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Trev:
Hi there.  I'm new to this site.  Was told about it by Trill.  Trying to get back into riding after about 15/16 years out.
I used to ride in the UKBFA comps BITD.  Wanted to see if any of my old buddies are on here or knows where they are these days and if they're still riding.  I know a few of them are still riding.  I used to ride with so many different people from all over the country.  UKBFA comps, Southbank, Romford, Chingford.
I met up with Zach Shaw a couple of weeks ago at Urban Games.  Was good to see him again.
Still in touch with Gareth Swan (who used to ride with Karl Denton, Andy & Mark Reardon, Mike Cameron, Phil Bevan)

Carlo Griggs, Karl Denton, Andy Brown, Gerry Galley, Bubu, Scott Spencer, James White, Tim Goldie, Mike Canning, Brian Willis, Simon Tabron, Mike O'Connell, Effraim Catlow, Mark Atkins, Gary Henderson, Dave Young, Gary McCallion, Phil Dolan, Ollie Matthews, Fergus Heron, James Mulby, and probably hundreds more. will add when i remember who.

Riding is so much harder than i remember.  But then again i'm 15 years older and about 6 stone heavier.  I'm afraid the beer has turned me into a fat git.  Hopefully riding again will get me fit once more.

RATTY:
Welcome to Rad trev, It sounds liek your a bit younger than me but you rode in a lot of places I rode, where did you live bitd?
and as for 4 stone heavier, tell me about it, lol

billstup:
A  few of them are members on here :

Dave Young is yoda
Carlo Griggs is Carlo Griggs
Andy Brown is angry
Mike Canning is cumfug

Effraim Catlow can be found working at Southsea Skatepark, and Gerry Galley can be found ripping up his own ramp in a barn, amongst other places.

I rode at Rom myself bitd, and still do now, but it may have been before your time looking at the names you have put up.

Billy Stupple

Trev:
I lived and still live in Orpington in Kent.
Local riders were Mark Trill from Bromley, Scott Spencer from Bexley and Tim Goldie from Pratt's Bottom.

Trev:
Billy, I think i started competing just after you stopped.  I was in the same age group as Simon Tabron, Gareth Swan, Mike O'Connell, David Frame and the likes.

Managed to get copies of BMX Beat on DVD recently so been reminising about the old times.  God, how things have changed since then.

I was more of a flatland rider than a ramp rider back then (no local ramps at the time).  Now flatland has moved to a completely different level, i suck at it and as i was never a great ramp rider so i now suck at that too.  Just trying to get my bottle back at the mo.  I think i need to slam before i can start pushing myself again.  Once i lose the fear of crashing then hopefully i'll be okay.

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