Ben Jones

I know what you mean about the saracen chain..happend to me the same but i stopped pedaling just as i saw it get caught but it totally bent the gears Keep pressuring them like crazy! Keep a copy of all the e-mails and letters as well Ben

My first taste of Trials was Martyn Ashton around 2-3 years ago....didnt really think much of it (i was 10 years old lads) and it was only about last year when M-A-D team came into our school to do a demo promoting cycle helmets that i actully considered taking it up...bought a bike a few months later and here i am now....still crap but ho well Ben

AMEN to that brother GO RIDE not argue...thats why were here right? Ben

Nice bike...if u dont mind me asking how much did it cost? Orange arnt the cheapest bikes around unfortunatly. Thanks, Ben

I know what you mean...i can only keep my front wheel up for a few seconds ...guess i practise more on different stuff and not the basics I can keep it up for long enough...just that i'd like to be able to keep it up for ages so you have that option. Glad im not the only one Ben

Hi just wondering how you modded your MAD? I Have the same bike and im wondering how i could mod my bike to make it lighter and better. Any tips?

Hey just want to see what bikes you have and whats good/bad, what you would change and would you recommend it? Bike: Type: Pros: Cons: What I'd Change: Recommend? Thanks, Ben

k thanks alot everyone thats helped loadssssss....but when i get the money Will keep riding this bike till i get abit better. Any one know how much it would cost me to buy a new/good stock? and where? thanks guys ben

I'm proberly not the best for advice....but i just sorta got the pedal hopping. You just sorta get on the back wheel.....slightly push forward the handle bars whilst letting your back brake off (i use 1 finger - you need as much grip on the handle bars) then jult the pedal round whilst lifting the handlebars up again and jumping up and forward the motion of your front wheel going up and your back wheel goin forward should give you abit of a hop...but add a little wrist action to hop aswell...... now i know that was no use to you at all cos im a crap explainer....but hey well good luck

lol k thanks alot....would u suggest a 20" being better for a beginner to move around? or in the long term do u reckon 26" would be best? 20" just look so much easier to keep up and munouver

ok cheers mate...i quite like it at a low pressure but it sometimes sorta buckles on itself... easier to balance though

k im just worries about totally messing up my wheel cos sometimes if i do a jump or summit i hear it whack the wheel...

K thanks alot umm m this will show u how much of a novice i am ....i know for a mod peeps have there rear wheel slightly swidgy...well what is best for a stock? slighty flat? or pumped up nice and firm?

K thanks alot i must say the bash ring does look pretty naff compared to my mates... I see what u mean bout backhops and pedal hopping...i've only be riding bout 1 month and i can stay up for ages and lurch onto/off stuff... any idea of a good cheap bash guard? thanks alot

I've got a MAD 2.Six 05 and im a pretty new rider...is it a good bike to learn on and what should i get after i get abit better? Any suggestions?

STOCK always