Mark W

Beast (Y)

Not having a go, but there's another thread somewhere (A-level results thread or something) which has a load of names of places where people are going already (Y)

The Collapse is stronger though, and it certainly doesn't make the god-f**king-awful noise ever KMC Kool has made on my 12t sprocket (Y)\ They're specifically designed for smaller drivers, so it's going to work better with dinkier trials gearing. Really, really love mine. I've been through 2 Kools, so I fancied a change anyway. Gonna get one for my BMX (Y)

I didn't bother starting to learn til recently. I think end of May/start of June time? When I was 18 1/2 anyway. I just didn't really care. I couldn't afford a car, and then to insure and run it, and I didn't *really* want the hassle. However, there is the bonus of doing it at 17 even if you don't have a car, 'cos it still looks better on your insurance 'cos you've technically been a driver for longer, even though you've not had a car... Think I'm gonna do my theory soon. Only once had below 30 in the 20-ish mock theory papers I've done with my driving instructor, and that was after one sketchy night...

What the f**k were you searching for?!

I used the bass I made for a few gigs :D It's the one on the far right. EDIT: Imageshack can lick my nuts. EDIT #2: Again :P

It's an interesting idea. A "pure" 24" trials frame could be fun, really. Something to ride rocks on that's got the stability of a stock and the flickyness of a mod would be pretty nice, and the ability to ride it "pure" trials-style or do more bunnyhops and stuff would be nice. I know it's not got the seat (I know you can bolt the seat on, but it's not going to be in the same position as a 'real' seat-tube/post and seat combo), and it's not the 'double diamond', but it's the geometry that's important. Just because it doesn't have the same conventional double diamond frame, if it's got the same length, BB height, headtube angle then it's not going to be *that* different, really. It's jsut different ways of joining the key points together, isn't it? Either way, I think modelling the 24" model on the Woodstock, but giving it a bit more reinforcement (as 24s are mostly going to be ridden on street, so a lighter, more comp frame like the Woodstock might not have the girth) would be pretty spiffing, really...

Daz, yeah? *hugs JT!*

There was this random street performer at the Victorian Festival (f**k me Mid Wales is all about the bling bling), who was just ridiculously strong. They had this ladder set at an angle, and he was walking up it on his hands, with someone standing on his feet (so he was vertical, feet up). He had this girl with him when he was doing this stuff, and he was just sooooooo strong. Doing those "feet off the floor" press ups one handed and stuff like that. Looked like a right fat b*****d, but he was just monster :-

:- I don't really follow you? If anything, a smaller, nimbler bike would be more suited to street. Mods are, the last time I checked mine, small and nimble. I hate the feel of stocks, and I can just about deal with 24"ers, but I'm perfectly fine with 20" wheels. Works for BMXers, works for me? Or should they go Gary Fisher style and get some 29" wheels on the go just 'cos they're bigger? Either way, like I said - it's all about setup. A mod set up for street will still ride really nicely for street, just like mine does. I don't really get how it's limiting me at all if I can do the stuff I want to do on it when I want to, if you follow.

Echo and ZOO! were the same company right from the start though, and people did know that? Just when ZOO! turned up with the Lynx and Boa, people asked who they were and the connection between the two companies was made. Zona means "Section" in Spanish which is apparently why it was chosen. Verily.

I can do it on a mod. Why would I then want to get a different bike, if my current one is fine?!

What do you use your DMR for? If it's just jumping and so on, you don't twist the grips as much as you do with trials as you're often in a similar-ish riding position for more of the time, whereas with trials the grip positioning of your hands tends to change all the time, pretty much. You hold on differently when you're on the flat than when you're hopping, on the back wheel, gapping - whatever. My hands do appear to be rough as f**k, in fairness (Y)

Hmm, sensical :- Hang on, that said 'mod' a minute ago. AAAAAAAAnyway... Mods are fine for street, it's just that most mod riders don't ride 'street' on it, more just 'pure' trials on street. (To quote my BMXing brother who had a go on my T-Pro in 'street' mode; "Wow, I didn't think I'd ever get the hang of manualling this" shortly after he did. They spin well, most short mods are flicky as hell, they're easy enough to manual if you're not a trend-following tool, and they're just pretty nimble.) Either way, if "emo" has taught us anything, it's that labels are totally shit and pointless.

In terms of the lower spectrum of the comic table, Tomm, we are left with | Slapstick | Sarcasm | Mime \|/Slow hand claps Either way, you said (I think, I can't remember) that you couldn't/no-one could/does ride street on mods, but 2 and a half people do. FACT. :-

What about that guy doing mental stuff on that X-Lite? Always wore a knitted peaked beanie majigger instead of a lid... Can't remember his name now, but that technically makes 2.5 of us (Steve now counts as half :-)...

Cables don't go "all over the place" if you wrap them correctly, and some anal guitarists would probably smear crap in your face for saying they should be stored in a figure of 8... Anyway, I'd say a combination of A and C, although most of my stuff just lives in my acoustic bass gig bag. Big enough for all my pedals, leads, plugs and adaptors, with enough room for my 6 and 4-string basses (one at a time :-)...

Interesting Fact: If started simultaneously, "We Are The Cheeky Girls" by The Cheeky Girls syncs up perfectly with her tapping.

The Deathgrips wear out in no time. Horizontal ribs = bad idea. The "Team" grips are thick. That covers most of the Demo bases. Shadow Con Li'l Dirty grips are where it's at. Thin, durable, nice. That roadie bar tape is surprisingly thick, and utterly shite. Unless you do a super, super good job of it it just comes off, and it's just not any better than, say, the Renthal ATV/trials grips (Y)

The Deng business plan. 'Companies more for sell product.'

Wasn't THAT funny? Either way, you have shipping, warehouse overheads/wages, retail overheads/wages and so on, but that still doesn't equate to £390 per frame +, especially bearing in mind they sell on enough badged up crap to last Dominique a life-time.

Location comes into it I guess?

Erm, not surprising?

That is a random figure :-

...that was recouped a fair while back? $60 per frame if you buy a batch of 500. Approx. £35.