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hiya people, thank you all very much for your replies and i have devised a plan of action as follows. i am selling my 26 inch now no matter what.i am going to save the money untill after my GCSE are over and then buy my 20" but keep riding my other bike here and there to keep the skill up. i totally agree with the whole competitiveness, it is way out of hand. I have 2 very funny guys i ride with which are the best people in the world in my eyes to ever ride with but there is the group rides which is taken way to seriously. trials is a sport people do to enjoy, not to get criticised and put off. toby

im deffinetely selling my 26 and i think i will be buying a 20 then. thanks people, you have all relighted my spark. toby

i was concidering changing to the new zoo python as its a smaller bike and im less prone to indury, i have a reputation for doing things no-one else will do like massive massive gaps and drops. i like the look of the new zoo bikes but how do they ride?? toby

i feel the same as all of you guys. pressure is killing me and im not sure if i will be able to ride much longer. ash is right, every ride has got so competative now and its not like it used to be 2 years ago, even at comps, people dont socialise, people always used to be cheering each other on, now to get the same effect you have to do something stupid. im not enjoying myself any more riding trials, i have ridden DH and that literally nearly killed me. trials just needs alot of time to try new things and develop balance and technique and time is something that we are alll short of at the moment. what do we all think?? cheers people, toby

hiya there, im 16 and just doing my GCSE's now and im feeling pretty crap to be honest. im going to be driving pretty soon and im starting to feel that trials might be coming to an end for me. i have been riding since december of 2003, broken countless frames, wheels and other parts like the usual but also had a few severe indurys. i have a shattered knee cap in my left knee and torn ligaments all round the knee joint which makes me unstable sometimes, i smashed my hand through my handlebar a year back and broke nearly every bone in the palm of my right hand which now leads to great discomfort but i ave still kept up the riding. im now looking at sixth form etc and im having to sell my pride and joy trials bike, my KOT. its a perfect match for anybody and i hate to see it go but i have to sell it to pay off my car as im now unemployed untill i get my lifeguard job. im just feeling like maybe its the end of the road for me, ive had a brilliant 2 years and just wnted to know what other people are thinking and has anybody else had the same experience, ive been out riding tonight and just feel like im not sure if i still want to be doing it. thanks people and am waiting for some replies. regards, toby

hiya there people, i just got new hard drive due to the old one being corrupt and i have lost all my old free running videos, i had a few of people doing some sick gym moves and etc so please if anybody has any would they please post them up here. all help appreciated. toby

nice, yeh a big jump. il be at s[;ash for around 10ish, probably be around there or in the park over behind the pond. if were not give me a call or text on 07877618398 and find us. see you on sunday, toby

realy, what bike has he got now?? cheers people, toby

yeh, loads of naturl on the rocks, some massive gaps, parks with pallets and benches, an all round good day, some high massive walls, you cant go far wrong mate!! plus you get to see the new KOT!! toby

hey there, The Bognor lot are doing a worthing seafront ride on sunday. meeting at splash for around 10-11 in the morning. Daz, me, alex, nick, dan and maybe rich and dave will be over. hoping to see the worthing regulars!! Thw weather looks good at the moment for sunday so it should be a good day and there will be a camera out. cheers people, Toby

Hiya there, i was just wondering, do people ever grind their koxx front rims as i have a set of koxx rims and i want to run a front maggie and i was wondering if people grind the anodising off and just run a maggie or does it weaken it too much?? cheers people, Toby

oh sorry, ok, well darren will be down at splash along with nick and vinco man dan and maybe rich and dave. hope to see you. toby

hiya there, us normal bognor lot are going down to worthing this sunday, were all meeting at splash point at about 10 - 11. il be there at 10 with me (ride a kot) and my mate and alex. hoping to see the worthing lot, brehnden and the rest, cheer guys, toby

Hiya there people, ive recently been having problems on my 26 getting on with it. the problem was that i used to ride 20 inch and then started to ride 26 and found that i could back wheel bigger stuff. today i got on my mates 20" t-pro that i built him which is super light and i wheel transfered from vertical, something which i have only dreamed of on a 26!! im selling my frame anyway but do people think i should ride 20 again and get really good on it and then change back to 26 or stick with it. i can sidehop better on a 20" aswel. if people think it helps i currently ride a kotr ms2 in 1065 wb, im looking if i get a 20" to get the new zoo or if i stay 26 then il get the new pitbull 06. any help appreciated, cheers, Toby

i agree, that is just stupid and im sure that they will be saying the same, but would you rather look stupid on two wheels or one?? toby

hiya mate, welcome to thew wonderful world of the forum. enjoy your time here. toby

come on people, there were loads of people taking photos and videos there, someone must have something. if you cant post in here due to being a new member, add me to msn or e-mail me and il post the videos up if you send them to me, i just know that a fair few riders would like a look at some of the footage such as my jump on that giant dropgap and that black wall hook type thing. cheers people, Toby

cheers!! she rides sweet aswel, feels long but flicky, nice and high bb but you dont feel it, everything looks smaller as your higher up, rides like a beast. i love her and its a devent spec aswel. toby

kot ms2 black echo pure forks rear echo cnc hub on red koxx rim front red koxx rim on hope xc white industries freewheel formula oro 180mm front disk brake with uprated caliper pistons and seals rear hs33 2005 with plasmatic crm pads fsa orbit xxc cartridge headset tensile uci cranks with small bash. kmc 510g chain pz31 stem zoo bars rear 105 mech to keep things tight fsa platinum pro bb

nice drop mate, its not quite 10ft though from the camera angle in the pic, more about 7 or 8. very nice, keep it up and get it nailed soon! toby

around 20-25psi for a rear stock mate i think, thats what we all run, mainly because thats what i was told savage and others ride with which also seemed to work for me as im doing big drop gaps and taps,. toby

for a stock you cant go much wrong with a UCI style frame, ideal geometry would be +50bb, 71 degree headangle, 370 rear end, low design like the kot ive got, long wheelbase and a riser stem to compensate. toby

heya there, was an awsome weekend, ive ridden with doney and savage before but that was mind blowing, some awsome lines in there but again the only thing was the low roof!! that cant be helped! will be going next time and with darren to the warehouse for a long time yet! cheers people, Toby p.s. wheres the pics of the sunday??

hiya there people, i was at doneys on the sunday and there were a fair few people out taking pics. i was just wondering if anybody had actually got them developed or on their computers yet as i would quite like to see them. if you are wondering im the guy who did the big drop gap on the red kot. there was also a guy with a video camera out...where has that got to! can anybody shed light on the situation?? cheers people, was a really good ride. Toby