Rich

I'm not using a 48mm rim, I've got a 28mm rim on my Hex and am running a Minion on the back, dare I say in the super tacky compound! I honestly don't find it an issue at all and can easily get enough speed for manuals and bunnyhops etc. Obviously a street tyre would roll even better, but for me puncture resistance is more important and worth the trade off in rolling resistance. I've not tried those tractor tyres, are they any good? Sounds like it could be worth trying them out then if they are better constructed. That and a mixture of more air and riding smoother! I ride with Dave quite a bit and a lot of our rides have been cut short or don't even start because of his punctures, hopefully he can sort it out!

Almost makes me want to dust off my comp bike and try and side hop up a 4ft wall.....for hours and hours and hours

Looked like a really good comp, such hard sections with everyone struggling. Great to see Kenny still competing at the top. Some of the attempts at the kicker were pretty funny!

Yeah, not ideal really, but if it was me I would sacrifice a small amount of extra rolling resistance for a far more durable tyre. They are missing a trick not making any 24" dual plys!

Looking at the weight of the Contis (816g) vs Holy Rollers (778g) I doubt there is going to be much of a difference in pinch puncture resistance, it's the weight of a chocolate bar! Reckon you should get a dual-ply if you can find one weighing around 1000g, my 26" Maxxis tyres weigh about 1200g and I've very rarely punctured them, even denting the rim quite badly without puncturing during mtb/trials use. In my experience of riding trials and mtb and running £3 tubes it is the tyre that makes the biggest difference. You don't want to be puncturing £5+ tubes all the time. Looks like you have terrible choice in 24" tyres. Those Contis look very expensive and think it's the extra grip from the compound that you are paying for, not extra sidewall thickness, though I've never seen them so am just guessing really! What about cutting up some old tubes (I know you have plenty of them ) and reinforcing the sidewalls by gluing them on?! That's what I would try! Or run your tyre at a crazy psi, making your bike feel horrendous at the same time, and try and ride smoother....know it's hard when learning though.

Top Stunting, such a good place to ride. Think we need a group ride there soon, need perfect weather though!

Looked like a decent ride, let me know when you're next out! Im trying to actually get some riding done this year...

Top stuff, really great creativity and huge moves as usual! Liked the video game style!

I heard it is the world's 1st sentient/self-aware bike. My prediction for 2279 is on track...

Yeah some of the spots were pretty slick weren't they....hopefully it will be dry next time. Cheers Luke, was good to meet you all as well. Always interesting to see everyone's different approaches to obstacles, some cool moves were had by all! Liking your effortless big moves and spins! Yep I'm free that weekend so sure I will be doing some riding somewhere....

Was a decent ride today guys, do it again soon! I live in Eccles so ride Salford Quays a lot and often with Dave. Let us know when you fancy a ride and send us a message. I work shifts so im often there in the week... Think we've got a few keen riders in the area now so should be a good year, get involved!

Saw this on dirt's website, looks like a really nice oldschool bike. New video on the way soon hopefully! Wonder if Mongoose will be making these available to buy or just as a one off for him.... http://dirtmountainbike.com/longform/pro-bike-chris-akrigg-mongoose-trials-bike#pDlMpzvlvCc6rsVd.97

I'm 30 and been riding trials off and on since I was 16, I still love it as much as I did back then, try and get out once or twice a week. Not riding at the moment due to a badly broken foot in November (Mountain biking injury), think I will need a year to get back to riding properly, can't wait! As long as your still enjoying it keep riding!

Nice video, some of the locations looked decent! Was that all in Burrs Park then? Have to ride with you in Manchester soon, but I'm recovering from a broken foot at the moment....

Oh right well that is encouraging if you had a similar injury and have been able to recover from it, from your last few videos it doesn't look like it holds you back at all!! I guess you can feel that it's still not perfect though? Theres hope for me yet then, I don't quite ride to the same standard so hope to be hopping up kerbs in a few months. Will be patient and looking forward to starting physio. That drop looked like a sickener! That sounds nasty, was that a big drop that went wrong then? Yeah I accept its never going to be perfect again but hopefully it heals well enough....bring on the moon boot!

Hey, just thought I'd share my story so far, I've got a lot of time on my hands at the moment! I broke my foot at the beginning of November, it was on my mountain bike when I went off a jump/drop and messed up the landing. I went off it to slow and instead of landing nicely on the downslope I didn't clear it and landed on the back end of it, resulting in a pretty big impact with my feet still on the pedals. So I went to the hospital that evening and they told me after x-rays that I had a Lisfranc Fracture/Dislocation which would need surgery to correct and then a fairly lengthy recovery. Gutted. I had a couple of breaks at the joint of my 1st/2nd metatarsals and the ligament that normally holds them together had broken when they were forced apart. For anyone that follows the DH MTB its a very similar injury to what Josh Bryceland did in september at the World Championships, he has a Lisfranc Fracture as well. Check out the end of this vid: So I had the surgery and got a couple of screws and a plate put in to hold it all together while it heals, heres some pics: They were taken a couple of weeks after the surgery before I had the stitches taken out. I'm now nearly 6 weeks post-op and will be out of the cast on Xmas eve, moving into a supportive boot for the next few months. It's going to be quite a long recovery, from all I've read about it takes about 6months - 1yr to recover and regain most of the function/strength. I'm really missing riding so much and can't wait to get back into Trials/MTB again. It's so annoying, the day before I did it I got a big order from Tarty and built up a new front end with new disc brake, forks, front wheel etc and I've not even tried it out yet!! Anyway has anyone else on here done anything similar, any broken feet/ankles/leg stories and how was your recovery?! It would be great to hear some success stories!

I ride these spots fairly regularly but not seen any other riders. Would be good to get a group ride going. Its pretty good around there, nice and quiet and never had any trouble from people. Theres a couple of other decent little spots around there as well.... https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.48445,-2.229169,3a,75y,108.69h,77.73t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1s62g9ee31-2oL0VL9L_e_Kw!2e0 which is here: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.4843058,-2.2287961,137m/data=!3m1!1e3 And also along Great Ancoats St near the Domino's Pizza/Costa Coffee (might be another chain, cant remember!) there are a load of concrete blocks and walls around the corner. The Google Earth pictures are old so just show a building site. That is here: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.47923,-2.222285,3a,75y,92.45h,77.8t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1slqsAawNVi7rKWwY_e0a0Kg!2e0

Great stuff,nice to have a bit of a mix up at the top. Come on Jack,I'd quite like Giacamo to win also!

Thanks for putting up the links,I will definitely be watching.Love watching the pros do their thing under pressure!

Nice vid, looks like you made the most of the good weather this weekend! Im pretty certain thats in the Yorkshire Dales somewhere, where is it, it looks like a decent spot?

I'd be up for that, is it any good there? Ive found it on Google Earth but can't get a great view of it from the street view. Any more pics of it? I guess its good for a warm up before shipley glen

Theres a few of us riders in Manchester, heres our facebook page. Join it and you can see when we are riding etc. Think we may be riding this evening... http://www.facebook.com/groups/481180095247882/

Yeah it will either be frozen/snowy or a total mud/wind fest. Id like to ride there but summer only I reckon!

Hi Benny, the facebook group is Manchester Trials Group, join that and hopefully we will have a ride soon. Theres a few riders in the group now, though we havn't been riding that much recently, think the bad weather/dark nights and injuries have taken there toll! Where abouts in Manchester do you live, do you have your own car? http://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/481180095247882/

Hi theres a few of us in manchester. I met a couple of guys off here and we will definitely be having regular rides in and around manchester. Just waiting for people to get back from holidays in about a week...