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Watched this last night, carries his style over really well. That pedal over the rail is cool. Bike is particularly odd, think cause the frame is soo small? Is it like a stock Because too?

As Ross said. Plus some better editing/ filming and it'll be great. Riding isn't of any issue for sure.

The argument has been done to death. Downhillers probably are have touched more into the subject. Material, welding and design are all big factors when quality is variable on these factors. If you want different, go custom. Imho i think parts need more addressing than frames. That's about it.

Caffeine is addictive, because of that it slowly becomes needed for normal function. Look at the stains it produces on cups too, ain't the best for your teeth. Ain't no harm in drinking it in small quantities, but tbf it's soo expensive will save you good money. As said leafy dark greens. Cabbage, spinach off the top of my head. Don't be fooled into doing the whole raw/ blender style shit, it could do you more harm than good. Organic isn't necessary imo, a local vegg shop will probably be better who source local, + helps the environment and local economy if you're into that. Can't fault carrots, though they are hard to digest. All in the cooking, as i said previously it's a skill. I sure as hell have no idea about that, though. Nuts are good. Look into the fat and protein levels. Walnuts and cashews are expensive as a heads up. But even peanuts, the cheap ones are good for you. Often the body will continue to feel hungry if you haven't provided it with the correct nutrients. Also if your job is a manual one, you'll need plenty of carbs and sugar isn't too bad. A yoghurt isn't gonna kill you, but they're expensive anyway, so might as well drop them. 90 grams of sugar a day is the recommended amount and hard to hit if you don't touch sugary fruit. Basically anything that has more than a few ingredients is probably not of ideal choice. The whole of the supermarket falls under that category pretty much. But i'm no expert and i like Burger King, so meh. Also stress could potentially be a bigger factor than eating fast food. Do what you gotta do.

What i took from that was: they picked a bad place to film a dvd the writer lacks the ambition to ride what is perfectly ridable spots and is just a victim of the bmx style he described at the beginning he acknowledged that he was a victim as above, but just decided to enjoy riding from now on he gave reason to why bmx is suddenly amazing now, moreso that before. But i think that was articles twist or something. It was an article i was enjoying reading, then it just melted away when he basically said out of nowhere, bmx is fun/ enjoy it while you can/ shit ain't gonna change. Or maybe that was the point, and i had just presumed there was some ending when the sun was out and the butterflies were hanging out in the skatepark, or something. It's the comments that i often enjoy reading more than the articles though, with all of my interests i mean. I'd say 2006 was a strong indicator of bmx taking it's down turn. Admittedly i was a naive 20ish year old on a quest to be knowledgeable and morally correct in all situations, but failing miserably. I think the real downer of bmx is not being able to go to a park and have instant friends. Yeah there's always been asshole riders around, but now, god damn. If you want to be friends with the kids now, flattery won't get you anywhere, but yet skill will have them change their minds about you. It's pathetic, and it puts pressure on those who have got skill, to not show it, because it just comes across as being a dick. The people i do make genuine friends with are the ones who are my age or older. But again, today's kids have stained bmx. The internet and sheer amount of riders and parks available these days are the 3 main culprits of this behaviour and attitude in bmx. Bmx is easily accessible. Once i learnt what was inherently the problem with the attitude in the skatepark, it changed me, and i wouldn't be surprised if it was part reason for changing my riding style too.

Most stuff already been said. I cut tea/ coffee out, but back to just 1 or 2 cups in morning. Maybe i'll cut it out alltogether again. Hell even if it can have benefits, it's expensive. I haven't eaten sweets in years now. Those are pointless i don't care for them at all anymore. Sometimes someone will pull out something that i remember was nice but i'm still not overly fussed. Chocolate i eat because it's given to me, then days after i will crave it. But resist then it goes. Chocolate is evil. Giving up bread is okay if you can replace it. Bread is cheap and easy. Go wholegrain. I never look back and despise white. I think once you learn the vegg way, meals can be really good. Add good meat if you can afford it. I discovered broccoli, it's easy goodness. Salads again require skill. UK salads are joke, ask a european. They have delicious salads. Fruit is high in sugar btw. But fruit is good for an active person. Tiredness can come of lack of exercise, over sleeping, no regular sleep pattern. Overall point being, you don't need to go ott with diets and stuff. Hell i'm a smoker and i'm fitter than a lot of the population, not defending smoking btw. Point being, regular exercise and a bit of okay eating will get you through the day. My mum bought a Pot Noodle the other day. I was intrigued and ate it. After i felt like a bloated, ill, digusting fat pancake. gank.

Sorry if this is a repost, but thought it may be of some interest to those who hadn't seen it. Article

Nice riding. Kyle you have the wrong bike on, also someone stole your red bike. Is that Peter Cole?! Where da f**k did he just suddenly emerge from? If it isn't, it sure as hell looks like him, with his same style.

Look pretty good. Are those butted tubing? What the prices like on customs these days?

I'm more than happy doing extra training and working hard as i've been keen on that for years but it's useless if you haven't the direction, which is my problem. Is welding a simple direction? and from what people have said it may seem so. I've searched welding stuff in Glos area and there's an abundance of work. And if people say there are a shortage then this can play to my favour. But there is another question, how fun/ tolerable/ differential (lack of a better word) the work is/ can be. As i really don't like being stuck the same place a lot. Beggars can't be choosers i guess.

Training/ college. Hence me not expecting much back from the job unless i got lucky with a company.

"moments" I'm keen to visit somewhere in the UK like there, but obviously would require checking the forecast before hand.

Probably not worth a random visit then

Not surprised this hasn't got a replies. I don't think the riders were in the "all or nothing" mindset. Even Sergio Layos was just riding a backyard mini doing tricks probably does on the weekend regularly. Admittedly i skipped through a lot of it, and there is probably some top riding in there, but your time is most probably best watching Rampage or a bmx dvd.

This. Though i've done a climb like that before (without the bike) and it's all in your head. But it still looks super eeery on that video. Beautiful location, i wonder if it's that clear most days? Nice place to go trekking for sure. Front flip was super smooth. I think Danny now is starting to really appreciate his outcome, being able to do that and get paid for it is amazing. The foreign city videos, not so much.

And hello. I was thinking about the welding "career", i use that term lightly. You can do courses in some forms, and job agencies have welding jobs available, which i imagen should be easiest to get out of all the welding jobs around. It appears welders get a fair wage, 18k onwards. So lets ask TF for the bottom line on this. I don't have an interest in welding really, i'm sure it could be fun, i have despised assembly work in the past btw, so can it relate to that at all? However i imagen welding requires you to be awake unlike assembly, but the similarity of similar tasks may be similar? It just seemed welding appears to be an easily accessible job which is a "real socially acknowledged skill". I have no intent in using this in relation to bikes, and i couldn't care about being able to borrow work's tools or do on the side projects. I just thought it might be an okay job. What should i know about it as a job? Worth doing, tool costs, work environments, sustainable, need other education/ knowledge, etc etc. Thanking alls.

This topic seems to be the "depression thread" atm, rather than the angry thread. I have a problem with making decisions and focussing on what i need to do, to make myself happy. I blame riding, f**king riding. Wish i was just some xc rider who liked to do pop off some wheelies and do crappy stunts now and then.

Certainly not teeming with trials riders, that's for sure. There are a few about which i can put you in touch with, most people have moved to pure street riding or moved to bmx entirely. I ride both still, or like to think i do. I can't find you on FB. I've messaged you my FB address.

Dunno how much my bmx weighs, but it's not much and has a full armoury. Perhaps pushing 12kg, but certainly not more. I personally don't think trials bikes really need be any lighter than what they are. I often found my 24" with no brakes felt to light up front. All about getting the right weight, in the right places to make it feel right, right?

Odd on. Slack ha and disk mount

Breaking bikes is what stalls and grinds are all about

Yeah that's it. Martyn has a good style, if sometimes a little sketchy with his spins, he has the typical trials rider, "i don't know what the f**k is going on with my momentum or what todo with it" style with spins. I didn't list it, to hopefully encourage some to watch it. I think it's commonly accepted that Rowan is on the list of TF legends. If comps were more often man made obstacles, things like race were involved on the day, dabs were removed and i'm sure i could think of other things to (personally) improve attitude towards comps, then they could become a constant thing to attend. I like to do one once in a while with friends as they are though.

Where abouts? This section of the forum is quite. It's better to search members by location. I ride Bristol mostly. Not much else going on around GL.

Yeah that's the one. I hope for another Phoenix jam.

Pretty much what Mark said. I personally (in the whole terms of things) think geo really doesn't make much difference in this discussion. The thing is, as Mark said, there really isn't many doing anything that different. Most riders currently all have the same outlook now. Buy long bike, do sidehops. Buy Inspired, do fjwhips and backflips. There are however riders who do mix between the two. But they aren't pushing anything new. Gap here, spin here, and the end result is the same as the two previous incarnations with either no thought to style, links, execution etc. I still hold Ryan Leech to be responsible for a lot of trials progression. He helped my riding a lot. Martyn Ashton had a great section in Trial Noir. I've still seen nobody replicate a certain move he done in his section. Akrigg has also been responsible for some progression due to his loose nature. Also bringing a couple of fresh tricks too. The sport is still young however. I don't think the comp scene had really done anything at all for trials progression. Maybe helping develop slightly better pogo sticks. What i think is funny, the rules. Strategic dabs, watdufuq indeed. Get out of jail free card? The popularity of comps on here is an indication of it's staleness in the whole view of things. TF is a funny place too. There are so many riders who tilt towards mtb street moreso than trials but TF is their/ our home. Is TF and Inspired the final string keeping us/ these riders connected with trials? Will we all eventually part ways? I dunno, i think i'm just babbling. I've even forgot the initial question. Something abour trials being boring. Oh yes that's it. It's really the community that is boring. With Facebook killing Member Organised Rides, the getting out and having fun with new people has gone. Different styles aren't mixing but people are all just watching the same video and replicating it. An example, years ago i would go to a new skatepark and find the locals sharing similar styles of their own, formed by their park and the local riders before them. These days, go to any park, see same kid trying same trick. I do agree with Greetings though, trials does feel like it'd taken a step back. Ben Rowlands had a great idea with getcreative. But unfortunately i think most people seemed to think it was about putting your tshirt on backwards, wearing your seat on your head while doing a fakie off some kryptonite rock from the planet kiwi. But there were some who just went out there and did what they wanted to do, alas the Aussie guy on Ashton won? Either way him, or someone like him definitely on an Ashton made a very enjoyable video. Also, Tim Pratt is/ was great to watch. The end. Conclusion / TLDR Riders suck. Trials does not. [edit] Late night typos. Also no digs be associated with this post