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This is an old moto trials video, but in my opinion it is the best trials video ever made. Jordi Tarres is a 7 time moto trials world champion who inspired may BikeTrial riders. As it is the 25th anniversary of his first World Championship I decided to upload the video, and ensure such an iconic part of the history of our sport is online. Hope you like it! John

I work in Huddersfield I finish work at 16:30 most nights let me know if you want to ride the city centre as I need to explore. John

Riders, Take a look at the following T-shirt concept. The concept is my design. Adam from Tartybikes likes the concept and wants to see feedback from the trials community regarding if it will be a viable product for Tartybikes. Please show you interest and leave constructive feedback below. I do not want this to turn into a topic debating the abilities of the various riders included and not included. Pricing information and colours are dependant on interest. I hope you enjoy the concept and if you don't recognise any of the names you do a bit of research on some of Biketrials and Moto Trials all time great riders. John Evans

People, Whilst digging through VHS archives for my recent ride down memory lane video, I found this old faithful clip of Ot. I can honestly say back in 93 that video was nothing short of mind blowing, it was the first time I saw Ot embarrass Legends like Jordi Tarres by being able to ride over things they couldn't, needless to say I watched the tape once or twice. Hope you like the retro! John

Hi everybody, Some of you may remember me from a few years back? I disappeared from the sport at the beginning of 2008 to concentrate on building a career and other grown up stuff. I have just spent a year travelling the world and I realised I really missed riding my bike. I now live in Leeds and I am really looking forward to familiarising myself with all the amazing natural spots to ride. Over the years I collected various video clips and photos. At the time I decided these weren’t good enough to make a video with, however in 2008 I began making this video but never got around to finishing it. Upon return from my travels I decided to finish my trip down memory lane. I have posted it on the web because I feel it tells a story and captures a period in the history of the sport. Some of the older riders amongst you may recognise competition footage and the shocking fashions! So I am now riding again for fun, in an out of section style. If anyone out there wants to ride in Leeds / natural in Yorkshire let me know. It’s about 10 minutes long so get comfy and it’s my first ever video so don’t be too critical with your comments. John Evans

Guys I was asked to post this on here by Carlos Diaz. Benitos Statement I hope it is of interest. Regards John

Well Done Danny, I know your very happy to have this deal from Atomz as there we other good riders who also wanted it. Atomz not only chose you but gave you your own promodel ! I know you have wanted your own pro model for a long time. Ill probably see you ride at the dirt bike show this weekend. Congratulations John

Hi guys, All good efforts, he was mine... Pic There was alot more which wasnt in shot. I had to dismantle and remove it all recently which was a shame. Danny Butler has a pretty good back garden course.

Me and Bango did a Onza demo at Parkhall Live music festival in Ilkeston last weekend. Our photo was taken by a photographer who worked for the Derby Telegraph. He said that our picture would be in Saturday the 1st of Septembers paper! Is our picture in the paper? if so could you please scan it in and email it to me. Thanks John Evans

Guys thanks for your comments, Im glad you seem to like the photos. Mr Trial Dude, My chain was swapped over from another bike rather quickly for a demo i may shorten the chain at a later date. Dave33, I to thought that the BB rise on a Limey was around 10mm however on my bike as it is built now the rise is measured at a couple of mm above zero, i dont know why this is! Onza Joe, yeah my bike is fine now after all the stress of trying to get it ready for the Parkhall demo, thanks for your help! The location of the photos is not something I wish to disclose on here for numerous reasons, however the criptic clue I will give is that it is near a town called Leak. Guys the helmet can be found on the following site. http://www.prendas.co.uk/list.asp?typ=typ&...&thumb=Show John

Due to the second Dual prototype being returned to the factory for analysis, I have built up a Limey2. Along with Onza, Dave & Dan Butler I was part of the development team behind the frame, this was my first proper outing on the bike and I was massivley impressed. The spec is below. My new helmet is a Catlike Whisper which I really like I thought id a a close up for you guys. Hope you like the pics Frame: wheelbase = 1090mm bb rise = around 0mm Front Wheel: Onza Hog 28 hole, Goldtec hub, Maxxis Minion front Forks: Fornales carbon forks (no longer commercially available) Controls: Cane Creek headset, Onza carbon bars and stem, velo grips wired down. Front Brake: Magura Louise with Hope rotor. Rear Brake : Magura Hs33 with monty splitter and Coustsink pads. Drivetrain: Gusset Inca pedals, Tensile UCI crank arms with personalised rock ring, FSA bb, 18t White Industries Trials FFW, Onza KMC chain, 16t DX cog, hope spacer kit, rohloff singlespeed tensioner. Rear Wheel: Onza hog 32 hole, Echo fixed rear hub with goldtec axle (echo one broke) Maxxis Minion rear. Complete bike weight = Just over 10Kg on my hanging scales Thanks to Joe of Onza Bikes and The Importer of Catlike helmets and my brother Gerard for taking the photos. The remaining pics

Guys, Regarding the Dual. There are only two prototypes in existance I have both of them as part of the development work I am doing with Onza regarding the frame. The first prototype is being ridden by my brother Gerard. I am awaiting a third prototype which should have several minor alterations as per my recomendations. I will post pictures when I get the frame and start to test it. For the time being you will have to make do with these six photos from a few weeks ago. Regards John Evans The 2 remaining pics

Just got back from day 1. Today trial was very good. 3Laps 6 sections UCI format Dave has made a section out of skips, sleepers and cable reels in the car park area, which was mega! The only problem was with the very low entry. Come on lads if you have any desire for YMSA events to take place get you asses to the events otherwise the club will be forced into closure. Tommorrows trial are on the same sections but in the reverse direction. Should be another good trial. Note the results for both days are seperate, so if you want to ride tommorrow pop down to Bracken Rocks I recomend it ! Hopefully see some of you there John

Information for you all to read. This is they way things are. They cant be changed. Pull together and behave like adults who love trials. I for one would love to see a fully united BikeTrial UK commity with NBTC and Tyketrial back at the table. Subject: Re: BIU delegate Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 15:19:40 +0900 Dear Mr. Deeks Sorry for the delay of my answer. There are so many mails about UK domestic matters and it was not easy to comment as the BIU to see the true. Any way congratulations to be the UK delegate. Sincerely yours, Hiroshi Hirano BIU EUROPEAN BIKETRIAL UNION U Splavu 1419, 684 01 Slavkov u Brna, Czech Republic To: BikeTrial United Kingdom Copy to: Hiroshi Hirano, B.I.U. President; E.B.U. delegates; Dear Sir or Madam, 1. According to Statutes of the European BikeTrial Union the member in Great Britain is BikeTrial United Kingdom (BTUK) under Auto-Cycle Union Limited (ACU). There is absolutely no legal justification for changing this organization as the E.B.U. member. 2. We have noted the 24th of February meeting of the BTUK and have the official minutes that were confirmed by ACU General Secretary. The E.B.U. Committee has no other choice – it must accept this document! 3. European BikeTrial Union accepts the conclusions from the meeting with following commentary: A. It is necessary to drop the UCI Penalty rules from the ACU handbook as soon as possible. Until that is done a notice must be made that the UCI rules are not legitimate for B.I.U. events. B. EBU requires that British national championships be run entirely according to BIU rules and from the championships will be selected the British national team for European and World BikeTrial Championships. C. As stated previously, we advise that it would be very beneficial if BTUK and UCI in the United Kingdom were separated soon and completely. D. We understand that a BikeTrial United Kingdom Constitution is being established. E.B.U. will get a copy as soon as possible. E. The E.B.U. committee stresses the requirement that there must be established a voting procedure that is democratic in the strictest meaning of the concept. It is the only way to avoid these conflicts in the future. We would like to request further that BTUK continues to invite and encourage the two clubs associated with Fred Savage and Barbara Wright to participate in its events and activities. Both of these people have contributed greatly to BikeTrial over the years. Best Regards, On behalf of the E.B.U Committee Libor Musil E.B.U. President Slavkov u Brna, 18/03/2007

Fred, I stand by what I have said. As far as Iam aware Phil Tupman is the secutary of the BikeTrial UK commity. I have been told Barbera resigned at the last comitty meeting. I assure you I did speak with Roger on Monday briefly and Tuesday morning. I have spoken with Roger this evening briefly at no point did he tell me he had a problem with what I have said or that I had missrepresented our disscussion. His message does not massivly contradict my own. I have taken on board what he has posted but most of it we had discussed earlier in the week. My reasons for getting involved in this issue is to ensure that it is discussed and that the truth is found. Yes Rob Poyser is my friend and I still think he should have a ride. The team has been selected it cant / wont be changed. This is my opinion for what it is worth. John Evans