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hahahahaha Nice one Fred, Thats what happens if you spend all your time at the park. Tom

I'm going to the Cardiff one with some friends at Cardiff Uni, Should be awesome! Tom

Fitter than you think you need to be.. Tom

That's why I said it takes ages to load! Loads of people can do bikeflips now, There is quite a few good riders out there... Tom

Go to Friday Vid, Kronik's BMX-K Just watched the vid on there (they're streaming vids), and was impressed with all the riding in there, crazy stuff going down, Watch it! Tom

Way back in the first page of all this crap someone said about how Harry Potter's voice changed half way through the film. A few years ago when I was in Westminster with a friend, his 11 year old cousin claimed that one of his school friends (at a very respectable public school apparently) voiced over for Radcliffe for the rest of the entire film, or was asked to? I can't prove this is true but crazy if it is. I like Harry Potter, I think its well written and its nice to just switch off to and read when it's raining or something. ( For all you haters). I find J.K Rowling pretty annoying after an interview with her on BBC2, she was talking about how all the ideas, characters, phrases etc are all made up from her imagination and that she hasn't taken any inspriration from similar themed books, media etc = BOLLOCKS! Unicorns, Avada Kerdavra and millions of other examples that everyone has heard of through stories and films. Obviously J.K Rowling is so intelligent she doesn't need to plaigerise anything out there. Plus, Back the damn topic, kind of, if she killed off Dumbledore just because the actor in the movie remake died :S , and the hype of "a major character dies', Harry Potter should be a f**king soap opera not a series of books. Tom Edit: Spellcheck is stupid sometimes.

Maybe BMX would be more satisfying if you had stuck with it and got to a high level as you are at Trials Ali? I think BMX is definately harder because you can't half arse tricks or jumps etc. Hard to explain. Both are fun, I think both have awesome people that ride it that can have a laugh, although I think Trials is a younger riders sport at the mo. Tom

:- Makes me want to ride, Good job Nick. Tom

Yeah they look mint, but I don't think we can get Mosh components over here because there is no U.K distributor. Anyway back to main topic, I prefer the clean lines/looks of a bmx, and my 24" looks pretty similar I suppose, no bright silver parts or a long stem etc. Tom

I had my head shaved to a grade 3 when I enlisted in the RAF, I've since left after rethinking my career plan, but it's going to take months to grow it back. One advantage has been that I haven't had to "do" my hair for over 10 weeks, wash and dry and it's done! Tom

About those Specialized Roller Pro Tyres- They're quite light but I also think they're pretty shit to be honest. I've been riding for about 3 years and had 1 pinch, then I get my 24, last December with that tyre and I've had 6 in the last 6 months and I hardly even ride! They also seem to wear down really quickly. If Mavic made they're Ex721 in 24" and Michelin finally realised how big 4X Racing is and started making Hot S, Comp 24's in 24" all would be well! Edit: Updated the FAQ properly now, only problem is going to be finding some of the rims or tyres in the U.K. Tom (Y)

I watched both the Federal and T1 premieres at the Backyard Jam in Derby and both were excellent, I've since bought the Federal dvd and watched it to death but it.s well put together. The T1, You get what you get' dvd is more of a film in comparison to alot of the bmx dvds out there, but is still alot of fun to watch. My favourite DVD at the moment is Wethepeople, ETC, awesome team, well edited and just perfect if you need some inspiration before a ride. Tom

Smo is only one letter short of E M O lol. I only put the vid up for laugh. I like 'emo' music and hair when mine eventually grows back. ah drunken posting is fun haha. Tom :D

Do you have long hair swept over your face? Listen to Dashboard Confessional? Wear thick rimmed glasses? You know the score Emo Vid Tom :)

Well I'm glad you liked the vid, I use both feet forward for different things or if I want to make small stuff more interesting. I don't really do fast stuff on my trials bike, I save it for the BMX I suppose. Anyway, next vid will be alot better, probs at the end of the summer. :) Tom :P

Thanks Tic for putting it up, thanks to everyone that filmed. Locations= Gillingham :)" , Reading including hedge lol, Oxford, Cardiff, Salisbury and Yeovil. Tom :D

Not a street vid but check out Go to bottom of page=Matt Roe Video Really Smooth :) Tom

I think it's hard to choose, I love my 24" for trials but I hate trying to ride BMX sort of stuff on it as it feels weak and bulky. All my local friends ride BMX and take the piss for riding trials all the time, but when I go on rides to Reading, Oxford etc I usually have a laugh. Both my bikes are pretty mint but I feel more comfortable on my BMX, its just I'm slightly better at trials/flatland so it feels like I'm not progressing at either type of riding sometimes. Trials riders are pretty friendly because it's such a small sport but I just can't be arsed to learn to sidehop and backwheel all the time because I get bored. Maybe I'm just a crap rider but I reckon you either have it or you don't. E.g If your good at trials then you'll probably be good at BMX as well (Edd Tongue, Akkrigg etc). I don't think I've 'got it' but I'll carry on trying learn to air a ramp lol. If you can ride both well, then you're either unemployed, been riding for ages or just talented. Tom :lol:

I thought TM1 was mint Jonny, if people don't like the video because it's not "serious" enough or because its not full of riders that ride comps every week then make your own! And as for saying people in there don't have 'real talent', Wheeler, Timbo, Goddard, Elliot, Andy P etc etc I thought they were/ are pretty amazing? Just wait for Nick Goddards new video = :blink: Tom :'(

But highly amusing, probably because I'm tired though. Just make an effort to seem interested in what they are saying to you, if you think she's a pretty cool then it's probably worth hooking up with her, if she's a brainless moron just give her your friends number Mwa ha ha (unlucky 'Pete'). Tom (Y)

Hi there, Is anyone going to be riding Oxford on Sunday or even Reading? Peter Haydon and me were thinking of going up there in the morning until late afternoon just for a laugh. I haven't ridden for ages so I'm probs going to be crap but should be fun. Tom (Y)

It's nice to read an Adult conversation here for once (although I'm hardly ever on here). I'm not going to bore you with my opinions on Labour and the Lib Dems as they've pretty much been said. One funny thing though- the Monster Raving Loony Party, there proposals are: To rename 10 Downing Street to 10/6 Downing Street, To invite Europe to join the Pound as a single currency, To issue a 99p coin to save on change, Tax credits to be paid to nice people, there will be a total barstad tax for everyone else, We feel that a £57,000 a year salary is quite ample for the average person to survive on and that the £118,000 expenses that MP’s also manage to wangle is far too much. The expenses money will in future be distributed to the poor and needy so that they can waste it instead, Any Home Secretary claiming to have more children than necessary will be made to run the House Of Commons Crèche, Any cabinet minister found telling lies will be shot across the English Channel in a high velocity circus cannon to save time and first class travel expenses. Top British engineers will be employed to plot the correct trajectory. A European funded net will be set up strategically in front of the European parliament so that when the errant MP hits it, he or she will bounce through the second floor window where they will be handed champagne and canapé at a reception hosted by Leon Brittan and Peter Mandelson, In the interests of fair education policy, under a loony government all children will automatically be given full marks in their exams. Bright pupils will be provided with dimmer switches to prevent them distracting the rest of the class. SAT’s tests will be abolished and replaced by Gordon Ramsey style cookery lessons and Rolf Harris art classes. All children will be given two birthdays like the Queen. Any child who is cleverer than their teacher will be allowed to take over the class and the teacher will stand at the back with a dunce’s hat on. He or she will then be on half pay until he or she has learnt enough to regain the upper ground. This is our policy for child empowerment. The number 13 will be abolished due to its longstanding unpopularity. The bus to Acton North will now not have a number on it but not much else will be affected. Therefore if you see a bus with no number on it, it will be going to Acton North. Please remember this for future reference. Policies for students: Eton and Oxford will be relocated to Blackpool and Bognor Regis leaving the other Universities with a chance of a bigger intake. All students will be awarded The Louis Pasteur degree for the scientific research into the growth of mould. We intend to make free university tuition available to all students named Grant. Any student who says the word “Like” when not grammatically called for, as in, “Hey, I’m .. Like, going down the… like, pub”, or, “I was, like, don’t do that” will be made to go and stay with George Bush for a week in order to discourage them from other stupid ‘Americanisms’. Pram lanes will be created in all shopping centres. 4 wheel drive vehicles will only be allowed to drive off road, therefore stopping mothers picking up their children from school in them when they only live 100 yards down the road. They will also be wrapped in bubble wrap to make them safer. All trains will be fitted with an automatic braking system that will function as soon as it sees red; this will include people who have been completely enraged by having to stand waiting on a platform for 3 hours. Rather than to attempt re-opening disused railway lines we will put sound systems every 500 yards along the disused tracks which will play sound effects of old steam trains to keep railway loonies happy. When they choose to walk along the old railways nostalgically, men will be employed to throw buckets of soot over them every so often. Drivers will be allowed to drive over roundabouts when there’s nothing about. This will make driving through Milton Keynes much more fun. All speed cameras will be abolished and replaced by a new device fitted to your cars which will automatically slow down to the speed limit when driven though an infra-red beam. This will also apply to police cars; their device will be set to 5 mph though built up areas. Traffic wardens will be re-named Dick Turpin because, let’s face it, it’s daylight robbery. Any kerbs that are caught crawling will be arrested and the council will be fined £100.000 pounds. All police will be made to say HELLO, HELLO, HELLO when making an arrest, this will treble the police force. All fast food will be clearly labelled “May contain traces of real food”. To solve the increasing obesity problem and global warming, all TVs and home computers must be run only by exercycle generators. A phase-in period of this major remedy will be allowed - maybe 5 to 5m minutes. Any politician wanting to start a war will be shipped off to the country in question with a bag of conkers. They can then conker the country themselves. To keep up with the present government we promise to introduce many policies that have not been thought through properly, purely for cheap votes. These include: Making everyone a lottery winner Providing beer for school children Giving everyone a quid who votes for us If only it was that simple, lol, (Y) Tom

I really like this film, It's probably because I'm easily satisfied by films if you have to use your brain a little. If you think this film is a little weird, try Donnie Darko=awesome film if you're in ther mood. On another note if you want a crap film try Love Actually. ;) Tom

BMX is gonna be awesome!! Corey Nastazio! Plus some decent trails maybe for once. Take your bike Bongo- the course is absolutely crazy. Tom :sleeping:

First weeknd of August? I thought we were still in March lol. I'll come the week after the first weekend of April. The bling bling Pashley needs a rest from sandy trails . I'll check back, would be cool though, Rowly, Sameer, Matt and I expect Timbo would come out if its a Sunday. See what happens. Tom