steve

Jordi Tarres was awesome to watch. Donato Miglio so smooth. Current favourite - still Dougie.

I would advise you to steer well clear of the Aprillia. I had one in 1992 and really struggled to make it grip. They are a pretty big lump aswell. Here is a vid of me on the old beast. After the Aprillia I went back to a Yamaha TY250R and my results instantly improved. Go for something newer, 2000 onwards perhaps.

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I have been out on mine once so far and was quite pleased with my riding considering how long it's been since I did anything. I always messed about on BMX's when I was a kid and even attempted to build a cyclo trials bike for training whilst I was riding Motorbikes. I can do the hopping on the back wheel and did a couple of small drop off's but it's going up the steps I am struggling with. My problem is not the technique as such but timing it with the pedaling! It is so much easier to just open the throttle. I rode with 3 other lads of varying abilities, all better than me (for now) I did have the upper hand on one thing though as I managed to pull of a load of front hops - much to everyones amazement (including me!) nobody else could do them so I decided that it was a good time to call it a day.

Thanks for the links, I have a lot to learn so any help is appreciated. So how are you getting on then after a month on the bike?

I picked the bike up at the weekend and overall I am fairly happy with it. I was a little disappointed to see both tyres almost slick which wasn't mentioned in the listing. I have ordered a pair of Creepy Crawlies for under

Wow, I never knew Schwantz had a web site. He is one of my all time favourite riders. Thanks for linking to that one.

Glad to know I'm not the only old git who won't grow up! A new guy started at work recently who has an Onza T bird. He hasn't been riding long though so isn't too good yet. I tried his bike and decided it would be good fun as I no longer have a modern Motorbike. I went for a 20" bike on cost really. I have read good and bad about the Mission Prodigy but for

Hi all. I just bought my first cyclo Trials bike - I'll be 37 in a couple of months though and I'm so unfit just tying my shoes is an effort! I won a Mission Prodigy with Magura hydraulics for a ton on ebay and I'm expecting delivery soon. I just need to find some where to practise, lose a couple of stone in weight and I'll be away!! Are there any other late starters to bike trials out there?

Just awesome ! I have seen the Ryan Leech vid and this guy looks just as good.

keep us posted. I understand there was a protest about Alexz winning? Have they sorted it out yet?

looks like a cota 309

Ian, Thanks for the help on the code. I will be changing it eventually but for now I have to leave the site as it is. I had to print all the code off and submit it to the college for marking so can't change anything just yet. What I hope to do is put it on a different server soon with my own web address then I can keep fiddling. Steve.

I have added an option to select all the photos now. http://212.219.116.40/~sbird/pages/photos.html Is that better? What format would the videos work on any browser without plugins? At the moment they are wmv

The vids are wmv format - My tutor wanted us to use that. If I get my own server then I'll perhaps use a different format, mpeg perhaps? Not sure what you meant by the comment on the photo's, they can all be enlarged by clicking on the tuhmbnails to the right. Did you mean you wanted to select all of them in one click and then scroll through?

Thanks for that Ian. I am supprised about IE browser being outdated. I asked around at work and every one I asked uses IE. I suppose it's pre installed and unless you are tech minded why should you change something that works.

Hi all, I am midway through a college course in web design for beginners and as part of the course I had to design a web site. I used the opportunity to collate some material about my trials riding. The site was built using basic html so don't expect too much. Let me know what you think, I am gratefull for any constructive comments. I don't have a domain name and it's only hosted on the college server so I hope they won't mind a few hits! Here's the link. http://212.219.116.40/~sbird/index.html Thanks, Steve.

A friend of mine suggested Blur, great track but just didn't fit the vid right. Thanks for the other suggetions, half of which I have never heard of - i'll check them out. Thanks for the nice comments about the riding, I haven't got much footage of my riding so was chuffed when I came across this footage from 1992. Nice to see you video spud, flawless !

Hard to handle would be about right - he he Stu? are you mistaking me for Mr Robinson? Thanks for the nice comments on the vid guys

Any suggestions for music I could use in the background of a short video clip? It's a clip of me in 1992 which I am using on a site I am building for a college project. Here's a link if you want a laugh at the clip. It's not quite Jason Finn! http://212.219.116.40/~sbird/movies/aprillia.wmv

I have dug out the scanner and thought you might like to see this shot taken of me a few years ago -

For everyone that keeps asking why - did you miss this bit. "The bike is born like prototype in order to compete in the classic triel races, date the presence of a twin shocks-absorber and brakes"

I think a guy in my centre (South Midland) called Brian Deveraux has one, Brian is a good friend of John Lee's but I don't think he rides too often now.

Hi, Could anyone tell me what steering head angle is generally regarded as the best. Most Trials frame builders seem to have arrived at the same conclusion, Miller Ariel's, Faber Otter frames etc... A friend is building a frame and has asked me if I can find out for him. I don't need to know about trail or any other factor - just the angle of the steering head please. Steve.