[Closed] Hans Rey- am i missing something?

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Ned Overend

kin ell 56yrs old!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned_Overend

[quote=Repack Rider]and the fact that there was no one to teach us skills we were inventing for ourselves.

Where do you think most people get their skills from these days?

Experience, trial and error teaches you how to go faster around a loose corner.... not from someone teaching you...

(unless you're an overweight middle-aged IT manager riding a Five... 😉 )

unless you're an overweight middle-aged IT manager riding a Five..

in the Jedi's field of dreams 8)

Correction: Ned "THE SHRED" Overend.

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[b]xiphon[/b] - I think you're underestimating the power of seeing someone else do something.
Gaining the belief that something is possible is a huge part of progressing in any sport.

Not only that but seeing someone do something, also gives you the desire and motivation to try it yourself.

A good example is backflips in motorsport - the first one in competition opened the floodgates. People just didn't dare try it until they saw it done and realised it was possible and looked ace.

Right I'm going to have to say it..

Hans Rey? No way! 😀

The very reason i come back time and time again to STW are threads like these.(i come here now less and less)

A mature approach to sharing ones opinion, open minded appreciation for other riders abilities no matter who, what how they ride.

This thread advertises the STW forum as a place to come for friendship, advice and to meet and greet penile munching under achievers, willy waving their weak minded thoughts for all to see and point fun at.

Hi my names Twonk and i have ...... to say about trifle!

Get a grip.

Well said sharki.

But I must admit to really enjoying this thread for exactly those reasons 🙂

xiphon - Member

Where do you think most people get their skills from these days?

Experience, trial and error teaches you how to go faster around a loose corner.... not from someone teaching you...

AlexSimon - Member
xiphon - I think you're underestimating the power of seeing someone else do something.
Gaining the belief that something is possible is a huge part of progressing in any sport.

Yep seeing some also watching someone to see how it's done, you only have to look at BMX to see how it's progressed to see this especially since regular videos like props and then more recently youtube came out.

Hans Rey was a world class rider but what has given him his longevity is is ability to get exposure, and he has a good time with it and dose good things for people. Where is the problem?!

Can I just point out that contrary to margarine walker's understanding I was being sarcastic when I said Hans no way Rey was cr*p in the video!!!

Maybe it's a case of needing to be around at the time to fully appreciate what HR, Jason McR, etc etc mean to old gits like me....

Im not really into this kind of riding.. but I suspect he has a tad more skills than all the pot bellied shin pad wearing no marks on here.

am i missing something?

Erm, where do we even begin with this one? 😯

I'd say so Hora; I'd say so....

Here here sharki. Elfin come on fella change the record.

Record? Bit out of date aren't you Hora?

It's all MP3s and stuff now.

oldgrump08 - i don't think you need to be from that era to appreciate it. I'm only 22... His attitude to biking, it reminds me of the naive young i buck i used to be, when so long as it had 2 wheels it was ready to do tricks and be shigged about the streets of Hull. 😀

If i had to only appreciate from 'my era', i'd be at the pub singing to spice girls and westlife and all that. o_O

kin ell 56yrs old!

I'm talking about how good he looks.

This thread advertises the STW forum as a place to come for friendship, advice and to meet and greet penile munching under achievers, willy waving their weak minded thoughts for all to see and point fun at.

.........don't forget the middle class whiny c888bagging

There is obviously some incredible untapped talent here if you're able to say Hans Rey is crap. Or maybe there's just some MAMILs who has have had too many romantic encounters with themselves.

Rey was a man of his times and still has plenty to offer to the sport.

Comparing him to Danny MacAskill is a bit like saying Giacamo Agostini is crap because he can't ride as fast as Rossi or Stoner these days. Or Stirling Moss is crap because he isn't as fast as whoever is the car roundy roundy champion these days.

xiphon - Member

Repack Rider » and the fact that there was no one to teach us skills we were inventing for ourselves.

Where do you think most people get their skills from these days?

Experience, trial and error teaches you how to go faster around a loose corner.... not from someone

I almost guarantee Chris Akrig watched and learned from Hans Ray. We are the same age, come from the same town, worked in the same shop (although not long for me) and read the same MBUK's with Hans on the cover. While I was chasing girls he was jumping bins in the High Street carpark after reading said mag.

I did a mini skills course he gave at one of the Malvern Classics and he seemed very nice, patient and encouraging so he gets my vote.

I look forward to the thread about the Muddy Fox Courier that should be along soon 🙂