ben_travis

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@lifes-a-trial I'm from 'ull lad. Been in Aberdeen for around 15 years though!

It's not todays riding, nor is it recent, but it's short & probably doesn't deserve it's own topic....so here it is just for @Ross McArthur

The barspin from that super wobbly fence had me all

I didn't realise Ross's trials gossip source had been revealed.

Those editing skills. 2nd to none

An idea possibly...Here....

Ace video Flipp! I went back and watched the gap to wall plant back to manny line several times. So, So, Good.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1VzQeK4TD16g_FzzDwIa3QX06s3I&usp=sharing Try those G.

To quote ryan, from here: http://nsmb.com/5240-ryan-leech-and-the-cons-of-being-pro/ ....The perquisite is that I have dreamt of these performances and practiced accordingly; then when the audience energy hits, it cycles through me, I feel unbound and without limit and am left shocked at what I have accomplished and feeling deeply nourished.... sorry...on-topic. This was a much better video than Yohans previous, as someone hinted at before, more flow than tricklist

I do love a correction hop

Nae bother bigshot....

This was the only minor issue i've had so far, although now i've started riding the bike more often it seems to have spread the sealant around the wheel a bit more. No issues with burping and did some decent enough gaps yesterday to test them :). I'll give it another couple of months before i get back up to doing bigger stuff, and post my full thoughts then, but so far so good.

@AndyT - Huck Norris - https://www.pinkbike.com/news/huck-norris-review-2017.html is the commercial version of what Ali did. The foam can be found online at amazon, here is a UK link (sure you'll find something similar over there) https://www.amazon.co.uk/sound-proofing-insulation-closed-DELIVERY/dp/B00GQXIYHG/ref=sr_1_1?s=diy&ie=UTF8&qid=1487506463&sr=1-1&keywords=sound+proofing+%26+heat+insulation+sheet+closed+cell+foam+size+2mtr+x+50cm+x+10mm+FREE+DELIVERY+IN+UK

@AndyT, I've actually followed Ali's tutorial for going tubeless and it works a charm! I've not had a chance to ride my bike in anger yet, but it has sealed a treat (probably due to using the bikeshops compressor to get my tires seated). I did a decent enough rail gap without any burps or issues earlier this week. If you can afford a 'huck norris' set-up then it'll make your life easier, but getting some of the closed cell foam and cutting it down yourself is easy enough, and cheap :).

I think we all just got given the:

The subtitles would need translations of their own

I could tell you, but I'd have to kill you

I guess the first thing you need to figure out is what you think you want to do. I went back to college evening course, still working in the graduate position I was in. It took me 6 years to get the degree I wanted, in the meantime I worked full time, eventually getting into an engineers position in the industry I wanted too. I was studying 2-3 nights a week, then a whole day on the weekend studying, so didn't have a lot of time for much else than work / studying, but it paid off. Also, if you get lucky, you might manage to get a company to sponsor you through college. I had it put in my contract that they'd pay for it, but I had to stay with the company for a year or two (can't remember which) after completion. You have to try be positive about it, if you're negative, you'll end up staying where you are. Have a think, and hopefully an idea will come to you. Then you have to action it. Go for it. Wholeheartedly. There is always a way if you put everything into it. P.s. I do understand that its a lot easier said, then done, but if you don't commit to it, it'll never happen.

Go back to college, start again, try something new. Don't be afraid to start at the bottom

Won't need to watch ali's vlog at this rate....:p

Ali C (and maybe Dunc Shaw did one too) has a slow-mo instagram post profiling probably the nicest bunny to front technique in the business. I'd suggest having a look at that. My written tip is that, similar to the hook topic, you should concentrate aiming for your front wheel right to the edge of the wall, and you need your body over the front wheel. You are probably right that you take off with the front wheel slightly earlier, but it won't be by much.

No. Remember, both wheels are to hit at the same time (see Flipps diagram), you're essentially landing in a wedge, but the back wheel should give a bit of bounce (and you're momentum should put your body above the front wheel) with the front wheel being the pivot point. Obviously the wheel will roll a little, that's why 'most' brakeless hooks go up to both wheels rather than to back.