This Kid...

[WesleyInman]

Has to be the most amazing rider I have ever seen!!! Personal favorite is him flipping off the tree at 3:09...Never seen anything this good, thought a few of you guys would appreciate this.

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[Brendan Merchant]

Yeah I've seen that one before. His riding skills are amazing.

[Mat Maddox]

WOW man that guy has a huge set!

that is nuts what he can do

[kenneth nowicki]

The guys Scottish, and that video was filmed in Edinburgh. Awesome stunts, sort of wish I could do that too! :M:

[Patrick McGuffin]

The guys last name has skill right in it! Thats really all you need to know.

[Rocco Liogghio]

Amazing! And notice he is wearing a helmut...

A dad...

[Chris Weaver]

I remember when my bro started riding BMX if you could hop over a trash can you were the man. When I rode, if you could do a 360 off a loading dock you were awesome. Now...jeez...makes me wonder what they'll be doing in another 10 years.

[Ryan Bracewell]

Amazing! And notice he is wearing a helmut...

A dad...

Im not a dad and was thinking the same thing......and yet I think there is nothing wrong with moving as fast as possible with 900lbs on my back!!!! :BB:

That dude is pretty amazing though. Some crazy balance.

[Zack C. Nims]

That song has officially gone up about 50 points in manliness. Amazing!

[Jamie Christman]

"Shocks, pegs, lucky! Its a SledgeHammer. Take it off any sweet jumps" (Napolean Dynamite). But seriously that kid is awsome!

[Chris Anderson]

TRULY AMAZING!!!

Its always interesting to see what people can do, with dedication and determination. To see someone push the limits of what is considered the norm... Very nice!

[Billy Wolt]

It's called "trial riding". The object is to navigate obsticles without touching the ground.

The bikes for trial riding are different too; They are smaller frames, to be lighter, most times riders won't have seats on them so they don't get in the way, the brakes are super powerful (won't find them on normal bikes), and the gears are different to allow more power.

[Chris Anderson]

" It's called "trial riding". The object is to navigate obsticles without touching the ground.

The bikes for trial riding are different too; They are smaller frames, to be lighter, most times riders won't have seats on them so they don't get in the way, the brakes are super powerful (won't find them on normal bikes), and the gears are different to allow more power. " - Billy Wolt

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh61/sk_etch06/trialsbike.jpg

Its like "freerunning"/parkour but with a bike.

[Ian Duggan]

..the brakes are super powerful (won't find them on normal bikes), and the gears are different to allow more power.
Sniff... sniff... do I smell somebody BS-ing?

[Billy Wolt]

Sniff... sniff... do I smell somebody BS-ing?

that's retarded....what would i be bs'ing about??

go lift some weights and stop the trolling

[Ian Duggan]

What you said about that bikes that trial guys run makes no sense.

They run "super powerful" gears? (I notice you've since edited your post) They're (almost without exception) single speeds. They run a very low gear, with a very compact cog / chain ring combination to save weight, and the do so at very high tension sure, but "super powerful"? What does that even mean in terms of a pedal bike?

And the brakes are bog standard hydraulic disc brakes adjusted slightly differently. Very soft with a lot of feel on the front, and very stiff with no feel on the back (assuming they have one; required in competition usually, not so much for street riding). Some guys that still run rim brakes use sand paper on the rims to rough them up, and even (heaven help us) a coating of tar or resin to make them more sticky.

What I'm saying is, you're talking crap about a subject you know nothing about.

i.e. you're BS-ing.

Plus trolling is such a strong word; I prefer to think of it as lurking and the occasional busting of chops...

[Billy Wolt]

What you said about that bikes that trial guys run makes no sense.

They run "super powerful" gears? (I notice you've since edited your post) They're (almost without exception) single speeds. They run a very low gear, with a very compact cog / chain ring combination to save weight, and the do so at very high tension sure, but "super powerful"? What does that even mean in terms of a pedal bike?


I didn't edit my post...If you knew how to read you can see that i wrote "the gears are different to allow more power". What does that mean? it means they can generate more torque much quicker to get the bike up.



And the brakes are bog standard hydraulic disc brakes adjusted slightly differently. Very soft with a lot of feel on the front, and very stiff with no feel on the back (assuming they have one; required in competition usually, not so much for street riding). Some guys that still run rim brakes use sand paper on the rims to rough them up, and even (heaven help us) a coating of tar or resin to make them more sticky.

ok, so the brakes on standard bikes have changed in the last 15 years....i was a teen back in my riding days WHOOPIE



What I'm saying is, you're talking crap about a subject you know nothing about.

i.e. you're BS-ing.

Again...WHOOPIE. I came out and said it was trials riding, and the bikes are different, so i guess i know something


Plus trolling is such a strong word; I prefer to think of it as lurking and the occasional busting of chops...

Do you even lift weights, or are you here searching for bears like that other guy? I never see you post ANYTHING regarding your lifting, so i'm gonna say you're a bear lover. GO AWAY!!

[Chris Weaver]

What you said about that bikes that trial guys run makes no sense.

They run "super powerful" gears? (I notice you've since edited your post) They're (almost without exception) single speeds. They run a very low gear, with a very compact cog / chain ring combination to save weight, and the do so at very high tension sure, but "super powerful"? What does that even mean in terms of a pedal bike?

And the brakes are bog standard hydraulic disc brakes adjusted slightly differently. Very soft with a lot of feel on the front, and very stiff with no feel on the back (assuming they have one; required in competition usually, not so much for street riding). Some guys that still run rim brakes use sand paper on the rims to rough them up, and even (heaven help us) a coating of tar or resin to make them more sticky.

What I'm saying is, you're talking crap about a subject you know nothing about.

i.e. you're BS-ing.

Plus trolling is such a strong word; I prefer to think of it as lurking and the occasional busting of chops...


Jeez dude..go drink a beer or something...its a freaking bicycle....

[Kevin Cronin]

I love the fact that we're arguing about bikes on a lifting board :marv:

The only thing I've understood in the last four posts was "a coating of tar or resin" and I thought "oooh, tacky..."

"Marunde Muscle - Where We Can (and Will) Argue About Anything..." :mag:

[J. Alexander]

The only thing I've understood in the last four posts was "a coating of tar or resin" and I thought "oooh, tacky..."




Hahahaha.....

[anton axelsson]

dam that is skill good video

[Corey DuCharme]

PSSSHT!!! "He's nothing compared to Bart Taylor"

[Aric Longo]

Thats absolutely crazy. And takes some serious balls to jump down 30 stairs, or off the top of a store front ledge

[Lance Holland-Keen]

Not only balls !
He must have a pretty good amount of strength, the power to accelerate as necessary to do some of the jumps etc, and his bone density (from absorbing those landings) would be pretty high too.
I laughed to myself at the thought of Ken (or any other big guy) doing that.
Square wheels and crashing through the roof of CopyStop would result!
The tree might look a bit crooked after - and you would be stuck on top of the fence with punctures.

[Ryan Readinger]

Saw that video a few months ago, ridiculously awesome video and not too bad of a song either.

[Aaron West]

"Marunde Muscle - Where We Can (and Will) Argue About Anything..." :mag:
Can (will) not....