Mr Rankin

Ben Slinger on mod........... such an amazing style and control from another planet

That was the bollox! Porter you are ridiculous! MONSTER!

I have thought about that but when im riding street which is most if the time, i do slip up sometimes and that could be an expensice mistake with a ring..............however i am still considering it. cheers tom

Yea man sections were pretty damn hard in the semi's, very technical and a touch on the scary side! Cheers for the comments so far boys xxxx

Cheers guys that helps, might square it and will definately be a single walled man before the weekend. Just need a Ti bolt kit, latex tubes, file the bash plate to pieces and there you have it...........lol any other suggestions? xxxx

Cheers dan, no just at the World championships. Knokke was world cup so can wear what you like, hence me flying the tartybikes flag lol Ride this week?

Hey guys..... was wondering whether it is advisable to make my rear try-all rim 20" single walled? i am going to square the holes too, do you think this will hold up? BTW for those who dont know me im not a basher cheers Tom

Thanks to Toby for taking these, got a few good ones i think. It was the first time i had ridden my my bike on natural and liked it even more than i thought i would. Comments welcome tom xxx

Absolutely brilliant weekend! I had high hopes for Knokke and it didnt dissapoint, a trials comp on the beach how cool is that! The Brits are coming by the looks of things.... Our Stock riders are seriously good! Well done you lads but most of all to Slinger......Final......BEAST! Had a good day in qualification even though i turned up 15mins before i had to start (no warm up) sucked but the sections were right up my alley. Struggled in the semi finals, the sections were pretty massive for me. Still really enjoyed it. Rob and James, we are all gonna have to pull our socks up to match those big wheeled Brits! see u all soon xxx

Nice...........

Thanks again guys..........yea im pleased how well the rims go too. A pair of 4 finger maggie lever blades and im well away! Arrive in Belgium around 12 noon, then be driving up the coast to the Knokke. See You there UCI heads!

Thanks for the comments peeps. Jack, defo come back to EBTC its always a good day. There was some massivestuff going on in Italy, thats where i struggled :$ cheers xxx

Cheers for the feed back chaps. Have been out on it tonight and it didnt dissappoint, had an awsome little street ride and managed not to scratch it lol Roll on Belgium xxx

As the title suggests, thanks to Scott Wilson for taking them! See you at the weekend dude! Comments welcome Cheers guys xxxx

Hi all, just received and built up my XTP 2 short. Just in time for Belgium this weekend I had some problems with my discs in Italy and got a bit frustrated as i was bashing my rotors on sketchy rocks a fair bit so decided to give rim brakes another go. This frame has got another 10mm bb rise on my old disc version and so far it feels great, loving the subtle colour scheme too. I would like to say a massive thanks to all the Tarty Guys, efficient and helpful as always! Cheers Ads! Commets welcome Tom xxxxx

There is loads matey, i am one of them. Come ride sometime Tom

Loved that vid guys! Thanks to bigman for putting up for us, blimey.......Stan is a bit good!

I started doing stunts on a trek 220 24" when i was 12, i didnt know what i was doing but i thoroughly enjoyed it. Then I bumped into Barry Deeks (old skool) in my local park hopping up some steps and was hooked, in fact i am still totally hooked. I ride trials for fun its something to channel my strengths and frustrations into and it turns out i have got resonably good at it. But these days the most fun i can have on my bike is pushing myself physically and mentally in big competitions......practicing between comps is always a great laugh with my mates but at the end of the day i practice to become a better rider and therefore get better results. I love street, i love natural, i love comps.............. i hate politics within the trials scene hence my absence from the BIU Nationals. Trials rules and makes lots of people happy! Tom xxxx

I currently run some maxxis tubes from Mr Tart. However i am trying to lighten things up substantially on my new bike and was wondering if there are some super light tubes available in 20" that would do the job??? Where/price would be very helpful if anyone knows xxxxxx tom

He is such an amazing rider but................... Gilles for the win!!!!!!!!!

Good man scotty boy! Liked that a alot, some of those lines at toad are pretty damn big too! See you in Knokke!

creepy crawlers and monty's fold too much when on un-enven ground i found. Like the try-alls best, you get what you pay for imo.

Where is that reece?

Love that finish mate, that was how i wanted my hoesel to come out! Oh well, hopefully have my new bike soon!

Well done Jimbo, welcome to the team!