Danny@phatworks

Ah would have loved to come to this. Shame I'm out for a good 5 weeks with a broken elbow See you soon though guys when I'm all recovered!

Skills to pay the bills right there! Fun video, cool music and great atmosphere. Look forward to seeing a full video soon!

Ah cool, Yes man we will ride Coventry sometime been there many times, always a good day out.

Cool, will get in touch with him. I'm up for hitting up Daventry too, seems like an easy drive from Banbury My number is 07595661617 Think I have rode with a few Burton riders in Bristol and Birmingham. Woop Woop! Il be in touch soon Andy, be good to see you. Are you not at Loughborough anymore? Your only 30 mins drive away so we will get some regular riding in mate

Well looks like I will be moving to a village about 10 miles from Banbury beginning of next month. Just wanted to know if there were many riders down that way and in surrounding areas Cheers

Yer caught up with Nezza the other week. He is slowly getting back into trials and having fun riding again which is good to hear. If we see any videos anytime soon it's a bonus

Great pics Ross, keep it up Dude.

Wahey, Nice one Dan. Good to see plenty of the spots in Worcester I usually bump into you at. I thought some of the shots were really nice and has given me some ideas for flatland shots in a trials video

The rocks are located at Osney Mead Industrial estate just off of Botley Road. http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&source=...ingdom&z=15

Nice pictures Dude, was a fun day

By the sounds of it all, it doesn't sound as malicous as it was quite first made out. Also knowing a few of them guys and Lazenby in particular there probably just messing around. Besides the point though, throwing his front wheel into a road and tampering with his bike is a twatish thing to do. It might seem funny but actually think about it.... There is really no need for it! Grow up.

Awesome, look forward to the full video!

I'm game Meeting at the rocks?

Agree with Kyle on this one, Dan has well and truly messed some people around and there is no excuse for it. However to publicly put his details on an internet forum used by 100's/1000's of people is crossing the line.

Awesome Skills, always enjoyed watching his riding.

I just can't see the enjoyment of it, especially for younger riders. It just makes it far too serious in my eyes, turning something that should be enjoyment and 'free ness' into a schedule and routine like the rest of life. Fairplay though for introducing that and people committing themselves to it.

Well firstly check out some different geometry's on frames out there, here is a good link to check out some older trials frames geometry more 'street orientated'; LINK For HS33 spacing, it depends what rim you intend to use. I have mine at 95mm because I run the PhatWorks CNC Magura backings which are thinner then normal, this gives me much more adjustment when setting my brake up. So if you were to use a thin rim like a Mavic you could have the spacing smaller. With wide rims and standard pad sizing you want anywhere between 100 - 120mm I would guess but again worth doing some research into this based on other frames out there. Dropouts - up to you really depending on your setup. If your running a standard rear hub it will be 135mm spacing. Depending on how your tensioning your chain will dictate whether you use vertical or horizontal drop outs. Anything additional you want on there (like hollowed head tube for example) just specify on the form If you have a vertical dropouts it will have a mech hanger on there If you need to discuss any details further just drop Marino an email; marino@marinobike.com Cheers

That looks the business! great pictures too. Enjoy it

I used to live in Botley, there a few riders around the area. Stoozie on here works in Headington and reguarly rides in Oxford. Max Hunt (Quackers/The Duck on here) is from Abingdon, not sure if he is still riding though... Sam Wheeler lives in Woodstock but rides BMX now. Jack Meek, Nick Goddard, Adam Bessel and Chris Hinson used to be Oxford regulars so may be worth giving them a shout too. I work in Chipping Norton which is about a 30 minutes drive from Oxford so I do occasionally pop into the city for a ride after work, however I live in Worcester so it's a bit of a mission going home late especially with work the next day so Friday's is preffered. Anyway, yer I am up for Oxford one weekend. Get a date and time confirmed

The Marino's are definately something to consider. Given the price they are excellent for experimenting with geometry. Also things can be modified during the build, nothing is set in stone when you have decided on your desired geometry. You will get numerous photo updates on your frame during the construction process. For example here is some of mine: I have started to give mine a good bashing now and its absolutely solid

It's all fun. I just do what I feel on the day rather then what I prefer to ride week in, week out. Just a shame that rocks are only accessible to me on weekends with at least an hour or so drive, but again part of the enjoyment; travelling

It depends what your after in a front brake ultimately. Both setups can get the desired result; the disc has the advantage that when setup correctly can offer plenty of bite and 'on/off' power, but still have plenty of modulation right out of the box. The HS33 can take some experimentation with pads, boosters, rim surfaces etc to get what you want. For a front HS33 I used black pads on a smooth rim, this is mostly because I like to do a lot of front wheel moves that require a good modulating brake, yet I still get good lock/hold for moves like ups and gaps to front wheel. I have run Phat Pads and Plaz pads on the front too and just found them a touch OTT for my personal preference, however I know that some people would love them setups. Right now I have a Vee brake with standard pads on and it's great, however I am borrowing some Shimano XTR arms off of a mate and they have a parralel push system that makes it very very spongy. When I have fixed my HS33 I will probably go back to using that as it was spot on rather then playing around with Vee setups.

Had a really fun day despite the wind and coldness. Was great to see some old and new faces, where did the dudes from Loughborough Go

hehe, well Mikey Fox may come out after he finishes work at mid-day he will give me a bell. Maybe some of the other guys out too. Looks to be a good turnout. Me and Grant will be at New Street for 10.45 ish. Kyle (Livesy) are you out at all Bud?

It's nice to see him just riding naturally; just riding and messing about on some walls, taking a few goes to get something. As opposed to a fully edited video with the best moves and shots etc. Worth a watch, thanks for sharing.