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Got to any mountain bike area and check out how much is being spent, not sure this is as much of a problem as access and image.

Tiller effect, also known as the bollock effect ?

I'm sure the club would be delighted to have you observe, frequently a club member has to give up a ride if they are short numbered.

Glad you enjoyed it, Inverness & District have put a huge amount of effort into it to get it to the fantastic trial it has evolved into. Next year's swm edition will I'm sure, take it up another notch. ? (I'm sure we would be equally at a loss on chalk and clay)

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and no smoke !

Europe, as you say have many fantastic events, but we have some brilliant classic/pre65 events up here. Then pre65 Scottish, Highland 2 Day and the newest one, The Leven Valley 2 day based in Kinlochleven. There are also great events in Yorkshire/ north east and west of England. IOM also. Plenty to choose from if you are prepared to travel a bit.

My first Bultaco ran at 25:1, and never fouled plugs. Someone care to explain that ?

What's gone wrong with trials, riders ?

About 2:50

Think this is the same owner / rider

Your water must be wetter than ours ? ( I dry mine in a draught garage )

Sidi trials boots don't seem to absorb much water and dry naturally in 2/3 days.

Sorry, 30 seconds of the "music" on the trials vid was too much.

Never heard of a tube moving with the tyre stationary ! Every bike I've owned has tyre / tube creep with a spectrum of combinations.

Rule of thumb :- any modifications I make are ok, anything that goes one step further is cheating. ???

Strange, I see you more as ....

Good post, its not really an issue here either, think the O/P is a tragic has been.

Ultimate irony, you completely ignore posts that deviate from "your" vision.

To play devils advocate, many organizers actually think they are right, and there is no one answer. Best way to affect change is to join the club and get out there, lay out appropriate sections and enjoy. Regarding modified bikes, none are as they left the factory, just vary from minor modifications to Draton level which bare little or no resemblance. So what level of modification is acceptable ?

I imagine it will depend on your age, claims history and post code.

??? Great advice for the (severely) vertically challenged ! Probably not a problem for most riders, unless the footrest are actually dragging on the ground !!

Could just be a bit of dirt between float needle and seat, or damaged float.

If you put an air gun over the valve hole you can siphon a surprising amount of water out. (not siphon, but you get the picture)