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That looks very similar to somewhere I rode in Weymouth. Anyway some really cool photo's there, keep it up Dan.

http://www.trials-forum.co.uk/videos/echovideo4.mpg http://www.trials-forum.co.uk/videos/echovideo6.wmv http://videos.trials-forum.co.uk/kemical.mpeg Thats all the old Phil Williams/Totaltrials video's I have http://videos.trials-forum.co.uk/MarcChaissobestof.mpeg Marc Caisso video on Megamo equip/radical http://videos.trials-forum.co.uk/secret_sp...e_s_over_it.mpg Old Porthcawltrials video Trials-Punks vids/clips: http://videos.trials-forum.co.uk/bail.mpeg http://videos.trials-forum.co.uk/tim.mpeg http://videos.trials-forum.co.uk/Tim2.mpeg http://www.trials-forum.co.uk/videos/Trials-Punks02.mpeg http://www.trials-forum.co.uk/videos/Trials-Punks6.mpeg http://www.trials-forum.co.uk/videos/Trials-Punks7.mpeg http://www.trials-forum.co.uk/videos/Trials-Punks08.mpeg http://videos.trials-forum.co.uk/Trials-Punks09.mpeg http://videos.trials-forum.co.uk/Trials-Punks10.mpeg http://videos.trials-forum.co.uk/Trials-Punks11.mpeg http://videos.trials-forum.co.uk/Trials-Punks12.mpg Dan

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I agree 30 minutes could make it a bit tedious... Dan.

Really good photos there Mike I especially like the picture of Steve looks really cool. That picture of Porter on the floor after a crash and someone trying to steal his trainer made me laugh, it looks like he is crying Dan.

I have snapped: 2 sets of koxx bars Pashley 26mhz just above the brake mounts Koxx levelboss on the headtube numerous chains Orange zero forks Mission steel forks A few square tapered bottom brackets that is about it i think, also have cracked a Specialized hardrock, 2000 onza T-bird and a Base ta26, not bad going really Dan.

Here if thats any help to you? they have a good selection of ATX cases, however most have more then 2 drive bays. Dan.

I would say I feel really sorry for about selling the Ashton and having to build up some other frame to keep you going, BUT that bike is more pimp then any bike I have ever had! Sweet bike Dan

In Spain (in the region I live in anyway) trials and moto trials is pretty big, there is coverage of major trials competitions on television, but I can have conversations with people and they know what trials is..... So how did it get like this? the main reasons I think is obviously the competition side of trials is massive here and that you have got riders like Ot Pi, Cesar, Benito etc. who are the best riders in the sport. But other things I notice is that trials frames are marketed in pretty much every 'high street' bike shops, so people are able to see trials bikes as a common bike in a shop. Also a town named Calpe not far from me used to have a big sign of Ot Pi and Cesar as they climbed the famous 'rock/mountain' of Calpe, I managed to find the article on it and use google to translate it to english so people on here can read it Link Also their are a number of trials schools in Spain now (the biggest being in Barcelona run by Ot Pi and Cesar) and it is being advertised in shops. But i remember reading a topic on here not so long ago about Danny Butler doing lessons, now this would be a start in the right direction as Danny being one of the Uk's best competition riders, But half the people on here replying to the topic were slating him for it I do think in the UK trials is 'unknown' to the general public, I don't think that in the UK trials competitions will ever be huge.... However what I have noticed here in Spain and in Vancouver, Canada (went out their for a month and should be going back for a year) Is that their are alot of ZOO! and Echo bikes around as oposed to around 2 years ago when I moved to Spain (it was just Koxx and Monty everywhere). But what has this got to do with the UK trials becoming known to the public? well talking to riders from here in Spain and Vancouver they all have ZOO! and Echo bikes now because of obviously the company expanding and growing, but also because of Craig and Neil (some people havn't even heard of Martyn Ashton or Hawzie in Spain but know of Neil and Craig)... When I talk to riders from here in Spain and Vancouver they all say that they would love to come and ride the UK because it has the best street trials scene/owns the street trials scene...... Now this is coming from just other trials riders but I think if the UK wants trials to become a recognised sport to the public it has to do more comps like the red bull bike battle for example, showcasing the huge amount of talent the riders have, riders such as Craig, Neil, Ashton, Akrigg, yourself James and many others, as i really can't imagine the UK comps getting huge but it is getting bigger and bigger as world championship venues are starting to be hosted here. Also get Dvd's like Glassyeye get1 for example in shop shelves at halfords and other local bike shops (I know it would be a huge expense but I'm only using Glasseye dvd as an example) That's how trials got big in Canada after the releases of the Reed Merschat films (Revolution, Evolve, Contact) and look at what Tricks and Stunts did in the UK..... Loads of riders got into trials because of it and this all helps to get trials known to the public. The team clothing is also a good idea James and demo's like m-a-d have been doing, by other trials company's. But anyway that's my opinion on the subject Dan.

Couldn't have said it better myself Great work! I think/hope you will go far in design, you certainly have the potential to do so just looking at your portfolio Dan.

Yes there were some extreme designs as well, also this thing: However I used the Cannondale and the Orange Zero as they were generally what most bikes around that time looked like in design/geometry. But what do people think trials bikes will be like in another 5/6 years? e.g even higher bb's with longer chainstays etc Dan.

After reading a topic in new members entitled 'what was your first bike' got me thinking of how trials bikes/frames have changed in their design and geometry over the last 5/6 years.... Take a look at some of these bike from 2000/01: Martyn Ashton's Cannondale Peter Kraus Orange Zero Then compared to the 'modern' days trials bike: Echo Hi Fi Koxx Marc Vinco These examples may be on the extreme side of things as you still have short bikes now Leeson, Ashton etc. But i think this shows you how much trials bikes have changed over the last few years (Obviously there is older trials bikes then the two I have put, but I think that trials company's have only started getting big in the last 5/6 years). So the question that is in my mind is: how will trials bikes change in the nxt 5 or 6 years? personally I couldn't imagine it, some of the frames around now are just crazy designs... Dan.

Purchase Tricks and Stunts. Is the best instructional video/dvd you can get Dan.

My first bike I started riding trials on was a Specialized Hardrock, must have been about 5 years ago now. Dan.

10mm also Dan.

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I think that the Archives is a very good idea, I think for the exemption side of it the 'application form' would be a better solution as oposed to a fee for the multi national sites videos who are releasing videos on a regular basis. Possibly a fee from your regular trials rider who would want their video exempt from the archive? (If there was no other solution that is) otherwise you may up with loads of application forms from people who want their video/s exempt from the archives. Also the 'easy eye' links is good, as if you need to give someone a link for example the URL isn't 4 lines long, and just puts the finishing touches to the website overall really. All in all I think you have written your idea's very clearly and alot of of thaught/time has gone into trials-shack and you are doing a great job with it Dan.

Wheelbase: 1090mm BB rise: 10mm Chainstays: 380mm They are very light as they are built for natural/competion use as opposed to 'hardcore' street use. I have rode 3 Xtp bikes and all have been very nice Dan.

Well done for it being your first website, however the website is like a powerpoint slideshow. Also everything on the site is an image and their are no hyperlinks (for example you could used your email address as a hyperlink) and because of the text being an image you cant select the address to copy and paste it. The Riders and bike specs are just long lists which you have to use that scroll bar to see which isn't a good thing. You would be better off creating a seperate page for each rider/bike and scrapping that scroll bar altogether I think. There is just a couple of things what I think are not very good with the site. But like I sed well done for it being your first website Dan.

Happy Birthday Inur Happy Birthday Mike no birthday beats from the Worcester lot this year being as your in Slovenia Im sure they can save it for when you get back though Dan.

I tried downloading this yesterday and just tried it again now and I keep getting the following: This file exceded daily download limit (1,024.00MB/file). It is temporary unavailable for download. Would it be possible for anyone to upload this to a different server, as Im sure this will be interesting to see Dan.

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Wow, an insurance company actually paying up for a stolen bike valued over 1.5k I had a bike stolen which was under my house insurance and they only gave me a cheque for £250 when the bike was worth almost 4 times that amount. Your Dad must have done some serious argueing with the insurance company Anyway fairplay to you, glad things worked out in the end Dan.

Abingdon is about 20 mins from Oxford, which is a good 5 hours train journey from Blackpool. Dan.