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  • Birthday 12/21/1983

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    North Yorkshire
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    Matthew Holdsworth
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    Pashley 26Ghz, hope in all the right places

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    Barnoldswick

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  1. Well I think the last video I posted of myself riding was an incident where I fractured my spine. It has been 2 years since that and I am fortunately enjoying riding again. I am exceptionally lucky, could have been a lot lot worse. Everything is filmed in chronological order, with a bit of historical footage. I've got my fingers crossed we see Martyn Ashton back on his bike and in another video. Hope you enjoy
  2. Ladies and Gentlemen. Ben Savage has been out of competitive trials for nearly 2 years with a shoulder injury. Unable to train consistently he recently moved to the Rockman Radix 24" bike and these are the results. One day at Matlock Quarry, sun, short run ups and big rocks....enjoy Expect more footage soon as he continues to find his feet on the new ride and get back into it!
  3. Well i think this is the first post i have made on trialsforum in about 5 years! Had to be about a crash really. This was a drop i really wanted to land and my riding had been getting to a stage where i was confident i could actually do it. Definitely the biggest thing i have ever tried. Nothing to do with the pads i was using i was too steep in the air (knew that as soon as i watched the video), and went a little too far. Sadly this became far from a laughing matter for me last thursday when i received a phone call from my doctor. Radiologist reviewed my xray (taken on the day) and found a compression fracture of a vertebra in my spine. Back to hospital for more xrays and scans etc to make sure it isn't too serious. It is strange to think i have been riding in between the crash and finding out...even though going from lying to standing is agony. As for the helmet i seriosuly recommend the fox flux because of the rear head protection. After smashing the fastening and cracking the shell i purchased another one. It took two weeks for the swelling on my head to go down enough to get the new helmet on! I definitely watch this video in a different light now.
  4. matthewholdsworth

    Global Warming

    A collection of footage, and random riders filmed this summer inbetween injury and this new climate brought on by all those 4x4 cars and nothing to do with the rapidly industrialising SE Asian economies or the yanks! Padded out with random clips I had left over from years back Riders - Me, Sam Oliver, Matt Rushton, Paul Wood, Rob Hilton and Rik Duckworth
  5. Riding, Filming, Editting by me Music: Intro MC Lars - STAT 60 Main, Subways - At 1a.m. Outro, Gisli - The day it all went wrong
  6. quality stuff dave! always difficult to tell in a vid just how smooth a rider is. some of that stuff cant be done justice in a vid but its safe to say i should probably stay well clear for health and safety reasons. loving the 180 on the beam, spot on.
  7. can you wear out a dvd watching it too much i really hope not!! Jim this is an amazing video, captured the spirit of the day and some great riding. even though i was there and watched everything i still dont remember half the stuff. Wayne - absolute mentalist, forgot he did that twice (not saying what but buy the dvd and wait for your jaw to hit the floor). you can be proud of your work jim, one of my favourite trials dvds ever! and at a decent price
  8. Thanks for the comments folks overall seems to be liked which is always nice to hear. Shame that i used the same song at the same time as someone else, but i really fancied using it, terrible coincidence. about the bars - i bought them so i could cut down from 31" to suit me, found i quite liked them this wide (until someone put a gulley section in the nationals at shipley - bye bye bar ends!!). Used to run EA70s but snapped them and went for the simtra combo to match the frame (and they were on offer). Sam is a stupidly good rider and those clips dont do him justice, give the lad some rocks to play on and its clear to see why his signature is a list of his titles - fully deserved and a top trials family all round. Yeah rik i'm sure he would be good if he spent less time chasing women around and more time on his steed! more comments welcome guys its always appreciated.
  9. Random footage from this year, filmed inbetween injury and horrendous weather. mixed in with older footage i had left over. Let me know what you think. its a pretty random collection of footage and riders so hope you enjoy includes Me ,Paul Wood, Rob Hilton, Matt Rushton, Sam Oliver and Rik Duckworth Trials-Forum Video -> Full View • Download • Upload
  10. Quality as always Jim cant wait for the finished article all money goes to a good cause so i will be buying a copy and suggest many of you do the spirit of this event is what trials is all about. such a good laugh thrown in and amongst some amazing riding. i had a top day didnt stop talking (on the mic!!) from 10 in the morning until half 4 and have the riders to thank for making my life easy! all monies are going to a good cause so it would be great to see this sell out, what a day and i was proud to be part of it, this will be emotional to watch knowing why we put this together. the event took massive efforts to organise (thanks Barbara and everyone else) there is so much goes into putting something like this on. hopefully some more little teasers on the way hint hint!!
  11. Josh mate you were such a sound guy. So young as well, will always remember the demos, the random rides in the wet in colne. Him coming into on yer bike having been paid, spending his entire wage on a stem or tyre then breaking something else the next week. proper street style, awesome bunny hop old school mix with modern trials. more importantly someone who did not take things seriously, always having a laugh. Great person to ride with. a loss to not just the trials community, but the community as a whole Ride In Peace.
  12. thanks for the comments folks. the bar and stem set up i use is a simtra re-sy-stem and mcspander (suuuuuuuper wide) bars, take a bit of gettin used to but they are white and amazingly nice to ride with. this video pretty much sums up how trials is for me. i started the sport to avoid the competition that seems to exist in most maintstream sports. i just enjoy having a laugh with mates, pushing myself and just escaping the humdrum of life. i ride comps not to win, in fact the only trophy i would get is for the best crash of the event im sure! i ride them to meet like minded people have a laugh and just enjoy a day out in the rain (as per normal tyke trials) with my bike. so if you want to enter comps but dont feel you are good enough to win just join me and John Peacock on a light hearted trudge around the sections. john i would be happy to showcase young robbie's talent, give me a bell and ill charge the camera up (i expect a cameo from you though), wait for the vid of me woody and ben in madrid some quality "gaffs" in that keep the comments coming, cheers
  13. i have no idea how trials tube works so if this goes horribly wrong i apologise. i spent the day riding and filming, placing my camera on rocks, walls, benches the floor to try and capture some footage. i whacked it together in this vid, some interesting angles. i really like it, just a fun vid, please let me know what you think Trials-Forum Video -> Full View • Download • Upload comments welcome thanks folks, also let me know if this doesnt work
  14. Jim Ryan from 26twenty.com was filming and has 1 hr 30 mins of footage. he will be putting a video up when editted to his usual high standard. he has footage of the whole day, teams and pro demos (canas the human spring!!) and a little bit of everything else i think....cant wait for the video!! thanks to all the riders for putting on a quality show, i now have a rather sore throat and croaky voice!! Danny Smith did finish 3rd in the bunny hop comp (a result to match adams 3rd in Mr Burnley!!!)
  15. cheers for the comments guys keep em coming the film age effect is straight out of the top drawer of windows movie maker, so i dont know how it would work on premier sorry as for ash (mallet) he is making his own vid so i thought i wouldnt use some of his clips. ive wanted to use that song since dec 21st last year but havent had the chance and with only a few months til i'm 24 it had to be done
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