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ANYONE GOT A SPARE ECHO PURE HANGER WHO IS COMING ALONG ? ? ? ?? ? BROKE TODAY :- OTHERWISE NO RIDING TOMMORROW

I finish work around 12 ish on wednesdays . . . . :shifty: See You There :lol:

That bucket thingy was pretty sick mind ... didnt see you do it just attempting it a "couple" of times ... hehe... heard about the other gap too the fish gap ... its pretty big... :D ive never seen anyone attempt it as a static gap. only a couple as a rolling gap (short run).... Everyone was on form - a pretty good laff all round. Best of all I didnt know everyone were coming - i was just out for a potter round on me own when fatmike came up and said " there is like 40 riders in castle park - what are you doing "

well well well barny rubble finally gets an airing as a premier trials location in the south west of the country (N) . Great vid (Foo's always welcome) some pretty big moves. - some of them are bigger than they look - the side hop from tother side of the wall by the river for one. good riding from all ... everyone gets better so bloody quick when you havent been riding.... B) good riding good music good edit ... PS see you in a couple of weeks maybe - as im going back to hartland - oooh Idea - come ride the Quay with me at my home ... OMFG its great.

Just recieved my new hope mono - completely brand spanking and free of charge after i sent back my old one on which every single part was broken (broken axle, cracked pawls, broken spring, knackered bearings , totally f**ked ratchets, and bent spoke flange and bearing housing , and the most scarred and grooved freehub body of all time)...... absolutely incredible service.

I stopped wearing gloves and my hands were sweating like pigs. . . . . . But just keep riding - it gets better. I dont know why but its really not bad at all anymore. my hands have stopped sweating (as much) and i can ride without too much bother . . . But at a guess if you use foam grips (when theyre new) that would help a bucket load.

they are very nice - saw ashton in bristol and he said he were getting in some with even higher bb's they look about 1060 - pretty steep headtube looking as well - but clearly ashton loves it ..... 44" over a stick first go - I wet myself.

But do you sound like an oil tanker coming into port when you do it ? ? ? ? :- Im with boon (possibly the only one ?) I normally run black pads and a smooth rim - its good enough for me - but then im not into the huge stuff. Also I just dont like drawing attention when im out during the week on my own - stealth. At the moment though im on spanish fly's (?) (possibly) as they have enough material left to reach my old mavic rim . . . . . . but they are rubbish. everyone elses brakes feel unbelievably harsh even my front brake doesnt really work anymore, but i really like the way the new hope trials works though . . .

Yeah i love my gold pants Dave . . . . . :-

odd one this ..... I dont ride them because other people really care about them and what they mean to them ..... personally - im not keen on them - I dont like them because I dont really want to remember that a f**king shit load of people died for pretty crap reasons in pretty horrible ways, all the time - i know what happened I know that Theyre heros - but they did that so we can get on with stuff now.... so i would prefer if everyone had the same attitude and it was ok to ride on them - celbrate life ..... but as that aint gonna happen ..... NO RIDING - not because it will give trials a bad name but because of a little respect to peoples beliefs and feelings.

Do the goon. or .... Do the goon again.

Whats left now ? - engoedideeeeeeeeeee :lol: BUGGER - TS was the stuff.

I got mine from . . . . .. alansbmx.com .... dont know wether they still got any . :) - does this mean im a "good rider" or just copying too ??? to be honest its way comfier than my semi and its not a one whack and throw away jobbie - good stuff

Bugger I cant go - EXAMS till the 7th (plus the cast dont come off till the 6th) Anyway as for the riding .... turn left out of the station up a short hill and go into the middle of the roundabout - then go straight through (? or follow the signs) and you will arrive at the top of the city centre trials run :angry: within 5 mins of arriving - amazing riding. Plus all over there is some mega mega stuff - I used to live in devonport - there are some loverly lines up there . . .

Ha ha - nice - has that ever worked ? rarely i would guess - there are easier ways to sleep with girls than the blood sweat and tears of trials ...... Anyway - i do it because its a challenge and fun, and quite alot of the time the headphones go on and its pure escapism. It also means i can eat pretty much what i want - which is a bonus as im hopelessly addicted to chocs and biscuits.

i think my best may be pushing 45" but that was a while ago - to be honest im pretty crap at them - i have to piss about for ages on the back wheel first and i go left from left foot forward - less than ideal . . . . probably why i broke my wrist sidehopping :) saw ashton go 44" over a bar first time on saturday in bristol city centre..... i consider that pretty large - over a bar no sideways tuck and from two wheels - LEGEND - plus he signed my fav poster .... . :turned: Also - Daves sidehops are pretty wicked style wise. . . . no silly tuck just pure beans.

22:18 at the moment with 22:17 for big rolly polly gaps but i used to be 22:19 - but the spider on my cassette broke so i was forced into dropping down - gives abit more oompffff pedalling into stuff

I love you. my mate had a zaskar - what a bloody great bike. My first was a XC bike called "Tangerine Dream" - a cheap ally Tawainese frame with some nice parts (for XC). then after a year got a DMR sidekick - one of the first ones around . . . . and then a Orange Zero then my curtis and finally to my big long low silver echo 1060.

aaaahhhh f**k metric, or even imperial - the magical world of blue pallet measuring has arrived. However I will be forever stuck in the past with the personalized I.B.N.H measurement (Inches Below Nipple Height). in this case im thinking a measurement of -ve a few is a good start . I think ive got the same problem as everyone else . . . . bunnyhopping too high as i always hit my front foot on top - no matter how hard i try. but ive found a great new practice ground so - when me arms fixed i will be learning them - as it is abit lame not to be able to.

Just a question about the new trial disc brake - which pads does that use and are they the same size as the mini mono ones ? ? ? ? My pads are buggered you sees......

Id say if i can do one then id wanna do both. Cast and transport permitting.

Yeah but hawkins is totally mental - he thinks like 3 feet is enough for one ..... no Im thinking at least 10 ft to start with . . . and thats pretty big to be presenting your spine to - count me out.

errr...... SKA ??? indeed - went to see em at the academy in febuary - AWESOME - with massive attack . . Dashboard are awesome - the whole places album is bloody great ..... There are some great chilled oasis numbers - mostly noel tracks....

What about me :o ? hehe Nice video dan - dunno about the muzak - Im not a fan but hey - each to thier own - pretty good riding.

Talk to dave marshall.... He has a loverly custom built Ti mod hub - you could ask him how to get one machined - pretty sure its a disc one as he had a double disc'd revel . . . . .