N.Wood

At home I use someone's wireless from, i believe, across the road. Next door is 3 meters to the right and occupied by an old man, and on the other side is another 3 metre gap, and an unoccupied house. Just to let you know

A rear HS33 will certainly improve riding if it is alot better than you currently have (changing from a rear Hope Mini to a HS33 improved my riding no end). HOWEVER: This is not to say a HS33 is the be all and end all. Hope mono trials/avid bb7 disks work well if you have a suitable frame/hub, or a well set up, decent quality V brake will work just as well.

Polyurethane like any other pads I guess?

Yeh, so it says Try-All wheel. So we've determined that he's using a 47mm wide rim. Grand. Not all 2.5" tyres are the same. I've got 2.4" tyres that are thinner than 2.2" tyres. So I'm asking what tyre he intends on running.

Means I'm getting pissed twice as often

Word, they used to make one (the C2, C denoting 'closed') with a dial on the lever to act as a TPA type device. To stop it locking up under heat you had to unscrew the dial slightly.

Depends on make of tyre. Some are fatter than others. Go for a Maxxis 2.35/Michelin 2.2 and you'll be sorted.

I agree with the thought that underage drinking allows you to experience/get used to it before you're 18, which means you can find your limit and not go 'holy shit, I'm 18 now I've been waiting for this for 5 years, lets get wrecked!' I have mainly older friends who've been 19 for a while when i was still 17, and I'm a young 'un for my age anyway (30th August birthday). I was going to pubs with them since i turned 17 and just had to sit away from the bar and accept that I could be kicked out. This is underage drinking, yes, but I was sensible enough to just have a few and keep it quiet. You see people who've just turned 18 smashing glasses everywhere as they're too pissed to realise. As for the money side, as has been mentioned paying an extra pound isn't gonna be enough for me/peopll to think 'ah shit i won't have as many', you'll just run out of money quicker. I'm used to paying London prices (nearly £3 at my local for a pint) but coming down here to uni where its half that doesn't mean I'm getting twice as pissed down here.

Because they're an open system, whereas Magura HS33's are a closed system. The diaphragm in the resovoir allows for heat expansion of the fluid.

New Members can't use the PM function. Pete has his email address in his signature i believe, wing him a mail.

Haha, loving the 'trials' graffiti. Awesome pictures, good on you

Have a look in the members topic, I may be imagining it but i think i saw a Youtube link? Christ my memory is bad. Also, i got the whole vid. Well worth watching if you didn't like his previous stuff.

Where are the world welding championships held? THAT is entertainment kids, right there. Anyways, have the bloke weld it up for now and see how it goes. it may be possible to add a strengthening gusset, depending on neccesity/position of crack. If it cracks over and over then try and keep it going for as logn as possible to give you time to save up for a new frame. Remember, trials frames have laughable resale value, so bargains can be picked up if you're wiliing to compromise on things such as colour/make. Good luck.

Best CLS vid ever. Ok so as some may know I have distain for CLS' riding/vids/etc. However, this vid made it for me. Change in music was VERY welcome for myself, as was the change in pace to match the music. I was no longer annoyed by the emo rock, but enjoyed it. Also, the riding was much more oriented on precision rather than huge moves which is what I, personally, prefere. Very good work, nice one

Nick says: One of the most under-rated riders in the UK

Rad, loved the vid I've said it before and i'll say it again, Fred has an awesome style.

If you've bought many pads and none seem to be working, it may well be to do with the set up of your brake/your grind/lack of grind.

The best brake I've ver had was a Muc-Off'd smooth D521 with Plaz CRMs. Worked better than anything else i tried

Its a bot, surely?

Me foreshore. Need to do some riding and less drinking. Unless its pissing it down

Ok, so I'm a month or so through my first year at uni. This has given me alot to think about, what with the completely different lifestyle of looking after yourself/your money/surroundings/organising yourself etc. I've learnt way too many basic life skills to list so far, but the idea of having to earn money to pay for the things i have at the moment (rather than having a nice loan in my account), finding a home, a partner, a job, and all the other things is rather daunting. So far I feel i've coped well (better than i thought i would!) with the domestic side of life and the life change from home, but its still pretty much sorted out for me. I've been thinking alot about where i want to live in the future, what job I'll get, how i'll afford stuff, how i'll cope on my own etc. Anyone else thinking the same things? How did you guys who are older (Steve Heatsink/Tart/Poopipe etc) cope and what did you do to get where you are now? In an odd way i feel like i want uni to be over, i want my degree and want to start life 'properly'. For soem reason it feels like I'm in a waiting room waiting for adult life to come along. I enjoy student life and am very happy, but its an odd feeling. Anyways, if you read all that, nice work, just needed to write down my thoughts/feelings on the subject Ta all, Nick.

Ooh i sat on that cannon when i had a super bad hangover once. Nice riding as always!

I may visit during the summer if I'm bored and its actually ok. Saying that, theres a good chance I'll just ride London instead. Hope it works out for you locals

Fair play fella, good to see you're not perterbed by what could be/is a very hard to overcome situation! Nice looking rides too, hope they stay crack free for you.