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Good work boyos, Pete don't worry, I still love you, and when you come to my new homeland I will bow down and give you the respect you deserve. Yeah. Clem Fred Pete come to Bristol ASAP, there's a spare bed you can go 3's up in and you shalt love it.

Hey dude, I'm trying to talk to you on MSN but its having none of it!! Sounds good, I'll give you a bell tomorrow then. What time you thinking?

y0 everyone, I've got a day off tomorrow and wondered if anyone was around for a little pootle around Bristol? Haven't managed to get out as much as I'd like to since I moved. Late notice I know... But add me to msn - rapier65@hotmail.com, or text me, 07791 468836. Cheers

Ooooh only just noticed this cheeky one mate, nicely done!! Even managed to get my ugly mug in there, proper wow kid stylee. Going to miss you mate, both moving onto pastures new! Well you know you are always welcome in Brizzzzol, and I'll defo make my way up to Notts. Oh yeah nice vid

Bit short notice, but any of you new Bristol folk going to Oceana tonight for Dave Pearce? Should be an amusing night of 90's Anthems lol Me, the Mrs and another mate of mine are down there, would be cool to meet up with some other trials bums.

That Iraqi beast is more like a Face Hugger from Aliens than a bloody spider! Now those things were scary lol

I'm moving to Bristol on September 9th - got two weeks off work so I'm hoping to meet up with the locals! Add me to msn - rapier65@hotmail.com

Quality once again boyos. Shame my lil rail gap in 0.00001 milliseconds doesn't look quite as funny as it did when we were there lol!! Looking forward to another ride soon, better not be Deal though, we're on 3 warnings now haha.

Yep its all been said already - excellent vid, really enjoyed it. Chilled out with big stuff going on - reminds me of all our rides hehe. Glad I didn't see any clips of me sitting in my office - Fred you ass, can't believe you poked an air horn through the window while I was at work Feel privaleged to ride with such talented and sexy boyos

Well for me it's not just about equipment or technology... It's more a feeling. Comparing the bikes is easy now, but back then there was no such thing as "trials specific". What we rode indeed were modified XC/Duel etc bikes, but they were as trialsy as we could make! I can imagine in ten years time the bikes will have evolved even more, and today's bikes will have little resemblence. I must admit the video "scene" is one great thing about today. However we did have Chainspotting and Tricks & Stunts (countless others but these two will stick in my mind always!) which can never really be replaced for me. I can appreciate your point of view, but it is almost impossible to understand the times if you didn't live and ride through them yourself. Really impressed with the polling - can't quite get my head around how old skool is winning! I was clearly wrong, there are a lot more of you out there feeling as nostalgic as me! Oh and PS - I'd be SO up for an old school comp - been thinking of building up an old style play bike for a while now. I'm sure we could get a lot of interest! Although I don't think I could face running a Shimano hub again lol!! I'll have to find a Ti-Glide or Hope Sport from somewhere! Oh and Yellow Racelines all round methinks!

Does look rather nice, only thing I would do is possibly move the booster, could you not bolt that to the other mounts in the normal position? Bit more clearance between that and your chain etc.

Clem you goooooon that wasn't meant to be posted up! It was boshed together in approximately 10 minutes, filmed using a digital camera and is generally just a fook about lol.

It's a really hard choice to make I think, for people who have been riding for years. I do think it's great that we have companies making new shiny trials specific parts for us, but at the same time it has brought this whole divide with it, the long/silver/backhop crew and short/black/streety crew. Most people in trials are sound as a pound, but you get the occasional kiddy who is born with a silver Echo in his mouth... I mean it's hard to explain to newbies how trials used to be. I remember saving up for ages to buy an Azonic DS1 when they first came out, and I thought it was the most awesome thing in the world, and so did everyone else! The bottom bracket was practically touching the floor, it was about 900mm long but I didn't care, I didn't even worry about what length it was or what bottom bracket rise it had, I just built it up, rode it every day and loved every minute of it. I kinda loved the fact that we only had a few riders to look up to... I mean there was Chainspotting and Tricks & Stunts, which I would watch with a bunch of mates before we went out riding... And that was really the only guidance we had. We would go out and learn brand new tricks, not just going out and seeing if we could tap a little bit bigger today. We would ride actual lines and sections, incorporating silly things like stairs and tiny wall sections, not just one move wonders. Trials was so varied back then, I mean you could ride practically any style and still be a trials rider. Now, if you don't like bunnyhops or manuals, you are instantly a UCI boy. If you bunnyhop and manual everything, you aren't a trials rider at all, most people say you are riding "BMX on a Trials bike". I'm totally expecting New School to win the poll, judging by the amount of riders on here who are reletively "new" to the sport. But it's cool for everyone to share their opinions, share some old stories etc. It's all good fun in the end!

Been having this discussion a fair bit recently... Just wondered what everyone else thought? Both times have their pro's and con's, but I think I prefer the good old days, when trials was still relatively small... Not every joe schmo had a trials bike, new moves and techniques seemed to be coming out every other week... It wasn't all about how high and how far. The Martins were at their peak, no one gave two shits about how long your frame was, everything just seemed so much simpler... (Also the weather seemed to be constantly sunny, although my mind may be deceiving me on that ) I'm definitely not having less fun now, and obviously it's good how far trials has come over the years I've been riding... I just can't help but miss the old days! Just to clarify, Old Skool does not mean a few years ago, I'm talking PROPER old skool, when we rode the smallest shortest frames (xc/dual slalom ), FSA Sidewinders and Shimano hubs... There was no such thing as Trials Forum (oh my god!!!111 can you imagine a world without!!) This probably rules out at least 75% of the forum, but hey...

Nice one Frederico my friend. Just don't tell anyone you're on a silver bike now

Loving the effort them Clem! Get your ass out, stop complaining about your swankle and your swellbows and ride your tricycle!

That's just the trailer... Holy crap can't wait for the DVD now.

Oooh well done boyos, looks like a great start to the summer of love! Nakedness for the win

Used to bother me when I was younger, and sometimes I feel it holds my riding back a tinnnny bit... But other than that, it doesn't bother me anymore. Got everything else I need in life so I guess you can't have everything! haha

5'5" and I won't be growing anymore any time soon hahaha! 'Tis the bowed trials legs I reckon. :$

Just thought I'd add a couple more from today's Dover ride. Bench to wall Up wall on the right, turn, gap to wall on left More comments slags!

Yeah, been using Maxxis on the rear for as long as I can remember... Had a Single Ply on the front, but wasn't really taking advantage of the extra width really, as I mainly ride street. The Tryall copes just as well.

Ta Went for function over fashion with this beasty. Spec list is pure sex haha

Yeah I know this! Used to run Continental latex, so amusing practically taking out two halves of a tube when it finally punctured haha!

Just carry on the normal voting I say... Think it would look slightly suspect if there was a sudden influx of thousands of votes... Would take the piss slightly!! As much as I hope and pray you win, Kent County Council are a bunch of asses, and it wouldn't surprise me one bit if they got out of it completely. But fingers crossed.