Rich Pearson

Been into my natural riding quite a bit, having found a few new places to ride (Lamorna Cove is probably one of the best places I think I've ever ridden). Vimeo has raped the quality of this so download and watch with VLC for the win (may have to adjust aspect ratio to 16:9) Enjoy Thanks again to Steve from Heatsink for the amazing CNC Yellow pads I've got front and rear, and also for the very nice hoody and t-shirt you can see me wearing in this vid. Cheers Rich

First impressions; Bueno....

Last week I bought a Because Simple, having got bored of the high BB on the Zhi. It came extremely speedily from TartyBikes, and looked like this. I built it up, and it looked like this. I took it for one ride, decided I didn't like the color, I desperately needed some new rims, and that my dyslexic brain can't deal with snail cams. So it now looks like this. And I love it. Slight bit of creative thought required to fit the Rolhoff without a mech hanger, but it works Adding the Rolhoff meant weight had to be shaved off in a few other areas. Like disc mounts. Super glue is lighter than cable guides. Fact. All in all, pretty darn chuffed. Not all the paint has come off but it's left the frame with a kind of rough industrial look that I'm quite fond of. The Heatsink pads on Rockman/TrialTech rims are working great. Vid should be out by then end of the week hopefully Rich

Would be more impressive if they actually made any of the lines they were trying. Its like watching skateboarding....

Once again the mainstream media has decided to try and be hip and cool by jumping on the bandwagon. And once again they've gone and got it completely f**king wrong.

Fantastic video and riding, but god that song gave me a headache....

Damn, DAMN fine work there Flip.

Aaaaaand I'm out. Work prevails, as usual....

That sidehop... Awesome stuff all round.

Should be able to pop up for the 17th

Have a look at the related videos 'crash backflip' and lol your ass off....

Very much be interested in getting these going again Max. The guy you're thinking of is Sheridan Risbey by the way And Nick Hunt - Wow, I havn't spoken to him in YEEEEARS lol.

Erm, ok. This just got bad. Lets all take a time out, yes?

Cheers guys, much appreciated. Its a standard Maxxis Minion DHR super tacky dual ply with every other nobble cut off. Aye sorry dude, was only there for the morning and we weren't even sure we were gonna go! Next time (if my bloody hand heals itself)...

Everything about this makes me so sad. I go out and ride my bike as much as I can, and I enjoy it. That's trials for me. Things have changed, yeah, but nothing's 'dead.' Is it the hardest thing to ask that we all just accept the differences within our sport and with every other sport, and let people be? Sorry that as a whole the sport isn't what you think it used to be. It's not dead, its just changed. And I ride a seatless bike doing one move at a time and I live in the middle of nowhere. Saying its dead is like saying that what I do is totally redundant. A little respect and courtesy on everyone's behalf wouldn't go amiss. Cheers now. Rich

Vimeo Link Enjoy. Rich

Top work Joe, really brilliant ambassador for the sport, got the Hoff's approval; can't get much better than that Rich

Incredible film. Are there awards for action sports films? Can I ask how you did the 3D titles at 2.30 onwards? I'd really be interested in seeing a tutorial for them. Rich

My thanks additionally to Joes

One of the best films of this year. That and James Hylands video of Jack Carthy.

Thought about trying superglue? I know what you mean about trying to make the frame look tidier, especially when I got my new Zhi and hated the look of zipties all down my top tube, soooooo -> My bike. Just ziptie it in place (you'll need about ten zipties) and carefully apply a layer or two of superglue. I've tidied mine up since those pics and removed all the white residue. Just looks generally really tidy. Should save you having to go drilling anything Rich

Sounds cool. To be honest I don't think theres anywhere that I'd drive to just to ride there at that distance, no matter how good it was (went up to Newcastle for Drummonds gig the other day but that was more out of support for Ian) but if I'm ever in the area I'll definitely look it up and stop by. Rich

Cool video dude, looked fun Where are them pallets to? Rich

I don't know what camping facilities there are like but coming from so far away (West Cornwall, about 350miles) it'd be cool if there was at least the opportunity of a shower and a flushing toilet. Apart from that what I've seen of Barrow looks pretty sharp. Got any plans for some indoor stuff? Rich