spode@thinkbikes

You can either be a professional in the sense that it is your main source of income, i.e it is your profession, or you can just ride to a professional standard - money has no involvement. However, if I was making my living from riding demos, I'm not sure I'd say I was a professional trials rider, as generally speaking Demo riders standards are a lot lower so it would give across the wrong message. Maybe a professional demo rider? I think you'd lose a little credit from others in the trials community if you started professing yourself as professional. Then of course someone says "but I can sidehop higher than X, I guess I must be professional too!", and then before you know it, everyone's a pro Perhaps you make some money from trials, you've got some sponsors and your standard is pretty well above average - then perhaps consider yourself semi-professional? Then it kind of fits the bill in terms of finance AND standards. It's all academic anyway. If you want to tell a member of the public that your professional after they've just watched you for twenty minutes, where's the harm? They go home with a sense of well-being that they've just watched a pro at work

Well that sounds like it wasn't correctly set up.

Why? Surely if it locks on the front, it'll lock on the back? Have you ever ridden a DD bike? Most people who jump on my bike are pretty impressed and how damn good the rear brake is.

Absolutely awesome. What camera are you using? Are you adjusting these at all afterwards, or straight out of the camera? If so, I'd be intersted to see a before and after..

If they are downloading completely (which it definetely should from my server), then the fact it's not playing won't be solved by hosting it somewhere else. It's encoded in DivX/XVid - do you have that?

Rob and I went for a ride in Tonbridge instead. Had an awesome session. Mainly in the industrial estate with lots and lots of pallets.

Mirrored! http://www.thinkbikes.com/media/philstreetdivx.avi Should be a little faster now.

I really liked that Phil. I thought the editing made the video really interesting. Your riding is superb too - really smooth with excellent technique. I'll be studying you in slow motion later

Riding london tonight. Sloped walls at 7pm. Anyone who wants to come, feel free to!

Should be nice I really need to get my front wheel relaced with black spokes to finish mine off... What's that rear tensioner?

And you left skid marks in the toilet.

"Woteva"

I Towel Whip

The Rohloff is an awesome tensioner. I was a bit wary about spending £50 on it, but the tarts at Tarty persuaded me otherwise, and I have to admit, it's awesome. Especially as I'm running hangerless too. When I think about the number of Surly's I've bought (3 or 4), then it makes the Rohloff quite cheap really.

Just to add to that (as I believe this might have been taken the wrong way...). I meant it as light-hearted endearing banter, especially as Lemmings (if you remember the game) are lovable characters that I keep close to my heart. You're doing great for 8 months! (but I felt enough people had said that).

I was thinking exactly the same thing! You look like a Lemming! Ever considered wearing dungarees?

Yeah, there's a lot of that on TF

I love the way they look. But I've never really got on with them when I've ridden them. Hmm. Making me wonder about going over to a black KOT instead of silver... (Y)

Man in Curb Death Shocker

I've got another video to add to the series! Towel Whipping!!

I wanna take you to the K bar... Why didn't they just keep it as Keynes bar?

I'm finding exactly the same problem. Can only tuck to my wrong side and it hurts like hell. Got an appt. with an orthopedic specialist to get my knee looked at - recurring problem!

Oh, I forgot. People who run Maguras don't crack frames....

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/excepted http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/accepted Well I didn't bother the second time as I'd lost too much oil. But the first time, I didn't pull the lever again as I realised I'd lost oil. Then went back to the car. Snipped the hose above the split. Used a knife to get the hose off the barb. Then we pushed the hose over the barb using a combination of a cigarette lighter and a pair of pliers...

LOUD NOISES!