Rich Pearson Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 Link to full thumper reviewVid coming soonRich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Kennard Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 eww, looks awful richnot really, its actually pretty damn nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King C Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 Im still undecided as to whether I like the look of the frame but the whole double disc mount and brace looks mint. Looks really sturdy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexymike Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 I cant see what you've done?, and why is your rim ground rich, when have you ever had a rim brake? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Kennard Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 I cant see what you've done?, and why is your rim ground rich, when have you ever had a rim brake?haha, all hes done it put a rear disc tab and disc one mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexymike Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 aaaaaaaaaaaaai see, silly me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
011001000110010101110010 Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 oh lord. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Jones Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 That looks wicked rich. Are you going to be at the hampshire biketrial on sunday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlynnP Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 I like it richI just think people dont like change and something different Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaRtZ Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 i like it too looks groovy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26inch Posted June 9, 2007 Report Share Posted June 9, 2007 Still the worst leeson frame ive seen im afraid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewis.jackson Posted June 11, 2007 Report Share Posted June 11, 2007 I hate it and kris hates it and even clive hated making it.That must tell you its bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will Posted June 11, 2007 Report Share Posted June 11, 2007 I hate it and kris hates it and even clive hated making it.That must tell you its bad.Yea, but Kris and Clive have a hatred for anything longer than 1010. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewis.jackson Posted June 11, 2007 Report Share Posted June 11, 2007 Yea, but Kris and Clive have a hatred for anything longer than 1010.No thats not true at all what makes you say that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prawny Baby Posted June 11, 2007 Report Share Posted June 11, 2007 mate, clive hates the idea of making anything that rides even half nice......normal leesons ride like hippos, richs thumper is the best riding leeson ive ever been on, and if im being nice, id compare it to a saracen xess.the thumpermay look odd, but its a step in the right direction for leeson at least.cars these days have starter motors, because people got sick of winding them up with handles on the crank.one day leeson will catch on. itll be a while yet though.in richs defense, his rear disc DOES suit him, although rich couldnt setup a rear V for shit, the disc just suits his riding style better.good to see the bike suiting your style again rich!look forward to a plymouth ride soon!top job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Pearson Posted June 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2007 I hate it and kris hates it and even clive hated making it.That must tell you its bad.I might attribute this to having just done an 11 hour shift and have to get up in few hours to go back to work, but how f**king dare you say that. How f**king dare you deign to tell me what is good and what is badClive did not hate making it, if he did, he's lied to me on several ocasions. Clive Leeson is one of the few open minded people in the bike industry and is always ready to try something new, and he has always been happy to see his riders and the bikes he made for them do well. The fact that I beat some of the best people in the country on that frame at a recent hampshire comp is testimount to that. Prawn may have his doubts about that frame and Leeson as a manufacturer in general, but at least he has the guts to say that it does work, and that he at least can spot good, well thought out engineering when he sees it.As for telling ME its bad; do you think me and clive spent 5 months studying every other frame in the industry and what has been faulty with them, spent hours in the pub drawing on napkins a cigarette packets, looked at the design of long and low TGS frames from every possible angle, took input from some of the best riders and designers in the country such as Ali C, Fat Mike and Bigman to make something that he actually didn't like?I don't know where you got your information from about this and on what grounds you're making this assumption, but you clearly don't know clive leeson; a man who would never HATE to create something.I've never met you but I think that I'm almost ashamed to say that I ride a leeson seeing as someone as narrow minded as you does aswell.Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewis.jackson Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 im just going by what kris told me on a ride thats all im not narrow minded at all and if you cant take a bad comment then why put good or bad comments welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Pearson Posted June 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 im just going by what kris told me on a ride thats all im not narrow minded at all and if you cant take a bad comment then why put good or bad comments welcomeWhat you wrote wasn't a bad comment it was a poorly phrased short minded piece of slander. I'm happy to take constructive criticism off people, I'm not happy in the slightest for people to stand there as Joe f**king Bloggs and give me their 10 pence worth of slating with nothing supporting it.Seriously, don't bother replying to this at all, I can't be bothered with this in the slightest.Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom-trials Posted June 13, 2007 Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 I love it!Always loved long and low frames.and now Leeson Have one its looks amazing.I cant see how people have such strong negative views Down with DengUp with origionalality (if thats a word)CheersTomx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted June 13, 2007 Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 Down with DengUp with origionalality (if thats a word)Not really, as Deng makes trials a lot more accessible to people - imagine taking away all the Echo, Adamant, GU, Zoo! etc trials partsThe progression of the sport would be a little slower, and it would mean a lot less options (though of course someone would come along and make an effort to fill the void)Up with original ideas though for sure, so long as there's SOME thought in them of course!As for the D15C Thumper, seems good.When I saw it at Prawn's (minus the disc, of course) I liked it more than on the pictures posted here, and I would imagine that it would be the same if I were to see it now. Still not a big fan of the appearance, though it seems to work, which is, of course, the main thing!Different aesthetics and You've/Clive's got a winner Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Cristoff Posted June 13, 2007 Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 love it, best looking leeson ever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Pearson Posted June 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 Not really, as Deng makes trials a lot more accessible to people - imagine taking away all the Echo, Adamant, GU, Zoo! etc trials partsThe progression of the sport would be a little slower, and it would mean a lot less options (though of course someone would come along and make an effort to fill the void)Up with original ideas though for sure, so long as there's SOME thought in them of course!As for the D15C Thumper, seems good.When I saw it at Prawn's (minus the disc, of course) I liked it more than on the pictures posted here, and I would imagine that it would be the same if I were to see it now. Still not a big fan of the appearance, though it seems to work, which is, of course, the main thing!Different aesthetics and You've/Clive's got a winner Rich Hit the nail on the head there luke.We are apreciative of what Deng has done for the industry and without the massive amount of work he's put into long and low frames trials would be a different sport altogether. We just wanted to create something similar with more customer care to it and a more homely touch. the tumper video is coming along really well and I hope when people see it it'll encourage them to think more positively about this expansion of Leeson's already outstanding track record of inovation in design.Thanks for the comments, keep them coming.Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Posted June 13, 2007 Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 Frame looks odd, Disk mount looks odd, Trials bikes look odd.So by my thinking its a propper trials bike, would much rather have a frame that looks fresh and new like thisthan a deng bike which to be honest looks mostly the same at the moment.Ino I ride a python but its going soon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orgun_Donor Posted June 14, 2007 Report Share Posted June 14, 2007 Always thought the thumper was a nice bike, and when you were down in ivy and i had a play was really nice to ride, was very manouvable. Hope the disk is working well for you. And will catch you in plymouth soon dude! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radfax Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 I see Rich riding this bike quite a while back at a hampshire comp. rode it like a beast and was showing a lot of riders how its done. I dont know why leeson are slated so much.... I think they are great!Lovely bike rich! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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