Skoze

Not your traditional ghostly things exactly, but there's definitely been some weird shit since my dad passed away last year. Sorting through all his old tools and stuff down in the garage late one night, properly felt like someone was sat next to me in there and then the Rhythms Del Mundo version of Clocks by Coldplay came on my iPod (which was the send off track at his funeral) which is pretty weird given i've got about 4000 songs on there. Anyway, co-incidence or not that was probably the most tranquil experience of my life, which was kinda nice. Woken up a few nights feeling like someone's in the room, and i swear to God i felt a hand on my shoulder a little while back. Strangely didn't shit me up or anything as i kinda know who it is. I dunno, not proper ghosts like seeing people, more just feeling like someone's there - just like you can feel if you've got your mate/ whoever near you even if you can't see them kinda thing.

Hahaha, yeeeah what luke said... Just be polite and don't come across like a cunt. Definitely a big plus one for the "take the piss a bit" thing. Obviously don't come across like a cunt who's going to endlessly torment their daughter but just don't shy away from things. Chill out, be awesome.

That's sorta the idea of this comp though? I can see where you're coming from, but in knowing those who've been picked to judge i can safely say it's in good hands - each and every one of them appreciates things way beyond manuals and a few spins - the only way you'd really get discredited would be if you did a strict tgs vid - but then leading back to my first point that's not really what this is for.

I love how you accept Rich saying it then kick off as soon as Jason mentions anything.

I did a sweet skid. It's been a really, really slow month for me

I know i can be the 24" militant recruiter sometimes, but seriously from seeing videos of you riding Jim's Ashton you look SO much more comfortable on that than the mod. Up to you though!

Thought about replacing it with an inspired?

It would blow itself apart pretty quickly - imagine pulling that at the bottom of a hill!

Just f**king enjoy it while it lasts.

Not an Audi or a BMW but yeah, engine's in.

It's never a legit SM moan 'til JT gets involved

I've not touched my bike since the DJ ride in May. You just need to get some motivation, watch some videos or get some mates out! You've by no means been out of it too long to get back on and ride again, stop being such a drama queen Or as said go try something new. Get a different frame or something or change your riding style, maybe even go brakeless.

Ahhh nice one, stoked on that dude. Perfect candidate given how often you complain about having all that time on your hands day in day out haha.

Look on the bright side, at least she's coming out dude

Wanna go back in time and stop myself ever getting on one until they're actually available, My 24" is just not doing it for me in comparison. You two Yorkshire dudes need to come south in august!

Nice one! Decent report, enjoyed reading that. Same love of the Ali-mobile, i'm getting way too impatient about those now...

Woooah woah, so why exactly can't you keep the J44 RDO plate? Or have i read that wrong?

Oooooh shit, rider list is huge. Can already see there's already gonna be some awesome entries - need to pull my finger out if it ever stops f**king raining...

You know where she lives, right? Strap some balls on, go up there and make sure she knows what's up. In not-girl-trouble-news, stoooooked for JD and Inur Still well happy witht he new lady, got uni coming soon which i'm sure will make things a little interesting but f**k it, i'm happy and whatever happens happens. Oh and me and the ex aren't remotely on speaking terms anymore - posted some shit relating to her and what happened to make it all go tits up and where i'm at now on Fat Pants' status and her new feed decided she needed to see it despite her having no connection to him... Ah well, it's made things easier if anything.

Yeah good luck with that, he can't walk right now and probably won't for the foreseeable future... Seriously though dude, the "24's aren't trials bikes" line is seriously tedious. I don't think anyone'll be barspinning a pure trials bike any time soon, the geo + front end set up is just all wrong.

Darwin territory...

[media=] Seriously man, how would anyone know who you are on a ride to purposefully avoid making eye contact with you for fear that you might go cave man on them because of some shit on the internet?

Wasn't that just what they called their stuff? Just like Mark with Clean or me and Sam with eighty?

Mr Leroy, i get your point that you get a little pop out of sus forks, and maybe they give you a little more confidence (i remember when Sam had them on his inspired just to get him riding one day when he broke his rigids, dude rode into everything full pelt and it just sucked it up) but to call it 'cheating' is f**king ridiculous. I would absolutely love to see you do a comparative video on your mod and your mountain bike and maintain that argument. Leech isn't pushing it too much these days but he is one of the people who really got trials noticed in the early days and you can't knock him for that, just a shame it's kinda trailed off...