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A little blog update....with the blogs first real reference to its title.... http://mis-conceptions.blogspot.co.uk
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I will re-iterate this once more...."not just limited to trials, you'd find many kids the same age as you who are good people". I am generalising. There are pricks my age, there are pricks under your age, it is my opinion that there are a number of them (of all ages) who ruin it for others and cause the many rifts on here. The rifts come from the naivety of some who are unable to accept trials for its ventures into moves not considered 'pure' and vice versa.
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To those who asked....by 'younger cocksure generation with less respect' - i didnt have an age range in mind. Generally i meant people younger than me, probably mid to late teens. I expect someone to be 12-13 to be immature, its people slightly older than that which I worry about.. I generalised with the age range and didnt intend it at anyone specifically, so dont start protecting your 'age group'. If you looked around the country, not just limited to trials, you'd find many kids the same age as you who are good people, but it is my belief that this number is completely outweighed by those who are pricks. I am 27, and i still like to mess about (note: alot), but, I have respect for people in general. I'd expect people in their mid teens to early 20's to have grown up a little bit more, however on here it doesn't come across this way. Many on here, I can't / won't specify anyone, just come across like kids who believe the world owes them something, and that they shouldnt have to work for anything (this includes, but is not limited too: respect, help, sponsorships, being the next big thing, being rich etc). My opinion comes from having a younger brother that took far too long to grow up, but it has finally hit him, and he realises he has responsibilities now, so much so, that he is a much nicer person to be around. I believe that if many people on this forum grew up a little bit, it'd be a nice place to be around. On the other hand, I do not frequent the forum as much anymore, the odd visit to see if there are any new videos / anything that interests me, so maybe it doesnt really matter whether things change. I don't go on massive street rides, partly due to location, partly due to the fact that a Massive group ride is sh*t for actually doing any riding. However I agree that I shouldnt force myself to speak to people, I wouldn't not speak to them, but I wouldnt rush over to introduce myself.
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I think the forum is a good representation of what the UK is like....the majority seem to be nice enough people, but a younger cocksure generation is coming through that seems to have a lot less respect for anyone. I dont know if it is because I am getting that little bit older, with more life responsibilities, but I find a lot of younger folk aren't as mature as I think they should be. (It should be noted that I am generally the person who is immature / non-pc in real life) The inability of some people to communicate with at least a little clarity / empathy / temperament for others annoys me as well. We have a multi-lingual forum, and it bugs me that some of the British Citizens on here are harder to understand than the foreign people, but that also many british members will be complete pricks at the shortest notice.
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sweet video ben. really liked it. lovely editing as ever. I also very much envy your spins...
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Radical Bikes - Barrow Farm - Saturday 26Th May
ben_travis replied to Joe Papasnap Maher's topic in Riding Pictures
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liked that alot. gav is really getting on the with the brakeless isnt he!!
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total legend....brilliant video
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best...stretch...ever
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Nice vid / blog update dude . liked it. Anyone got a scooby what forks Mark is running? are they just inspired forks or something different!? fair play on the chainless / brakeless drop in Carl -
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snow though?
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Ace video stan! Really enjoyed it!
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I enjoyed that. Dominiks riding is pretty dialled. I liked the bunny hop sideyways into rail ride. very good.
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Two blog updates - one day....this one is about reminiscing http://mis-conceptions.blogspot.co.uk
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Another little blog update from the weekend today... http://mis-conceptions.blogspot.co.uk
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Progression Blog (Now Moved To Facebook)
ben_travis replied to TrialsMan Dan's topic in Website Updates
dan, you need to sort the image in your header out, its far too big....i dont want to have to scroll to start reading your updates....just being picky. you could just crop that image you have used already... looking forward to seeing what you come up with -
Another little post on there: Maybe I'm Doing it Wrong.... http://mis-conceptions.blogspot.com
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Cheers for that dude. Appreciate your comment....hopefully you'll like the update I have just stuck up online http://mis-conceptions.blogspot.co.uk/
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Cheers mark! Appreciated
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Another little blog update for you all to read Misconceptions
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Definitely one of your best videos of the past couple of years TRA. big riding, many skills.
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agreed!! superb video. the crouched style he has is a bit weird but really good
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For those of you who do still read the blog from time to time.....I have just added another post up there Misconceptions
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Joe, can you make your videos available to play on mobiles? I don't know how you do it YouTube, not really sure why it's not automatic really but....yea....sort it please )