billycraig

The 28th of Dec is dia de los Santos Inocentes. Usually we see images of a soon to be release 2t montesa but this one seems to of caught most people out quite well

I asked for my friend who is looking at ordering one and was told 250 is 5399, 280 is 5449 and 300 5499 .. RR prices to be announced

Brilliant thanks, MSM it is then

Has anyone been successful in getting a new 300RR insured for the road? The current insurance company I'm using for my 2015 260 doesn't recognise the 300, and so far neither do any of the others I've tried. Cheers

What method did your doctor use to check electrolyte levels? In the mineral test I run you typically see what specific mineral someone is low in, or if their are out of balance with regard to some mineral ratio. For instance I had enough magnesium, potassium and sodium but in relation to my magnesium levels my sodium was far too low. In others I've tested it's been magnesium and others potassium etc. They're all important but its the balance between them thats vital hence various things work for some but not for others and why things stop working over time.

Time to start buying some bling for them now. Looks nice

Depends on how quickly you suffer from pain soreness. If it's really bad start of with small amounts and then train again when your pain free. Once your pain free add in some structure

Yes you're over training. Pushing through it will lead to adaption in someway, most likely injury that necessitates a longer break to recover. Training is about cycles of overload and recovery, during the overload phase we break the body, muscle tissue etc down (catabolic phase). The rest period is where we move into the anabolic phase in which we rebuild and repair (hopefully stronger) ready for the next training session.

I think it's useful for the novice as it lets you watch what he does and breaks a few things down. Not seen the others but I'd say you'd learn something from it and the more people you learn from the more you'll pick up.

It gets like that on here at times. It's an interesting video but its use depends on your current skill level to be honest.

Waste of "flipping" time & money! Thanks, not the most interesting piece of psychology work but covering trials has made it more interesting.

Why is it? My time, my money, my choice what I do with it.

Brilliant thanks, managed to find a copy of the ACU handbook so that should be good enough.

Am completing some university work about trials and need a credible source to reference. I thought the acu site had an explanation of what trials is but I can't seem to find anything (maybe since they altered the website). FIM site doesn't seem to have anything either. Does anyone have any ideas? (books or sites other than wikipedia)

Rode a 125 Gas Gas in 2009 and it was more than capable on the moor crossings, in fact I found it suited me better than the 280 I rode the year before. On the 280, 300 and 250 I never felt like I was in the right gear over the moors. I rode a 200 Beta and did consider one myself. I was 11.5 stone and went up to 12 for the Scottish that year. Pretty much any bike will make it round if you look after it, usually the rider that struggles more.

Pretty tricky to remove or restrict food groups and still ensure you get enough food especially if your on a low carb/higher protein diet, not enough food = decreased metabolism. Handy way to lose weight quickly but once your hormones kick in and make you eat, your new low metabolism will store fat even more efficiently than before. And I stand by my recommendation to eat 5 meals a day, your right though low fat foods can be high sugar but as I mentioned if you don't understand the ingredients don't eat it. Not many people would understand the ingredients of a weight watchers yogurt (crystalline fructose for example) or dough conditioners in bread so ideally they would be eating real foods that they knew what they were. Nothing wrong with sugar either really, the original understanding of diabetes had no basis in physiological chemistry which led to the belief that eating too much sugar caused diabetes. It wasn't until Claude Bernard (1848) discovered our ability to catabolise tissue into sugar that we started to understand that diabetics loose more sugar than they take in. Just this week I've had 3 diabetics visit me on very low carb/sugar diets and one eating disorder patient yet they continue to pass an incredible amount of sugar in their urine despite the eliminating sugar from their diet (the eating disorder one ate just nuts for a period yet had sugar levels high enough to be labelled diabetic and ordered to avoid sugar). As far as exercise goes, some exercise can increase metabolism in particular weight training but stressful exercise such as cardio in the unfit increases mitochondrial damage. Endurance athletes although deemed fit have decreased cellular function highlighted by their low pulse rate and low body temp. The cortisol released during endurance activity raises blood sugar and if glycogen stores are low (said individual may be on low GI, low carb or just plain low calorie diet) then theirs no option but to catabolize tissue.

Or appropriate weight, high reps. Lots of people fall into the trap of picking up a weight thats light and doing 15-30 reps and wondering why they never get any results. No matter what the rep range the last 1-2 reps need to be very hard i.e you could probably manage 1 or maybe 2 more. No end of times I found people doing 30 reps with a weight and when I asked them to continue they'd still be going at 60-80 reps as the weight was just too light. Know what energy system your trying to work in and use it. Programming is the most important part (after eating) in training, without it your just lifting a bunch of weights with no real idea what your doing or why your doing it. For trials I'd suggest most sections are going to take no longer than 60 seconds so maybe train with that in mind. 3-0-3 tempo (so 1 reps takes 6 seconds), 10 reps (60 seconds) and ensure the weight is appropriate in that your only able to lift in maybe 1 more time after your 10 and you can maintain good technique. Set a stop watch and if it takes less than 60 seconds (or whatever you decide) then your cheating. I've programmed someones workout before then found them lifting twice as much weight the next day except they couldn't keep to the timing. Less time under tension = less weight lifted. Eat well, train clever and remember, strength and fitness comes during the recovery not during the workout so make sure you rest and recover adequately.

Rule number 1 about diet club is don't go to diet club. Any form of diet will slowly degrade the metabolism over time (cold hands, feet and general low body temp are signs of low metabolism). So if anyone recommends low calorie, low fat, low carb, paleo...its an endless list, ignore them and just make sure you eat regularly (5x's a day if poss but its more important that you stick to a routine), eat enough (starvation and being lean are not the same thing, a starved body will store body fat as a means of survival). Look at packets and if you don't know what the ingredients are (guar gum etc) then its not really something you should be eating. Good luck and Happy New Year

Was wondering the other week how it was going. Sounds like you were a good patient (not many about). Well done

Not necessarily, if a rider makes a genuine attempt to ride a section no stop, pushes the bike out for a 3 then watches other riders stop, balance momentarily and get less marks then its not really fair on the person riding to the rules. This idea that "as long as an observer marks everyone the same its all right" is just disadvantaging someone who either has a valiant attempt at keeping forward motion whilst loosing loads of dabs or someone who has a damn good genuine ride, then watches someone get away with lenient "count to three before its a stop" observing. Not a fan of no stop rules but its farcical to set a rule then ignore or alter it to suit.

Got a manual at home from my 92 climber 280, its in italian but you can still see everything you need to.

I'd say heed the advice, its a tricky one to rehab. In theory (some disagree, me included) the muscle abducts the arm a little (which has little impact on trials) and also more importantly stabilises the shoulder as part of the rotator cuff group. Its getting it to function as a stabiliser thats the tricky rehab part. I'd say you have every chance of riding again but it really depends upon how much work your prepared to put into it. I'm nursing someone through a similar injury at the moment and if he listens he'll be fine. Is it right shoulder? Buy yourself some great lakes gelatin (green tub) which should be easy enough to get hold of for you, and take it as suggested everyday as it will help reduce inflammation and will also provide you with the perfect source to rebuild. Feel free to drop me an email and I'll do my best to point you in the right direction.

Broken mine a few times, the worst being just before the Scottish and I had to use a carbon wrist brace. Its a slow healer due to very poor back fed blood supply. The risk being that if its not sorted properly the side that receives no blood supply can rot or die off. Eat well, get lots of calcium from a variety of sources and rest it as long as its needed.

Thats not really a fair comment, I observed at a classic trial due to injury and got a load of abuse from 2 pre 65 riders for fiving them. One for stopping and one for going the wrong way. I won't repeat the comments I got but it was safe to say they thought I ruined their day and one complained that he had noway of winning anymore. Did I bother observing during my recent injury? No I didn't! No matter what level someone is their is always someone whose not going to be happy as its a competition and people tend to be competitive. I've seen experts, intermediates, novices and complete beginners throw their teddy out of the pram and too a degree they've paid their money so their within there rights to feel aggrieved. I've also watched riders argue and get away with stuff and thought I must be a mug to just always except the decision I'm given. Sadly until we get paid officials we are not within our rights to criticize unpaid helpers. I rode the trial on Sunday and suffered somewhat with observing that I wouldn't agree with at times, I took the view that the recent endless discussion of no stop had increased the pressure to observe no stop, so it felt a bit harsher than in previous years. Like many others I just tried to make the best of it and enjoyed my day as the wallace is one of my favorite trials of the year. Have been watching this post for a while and despite my biketrials background I have little interest in the debate as I like both rules as long as they suit the trial. What I don't like is the "them and us" split with people pointing the finger at "experts" etc, I feel it dangers our minority sport more than anything. We all like to ride our bikes and our current rules allow us to choose how we do so. Does it really cause offense to someone if someone else to enjoy a different style? Pick your trials, enjoy them, learn from them and most importantly thank the observers for their help.

Their are various types of calcium supplementation that can be used dependent on the state of the body. I personally measure urine and saliva pH and then use an appropriate acidic or alkaline calcium to bring pH back to where it should be. For instance I snapped my achilles in this years ssdt and had to use calcium lactate to lower my alkalinity which helped me heal quick. If you get yourself some pH strips you could test yourself quite cheaply. The fact that your lactose intolerant would point to the fact that your more than likely to alkaline as well (I used to be lactose intolerant as well). Good luck with healing quick and getting back on the bike!