Joe Papasnap Maher

Hahah, im not a household name Gutting hahah

Yay, a line from me where i didnt fall off !!

Here already, f**k a duck, that was quick!! How is it?? Cant ride tomorrow. Freewheel has exploded on me again

How comes ads?

Indeed, you were putting some pretty solid riding down lad

He had a Bright Orange helmet on mark, you couldnt of missed him lol.

What he said

Yerp, good luck Joe!! Everyone vote and we can help him get through to the finals!!

Explosions?? The security referred to them as 'Crackers' lol.

Yerp, good effort simps! I can vouch for simps not starting the fire as he was in the pub with us till late o'clock! Home early for me bessell and rankin also. Left there at 4 today, got home at half 9. Weather was pretty grim, and i took a nice shin dig, which pretty much ended my riding.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/AVENIR-PADDED-BIKE-BAG-CYCLE-LUGGAGE-BAG-CARRYING-BAG-/330565558981?pt=UK_Sports_Leisure_Cycling_Bags_Panniers_SR&hash=item4cf73e22c5#ht_2147wt_1195 Ive got this bag..its been pretty much all around the world with me. Not massivly protective..but as long as pack the bike tight, with no parts wobbling about inside, should be a goodun!!

Right, who is bringing the following. As they are pretty much the main priorites. FOOTBALL NERF VORTEX and bike..if needs be? the top 2 are main items!! Roll On Wembley and Heads and Vols!!

Doesnt work for me.. Must be karma, for you being a slacker

It's missing one Mark

Bump, Anymore suggestions?

Awesome day, awesome people Great to see so many people, and having a good giggle

Me

Perfect. Cheers Mowgli

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Ok, ill rephrase.. Cheapest parking, near to the meeting point. Im sure i parked across the road from the red rounded walls last time..

Tic is coming yay! Will be good to see you dude. OOOO, Btw, can someone give me a postcode for some free parking!!

Yer, you guys dont suffer from lack of spots. Fingers crossed the summer brings a few people over Barrow.

Ash, the grass is about 1mm deep lol..its pretty much just solid floor and lets be honest, after about 2 mins of riding there you get used to it.. So going on the few people that have commented, it just seems like a travel issue... Hmmm.. Its still worth the drive regardless from where your from. Think about it..if its gonna cost you 50quid in fuel, car with 3 riders in? split the fuel, entry fee, your looking at what? £25 pound each. Thats hardley breaking the bank. Your reply can be..yer i can ride local and it will cost nothing, but my reply would be, BORING!! Riding the same old spots over and over again..actually is gay. Showers/Camping/Bit of music? Anything else guys??

Portaloo, yes..showers..no..but im pretty sure they are in the pipeline. Indoor stuff is pretty much a no go. In the winter, you can ride in the barn..but ill be honest..its not big and certainly wouldnt be worth a 350 mile drive It is outdoors, because of the sheer space they have, and to build something indoors would be way to impractical and would be so costly..and if people arnt willing to come and ride it..where is the money going to be generated from?

Hi guys, Just wanted to get some general feedback as to what you think of barrow farm. I know some of you have been and many of you wont have been, but im here to find out, if your planning a trip, or otherwise, why you wont be making the trip. Ok, so lets get cracking. Location!! Right, the location is in Chelmsford, Essex, and isn't ideal for anyone coming quite a distance, but what would make YOU come down a day/or two. If your thinking, its to far to travel for a days riding, Would camping over night be an option for you?? Then you can have 2 full days of riding. Is the cost an issue?? Its 7quid for a full day. 10-6, so 8 hours..and 4quid for 4 hours. Lets be honest the price is cheap for what there is to ride. Yes, you can go and ride street locally to where you live and you also get the pain of people moaning..having to ride ages from spot to spot..all the things we hate about trials. Barrow has it all. No one complaining, no nasty long rides from spot to spot..but most importantly..other riders, who you wouldn't normally ride with to socialise with. Worried there wont be enough to ride for your standard?? Barrow farm has riders week in, week out, who all ride at different standards. Its not rare to see the big boys ( Andrei Burton, Danny Butler, Ben Slinger, Ben Savage etc ect ) down at barrow on the odd occasion. Yet at the same time you have beginners who are learning to track stand down there to. Barrow farm has progressed a long way since when it 1st opened a few years ago. The amount of stuff there is to ride now is amazing, and it will only keep getting better in preparation for radfest.There is a great selection of stuff to ride, i promise you will not be bored. I took a friend down to barrow yesterday..a complete skate park/street type of rider and he was adamant about never going to barrow as in his opinion it was far to 'tgs'. How wrong he was...as soon as he arrived yesterday, his words were..' i dont know where to start ' He rode for a good 4 hours, which is way more than he usually rides for and to be honest, if he wasn't so tired, I don't think he would of wanted to leave. This shows, that barrow caters for all types of riding. There is enough there to ride it, how YOU want to ride it..if you want tgs, you can have tgs, if you want street lines, u can have street lines..its all there, just waiting to be ridden. I know this sounds like a desperate plea to get people to ride barrow farm but i guess it is. Mick, the guy who runs Barrow, puts alot of his own time and effort into barrow for the trials community, for not much reward, and its frustrating to go down there and find there's no one there riding it..WHY!! What are peoples reasons for not going?? Never heard of barrow? Too Far? Cost? Rather ride street? Been before? Liked it? Didn't Like it?? What is it, that would make you come to barrow farm. ALL COMMENTS/CRITICISMS/THOUGHTS PLEASE!! Below are a few videos of barrow if you have no idea of what im going on about! www.radicalbikes.co.uk