Joe Papasnap Maher

Yer..Best of both worlds

Thanks to Tartybikes and Tnn for there continued support and also Stan titanium for hooking me up with some Sweet Ti Goodness!! Rockman Radix 24" Frame Rockman Spade Forks Trialtech Sport Lite Bottom Bracket Rockman Lite Cranks Trialstech SL Titanium Halfring Magura HS11 Front and Rear Trialtech Splitters Front and Rear Stan Ti Bolts and Fittings Front and Rear TNN Adm Blacks Front and Back Tartybikes Forged Stem 165x30 Trialtech SL Carbon bars Trialtech Foam Grips Neon Bow Headset Echo SL 108 Freewheel Bonz Pro Light Rear Rim Laced on Because Rear Hub V!z Single Wall 2013 Front Rim Laced on Onza Sealed Non Disc Hub. Schwalbe Fat Albert Rear Tyre Kenda Block 8 Front Tyre Weighed Today at 8.28kg

Low Ceiling ( Metal beams going across ) Good Observation though

Ironic that euan is riding for heatsink, but either runs double disc or brakeless?? Sweet riding none the less.

Ive just looked on rowans and matts youtube accounts...cant find it

BOOM!!! hahah you mean Boon!! aka Matt Berridge!! And it was a Curtis..Not a Pashley.

Joe Seddon is now testing it out..Onza wanted more than one opinion on it..

Yer dude, just a sweet chilled out ride with mates

It was the only line..

Indoors..NOT barrow.. http://youtu.be/n6FB2GMhNRU

To be fair..using a carrot with tar would work..

Im calm?? Merely trying to re-iterate what i already said?

For the bazillionth time..barrowfarm/radical bikes is not open at this time of year due to the wet weather.. The tryouts will be held at the INDOOR venue across the road.. The obstacles to be ridden are the Mad Demo Rig ,Radical Bikes Demo Rig, and an assortment of other objects which are currently in the barn for riding!!

well in a roundabout way your kind of applying for a job? so some background information about yourself would be handy.. Do you work/school..available weekends/weekdays? Good with talking to people? represent a company? That kind of thing

Please note..this isnt in the field!!! This rig will be setup in the horse riding school!! NOT THE FIELD!!

ITS TOMORROW PEOPLE!!! WHO'S COMING?!! Mad are looking for a couple of new riders this year.. Do you have what it takes to wow the crowds?? Want to be paid to ride your bike?? Then get your butts down to the tryout day Any questions, gimmie a shout or post on the Mad event page.. http://www.facebook.com/events/185534731587762/ So What is it?? A try out/play day for any potential new Team riders. A chance to show off your skills and ride with the Pro’s. Where is it being held?? This play day will take place in a warm(ish) Indoors venue at the UK’s prime Trials venue, Barrow Farm Essex. ( Not in the radical bikes field ) http://www.radicalbikes.co.uk/ We will have the full MAD demo rig and Van to jump about on, and also the Radical Bikes demo/display rig and also plenty of other stuff to play on. When is it happening?? Sunday 24th February Info?? The event will on from 12- 6pm. Refreshments available. Hot an Cold! Bring your CV! Free Stuff ?? No entry fee!! Prizes from Dare2b for best moves throughout the day. Prizes from Dare2b for just turning up!!! Contact- Info@m-a-d.co.uk

My Bad !

Radfest will be a seperate weekend this year to the comp!! 2 diffrent events!! I think this favours both types of rider

Flipp - Ive said it a million times before...with brakes it would be awesome...without it just stupid awesome!! Carl - Nice and smooth Mark - Dialled riding as per usual, awesome smooth flow!! Ali - Just when you think he couldnt get any better.... Phenomenal riding!! Some of them lines in london dont look as big in this vid as they really are!! Ali , Please keep killing it!! Editing - Again, Awesome..its something we come to expect of you Mr Westlake, and you have not dissapointed!! My only criticism would be..its taken about a year to long?

I guess it whats makes you happy at the end of the day, and to some people, these comps do result in a great level of enjoyment for them.. Personally..for the same money...Id rather book a cheap trip away in Barcelona ( Or..Insert, 'generic riding location here' ) , somewhere warm , for the same cost!

Like i said before ( i think ) my opinion isnt there to make an argument. Im just voicing the other side of the story. Also, im not slating natural/comps nor am i being biased to street..I love riding natural and i think alot of street riders would agree..riding natural is great fun, but us sotherners dont really have the same terrain the northern guys have On a plus side..The Street trial in newcastle sounds great.. If its anything like a Uci Man made sections, im sure it will go down a storm!! I think this trial in particular will generate alot of interest..out of curiosity if nothing else!!

I guess it all comes down to how 'into the comp scene you are'... How many people will atttend ALL 7 trials?? 20 at most?? How many will do the odd trial here and there?? I dont know what im trying to say..but what im getting at is, its just a huge loss of money to each and for what return?? Thats how i see it. I dont mean to sound rude, but its not like there is any beneficial gain to doing all the comps and becoming champion...apart from a title to your name?? Dont get me wrong, im sure thats whats alot of people aim for, and fair play to them, but its a small select amount of people...Year in, year out? Maybe these people would have abit more competition against them if there was more to offer than a title. I know every looks at diffrently but the way i see it, is for me ( for example ) it would be near 2000 miles in petrol and about 8 days of hotel/b+b costs...= Not cheap! The fun factor of the comps would not outweigh the cost of the whole thing. Yes, people are alot more dedicated than myself and doing all the rounds wouldnt be a problem...by how many?? This is just my honest opinion from an outsiders point of view..maybe helping giving an insight to how the non-comp riders look at it? Feel free to bash me

'seven rounds over the course of the year with a pretty even spread up and down the country' On Average it works out at 260 miles to each comp...520 miles return trip.. 2 day events so Hotel bills and Fuel...And the people wonder why the numbers are so low.. These comps favour northern riders..Fact! P.s the 7 people who have replied to this topic..are Northern...( Midlands and up is northern )..I see some kind of pattern.

Theres always one... If you want to be pedantic...Dont ever do a sidehop/gap ever again... There both variations of a bunnyhop...and thats a bmx move?

Top Notch!! Smoothest riding as per usual!! Looks like a decent location Sam! More please?