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I don't think many of you will be as into this weeks vlog, unless you are actually interested in why I became a trials rider and why I like cats? Either way, this weeks Vlog episode is a bit of a Q&A session....I'll try and make the next one a bit more action packed and less monotone. Ask Ali
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just bumping this so everyone can appreciate Chimpy's skills again
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you've got the wrong hole The yellow is where you've got it but the green is where it should be I think that's right anyay, I find it hard to mentally build a wheel rather than having a physical thing, definitely not a spoke length issue, it happens to the best of us at times.
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I'd be really really rubbish....not even kidding
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yeah, they were all roughly the same just small changes in bb height
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yeah, I loved my Ashton. Something around 1080, +25 and 380 back end would do
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I only change it every 6 months or so, I find with larger toothed cogs chains are under a lot less stress and last longer, one reason why I've not gone to an 18t up front even though I'd get the clearance I wanted. I'd quite like to have a go on a more TGS setup, I'd need to get a custom frame though, not a fan of any frames currently on the market (bb is too high) and it'd be nice to have a seat. I'd like to do an evolution style video, I feel my editing skills are lacking to get it how I can picture it in my head though but I'll do it one day, thanks for the suggestion.
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I added the bar height as an annotation not realising they didn't show on mobile devices. They're 103cm at the middle of the end of the grip
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after a week of failed vlog attempts I tried a bike check video. I get a lot of interest in my bike on social media so I thought I'd go pretty in depth and explain what I run and why. I thought it would be a 6-10 min video but it's turned out closer to 20! This video won't appeal to everyone but I did throw in just a handful of clips too. Inspired Arcade bike check
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tried a bike check, it just wasn't coming out like I'd wanted, I couldn't explain things properly and I just wasn't happy with it
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having a shit time vlogging this week
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none on my fingers and hardly much on my palms either, the only one I do have is on the inside base of my thumb where I wrap it around the bars
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As Adam said, that's just what V brakes do, they work almost in reverse to a Magura, less forwards bite but more rearwards hold and that's why I loved them.....a quiet brake that just clamps on when you need it most.
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I think I'm just wanting something that means I can get more content out, I've always been a quality over quantity person which is why I only let people see the finished edit in stuff like Clean videos. That has it's plus points as it means people will hold you in high regard riding wise but it's also a double edged sword in that people don't see how long it takes to land stuff and they'll actually think I'm a better rider than I am and potentially be disappointed if they were to see me in person. I don't ride big banger lines every day so these kind of videos are just more "real". The other side is that Danny has the "epic" video thing to a point and no matter how hard all his fans try, they'll always be second to him at that video style. These Vlogs are a way for me to be different in a crowd of people all trying to do the same thing, I don't want to be a Danny copy, I want to be known as myself.
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Bunnyhopping high. Twist left or twist right.
Ali C replied to Mr_Orange's topic in Beginners Trials Chat
yeah, I agree with that, there are times I get caught out, that's why I always say trials teaches bad habbits for street/bmx stuff. -
Bunnyhopping high. Twist left or twist right.
Ali C replied to Mr_Orange's topic in Beginners Trials Chat
it totally is though, I did! -
Bunnyhopping high. Twist left or twist right.
Ali C replied to Mr_Orange's topic in Beginners Trials Chat
it does him no favours when it comes to some other stuff though, he struggles to spin out of wallrides as he does them oppo (if I remember correctly) and he often uses a pedal crank to spin rather than just a hop. -
Latest one is up, there's a bit more riding in this one. vlog 4
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Quite happy with this self shot Gopro picture, I got quite lucky with the timing.
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I didn't film that one as it was pretty wet and I didn't have my waterproof cover, sorry
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after all my issues getting gopro studio to work and having over 30 hours spent editing footage after all the crashing I just wanted it finished so I let the quality control slip a little. Having said that, I'm editing this weekends footage and missing quite a bit out and it's already over 15 mins long!
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Yeah that one was quite long, I really don't think longer videos suite older riders like us but I think younger riders brought up on youtube are still likely to watch half hour long ones. The name thing I wanted to change away from Ali C and have it closer to my actual name so that I'm not confused with certain film characters and that if anyone wants to find me it's more likely to come up as me in searches. I did get some work done by a graphic designer but they weren't "me", it's something I'll look at again at some point but from looking at other's vlogs it seems it's not 100% needed
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At this point in my riding I'm looking at ways to actually earn a decent living, I'm getting a little tired at 32 and not being able to afford my own flat/house, not being able to go on holiday with my GF and not really being able to afford a vehicle. It'd be nice if the vlogs got popular enough to earn some rewards from but even if that doesn't happen I'm finding them positive in that they're making me ride more and think about different ways to do things. I feel my confidence has come on loads and instead of being kept awake worrying what I'm doing with my life I'm now kept awake because I'm too excited about ideas I get. I'm now editing together vlog number 4 which I think will be shorter and more riding based.