it all rather easy so I don’t look silly if I bail if you get me.Any ideas on courses? It’s not going to be massive but should be fun.Thanks guysAlso if you want you could plan some courses because I don’t have a clue really. Thanks Beau Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixed Pants™ Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Start poo to get them hyped up then when the time is right WHIP OUT A CAN OF WHOOPASS ON THEM PALLETS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Cable Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Start poo to get them hyped up then when the time is right WHIP OUT A CAN OF WHOOPASS ON THEM PALLETS.I actually enjoy read all of your posts Get some reels, and a skip and just rip it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomR Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 (edited) Make sure you can do the stuff, But build up a bit to give it the whole 'ooh! aah!' factor. You could just get some tunes on and to a kind of free session around the place. Edited March 30, 2007 by TomR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Kennard Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 get a car from a dump, make a sidehop rail and get some cotton reels +pallets, then your sorted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Has anyone seen my shoe? Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Yeah use stuff that people can relate to, objects that they see around alot and will appreciate how big it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt rushton Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 I think it is best if you build stuff that is easy to do but looks good. (if you get what I mean)Like the crowd (most of them) won't be more amazed if you do a 9ft gap. Then if you do a 5 ft gap.Would be good if you could get up high because it looks better if your high up.Matt Rushton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.E.A.U Posted March 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 I think it is best if you build stuff that is easy to do but looks good. (if you get what I mean)Like the crowd (most of them) won't be more amazed if you do a 9ft gap. Then if you do a 5 ft gap.Would be good if you could get up high because it looks better if your high up.Matt Rushtonis a 46 inch sidehop high enough?cheers so far guys i like the ideas of the car etc just got to ask them etc ooo cant wate i will make avid if i can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Has anyone seen my shoe? Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Your going to make a disc brake? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixed Pants™ Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Yeah, disk brake making ***.Seconding the 'get stuff people can relate to' bit and have variation - start all techy at first and near then end go BIG, and don't fall off early on or you'll disappoint the croud (tech first) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish-Finger-er Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Hay guys.Do I just ride as if I was just out on a ride? Thanks Beauin a simple word, no. basically yea, do the stuff you would if you where out on a ride, but dont make tapping or whatever the focus of your demo. easy(ish) stuff like 270 and 360 drops offs off say a 5 foot high obstacle, are way more impressive to your average joe, than watching you do 10 taps at various heights.one important thing i always think, is make it all rideable, dont say do a couple of ups, a gap,then have to get off your bike, and climb down, it just looks poor, if you can stay on the bike the whole time, the whole demo looks a lot more proffessional, and you look like a much better rider. dont put any emphasis on pushing your limits, or doing stuff switch foot, your meant to be making it look easy and impressive etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoNnY__Mc Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 silly things like one hander drops, 180's, 360's and nose hops are the types of things that you want to do at demos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Quigley Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Our demo in October was the worst organised thing in the world.Literally on the morning of the comp we stuffed a massive LDV van with pallets and set off. (at least we could ride the van too).Turned out really well in the end.All we did was set up a basic course that we could easily and quickly shift about and then had a mini comp amoungst ourselves.Once the commentator got involved we started the old gaps etc, gradually getting bigger to get the crowd hyped.If you do more than 1 show a day try to mix it up abit between them so it's not all the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max-t Posted March 31, 2007 Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 Skips, pallets, thin beams, rails, concrete blocks.ride al the demo doing varied stuff and stuff that is easy to you. then at the end do somehting massive like a gap drop and make the gap further like 3 times or summut...Get them clapping etc... Love you. Good luck.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.E.A.U Posted March 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 Skips, pallets, thin beams, rails, concrete blocks.ride al the demo doing varied stuff and stuff that is easy to you. then at the end do somehting massive like a gap drop and make the gap further like 3 times or summut...Get them clapping etc... Love you. Good luck.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxlove you to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonMack Posted March 31, 2007 Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 When trying something big, even if you know you can do it easily, mess up a few times to get the croud behind you and then land it, then youll get mad props. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoo Posted March 31, 2007 Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 You could always get on your bike and trackstand near the edge of a big drop/gap...then act reluctant and ask the crowd to cheer,Stuff like that always seems to go down well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisboats Posted March 31, 2007 Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 Make pillars out of scafolding poles and try and land on the ends of them while being about 6 foot in the air.The crowd will be amazed, either by your ability to actually land on such a thin object so high up, or by the way you impale yourself on it Just fun stuff, couple of boxes, some pallets, some thin beams, tractor tyres?.... Just stuff that can be picked up cheaply. Nails and a hammer will work a treat too for fixing things like the tyres down.As for riding, don't all go cruising round at once, think strategically, two of you rest while the other rides, of have a mini ride off between two of you while one rests. Do funny things like copy a line and add to it (one person goes first, the other does the same line and then does something better, the other tries to beat it again... will get the crowd interested). Have a sidehop bar with different heights on, and make it higher for each sidehop, crowds usually like that.As for actual riding, like others have said, vary it. Don't just keep bombing round the place tapping one object ten sidehopping another and gapping another. Its boring enough to watch for people who are interested but seeing you do the same thing on different sreas of the place will allow people to think its all too repetitive. Add some fun things in like 180's, front hops, crankflips, x-ups, 1 handers. Do soem technical things, like sidehop gap between two thin beams or even 180 sidehop gap them.I think that enough for now, i'm tired and so i'm going to bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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