craigjames

im moving to portsmouth unin on the 30th, margaret rule halls 444, where bouts are you mate? im doing product design and modern materials

ah rite i didnt know prawn was at portsmouth uni, thats what im movin down that way for, sounds like theres quite a good group/scene going on down there. well if anyone fancies meetin up and showin me around when i get down there would be most apreciatted! cheers ash craig

i havnt seen many vids of people riding in portsmouth, any one got any vids? who else rides down that way ash? dunno if i could handle riding with you, people 5-6 years younger kickin my sh**ty ass self isn't my fave lol! nah only joking would be good to actually go for a ride with someone else. craig

im movin down in a few weeks so i'll be new to the local scene.

noice one guvnor, great vid, smooth and big. awesome choice of music, refreshing to see a vid like that

how hard was it to ge the piston out of the body because mines done the same on both front and rear brakes, master on the front slave on the rear, is the way you get them out the same for both front and rear? cheers craig p.s. sorry to hijack the thread!

cheers dude added craig

it does say new, but it does also say prototype, i dont think ive ever seen a prototype of anything in the same condidtion as the production item. it could be new, a new prototype, which are genreally slightly rougher than the finished retail item. maybe im wrong? craig

nice lil vid there nothing mind blowin but good none the less anyone know what dj shadow mix that song was at the end as i dont reconise it at all??

cedirc gracia is about as anti frech as a french man can be, fabien barel is a stereotypical french man. why do you wanna hurt him and why do you think he's a fanny? the dude rides with speed and style and drinks and parties with the best of them. bit of a bizarre thing to say about him, ive got to say it is a bit too much about feet and inches, maybe martin just wants to see the sport to grow and progress like it has been since he started riding the sport way back when.

we had a biology teacher who was an absolute witch, who had to teach our form, and we had a pretty damn good form when it cam to gettin in trouble, fires in the class, attatchin bunsen burners to the taps was a goodun, best high pressure water jet ever!!locked her in the supplies room too. we were her only class, she was only part time. bless three months later she's retired from teaching due to a nervous breakdown through stress!! she never looked good at school! that was year 10. took a year out before college, so two years after she left, i start college. my tutor and product design teacher is her husband, nicest bloke in the world got on with real well. guess who my key skills teacher is, damn witch is back to haunt me!! only ever went to one lesson with her, couldnt look her in the eye!! guilt

the frame is only designed to run with 5 " travel forks, but if your using it for downhill should be ok as it'll slacken the head angle which should make it ok for the steeps, i'd recomend droppin the forks as far as they go in the crowns though to stop you gettina silly slack head angle. the bb height might rise so it might not be a as stable in the corners as before but hey should be ok, just dont go for a stupidly long fork!! craig

do you have a pic of the bodges you made? as im really interested in doing this one gear for trials and one for riding/bigger pedallier stuff. cheers craig

yeah its the bath and west showground bear shepton mallet

thats pretty damn special, on the same page theres the link for fosters triple whip, oh my god is that good

ah yes tis back in the shire once more! only went to NEC for the 10th anniversary i thought so was alaways comin back. its gonna be good!much like last year, apart from the riots craig

trials is a repetitive sport, its all hops and gaps and hops and gaps. unfortunately you cant complain about repitition, its the nature of the sport. in the end he's riding trials, it may not be the form that you or i or others may consider trials but its trials for him. his riding is progressive and diverse and its interesting, i like it. i dont mean to bitch but jake you rarely seem to have anything positive to say about anything, its sad, granted critiscm is all when and good if it can be construed to be positive in some way, but yours isnt. if you want natural trials vids, make one and we'll comment it im sure. its riding in the end of the day, lets not segregate a small section of cycling even further craig

they're great on a light grind, nice bite, enough hold and a bit of modulation, oh and seem to last ok too, i like em, gonna get some reds or snowy's and switch to the front though soon does anyone grind their front rim?

i've got to second that, i had a pad backing fail on me last week, still loads of amterail left so i asked if i could buy a new backing off of steve, three days later i recievea new backing free of charge no questions asked. quick, efficient service and abr this minor mishap quality products. craig

i always ride on my own or wiht my mates who skate. no one i know round my way (burnham/bridgy) rides trials. mind you its good because no one can show me up but i reckon i dont improve like i could because theres no one to push you. its not oo bad i can go out for ride for a few hours by myself quite happily, strap on some tunes and just go with the beat. its not so bad craig

intergrated tensioners are a great idea, looks a nice clean design does need a bash though

well that was a bit beasty, music wasnt that bad at all, didnt totally fit, but if you dont like it turn the sound off?!!! hmmm anyone fancy teachin me to be that good?! lol craig

beautiful country, awesome riding and to top it off my favourite song from one of the best albums out!! nice one craig

those dropouts are pretty damn clever, perfect tension and no chance of your wheel budging, nice looking bike. likes already been said its nice to see some manufacturers coming out wiht something innovative and fresh. craig

cheers for you help guys think i mite have to give a grind ago, as im sick of cleaning the rim and then rubbin the pads clean with wet and dry all the time. mite get some heatsink reds and switch the blues to the front. bit scared on the grinding front its a good job ive got lots of old wheels from my downhilling days. cheers very much craig