JackMeek

The street ride is always called what town/city it is in. The biggest street trials ride is called "THE LONDON RIDE"

With the Police. 1 you have a helmet on and look more responsible 2 never back chat and you will never get into trouble 3 If they try to lead you into an agument or provoke you or undermining what your doing. Do This STAY STILL AND GO TOTALLY SILENT AND DONT REPSOND then they have nothing they can do. 4 Be over friendly to them and dont fear them. They are people with familys and freinds just like normal and deal with much worse people than us everyday. dont treat them like an alien and run. 5 Never Lie about what you did. Just Say Nothing Go back to the silent trick. Most metropoliton police are cool with people who are invovled in somthing that looks fun but they have a job and might ask you to move on. DONT TEST THEIR PATIENCE. TRUST ME THE POLICE ARE NOT GOING TO BE A PROBLEM UNLESS YOU'RE RUDE TO THEM OR TEST THEM. Thanks for the organising praise comment. I aim to please. I love Biketrial and i dont do things by half.

I have sent Matt tongue and Eddie Tongue an invite and what it is all about. Lets hope it hits there soft spot for the sport they love.

A good bunch of really nice guys are coming you all might of heard of. Craig lampton Ian Drummond Brett penfold. Quality.

Joe I will do a call to some people and see were I get with it today. Joe maher people who know him chat with him Joe do shout out on facebook idividualy. I would give you 5 quid. That X40 rider friends and and you have done it. there is 300 possible turning up. Also Just got wind from martyn.A that chris akrigg might come. Jack Meek.

More cool news. Martyn Ashton just confirmed he is coming. Update on his website soon for more info. Mabeys are Vittorio Brumotti and HANS REY. Fingers crossed. Jack Meek

Hi Peeps, HOT OF THE PRESS GILLES COUSTELLIER'S COACH FRANK MARTINI CONFIRMED TO COME. I have been in talks with Franck Martini and he is coming to londons biggest trials street ride. Many might of heard of this name. This is one of the reasons why Gilles Coustellier has become a monster of a rider and made noticable gap between him and the top riders in the world for 2008 gone. franck martini is a coach in physical and mental preparation of high-level athletes in extreme sports coaching of which n°1's world UCI Trials rider is Gilles coustellier. Unfortunately Gilles is not coming. Who knows though. This ride is getting bigger by the day. Franck Martini presence is not quite clear yet due to not so hot translating in our emails. I gather he would like to do a speach on some of the secrets to what can make you a rider like gilles. YES YOU. He also is publishing a book about his successes with the techniques. He made a comment, he is looking for more potential atheletes to train in trials. Not necessarily just compition. He is very interested in pushing the limits of what riders can do. He likes the idea of TGS as it pushes those moves to the extreme. This is very recent this news but he wanted me to let you all know of his presence at the london ride. He will have a badge on with Fanck martini and is very keen to talk to people about it if they spot him and want to chat about stuff. Im speaking to him first. Ha Ha Ha start to make a que. Take Care. Jack Meek.

Hey chimpy, Reading is my area. Come and ride it. What time does your ferry arrive in the uk shores?

That is such a cool tee-shirt for the ride.

Of course. It is Jubilee Gardens by the millenium wheel on Belvedere road. It is a great warm up spot and has loads of room for every one to meet. Google map. facebook event group. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=59022680961&ref=ts

Metro London lite The gaurdian The Times Mayor of london The Standard Time Out Daily Mail The Express The independant The sun Extrem TV BBC All contacted and more being contacted. That should get our sport some recognition. Lets hope we lead by example and with the coverage and each rider's council to back biketrial parks. Aim High and at least try. Im so going to try and get Reading one after this. There will be a map given out at 11am to all the riders with all the hot spots on it. So if a spot is over crowded and you cant ride it then you can find plenty of the other spots. Trust me there are loads of spots The pro riders are going to be in abundance you can always watch the best of trials I have some really interesting gossip but im just confirming it and then i will release it. Jack Meek

The other group was joe hodges (one of the world best uni cyclist) He was sorting out a group and i was doing one at the same time. Its know big deal if you confirm on that one. But the more accurate info is on this link http://www.facebook.com/inbox/?ref=mb#/eve...eid=59022680961 I will be doing a facebook email to who are on the list and give a cool update soon on some interesting news that is in the works with the london ride. what trials celebs are coming ect.

Hi Just a reminder of the event link. Be Part Of The Biggest Trials Street Ride, London, 1st march,Sunday 01 March 2009 at 11:00 140 confirmed guests • 119 maybes • 119 not replied oooh Mabeys and not replied are neck and neck at last look. http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/event.php?eid=59022680961 If you do not have facebook. Im still doing updates for the forum users closer to the 1st of march. Otherwise add your self or give me shout.

Not a problem if i find a spot i will let you know.

British Cycling Supporting top uk championship riders. Lets not get lost.

Not sure yet. Going to have a look on the net if i can find some good spots. I was thinking it is a sunday and if you go down the road following the river away from southbank and then turn left in. There are some sunday free parking areas meaning 5min ride back up the river. Just a matter of cruising round there and findin one.

Lets be frank, the british government doesn't give a toss about promoting any form of sport unless someone successfully brings home a medal, or world championship title. This not true. The attitude is to be positive towards our goverment and to push this. It can be done. after which they "EXPLOIT" that individual with news media coverage until it becomes old news with the general public. It is not Exploiting. It is coverage and interest from the media. It only helps. Chirs hoy has achieved some amazing feats. The people who have been behind the scenes to help shanaize (female olympic bmx track racer) to get to that level are people to look up to. The uk trials scene has never really needed the support of sports organizations like uci to sustain itself. when you look closely at the growth of competition riders compared to casual riders. Where have you got your results from to see the growth difference? So that sentance i would agree to include the uci. It also means all the sports orgainizations which gets rid of all the Bike trial clubs. Which woould create a butterfly affect and alot of people would not reicive sponsor support. Less riders to look up to. Trials slowly dies out in the uk. With no stuctured side to the sport. But theres always trialsforum. But then there is no topic on interesting riders due to lack of riders. Can trials live totally unstrucutred. Trials is so broad with it styles and brilliance to be able to do it anywhere anytime. But the topic is we need British cycling on our side to support our potential world champions. At Competition level. They deserve it.

I'm going to drive.

Ha ha ha. Of course Joel. B He is london through and through these days. Right on it cheers.

Built a lump of snow which lead to my snow man. But i hooked and jump off it first. Soooooooo much fun and so slippy. Dont forget to run your tires low on a low P.S.I to get grip.

Hi guys im trying to piece together from infomation on street riding spots to make the ultimate london street trials map for the 1st of March. If anyone would like to contribute through there knowledge and do a google map from the south bank up to Tower Bridge and across and back down towards st pauls and beyond and fill all the missing gaps on street spot location. Get drop pins on trials spots and send google map copy to jack_meek@hotmail.co.uk I will place credits for contributors on printed copys to help people find there way around if they want to group off and ride all the good places with out getting lost for first time goers. People who i think would be good at this would be. Andrew chai Rob larkin Joe hodges Nick Goddard Nick Wood Andrew spode Lee. m Dan Ko Matt Staples Jonny Jones Adam Bessell Give us some help lads Please.

Have a look around for your nearist Biketrial club and give it a go there is a catagory for all levels at all comps in the UK. Join a organised street ride and see what it is all about. Trials bike or no trials bike. Come to the london ride on the 1st of march. Im on facebook i will answer some of your questions any time. If you want to know some really good gossip on trials get MBUK for its trials pages. The wicked one to get is trialmagazine UK version most newsagent will be able to order it in for you on request. Take care.

Spreading the word will eventually become hot gossip in the british cycling employees. Now i no for a fact there are people in contact with them in the trials world and riders have made contact to get support. If they meet again, longer conversations will happen and more of them with other riders that attemp to approach. Continue to communicate and push and links to the right people will appear and realationships will grow with them in time. Trials riders are all over the country and talent scouts are out there alot trying to find more velodrome riders all the time. If you see them have a chin wag with them about the trials issue. If Ben savage got them on his side once upon a time. It can be done again and this time even better for riders and clubs. It will take time but it will happen.

The FaceBook idea is just the beggining. It is a sublte question. Why dont they Support? The question should be asked. Just to get chit chat underway in the cycling industrie. It is know way a Bully tecnique and is definitly not Spamming, just a unansweard quetion. Just ask the question and leave it there. see what happens. Do Not right anything else or add a aggresive comment. It is to make the British cycling community and riders aware there is a issue. Build this up and they wont stop talking about it till it gets resolved. I am going to chase up the British cycling and all who are connected to them for research to find out the delicate way of setting this up for the long run. Branching off slightly from the topic - trials has had its problems for a long while, with some examples being the following: TGS / Street Constant debate people unwilling to travel to competitions etc lack of competitions Essex bike trials club Hamshirebike trials club ymsa Tyke trials club B.I.U Official National Rounds Bike trial federation UCI rounds Adding up to more than 30 compitions dates Add if you know more. TWO supposed british championships in the same year. THERE IS ONLY ONE AND YOU ALL KNOW WHO IT IS. DO YOUR RESEARCH PEOPLE TO DECIDE WHO WAS THERE FIRST. Its is up to you who you want to go to and my choice is to attend both and undertand there differences. laymen not understanding rules. UNDERSTAND THEM BOTH Both its not that complicated. in the UK especially - bad locations for competitions (for public view) THIS WILL CHANGE ONCE BIKE TRIALS PARKS ARE BUILT TO SIZE TO HANDLE BEING A COMPITION VENUE. Alic C beat me to getting mine done. Design a plan and take evidence to your local council and give it a go. You will be Hero if you can get one built with permission and faunding. We dont even have evidnce from British cycling that any of this is the problem. Once confirmation from the person at the top of british cycling answears we can start getting somewhere. The clubs dont know there full potential to contacting new members and intice them to at least give a comp a go in there local area. This can be changed with better communication and brain storming at club meetings By inviting expert/elite riders and parents for coffee and biscuits to put hands up and throw ideas. Just soloution ideas, no Digs. Thanks Jack Meek.

Already on it.