most of the time i have a great sense of humour
love it.. 😀
theyre obviuosly super awesome riders tazzy 🙂
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I know they're ugly but this is a great trail bike (for little fellas like me, big lads can make them flex a wee bit) as was this, but it was a bit too chunky monkey for the majority of my riding.
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The splinter looks like it would take a hammering 🙂 How did it ride?
it was ace but kept egging me on to try things way above my skill/bravery level.... if I'd have kept it at some point it would have gone all "earth/sky/earth/sky/ambulance" in a major way!
the epi is just super fast, very light and gets me out of trouble but still needs some rider input rather than just being a skill compensator. It works for me, loads of people would hate it 🙂
it was ace but kept egging me on to try things way above my skill/bravery level.... if I'd have kept it at some point it would have gone all "earth/sky/earth/sky/ambulance" in a major way!
Yep the ridge has a habit of doing that as well. 😀 Love it though, best bike I have ever ridden.
would still love to have one of these for play days
it's the splinter MX the big boys version
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Not the prettiest thing in the world, but looks like it would be brilliant fun to ride. Shame they don't make em anymore.
the GRUITR looks like a top bike, sort of orange 5/heckler meets red neck engineering
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Ooooh, I like that 8)
mamadirt- you know you want one.....they do a nice jumpy hardtail as well.....you REALLY NEED one of those!!
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Are all the Orange 5 riders boycotting this thread?
mama- there is a sinister DNA on fleabay.....get ya paypal out! 😀
hello 😀
Jeez, that was one dull slow video.
Now I'm no skillz guru but even I can see his riding position when descending is horrible - so upright and with such straight arms. Whip round for a skills course?
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They also make a 29er, which even I will admit looks pretty cool 🙂
Maybe you guys slagging tazzy video link should take the time to watch some of that guys other videos...
It's a fair bet that he's got a lot more bike control than most of you. chiefgrooveguru care to show all of us some of your none straight armed riding technique videos?
tazzymtb - Member
did I specifically single you out and say you had no sense of humour?
Just to clear this one Taz, you quoted something i said then commented on it, so yeah, i would say you were at least including me in it.
Anyway sss, the guy looks like he has got some great skill, i think a more suitable bike would of shown them off better thats all and i would say that i have really great bike control. Dont take my word though, people who have rode with me on here would verify this
Dont take my word though, people who have rode with me on here would verify this
And the same goes for me if you'd care to ask the British ISDE team manager or even the Yamaha UK offroad team manager. 😉
I rode a rigid bike all last year.. it was ace.. really enjoyable..
One of the most enjoyable aspects was that I didn't spend the whole time bombing over stuff at warp speed and wondering how it happened afterwards..
I travelled everywhere a wee bit slower and with a bit more involvement and appreciaton for what I was achieving.. I'd thoroughly recommend it to all the folks here who are being neggy about tazzy's vid..
good times
This looks like the sort of terrain we would see
tazzymtb - Membermama- there is a sinister DNA on fleabay.....get ya paypal out!
Oooh, looks good. I'm watching this at the mo' though - [url] http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140486425231&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT [/url] - please somebody buy it so I don't have to 😕
The second Johannes Pistrol video that Singlespeedstu links above is ace. Would love to be able to ride like that. 🙂
lukeb and rob,so what you think of this other video of him what sss has put up? in your expert opinion? 🙂
on another note.
i have two skill compensators at the moment,Heckler and my old Ellsworth Moment,the Heckler being the newer and fresher of the two,but in all honesty the Ellsworth outshines the Heckler overall,not really getting on with the heckler.
still cant beat a good hardtail eh eh..
Blower - Memberlukeb and rob,so what you think of this other video of him what sss has put up? in your expert opinion?
They'd first need to be experts to have an expert opinion. 😉
Loving both those video clips. Proof that you don't have to be going fast to have fun.
. Proof that you don't have to be going fast to have fun.
Nail. Head. Firm stike.
