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Two years later .. and now 55, still a few hops in me! As most of our motorcycle trials riding venues have been unavailable because of various Covid restrictions i've taken to having a few minutes here and there on the Echo again ... fitness is very lacking these days but trying to make that better!! ... had to go and buy some skate shoes again ... my 5 year old 5 10's had finally had it

Found some more spare old bits in my garage ... so the old Echo is about ready for riding, probably safer for me to stay on the flat for now !

A few adjustments and some Echo graphics, even had an hour hopping on the drive ... seems harder to do now I’m 52 than it was when I last did it at 40 !

Gaps I don’t think will be happening much .. age and a knackered knee are against me there! ... I am just under 6 foot tall if that helps. I did look on tarty site and most bars are the same width as mine or thereabouts.. I’ll try these for a bit.

... just one question, bars feel narrow. They are 700mm .. is that normal these days?

.. had a hop around on the drive today. After 40 minutes i was fecked ... but if i can eat a bit healthier it will certainly make some weight fall of. Fitted a slightly longer and more angled stem and tipped bars forward a bit and find it very comfy ... out on the motorcycle trials bike tomorrow for 4 or 5 hours, see if i can do more than two back-hops on that

According to the wife this will all end in tears, and probably hospital, but after many years i have just obtained one of my old bikes and plan on having a gentle hop around again. I'm 52 now, and with a very knackered knee after 5 dislocations doing motorcycle trial ... but what the hell, you're a long time dead Bike's a bit old school but then again so am i, and it may help to shed a few kilos and possibly help with my motorcycle trials balance etc ... here's the old dog. ... any other old gits like me still having a play?.

There used to be a lot more biketrial people also involved with moto trials when i was riding 10 to 15 years ago or more... personally i partly blame the silly no-stop rules we had pushed on us in the motorcycle world for turning off some of the people who would hop about on the cycles and then progress into the motorcycle side. Look at the world round riders in the motorcycle world and they were almost all biketrial champions before. Now very rarely see youngsters do either both or move from cycles to moto. ... also has to be said, we all get older and go to work and settle down into families etc. Biketrial does tend to get left behind when that all happens. Just reached 52 years old and having a small hop again

Well .. it’s been a while ! Many years ago I was hopping around and on this forum daily ... time has past and I am now 52 but have recently decided that a bit of a hop again may help get my lardy arse back Into a little better shape ... still ride motorcycle trials every week as well, and got an old Onza that I can still amazingly hop around on the back wheel with, shame I still can’t do it on my TRS !

Been many, many years since i looked in on this site ... reckon i was nearer 40 when i packed in riding a cycle trials bike to keep fit for motorcycle trials .. Well, i'm 52 soon ... just been hopping around the driveway on an old Onza T-Rex .. i am older and heavier and un-fit, but really enjoyed it. Think i may get some pallets out again ! Was wondering if we have many old timers on here ...

Great stuff Gary... really nice to see some natural riding. I guess as a moto trials rider (and an old git!) i just can't get that excited about concrete bashing vids. What is the state of play on your moto riding? I believe you had an injury at the beginning of the season but are you back on the road again, or has the price of fuel just got too much to keep riding lower down in the UK at the national events.

What has become very obvious in the last 5 years or so is the use of biketrial techniques in the moto trials... Raga was one of the first to back hop across multiple obstacles, now taken that bit further by Bou and Cabestany. If you watch Bou he uses a pre jump to get more lift on the bike for big or undercut steps. Almost all of the Spanish riders over the last 20 years who have gone on to do well on motos started in world level biketrials. Something i have been pushing in the moto world for years is that riders who are serious about getting better should all have a cycle at home to play on. Now many of the British championship riders have them. What i would like to see at each British moto round is a few areas set up for cycles, just to encourage people to bring one along and maybe encourage more riders to try it.

http://www.photobysergio.fr/gefrees-warm-up.html

http://www.photobysergio.fr/k124days-2011-video.html

http://www.photobysergio.fr/benito-rudolphe.html

I dislocated my knee 4 months ago.. 4 times in an hour!! Means i have had to pack in the cycle stuff and also that my Beta Evo has sat in the garage looking sad. So time for new plastics, graphics and a few other bits... .. may even be able to ride it again soon!!!

Just looking to buy a cheap freewheel, it won't be used that heavily and not too worried about loads of contact points.. Need a 17 tooth if possible... anyone used cheaper versions and had any luck with them? Was after an acs claw but they seem to have vanished these days. What are the Shimano ones like. Unless someone has a good but cheap better one around this looks like the way i have to go.

As some will know I had to pack in the biketrial riding early this year due to a slipped disc in my back but now i have had an accident and dislocated my knee badly. 2 weeks down the line and on crutches, awaiting an MRI scan, i have got so bored sitting in doors that i position a chair in the garage and propped my leg on a tool box and put this together for a friend yesterday out of spare parts i had around and a few new items.. Thanks to Tarty Bikes for their usual great service and also forum member Franksx2005 for the front wheel.. .. got a stock in there to have a go at now with a box of Hope parts and a packet of new spokes, sounds like a job for inside the house in the warm!!

From my friend Sergio over in France... he met up with Bou last week.. http://www.photobysergio.fr/video-toni-bou-piera.html

http://www.photobysergio.fr/bou-cabestany.html

... another round down in Wales in two weeks time mate.. the St Davids.

.. no, it was mental!! Not sure if you can see it but the same step with Shaun Morris on it. His chain is off the bike in mid air!! .. more amazing was that he had enough speed and prejump that he got to the top with both wheels before it was found out it had come off!!

I had my yearly walk around the quarry at Merthyr on Sunday taking pictures of the Championship riders. I reckon in the first image down in the background that is Dave Kerr watching Jono Richardson land on the rock!! full gallery here

Not sure if this has been posted, had a quick scan and didn't see the name. Nice cool vibe to it and as i am very much a natural trial lover i enjoyed the play out in the mountains for the first half of the video..