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lots of qoutes that bike looks pretty cool what is it? dont worry mate im only getting a standard onza t bird which is arriving Wednesday no problems dude its 07944500662, if anyone else want my number feel free to save it. just down the road from me then, im just near the amber tavern an floors to go. well Wednesday is normally my day off work and i finish at 2 on a Thursday so can do Thursday afternoons and i would be up for evening rides after work to if anyone is about just drop me a text in the day time. i can probably do this Wednesday mate when my bike turns up so i will be out on it tinkering an setting everything how i like. drop me a text an we can sort something out, where about's are you? can some one please explain where new street gap is? i know the area of new street quite well but i have never heard that before cheers ben

it is a good idea really as its better if you do fall off to smack your head against the floor with a lid on, any idea what size you are ?

yes you hollard you put the meet as sat? i cant do Saturdays as i am working

well let say 11 as you say that's the normal at new street gap which i shall give you a call when im near new street i know all of the are around the station just not heard that before. so 11 am newstreet gap sunday 19th joshlyd1 do you want pop a thread up in the meets then as you are the only one in members lol cool that's good that you know all the spots

i know a few but not all of them

is that noob bit aimed at me young sir???? im just not sure exactly what you mean by new street gap mate

well i was thinking of around about 12 o'clock then that means the shop are open for a good few hours and i should be able to ride by that point lol. age is not a problem at all dude were only riding around an having a giggle, an most likely falling off quite a lot :$ i cant do Saturdays mate as im working where is new street gap ?

well i was thinking if your going to be getting the train in then outside the front of new street station so there is no chance of you getting lost . im not that good mate im coming back into trials after about 7 years out i think it is, so i shall be trying to pick it all up again.

well all being well i should have my bike Wednesday so i will defiantly be out on Sunday practising an getting used to it, how about we say next Sunday for a small ride ? i should of just about sobered up. (a mates birthday on the Saturday) could do with a little local riders help for decent spots i know of a couple of small areas but nothing major just fun for messing around cheers ben

hey, i am going to try and organise a few ride around Birmingham and surrounding areas soon once ive got my new bike i shall try to make it a regular thing. cheers Ben

ouch now that had to hurt, ive never seen a frame snapped like that before top work.

well what days can everyone do ? well i haven't ridden trials for a good couple of years so i am going to be rather crap while i get back into the swing of things. well once i know when people can do then ill sort out a meet up. cheers ben anyone is welcome no matter of age or experience its just to meet up with other people an do some riding.

sweet, im only a new member so cant pm anyone yet, booo. im from the edge of Quinton dude. i can normally do Wednesday, Thursday afternoon and Sundays but i am free most evenings. what areas are you guys from ? cheers Ben

now that was one big snake which had not long eaten so couldn't move all that fast then some daft git decides to stand theat close to it to film it ? STUPID comes to mind

I used to ride every day an probably clocked up around 40+ hours a week when i was younger an at school so a lot, now i am older have a job plus a lot of other commitments and when my new bike turns up i will probably aim for at least 15 - 20 hours a week maybe even riding in my lunch to take out my frustration rather than taking it out on my staff or customers :$ i used to love riding trials, yea i used to fall off as everyone does an if you say you don't you have got to be telling fibs but that was all part of the fun, pushing the limits all the time trying that bit harder to do more an more used to get the adrenaline racing through my veins. some people used to say i had no fear an scared the crap out of them on a lot of occasions but i loved it. i ride to work every day about 4 miles each way an i keep finding my self doing little hops an spins when i stop jumping over anything possible an this is all on a nice heavy as hell Saracen, which is in no way built for it but i seem to have the power to throw it around an i can feel the bug creeping back an im riding along imagining myself doing so much. I don't care where I am riding as long as I am riding I love it. I will truly ride till I die! if i cant ride there is no point going on.

wow that looks amazing mate, i love the green an black it looks so nice. how much did that set you back ? i am jealous

cool mate, the quality isn't that bad i have seen a heck of a lot worse. keep it up

hi i was wondering if there are many riders around Birmingham?. i am just getting back into trials after a good few years out an looking for a few people to ride with. here's my msn if anyone wants to get in touch. robinson19852@lycos.co.uk cheers Ben

OUCH you can actually hear an feel some of the sickening thuds

i heard about using fizzy drink an i could see sort of how it would work but is it actually any good? i used to use tar a few years back when i first started trials an it made a massive improvement to the efficiency of my vee brakes.

it took me along time to get the hang of them too, i started by just trying to get my balance on the back wheel an doing small hops with no pedal movement, once you get the hang of this slowly try a little pedal kick in while doing hops on the spot, then progress onto moving forward. its either a case of you will pick it up straight away an off you go or it will take you a long time to get it right with the brake timing just make sure you practice on flat land so not far to fall. hope this is of some help to you, i am kind of rusty ben

i have fallen off loads of time but only realy have one that stick in my head. i went for a hop across a gap but as i did my chain snapped sending me 5 foot down head first luckily i managed to break my fall with my elbow then face planted the floor knocking myself out for 10 minutes when i came round i tried to move but it felt like my head was pinned down so felt the back of my helmet only to find to my horror my handle bars had gone straight through the back of my helmet. when i walked in the house my mum nearly passed out because i was covered in blood due to a nice cut on my fore head a split nose a split lip, i then removed my jumper to find a nice 6'' flap of skin hanging down from my elbow. i went an got a new chain the next day went back an did the hop without all the blood

hi im Ben i used to ride trials a few years back when i lived in Lincoln now relocated to Birmingham, i used to have an old onza cant remember the model, i have been out of it for about 4 or 5 years an i really want to get back into it. I used to be OK but im well out of practice now, all i need to do is get my self a new bike as i only have my day to day bike which is no way no up to the challenge. My other hobbies are, fishing, golf, nitro rc cars, photography, urban exploring

i used to to do a bit of trials a few years ago but stopped it for some strange reason, im looking to get back into it an im not sure what bike to go for a 20"-26" bike i like the look of the 20" an ive had a play on one a while back i quite liked it as it was nice an light an easy to flick around, i was just after a few suggestions as to good starter bikes 20"-26"