for all you mountain bike fans

[steve howes]

this guy is very good.  must have strong wheels some off the landings are hard
http://www.wimp.com/dannymacaskill/

[boss]

bah, its all about no brakes!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkeCmDcw_YE

im off to do some barspins.

[mikiep1986]

this guy is very good.  must have strong wheels some off the landings are hard
http://www.wimp.com/dannymacaskill/

 that dude has skills . . . how the hell did he flare off a tree . . . nutta but pure skills

[mikiep1986]

 this looks like fun might try it through bristol sometime see wat happens


 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8N7vxuAZsUA

[Little-Green-Machine]

i can only dream off hopping like that :oops:
Notice his rims kept changing :D

[adafish]

used to do that stuff on me old Raliegh TOMAHAWK back in the 70's, the progressed to  a bright YELLOW CHOPPER....Then a GRIFTER, boy were them thinks heavy, and the blistters of the rubba grips ;)

[Saffy]

used to do that stuff on me old Raliegh TOMAHAWK back in the 70's, the progressed to  a bright YELLOW CHOPPER....Then a GRIFTER

How we hated the spoiled rich kids with their fancy trendy bikes :lol: Bet you went home and played with your BIG-TRAK robot vehicle and Atari 2600 games console too.

[Bush Tucker Man]

Whilst admiring them, I much prefer the finesse of the top Cyclo-Cross riders in dealing with the obstacles* (dismounting/running/remounting/then carrying on at high-speed)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CagbtEAAiQ

Even the girls go like hell!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qirR28LWpCo&feature=PlayList&p=3ED2429E7C06930C&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=9

I was going to try this in September, but decided I'm not up to it. Yet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoHBRZJRtfM&feature=PlayList&p=3ED2429E7C06930C&index=14

However, try 'YouTubing' Ot Pi


Or, for the older (ie; long term; early 90's MTB'ers), do you remember Jez Avery & the 'Hot Pies'? (sponsored by Etto helmets & 'Offroad' - makers of the 'Flex-Stem')




*I'm biased, as might be able to tell, as that's my sport :lol:

[clbarclay]

must have strong wheels some off the landings are hard

Trials bikes are a source of poverty, I dread to think how much one of my house mates speands on these bikes every year.

Just about every thing on the bike is a wearing part and will need replacing sooner or later. The trouble is weight is a big problem, so as much excess metal as possible is removed. The rims for example get drilled and machined out between the spokes to remove as much weight as possible, so despite starting out as expensive very strong wheels and the spokes being reuarly retightened, they are usually destroyed in not many hours riding.

[boss]

i run alex supra -e rims......so strong! but heavy, its the only rim with a tripple wall(that i can find), to get tyres on i use a crowbar and to get them off i just cut them! i ride a heavy bike but han hop around 3ft from the floor too many people decide on spending there money on stupedly light parts and dont bother bulking up. the latter is better as you dont have to go to the gym :D

[topless matt]

Agreed, i run wo heavy bikes.
My jump bike has halo sas rims which weigh a bomb as they are both 48 spoke but have never bent one.
My downhill bike weighs in at just over 20kg which helps send me down the mountain faster, and allows stability in the air over 30-40foot gaps  :dance: :twisted:

[clbarclay]

My house mate does get just a little obsesive with trial bike weight, his current trial bike is comfortably under 10kg or less than a twelth of his own weight :-. reducing bike weight though was obviously easier :lol:

Not sure what his current rims are, the rear was twin wall, but then machined to single :lol:

Not as insane to watch as Danny Macaskill

[meathumper]

I did a bit of trails a few years ago, i can appreciate the time, skill, effort, blood and pain that goes into it. Unfortunately no where near to that degree of skill. Well done to that highly devoted man and people like him.

[boss]

My house mate does get just a little obsesive with trial bike weight, his current trial bike is comfortably under 10kg or less than a twelth of his own weight :-. reducing bike weight though was obviously easier :lol:

Not sure what his current rims are, the rear was twin wall, but then machined to single :lol:

Not as insane to watch as Danny Macaskill

forgods sake! my wheels probibly weigh that much!  :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Jake]

Most excellent bike skills
Flares on trees, tailwhip transfer's...mental
Very good
 :D

[300TDi Disco]

The vids are great, years ago i did a few jumps on my dads road bike which had about 10mm wide wheels. I ended up in hospital.  :'( I didn't get back on a bike for years but now slowly getting back into it.

[Little-Green-Machine]

My halo's way a ton i got the combats with 36 spokes, bombproof but waaaaay heavy :twisted:

[topless matt]

You should try the halo sas with 42 or 48 spokes, i cant be bothered to count them!
They are waaaaayyyyy waaaaayyyyy heavier than 36 spoked ones  :lol:

[littlepow]

i can only dream off hopping like that :oops:
Notice his rims kept changing :D

It was filmed over a year or so. They have an interview with him in MBR this month. He seems pretty normal for such insanity!