AdamR28

With a flexy frame and a flexy booster, there will always be some flex. 5mm sounds way OTT - any chance of a more exact measurement? I would guess approx 2mm tops, which is fine.

Copy of an email I sent around an hour ago to a lad called Charlie: Hi Charlie, Do you mean chainstay protectors? If so, it's very expensive to just get one printed as you have to pay for the tooling cost (at least £30+VAT) - however any T Shirt printers should be able to do it. Cheers Adam

Janson

Video-whore

Looked pretty big 48-49"?

Oh right, haha, not good! Glad you enjoyed it

Cheers for coming out guys, good to meet some new people Ads

Eeehh, someone's changed the music!

Who cares about looks when they feel sooooo good.

120 x 17... too low for most but works great for flex-man sidehop-wizard Matt, haha.

Lol, it would be about having fun, not who's got the coolest oldskool bike

Reckon you can both get there ok? Really easy to find, theres some walls to play on for a bit in case people are late - I think it's a Granada building. Should be there for 6:30

The Lites are 6061-T6 and the Teams U6... last I heard anyway

Haha, don't be silly! Bike looks sweet anyway Anal, no comments about the stem or the saddle yet either! See you and the Mong soon Edit: Haha, spoke too soon...

Not a bad idea... only prob I can see is... people from various counties often ride together - how would you sort that out? I would have great fun riding with guys from Yorkshire, Lancashire, Northamptonshire, Essex, Cornwall, Dorset and probably more for example! Also, would the riding have to be filmed in the county where the riders come from? I guess it can be sorted out but maybe makes things more complex?

Good to see there are plenty of other grumpy old men about... haha. Anyway, on the way back from work I was thinking about this... My idea: Run a Trials-Forum Fun Video Competition. Basic 'rules': - No blatant marketing/sponsorship stuff/shop web links in the videos. - Anyone can enter (even if you are sponsored), but be aware of the above. - There should be 3 or more people in the video (not sure on this one.. hard if you can only ride yourself, but it's generally the vids with more people in that are more fun, banter etc?) - Videos should be on TrialsTube or YouTube so anyone can see them (download versions also welcome). - Stuff other than riding is encouraged... we all know trials riders like to muck about and have a laugh, the videos should show this! - Have fun making the video, the more you enjoy making it the more enjoyable the video will be to watch! I will provide prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd - forum member's votes (poll on a topic) decide. In the event of a tie I will cast the deciding vote. Prizes: (to be split between each rider in the video as the 'captain' (the person who posts the video) sees fit - I would suggest an even split or work it out by time/amount of riding per rider?) 1st: £100 TartyBikes gift voucher. 2nd: £60 TartyBikes gift voucher. 3rd: £20 TartyBikes gift voucher. Thoughts, questions, suggestions? Ads

Added: March 12, 2007... 2007

Definitely! I think that's one of the key things that makes a good video - forgot about that, good point, cheers!

Well I've just been scanning through my old videos, watching a few and been thinking... these are all really enjoyable - more than current ones?! They just seem to have more of a fun and enjoyable 'air' to them, better (although that is personal preference I guess) music... A lot of the riding is as impressive/more impressive than now, certainly more varied and good to watch, despite the relative lack of specific bikes and parts. Am I just an old man living in a dream world or does anyone else think the same? Maybe we should have a video competition where the emphasis is on making a FUN video (rather than the biggest moves), see how people enjoy it? Or is 'biggest' the best nowadays? I guess it is only human nature to want to go bigger/better all the time, but now I can't really do that any more I think riding, for me, becomes more about enjoyment/relaxing... PS: Pleeeeaaassee don't let this turn into an argument, I'm just wondering if anyone else has noticed/thought it. Ads Edit: Anyway, on the way back from work I was thinking about this... My idea: Run a Trials-Forum Fun Video Competition. Basic 'rules': - No blatant marketing/sponsorship stuff/shop web links in the videos. - Anyone can enter (even if you are sponsored), but be aware of the above. - There should be 3 or more people in the video (not sure on this one.. hard if you can only ride yourself, but it's generally the vids with more people in that are more fun, banter etc?) - Videos should be on TrialsTube or YouTube so anyone can see them (download versions also welcome). - Stuff other than riding is encouraged... we all know trials riders like to muck about and have a laugh, the videos should show this! - Have fun making the video, the more you enjoy making it the more enjoyable the video will be to watch! I will provide prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd - forum member's votes (poll on a topic) decide. In the event of a tie I will cast the deciding vote. Prizes: (to be split between each rider in the video as the 'captain' (the person who posts the video) sees fit - I would suggest an even split or work it out by time/amount of riding per rider?) 1st: £100 TartyBikes gift voucher. 2nd: £60 TartyBikes gift voucher. 3rd: £20 TartyBikes gift voucher. Thoughts, questions, suggestions? Yay or nay?

Sounds like a plan batman Just emailed you my mob number in case anything goes tits up... meet at hospital? Down by the bus stop, just up from the canal bridge? Ads

Pretty sure it's a 'real' Coust - no disc mount as has been said, and also the hole through the drive side dropout for derailleur cable. Definitely not a ZOO or T-Rex. Looks sweet, have always loved those frames

Aahh... haha... I thought you meant 'in' and 'out' of Lancaster, sorry :$ Probably ride for about 2 hours ish? Depends how cold it is and if we get bored etc, haha. Wotcha reckon Ben?

Best of 2007 is probably one of my fave vids EVER - just great riding, great music, sun, fun... Also good to see Sebastian making an appearance too! Was there any footage of Matthiaus, Felix? (sp?) Looks like Marco's settled into the Hoesel well... beast

Aah... *confused* erm... I should be getting to Lancaster about 6:30 if traffic is ok - don't finish work til half 5 you see...

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