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  6. Last Indoor Vid..

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    QUOTE(joe b @ Mar 16 2006, 08:05 PM) ←

    Was an alright vid. I suppose you did say theres no flashy editing or anything, but you could have at least took a bit longer to edit it...

    Cheers,

    Joe.

    I know =/ it's mostly just thrown together. When i eventually found a song i could use i just didn't have the time to work with it, too much in school at the moment, makes me too tired :(

    Anyway, thanks for all replies so far :)

  7. Last Indoor Vid..

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    hey

    I had some quite cool clips left from the indoor riding, and thought I'd put them into a small vid. I want to focus on the outdoor vid (which takes ages to make since here's still loads of snow and several degrees below 0) so theres no flashy editing. Have a look :)

    www.peterbackgren.com/Peter-toxsin2.wmv

    It's not on the site yet, haven't got round to put it up there...

    Edit: Forgot to add, it's about 1½ min long, only 9 MB.. (Y)

    Cheers, Peter

  8. Why Do You Always Do Things On The Wrong Side ?

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    you enjoying using our language are you?

    Notice how these manufacturers make right hand drive cars? [...]

    He can speak at least 2 different languages, can you? That makes him and all other people that have English as their second language able to communicate with loads more people. Quite good, eh? That's thanks/due to the fact that Britain had (slave) colonies all over the world.

    And about shifting gears in a car, it's loads easier with the right hand, but this is not really about which hand you use, it's because most cars are built to be used with the steering wheel on the left and then converted to righthand steering for the British and other markets. Meaning that the gears are the wrong way around, when you normally would pull towards you for lower gears you'll have to puch away from you, using muscles that aren't as strong. MIND though, on normal cars you probably don't have any problems what so ever to get to the first gear, but on trucks/lorries it can be horrible.

    We changed to right hand side traffic in 1967 (took 5 hours to change), but the trains are still going on the left side since it's too much work to get them going the other way round. For Britain it's way too late to change now, and with the patriotism and conservatism you've got there it just won't happen :P

    Funny how you all get really angry when someone points out that UK is backwards ^_^

  9. Why Do You Always Do Things On The Wrong Side ?

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    Some people ride with the brakes one way, some the other way. A few in people do it left=rear while most don't. To have the right as rear is "international bicycle standard", but in trials it's up to each by themselves. If you're used to riding a motorbike you might want the front brake on the right, even if the rest of the riders around you do the other way around. Like in UK, everyone have the right as front, even on non-trials bikes, so there wouldn't be much point for a beginner trials rider to change...

    In some countries its about 50/50 among the riders who use their brakes which way. Of all the german riders i've met about half had the brakes like i do. Some asians have them one way, some the other. Not sure about America...

    I did meet a bmx'er outside sheff who had the rear lever on the right side though...

    I get his point in one way, lots of stuff in UK seems to be backwards/old fashioned :D Can't be bothered to write examples though

  13. Where Should I Go?

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    It's time for me to go to England again :)

    I just need to decide where to ride... I'll be staying faaaar north, in Penrith to be all accurate. Staying at Jordie Cookes place. If someone wants to come there and ride you're all welcome.

    I /we have however planned take a train down to Leeds or somewhere around there to ride... Problem is i can't deicide where to ride. Maybe Manchester,Lancaster or Blackpool could be cool, since thats closer on the train. It will most likely be Leeds though, seeing as there seems to be quite a few riders in the area there, and really mint stuff to ride.

    Sounds like a plan? Who would be out for a ride?

    See you around. Peter

  14. Vid Of Nora Tavasi.

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    Hungary is a country! It doesn't say "hungry" :S

    She's got better control of her bike than loads of the people on here. She doesn't do huge moves, but better than some people on here who complain when they can't ride better themselves... Video was a bit boring in some places, and I hated the first song, but overall it's not that bad. Editing was simple, music was allright (except the first song which was shit), some longer sequences. Could have been made a bit shorter.

  15. Hope Xc/mono Axle Replace

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    When you tap the bearing off the axle you've got to make sure you hit it only on the inner steel ring or you'll ruin the bearing (it will go apart). Use something narrow to punch it with, preferably made out of a fairly soft metal like brass. Just to tell people if they wish to use the bearings again.

    I'm no bearing-pro, but from the experience of changing the driver bearings in Profile and similar jobs I've learnt some things. Someone who know exactly what sort of bearing used in a Hope might want to correct me?

  17. Megamo Radical Pics?

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    Sadly I could do more on my megamos 3 or so years ago then I can do now on my control 1065 :(

    I can't say I've seen you do worse now, haven't seen much of your riding except a few vids.... but oh my god, you did some sweet stuff when we practiced at the worlds '04, on the megamo. the gap in france by the showers was illegaly huge. ^_^

  19. 20'' Ashton Tut Tut Tut

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    thats my major problem with it. iv actualy had some 2 bolt brake fixtures milled on a cnc millerand this weekend my friend is bringing his bike round and im gona chop those shity vbrake mounts of then weld these bad boys on.

    cheers matt

    Hope you're really good at welding alu and have the right equipment... otherwise the frame will be useless =/

    Anyway, why not try to get a good V-brake on it instead? I'd try that if i had v-mounts, since it works extremely well on stocks. Only problem I can see is that the tyre is too wide and tall.

  23. Freeridetrials Video Comp

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    So we can do a move, get off, move the camera and keep riding?

    Its an odd idea, but I guess its very original. Ill give it a go lol :S

    I think yo should have someone else to hold the camera for you, would make it loads easier.

    It's fine if I enter? Just to check, you might want it to be an UK-only comp. :shifty:

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