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Round #3?
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haha cheers guys :)
im loving the trackstand variations atm, anyone know any cool ones?
still gutted that everyone hates tricks mind :(
we need a pics thread on the forum for rides n that blates.....
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this topic is great, has really helped my decision to get a thomson elite 50mm, thanks everyone :)
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b e a utiful, see you all next week!
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gutted! i need to read the forums more :(
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Why you should have brakes...and stabilisers!
haha yeah man that shit is tight
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why you should never have brakes - http://www.spokemagazine.com/2010/04/hand-brake/
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no embed? wheres the love?
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i <3 polo long time
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ahh no i didnt mean looking clunky, meant clunky when i did them haha, heavy bike and all that.
meh il still always love bombing hills and doing skids more than other shit anyway -
spotted 4 or 5 raleigh conversions locked up at monument in the last few days
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fairplay on the whole "fixed gear tricking is gash - get a bmx blah blah blah"
going fast is simple, i do that every time i ride, i want to take my riding to the next level, so i practice trackstands (still acceptable to fixed riders), i get bored of trackstands, so i try something else, like a barspin, and people go apeshit?? i say open your mind and let people do what they wanna do, its all fun and games.......Haha i was just kidding Tristan, I know first hand how people can get so protective over fixedgear tricks after i did that post on SHREDABILITY.Each to there own, i mean Iv got skateboarding for tricks If i didnt skate though then theres a chance that Id be doing tricks on my bike. Different strokes for different blokes.
haaa fair enough like, im just sick of eating shit for liking tricks :S
i hated bmx tricking, too 'clunky' if that makes sense. skating is the boyo mind, ive just found some old footage from when i was like 14, doing little rails, kickflips n stuff, good times -
haha gutted for me. had this horrid flu thing the last few days so couldn't hae made it anyway!
well whenever stuff is next happening could you drop me a text phil/matt?
cheers :)
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Hi Tristan,
Believe it or not, the polo beater cost me £12.50 to build. Basically that was the cost of the tyres. The rest either came out of the skip at RCB, was what I had lurking around the shed, or what I could scrounge. Just goes to show you don't need to spend a fortune or use exotic parts. I know some might turn their noses up at it, but it gave me a lot of pleasure to build, cost fook-all and got me started in polo. Might upgrade when I get a bit better at polo, but it suits me as a starter-bike ;) I've got another part-built if you're interested?the art of scrounging is a wonderful art indeed!
fook me thats sooo cheap, it looks really good too, did you spray the frame yourself??
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"The only cool trick on a track bike is going fast"
http://www.milanofixed.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/pedalare.jpgfairplay on the whole "fixed gear tricking is gash - get a bmx blah blah blah"
going fast is simple, i do that every time i ride, i want to take my riding to the next level, so i practice trackstands (still acceptable to fixed riders), i get bored of trackstands, so i try something else, like a barspin, and people go apeshit?? i say open your mind and let people do what they wanna do, its all fun and games....... -
first day of riding fixed, got ground into a wall by a bus doing about 25mph.
it sucked.
the bike was fine mind, i broke its fall with my face/shoulder/knees
pics here - http://www.facebook.com/notifications.php#!/album.php?aid=332584&id=695080065 -
Yeah, they weren't that impressive and it was really very terrifying. Done some stairs and bunnyhops on my new bike like, mainly 'cos I'm not scared it'll snap under me.
How about a bit of inspiration?
sick vid like, his first week as well?!?!?!
wtf.
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what day/time is polo then?
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just learnt how to do proper skids last week, they still need work mind, i almost ate shit going down killingworth bank the other day. riding fast and pulling skids definatly aint safe haha. need to learn track stands like.
hahaha its all about going fast and doing skids!
trackstands are fun fun fun
been working on no hands 1 leg
still trying to figure out how to make barspins look good though.......
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bit off topic but what did you get on your palm , you should post a pic
sorry, havnt been on the forum for aaaages!
link here -
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FenTO7HxYdw/S2h55YXL8mI/AAAAAAAAAFU/mhlA85wwbQk/s1600-h/DSCF8004.JPGmy palm tat :)
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oh and my bike is getting a small scale make over, new charge spoon saddle, new seatpost, new back wheel. anyone recommend good hubs? im thinking goldtec?
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so can he til he gets a fixed cog sorted. and yeah were both gettin footstraps soon as. fuck me, if i hadve known i was gonna get this much of a slating i never wouldve bothered. nothing like welcoming people into the community.
haaa no one realised it was a single speed methinks
il support the brakes idea though, i thought id be geet clever and have no brakes in my first week - fucked myself up big style = no riding for a month :(
as for slating, i still get ripped for riding like a dickhead and having no lights - slatings all in the game hahaha
you should see phil about footstraps, hes been making some hardware-less velcro beasts, pretty cheap too.....
Tristan
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Just built this for polo
that looks mint man, how much did the build cost you in the end?
i need to start a polo build, been meaning too for ages!
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sounds epic, id be happy to help out n all