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Tim Stedman

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About Tim Stedman

  • Birthday 10/10/1985

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    Worcestershire
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    Tim Stedman
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    26 GHz frame, Pashley fork, and a pretty random assortment of stuff that works!
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    United Kingdom

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    trials riding, bmx, downhill, dirt jumping. and anything that involves adrenaline!!
  • Location
    malvern, near worcester

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  1. Just moved to Inverness, are there any trials riders that regularly ride here?
  2. Farm yard trials... A refreshing break from the norm!
  3. Great vids! some absolutely awesome riding had by all I think! did anyone catch waynes step up the 7 footer, or wills crazy backwheel across all the tyres? Cant wait for next year! Tim.
  4. Hey everyone, Heres a new vid I threw together recently, bit of Koxx days footage, bit of Bristol street, and a little bit of some natural near Bristol. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXAeZP9Mtsg...re=channel_page Tim.
  5. Nice vid, good to see someone riding a trials bike with some proper speed!
  6. The location on the caliper actually means that the braking force tries to shift the wheel either forwards or backwards in the dropout. With the 'normal' design, depending on which way the braking force goes, it either move the hub in or out of the dropout. The change in position complete cured the issue for me. Being a little heavier than your average rider, the problem actually occured quite regularly with the standard setup. The new position actually makes it better for all uses, especially trials, as it can never shift the wheel.
  7. Heres about the best picture I can find of the new one being ridden... The bike does bunnyhop, though its harder with my low stem setup. With a slightly higher or shorter stem its much easier. EDIT: latest video
  8. Hey guys, firstly just to put your minds at rest, in the whole 5+ years ive been riding pashleys now, I have never once broken a mech hanger! they have bent once or twice, but never broken, its whatever is bolted to it that ends up broken instead! The frame wont be to everyones taste, especially the colour. I personally love it, I think its great that it stands out from the crowd! If you really dont like it though, colour is a pretty easy thing to change! The forks are the way they are for a bunch of reasons. Firstly, I found with hooks especially, the disc brake forces actually shift the wheel in the dropout. To fix it either meant changing the dropout completely, or just brazing the mount on the other side... so we took the latter option, and it works great. The wheel no longer shifts in the dropouts as a result of disk brake forces. Theres also obvious plus points, like the caliper being a bit more protected, and funky looks. Current setup on my compy bike: Pashley Proto frame, standard 4 bolt forks. Front King hub on 517, Complete Trialtech rear wheel, Maxxis 2.35 tyres front and rear, with rear dual ply. Trialtech cranks, custom steel bashguard and tensile freewheel. Rear mech as a tensioner. Magura brakes with brake pads that make more noise than I would like. Hope 110x8deg(ish) stem and Raceface Diabolus bars, old skool serfas grips. Think thats pretty much it... Hope thats all made sense! Tim.
  9. Hey guys, There are several good reasons for having the disc mount in that place; First of all the caliper itself is far less vulnerable to being whacked. Riding natural it gets whacked whatever side its on, so having the dropout in the way helps in that respect. Secondly, when the mount was in the conventional place, the disc actually twists the wheel slightly in the dropouts when severe forces are put through it. Having it in this position actually stops the wheel moving whatever direction of force is put through the brake. Thirdly, it looks pretty funky when its built! If theres enough demand for these frames, then there may be some other things in the pipeline... Watch this space! Tim.
  10. R.I.P. The great Hobbsie. A true trials personality, will be sadly missed.
  11. Pashley have made a bunch of MHz forks with disc mounts, v mounts, or mag mounts. All you gotta do is give em a call! The spec for that old bike in the video was a little unorthodox, and totally different to the spec I had it most recently. I wouldnt recommend a lot of the components on thats bike as good trials component, unless you really are a serial bike basher! You're best off with just sticking to what you normally ride with, so you can get used to it properly.
  12. So far as I remember... I had hope pro 2s, both front and rear. X lite phatso rear rim, and a skinny Fir rim on the front. Cranks and bars were both raceface diabolus. 90mm low rise hope stem. No idea what the headset is, but its a monster deep cup stainless thing. Pedals are DMR V12. Magura rear brake, and Magura Louise 2000 front disc (unless it was a V,in which case ive not got a clue... but with an XTR lever). Tyres were generally maxxis, and grips were ODI lizard skin lock ons. Thats as close to what I can remember that I used to run anyway.
  13. Hey there. Would you like the spec of the old short pashley GHz, or the new long one?
  14. Ok, Im sorry, I did rush a little when reading your post, and for that im sorry! You are right, that it would be ideal for a BBQ, and maybe that is possible. With a bit of planning on the part of the organisers, and aslong as there are people that come forward willing to do it, then it would be great! On the subject of where the competitions are held, and the natural/non natural thing... Some of the nationals this year have actually had man made sections to ride on. Even at some really great natural spots. The competitions are where they are bacause the venues have the best range of stuff to ride to test the rider's capabilities. It would be great for some comps to be organised somewhere more accessible, but if you think about it, for a national level competition, which is what I was talking about in the first place, the riders are going to have to travel from all over the place anyway. So more accessible for you is not necessarily more accessible for someone else. It would be ideal to hold comps in the middle of large towns/cities. But I suspect there are many reasons why its not happening as yet, which may or may not be possible to overcome. I wonder If maybe Fred or somebody with similar organisational experience could shed come light on this? I think the event that Jamie mentioned in swansea was pretty awesome. Maybe if more councils were approached, then some more like that could happen, and potentially lead to some urban trials comps. The idea about having some different styles of trials competition is a really good one. How about running a speed trial alongside a normal one? Kinda mixing one style up with another to make a it that much more of an event. There is always the possibility of these kinds of competition being run in an urban setting. If lots of people really wanted to get a series going, I guess theres no reason why it couldnt be worked out and organised.
  15. Yes, thats true. You have to remember its a competition though. There is reason behind taking the competing seriously... The feeling of winning is awesome, and sometimes, its worth delaying that gratification of enjoyment for the period of the competition for greater enjoyment in the form of winning. At least thats the way I rationalise it when i've had a couple of bad sections. I do greatly enjoy the actual competition in general though! All you have to do is work out whether or not you can make it, make sure its properly planned in advance and you're sorted. Once thats sorted you can enter with confidence. A bit of organisation on your part is a small price to pay for an awesome day out riding, and the chance to meet some great people! It takes about three clicks to actually find out whats on, when and where! The effort I GUARANTEE is less than that of a 2 foot high sidehop!! What reason do you need to actually turn up and ride a comp? Would you turn up if there were prizes? How about if the results and a report were written up in mbuk or some other mag? There has to be some motivating factor for new people to turn up and ride, I understand that. But without knowing what people really want, or the riders asking for what they want, things wont change. What motivating factor would get you riding a comp? Tell me you've never seen a rider on street have some sort of outburst because they can't do something... Tantrums are few and far between thankfully, but some still put themselves under immense pressure, and cant handle it when things go the way of the pear. Whats wrong with Rad Dads, would you rather they were all boring?! I think its great to see the dads of the young riders getting involved. Without the parents getting involved trials wouldnt happen. You've got the dads of the riders of days gone by to be thankful for where trials is today, whether it be street or natural. If you really want another bike battle that badly, then organise one. You are allowed for creativity in competitions. Thats why everybody rides each obstacle differently. You always have a bunch of options of how to ride each obstacle, its just up to you to think of them! First of all, every comp is different, and sometimes the atmosphere isn't great. You can't always have comps go perfectly smoothly. More often than not though, the atmosphere is great! I find people are chatty and up for some banter aswell. If one bad experience is enough to put you off forever though, then maybe comps aren't for you. If you are persistent with them you will find you enjoy each one more than the next... In general. At most comps ive been to the observers do get thanked, and at some trials they even get a present of some form. The bigger the events are though, the more this kind of thing can be allowed for. Unfortunately the organisers of the event dont have the time to do their own bbq, as they are so over stretched already. Sometimes even getting a burger van to come isn't always that easy! If you don't like it, you can always prepare your own food in advance. Maybe you could save money, and have something far more suited to your trials nutritional needs! On a side note, Addingham was an excellent trial yesterday. Well done to all involved with it. It was definitely good to see a bit of a better turnout, and to see that most really enjoyed it. I can't wait for the next nationals at both hook woods, and shipley. They will both be awesome comps, at some of the vest venues in the country. Both kinda street rider friendly too! I Haven't got time to reply to everyone just yet, but I shall try and find some more time tomorrow! Tim.
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