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Title: One small step for most.... one giant leap for Trev
Post by: Trev on May 16, 2008, 12:06 AM
Ok, I thought this was week I lost my b*llocks.... Not really an excuse, but I still have a lot of neck pains from my slam at Corby a few weeks ago. These are normally little twinges that end up in full pain by the time I get home. Also I'm off on my hols in less than two weeks, so slightly paranoid about getting any sort of injury.

Well I've got peg stalls pretty much sussed. Can pull them practically everytime now. So the next step for me was to do it on the Charlton Spine. Superfly & TwoBob have been telling me to try them for ages. But I never had them sussed enough to brave it on the spine. Anyway, last night on the platform side, I was pulling them perfect every time. But every time I tried it on the spine, I bottled it. Every single blooming time...  :tickedoff:

Tonight at Skaterham, there's another trick I always bottle. I've managed to pop out on the vert ramp a few times now, but always bottle dropping back in and end up sliding my bike down followed by myself. Paul Meacher has been trying to get me to do this for weeks now. Tonight he said he was sure I was gonna do it. After bottling it so many times tonight, I finally did it. Nothing spectactular. Didn't ride in or peg in. Just a basic drop in starting with one foot on the platform and easing myself in. Like I say, nothing spectacular, but a big step forward for me. So many thanks Paul for helping me get past one of my stumbling blocks.
Title: Re: One small step for most.... one giant leap for Trev
Post by: jedi on May 16, 2008, 12:09 AM
feck yeah!!

<high 5>
Title: Re: One small step for most.... one giant leap for Trev
Post by: 2020mad on May 16, 2008, 12:11 AM
Nice one Trev  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: One small step for most.... one giant leap for Trev
Post by: jimwise68 on May 16, 2008, 12:14 AM
Trev as said on the matrix. Don't think about it, just do it. or something like that.

2 bottles of wine have got the best of me...  :crazy2:
Title: Re: One small step for most.... one giant leap for Trev
Post by: QUADROPHENIA on May 16, 2008, 06:53 AM


top man trev, that meacher bloke aint a bad chap either
Title: Re: One small step for most.... one giant leap for Trev
Post by: CD17 on May 16, 2008, 07:30 AM
Well done Trev  :daumenhoch:

Its funny on my MTB I have no rear, but I just can't ride a BMX anymore, I bottle it every time  :idiot2:

So I don't try anymore  ::)
Title: Re: One small step for most.... one giant leap for Trev
Post by: pickle on May 16, 2008, 07:38 AM
well done mate!   :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: One small step for most.... one giant leap for Trev
Post by: Trev on May 16, 2008, 07:45 AM
cheers guys. it was only a simple thing, but if you've seen how much time i've spent stuck on that platform you'll know how much it means to me.
it's really stupid when you see how easily everyone else does it and i'm still stuck up there ;D
Title: Re: One small step for most.... one giant leap for Trev
Post by: pickle on May 16, 2008, 07:50 AM
mate....i've never seen it.....but i'm sure i wouldn't even have the bottle to get up onto it! let along drop in and out of it!! 

top stuff mate  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: One small step for most.... one giant leap for Trev
Post by: evamedia on May 16, 2008, 08:06 AM
Well done mate, jump the Charlton spine next week?
Title: Re: One small step for most.... one giant leap for Trev
Post by: stumpy on May 16, 2008, 08:17 AM
Good on ya Trev, well done

Stumpy
Title: Re: One small step for most.... one giant leap for Trev
Post by: Trev on May 16, 2008, 08:24 AM
Well done mate, jump the Charlton spine next week?

That's another one that's been bugging me for ages too.. I'm hoping if i can peg the spine, by actually being up there might ease a few nerves.
Title: Re: One small step for most.... one giant leap for Trev
Post by: darkersomeday on May 16, 2008, 08:26 AM
yes trev!....... :daumenhoch:

goodstuff mate, get in there :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: One small step for most.... one giant leap for Trev
Post by: muttley on May 16, 2008, 09:09 AM
I bow down to thee................git!! That means i have got to do it now  >:(
Title: Re: One small step for most.... one giant leap for Trev
Post by: Bananaman on May 16, 2008, 09:49 AM
Well done Trev  :daumenhoch:

Its funny on my MTB I have no rear, but I just can't ride a BMX anymore, I bottle it every time  :idiot2:

So I don't try anymore  ::)

Chris I have exactly that same issue, I can go balls out on my MTB on most down hills and jumps but on a 20" no chance am all over the show, I recon its cruiser time for me :4_17_5:

Nice one on the trick front Trev :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: One small step for most.... one giant leap for Trev
Post by: oberonspacefruit on May 16, 2008, 09:54 AM
how high is it trev?
Title: Re: One small step for most.... one giant leap for Trev
Post by: Trev on May 16, 2008, 11:00 AM
how high is it trev?

It's only 11ft, so not exactly the heights of Creation or Corby but still high enough for me to have bottled it for so long.
Title: Re: One small step for most.... one giant leap for Trev
Post by: oberonspacefruit on May 16, 2008, 11:11 AM
11ft is high enough to fall on your head from. add the height of you standing on it and that makes a fair old drop.
Title: Re: One small step for most.... one giant leap for Trev
Post by: yoda on May 16, 2008, 11:54 AM
Hahahaha nice one Trev keep pushin it man   :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: One small step for most.... one giant leap for Trev
Post by: superFLY69 on May 16, 2008, 12:19 PM
this is blinding news

well done trev

this is the pace at which anyone who knows you would expect you to progress

onwards and upwards bro!!! :4_17_5:
Title: Re: One small step for most.... one giant leap for Trev
Post by: OrgasmDonor on May 16, 2008, 12:55 PM
im shite scared of heights and could get on top but really took something to concentrate n pop back in, it does feel good when ya do it, nice one dude :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: One small step for most.... one giant leap for Trev
Post by: aerostylie on May 16, 2008, 01:25 PM
Trev, was it peg stalls you were doing on the mini at Creation...I think it was and you had em nailed...about 12 smooth ones in a row 8) :daumenhoch:





Title: Re: One small step for most.... one giant leap for Trev
Post by: Trev on May 16, 2008, 02:29 PM
Trev, was it peg stalls you were doing on the mini at Creation...I think it was and you had em nailed...about 12 smooth ones in a row 8) :daumenhoch:

Yeah. That's the one. I've been doing them for a while now, but they were hit and miss as to whether I'll pull them each time.
Last Wednesday at Charlton I got them completely sussed so that I could pull them almost every time. So at Creation that's pretty much all I did... So I was hoping to peg stall the spine this week, but I bottled it every time.
Title: Re: One small step for most.... one giant leap for Trev
Post by: subversion on May 16, 2008, 02:44 PM
Well done Trev! so peg stalls on vert, 50-50 grinds on the mini's & footplants over the spines are all coming next dude :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: One small step for most.... one giant leap for Trev
Post by: zed4130 on May 16, 2008, 02:48 PM
Go trev go trev   :4_17_5:  keep it up mate, my neck is still killing me, but ill be out soon  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: One small step for most.... one giant leap for Trev
Post by: spinmaster on May 16, 2008, 03:33 PM
keep up the crapness trev.  :LolLolLolLol:  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: One small step for most.... one giant leap for Trev
Post by: steve Beech TA on May 16, 2008, 03:57 PM


Good on ya trev, i know what ya mean, and all about bottling it, dont i jedi!  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: One small step for most.... one giant leap for Trev
Post by: Sean 2000 on May 16, 2008, 05:32 PM
Top Banana mate.  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: One small step for most.... one giant leap for Trev
Post by: jedi on May 16, 2008, 09:06 PM
mmmmmmmmmmmmm  mtber's like me on radbmx............................................i got  somewhere you guys might like to ride. :daumenhoch:

http://www.pinkbike.com/video/4061/ (http://www.pinkbike.com/video/4061/)       
Title: Re: One small step for most.... one giant leap for Trev
Post by: 2unfit2ride on May 16, 2008, 09:34 PM
mmmmmmmmmmmmm  mtber's like me on radbmx............................................i got  somewhere you guys might like to ride. :daumenhoch:

http://www.pinkbike.com/video/4061/ (http://www.pinkbike.com/video/4061/)       

Shonky singletrack in the sky (Tm), ain't no place better (if your brave enough) ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: One small step for most.... one giant leap for Trev
Post by: jedi on May 16, 2008, 09:35 PM
they did say they were braver on mtb's!!!!!! :uglystupid2: :uglystupid2:
Title: Re: One small step for most.... one giant leap for Trev
Post by: 2unfit2ride on May 16, 2008, 09:42 PM
Only one way to find out I guess  ;)

Got my renewal for ben today, wondering if the big bike will see the light of day again, its currently languishing in the shed with about an inch of dust/fag ash on it  :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: One small step for most.... one giant leap for Trev
Post by: jedi on May 16, 2008, 09:44 PM
desiel from this site has joined us at herts!   :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: One small step for most.... one giant leap for Trev
Post by: dirtyvans on May 16, 2008, 11:48 PM
nice1 trev - keep it up, each time you go to that ramp it'll seem a tiny bit smaller and your confidence bigger :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: One small step for most.... one giant leap for Trev
Post by: generallee on May 21, 2008, 09:35 PM
Well done Trev! Its always good to hear of people  attaining there goals on abike, no matter how big or small the trick. Nice one!
Mine is to relearn nose picks and fufanus on a mini ramp. Used to do them all the time, and now bottle it!
Title: Re: One small step for most.... one giant leap for Trev
Post by: evamedia on May 22, 2008, 10:01 AM
The big question is, did you get over that spine last night?
Title: Re: One small step for most.... one giant leap for Trev
Post by: Trev on May 22, 2008, 10:30 PM
The big question is, did you get over that spine last night?

nope, bottled it again...  :-[
Title: Re: One small step for most.... one giant leap for Trev
Post by: RADHAB on May 24, 2008, 02:16 PM
Well done Trev buddy, get that spine out the way mate, you'll wonder what all the fuss was once you get over it!
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