[new TRA and Eirik Ulltang video]

So Eirik came by and we did a really quick little shoot together . 

The concept was simple, make video welcoming him to the echo team . 

It was never ment to be the awesomest video, that one we will try and make later this year =p

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ernfuOwGI4

[Crewkerz Jealousy 26'']

People, its a name, yes i dont think its a good name, but why even care , only the performance and some looks actually count. And crewkerz are good bikes working hard to innovate, its a good thing.

How about the name aluminium, thatd be a conversation starter between uk and usa

Maybe just give up on the naming and go all out like, "f**king awesome".

Ever ridden that f**king awesome bike?

[Does anyone over 30 still ride trials :(]

Hey im ... uh.. 31 i think. Yes. Turning 32 october. Still doing some riding here and there at a decent level. Also benito ros is 34

[TRA noEscape]

Hey thanks man, appreciate it , waiting for your video now =p

Actually this video got myself hyped , hha. I just started riding again from long break because of other focuses . Gotta get back at it . You know its time to get back when you suddenly start to dream about biketrials ;p

As i say in the video, cant really escape the bike =p

That's got me so hyped!
Music edit and riding was at another level. Keep tgs style alive

[TRA noEscape]

New video , 6 minutes of material from 2014 , alot of craziness and stupidity in this one .

18 years of doing trials, still cant seem to escape it , well look at it , it really is fun isnt it ? =p

Do your thing and love it , or go home .

I had a bunch of unused material laying around from a canceled project , and then to make the video complete i used some already used material , and end result is ... well , hopefully entertaining =p

Enjoy Uttrykksikonet smile

[TRA photos of WC in lillehammer]

Hey , i wasnt able to ride at the worlds in Norway , so i went around and took some photos of the guys. Went a little overboard on post process on some, but i still think there are some great ones in there =)

Just in case some marketing guys are looking in here, only riders can use the images for self promotion, not theyr sponsor or other profit businesses .

Enjoy =)

[tra last caelifera]

I have never stated that, what i did say was that i did have no intentions with this video to make anything special, but i was super happy about those sidehops actually =)

You gotta be kidding when you say that huge sidehop at the beginning and end was nothing special.

[tra last caelifera]

Last few rides on my Caelifera, no attempts on making anything special, just a few clips thrown together . Enjoy

[TRA riding his old caelifera frame]

I decided to build up an older frame and have some fun at the amazing spot that is Alnes\Aalesund .

Frame is Caelifera , Mjølnir prototype. Still rides really well . Even though bike creaks and rear rim is smashed to bits

[Inspired by TRA pics...]

Good job. But heres a few tips if you dont mind

Move in closer with the camera, alot of air around the subjects that are not needed. And by moving in closer you would get more out of fokus background aswell, making it more .. bokehlicious

Also alot of Chromatic abberation going on there , make sure you take RAW , because then you can practically remove most of it in the RAW editing process by just moving some sliders, look it up

Also some post processing to enhance the feel of the images should make the images stand out more aswell .

The lighting was good, good job =)

[Photos done by TRA, of TRA and others]

Thank you for all the nice comments =)

there are some more sports photos on here : http://trarider.com/photos/sports/

I really like the 2 skateboard pictures at the bottom, for various reasons . First off, he is not a good skater , so getting a nice air actions shot, not easy. And secondly in one of the shots his hand was out of the picture, and i had to edit his hand

in from another picture and add on more space over his head, alot of warping n shit, well pleased when i made it unnoticable !

But as i look on these pictures, i notice i need to update my website, aaaa website editing, hate it

[Photos done by TRA, of TRA and others]

Haha , thats why i did most of them photos advertising for BRE (no longer with em)

Camera, i got canon 600d and 7d , same sensor so i swap em around in regards to what i need em to do .

Lenses , well uhm i got . sigma 30mm 1.4 , canon 50mm 1.4 , samyang 8mm fisheye , sigma 10-24 wideangle (i think) , sigma 70-200 2.8 and a nikon 80mm 1.8 . , these are my "workhorses" =)

Also got 4 flashes with some cheap radio transmitters .

BRE Clothing should use some of these photos to promote the brand name.

Loving the gap jump photo.

[Photos done by TRA, of TRA and others]

hehe , i removed some hair that looked like it came out of my nose ;p it was quite disturbing

"trasittinghairremoved.jpg" is a worrying filename, haha.

Cool photos though

[Photos done by TRA, of TRA and others]

Hello , i wanted to show off some of my photos , so here you go =p

These are all my own photos, even those of myself. I set up camera on tripod, and give instructions to helper on when to push the camera button. Helpers useally always gets something in return,

[Ali.C, Danny, and Duncan, riding Glasgow]

i reckognises it from ali c`s video =)

Shame they didn't say who the choreographer was really, should've put it in the credits.

I felt like I'd seen this video before... Where have I seen some riders riding along that (or similar) wall recently?

recognised ...

[Ali.C, Danny, and Duncan, riding Glasgow]

I really enjoyed the coreographed stuff

[Abel Mustieles. Teaser new video]

I really do hope the video is not going to be like the teaser, then its gonna suck so hard. I hate it when these wannabe extremesports filmmakers apply EVERY "trick" in theyr books to make it look "cool".

Super widescreen, closeups , etc. They have no fricking clue what biketrials is all about.

Making the athletes shine on footage AND making the images stand out, that is something of a unique skillset , and should not be given to anyone who supposedly knows the deal.

If i would get some $$ for doing videos of top athletes, i would love it. Filming myself and making it look good, thats next to impossible, would love to use my skillsets to film others and not worrying about my own riding.

[TRA and a camera]

IM hugely offended by this , and next time i see you, i will r**e you.

No .. wait, im a nice down to earth guy , haha .

Im am not offended and all the points are solid . I will try to do these simpler and smoother lines in my next video =)

I have just started working on another video and will work on my flaws in next one, spend more time doing it

My biggest issue so far has been to figure out when 180`s and tire taps arent "random" , my only thought on this case is , if im gonna do them, might as well go big on them.

But the biggest "doh" there is is that some of the most impressive things for some, was the footjam whip(is that even the name of it?) i did in the video , which i basically put in more as a joke as anything else. Haha , making biketrials

look impressive to people who doesnt know, is sooo hard.

I do agree with ross on the correction hops

Thomas, your riding is obviously ridiculous size wise.

I also love that you try crazy lines/moves and that you put so much effort in the filming/photography/editing.

But IMO those little hops shows that even though you go stupidly big, you ve been away from your bike for quite a while.(as u mentioned yourself)

you're no Ali C but yeah your riding could benefit a slightly steadier approach if I may suggest.

Hope your not mad at me for mentioning it. Please don't murder me with your bare hands

that was still very enjoyable

I m so glad your still pushing yourself that hard

Very inspirational.

[TRA and a camera]

Haha , i actually searched youtube for a video =p

i saw "GETcreative with Ross McArthur", actually a decent movie, but i would have liked to seen atleast 2-3 bigger moves to kick it up a notch.

quite surprised about the 290 views only .

Ooosh, bitch got owned!

I'm actually quite flattered TRA knows I do 180s on curbs/kerbs.

[TRA and a camera]

Well , its biketrials, not ballet or figure skating . Besides my 180s is less random then your 180s down curbs , curbs , wtf.

But thats ok , i know what to improve on and i also know i cant please anyone. And when im pushing myself i just have to forget about beeing smooth at times.

Working on it =) been off the bike for 7 months so im quite sketchy at the moment.

As much as I love watching you going huge TRA, the "lines" you do just don't tickle my fancy. The random 180 gaps with loads of correction and set up hops just don't make for good watching.

[#TrainsPlanesAutos]

Seeing mattys abilitys at dressler camp this year, and then watching this, its a damn disgrace, thats my opinion, what was this made for? childrens tv ?

This was utterly horrible . this looks like something that has been done by some students trying out the techniques\ ideas they learned 5 minutes ago.

When showing off an athlete, then the first rule is simple. "Make the athletes abilitys shine!" , if you are NOT able to combine this first golden rule with any sort of creativity, then do not be creative. simple.

[TRA and a camera]

I have been away from trials for a while, and after Dressler camp i got some skills back so i wanted to make a quick video .

Filmed over 2 days , in Bergen\Vestkanten where we just got some more stuff to ride on .

[Gilles Coustellier trial bike training at Fabregues]

amazing rider, great location, decent camera in hand, horrible video. I dont even understand how its possible

Have the camera in your hands while you stand, point it at obstacle\rider and try to get it all in the shot without moving it too much.

Not really hard is it ..

So i guess we will see more breath talk in the future =)

[Trialtech in Czech , Vasha and TRA take2]

Me and Vasek Kolar continue the tradition and made another video this year , enjoy

[Borisevich Pavel SL9]

yes i agree with all of you . However if he chooses to switch it up for a while and he enjoys it , well then thats enough really