i take it you meant choice of brake pads he's right though, most of the things we take for granted in trials, for example - grinding rims, we've copied from someone else. i very much doubt everyone woke up one day and went "ooh, you know what, im going to try making my rim really rough with an angle grinder, that'll surely improve braking power". i think not, its the same with tar, we wouldnt have started using it unless we saw someone else do it first...therefore - trend. anyway mate, who died and made you god? its a forum, people have a right to express their opinions without someone beating them down...like your doing for example. EDIT: oh, learn to spell by the way