Hold On And Hope

Binge!

2011-10-17T11:08:00.000-07:00

Some pics from the last few rides. Not a bad variety for october.

Evenings in Rayleigh

2011-10-02T01:44:00.000-07:00

Whats wet, smooth and fun to ride?

2011-08-30T11:53:00.000-07:00

If you said anything other than trails then you are probably a pervert.

The XC... Excelent Concrete

2011-07-27T11:30:00.000-07:00

Rode the new indoor park in hemel on tues eve with a few people, the bowl is pretty rad... actually the whole place is pretty rad with some good street nibbles and a good vert wall thing. will deffo be coming back here

Dry trails in the summer?!?

2011-07-16T10:35:00.000-07:00

The above was taken 0.5 seconds before i ate shit....

Heat waves and wet trails

2011-06-26T12:59:00.000-07:00

Strays from my last few rides....

2011-06-07T12:00:00.000-07:00

Dear Nike

2011-05-31T12:52:00.001-07:00

Dear Nike,
I really like what you have done with the pool in Dagenham, however i will not be buying your trainers as i know that when the money leaves BMX so will you.
sincerely
A BMX'er of 16 years

Rayleigh aint bad

2011-05-29T03:03:00.001-07:00

Rode the new rayleigh park the other week. Is pretty fun place, just need to ride there when its quiet.

Ride, shoot, repeat.

2011-05-16T12:04:00.000-07:00

Riding trails a lot recently with scott.... we seem to have developed a system of ride for 5 min shoot photos for 5 min, then repeat until knackered.

Monday trails and no photo lose... Scott will be pleased

2011-05-10T09:57:00.000-07:00

Got a new camera body last week and was very keen to try it out... rode and got some good pics on sat only to then delete them, what a tit. then snapped some more on mon eve. trails are riding good at the mo even though there are mozzies the size of seagulls there

Sunny saffy = good times

2011-05-06T08:33:00.000-07:00

Blue bells but bone dry

2011-04-28T09:50:00.000-07:00

Lets Get Dirty!

2011-04-04T11:31:00.000-07:00

Trails were dry for the forst time this year... Beans line was running super good after a few changes over winter, should be a good summer.

Strangers at Saffy

2011-04-02T02:55:00.000-07:00

Rode saffy with Gav on a friday evening and was shocked by how quiet it was, will deffo be doing this more often.

Pottetrs Bar was quiet for once!?!?

2011-02-09T12:26:00.000-08:00

Title says it all, yup potters bar was quiete so we got a good ride there for once. Good fun when its empty. Then hit boreham wood which was also quiet.

When in Nam....

2011-01-30T09:33:00.000-08:00

Went dagenham for a nible in the morn and had a decent ride, then headed to the trails for a bit of a dig. All in all a good day doing bik estuff

Busy times at Corby

2011-01-04T10:03:00.000-08:00

Rode Corby with two people seldom seen behind bars these days, good to see grins on faces and good riding. This needs to happen more often. Pics by Gav and me.

No Big Stuff, Just Tech

2010-12-19T08:33:00.000-08:00

Rode lega with Matt who said 'i cant really do big stuff at the moment because my shoulder is knackered, can only do tech stuff'. Big 180 bars says otherwise.

At Last!!!

2010-12-11T15:08:00.001-08:00

Got to ride for the first time in a long while and ended up at Borehamwood with Keir, also got to try out one of my new lenses....pics of keir by me and visa versa

Part 2...at last

2010-10-24T11:38:00.001-07:00

After a long time waiting its part 2 for your enjoyment!!!

Part 1 of 2

2010-09-14T11:13:00.000-07:00

Few pics from Dorchester skatepark, the place was awesome and had some amazing lines. Good times all round.

Better late than never

2010-07-03T02:30:00.000-07:00

more trails....

2010-06-19T12:33:00.000-07:00

few pics from the last two weekends, thanks to scott for the ones he took.

Says it all

2010-06-09T13:46:00.000-07:00

a one picture post that says it all.... tweak!

Twice In a Row

2010-06-06T00:37:00.000-07:00

Got a new flash for my camera and a remote trigger for £40 of ebay and it seems to make the world of difference to trails pics. Almost looks like i know what im doing with this thing.

Well i never

2010-05-18T06:07:00.000-07:00

Bean over the second from last in his set
Scott stylin
Scott not styling
Photo bomb
Styling
Revenge photo bomb/arse scratch

Better late than never

2010-04-24T01:49:00.000-07:00

Got a few pics from the other week at Borehamwood, first nice weather weekend in a long while
John with a nearly whip... one foot over and on but not quite.

John with a fufinu
Indown to manual, these were getting more tweaked with eacjh go.
Tobogan, thanks for the pics John.

Bank holiday saffy session

2010-04-06T12:15:00.000-07:00

First post in a while, im getting as slack as some of the un-named people who didnt show up to ride.....
Barry stepping through
Lazy one hander from Barry
Deep end carve from Barry

Luc-e grind
One footed x-up

Table from keir
X-up from Keir

Custom FBM No 0067

2010-02-23T13:52:00.000-08:00

Got my custom FBM frame through today and built it up. Some people have asked to se some pics of it.... enjoy.
Before the build
The custom gusset on the seat stays, this is where my last frame snapped. Hope this stops that from happening again.
One inquisitive puppy who wondered what all the banging and swearing was about....

Fully built
Fully built front shot
Side view of the finished product.

These are the specs:

Headtube: 1-1/8" Integrated with Gyro Mounting holes

Headtube Angle: 74.5 degrees

Top Tube Length: 21 inches

Top Tube OD and Material: 1-3/8"OD Supertherm

Top Tube Gusset: none

Down Tube OD and Material: 1-1/2"OD Supertherm

Down Tube Gusset: 3D Laser Cut 4130

Bottom Bracket Type: Mid

Bottom Bracket Height: 11.5 inches

Seat Tube: Externally Butted 4130 Chromoly

Seat Tube Angle: 71 degrees

Stand Over Height: 8.5 inches

Wedge Post: Integrated Clamp

Top Tube / Seat Stay Junction: Overlapping

Seat Stay Material: 3/4"OD x 0.035"wall tapered to 5/8"OD 4130 Chromoly

Seat Stay Bridge: 5/8"OD tube without hole

Chain Stay Length: 14 inches

Chain Stay Style: Single Bend

Chain Stay Material: 3/4"OD x 0.049"wall tapered to 5/8"OD 4130 Chromoly

Chain Stay Bridge Type: 5/8"OD tube without hole

Rear End Spacing: 110mm

Capped Stays: Yes

Maximum Rear Tire Clearance: 2.25

Dropout Type: Gypsy / Steadfast Style

Brake Mount Type: 990

Brake Mount Position: Seat Stay

Cable Guide Type: None

Cable Stop: Yes

Paint Color: Clear

Benfleet, its been a while.

2010-01-15T13:11:00.001-08:00

Scott got his shred on at lega. Nice blast.
Untable
Nice table, these are coming along a treat.

A few pics from over christmas....

2010-01-04T10:51:00.000-08:00

Few pics from over the christmas break from benfleet and dagenham. Are you sick of fisheye pics yet?

Fishy Fishy Fishy

2009-12-24T07:25:00.000-08:00

Rode Corby the other week and this is the only photo i got.
Got my fisheye sent through the other day and got some photos from benfleet. Matt 180 bars the spine.
Matt 180 the spine.
AJ over tooth the spine
AJ twist the spine

2009-10-30T01:25:00.000-07:00

Few Pics from the wekend ride with Matt at Borehamwood and Potters Bar.

Xup at Potters, thanks for the pic Matt
Down side whip from Matt, pulled clean to the pedals, one of my fav photos in a while.
Big hip alley oop from Matt
One footed xup, thanks for the pic Matt
Barspin out the park, i had one chance to get this pic and failed. Still a pretty rad line though
Big tuck out the park.

Dagenham and Corby

2009-10-24T12:52:00.000-07:00

A few pics from dagenham and corby last week. I cant be bothered to add captions so just enjoy the pics

Saffy with the wind

2009-10-04T01:50:00.000-07:00

Icepick, thanks for the pic Barry
one footed plant over the spine
deep end of the pool blast
xup in the deep end
table in the deep end
different angle on the xup
badly timed tire grab
signature trick from Barry
lazy one hander
deep end tuck
table, thanks for the pic Barry
table again, thanks for the pic Barry

Friday afternooon

2009-09-04T14:58:00.001-07:00

Rode Potters Bar and Harlow with Matt, good session all round really.

BIG twist at Harlow and smooooooooth as you like
oppy hip, thanks for the pic MattBars to fakie, thanks for the pic Matt
Oppy tire slide, thanks for the pic Matt
Nose pick, took a few attampts to get the pic but was worth it.
Volcano tuck, thanks for the pic Matt
table, thanks for the pic Matt
one footed darkside, thanks for the pic Matt
Big table
MASSIVE twist on potters volcano.... and it was landed smooth. Awsome.

Mix

2009-08-24T11:01:00.000-07:00

Rode boreham wood and potters bar on fri, got one half decent pic of Barry.

One footed tableMy spider moulted again and i said that i would get a pic of it for Kec at work. Enjoy.

Better late than never

2009-08-19T13:13:00.001-07:00

Some old pics form about three weeks ago... am just slack about putting stuff up.

Matt blasts boreham woods hipMy fav pic of the day. Matt with a table.
Nathan with an xup
Bar Hump!!!
Big table from Matt
270 from Nath
Matt going big
Matt again....

Gravesend and Dartford

2009-07-26T01:40:00.000-07:00

Rode Gravesend and Dartford the other day, good sessions at both places....
Barhump

Unsidedown from Matt
Blunt
Nice air
X-up
Table
Whip
Styleeee Air
Nice spine twist
Badly timed barspin in the volcano
Fuf
Nosepick
Icepick

Old and New

2009-07-20T11:03:00.000-07:00

Rode Dunmow with Matt, got a few pics of him before the rain started. Didnt get to ride saffron because of the weather sadly.bars on the 7 foot 1/4
whip on the 7 foot 1/4
Huge air... he was hitting over 6 foot by the end of the session.
Taken a bit late but still gives some idea how big he was going

Another big table
Table from myself before the heavens opened, thanks for the pic Matt.

Daganham and flat tyres

2009-06-27T01:48:00.000-07:00

Rode Dagenham with Matt.... well i say rode when in fact all i did was spend two and a half hrs failing to fix a puncture. It nearly resulted in a sense of humor failure. In between waiting for patches to dry i took quite a few pics of Matt, he is a non stop trick machine. Oppy whip on a oppy hip, who says i cant rap?
Oppy downside whip on a regular hip
whip hop off the ledge
bars hop off the ledge
whip to fakie in the hip, super difficult.
oppy toothpick
regular toothpick
in between waiting for my patches to dry and taking pics i rode Matts bike and learned a new trick. Now i want to dig out my old front brake set up, they are so much fun.
270 truck the hip
twist from 1/4 to grass bank
bars from 1/4 to grass bank
whip air
nice table air
whipple on the nipple
bars on the nipple

Sunny saffy and new stuff at Dunmow

2009-06-20T11:31:00.000-07:00

Rode Dunmow and Saffy with Matt today, some of the B-town boy were already there so rode with them too.Adam with a table in the pool at Saffy
Adam with a darkside
Matt blasts a table.
Adam with a tire slide in the deep end of the bowl at Saffy
Same trick different angle
Matt slides the rail on the street bit at Saffy, he also did this oppy!!! but i missed the photo.
Wall ride from Adam
Barspin to flat from Matt
Whip to flat from Matt
Barspin into the grass bank from Matt
Tailwhip nosepick from Matt
Table on the 7 foot 1/4, notice anything odd about this pic? (other than my photo skills not being that good)
Barspin on the little 1/4
Long gap from the wedge to flat from Matt

New Ink

2009-06-09T10:15:00.000-07:00

Got some more new ink on my leg, thanks for the tat Tori. Its looking good.

Few friday pics

2009-06-05T14:07:00.000-07:00

Rode Benfleet with Barry today and got some jump box pics involving tricks.... how odd.Braspin on the wedge, thanks for the pic Barry.
X-up step through.... well nearly
Regular step through.
One footed x-up and the best pic i took all day
Vert wall carve
One footed flatty
1/4 to wedge tire grab, thanks for the pic Barry.
In-down, sorry i lost the top of your head on this one.
Whip, and it was pulled.... to the frame. Still better than what i could do.

Benfleet.... again

2009-06-04T10:30:00.000-07:00

Rode with Matt again and got a few snaps of him sending a few moves.270 over the hip.
Suicide no hander on the volcano. Dont see many of these,
180 bars on the volcano
Table on the 7 foot 1/4. Thanks for the pic Matt
Nosepick on the 7 foot 1/4. Pretty scary if you ask me.

Benfleet on a wed with Matt

2009-05-27T12:50:00.000-07:00

Got too get some pics with Matt, have wanted to get some of his riding for a while now as he has some of the most original moves around.Rocket wall slap
Table over the box.... sorry its a bit dark.
Barspin to fakie.... correction HUGE barspin to fakie!!!
This has got to be one of my favorite pics Ive taken in a while.

Benfleet the other weekend.

2009-05-23T01:25:00.000-07:00

A few pics from the other weekend.Paul B going higher than most

Whip transfer from Gav, might get the doubles some time soon
Sprocket 270 from Jas
Fuf, thanks for the pic Jas.
Foot jam to fakie.... well near enough.
Nosepick whip
Pocket air whip transfer like it was nothing
Pocket air to wall ride, not an easy line.

Benfleet on a windy friday

2009-05-15T14:15:00.000-07:00

darkside, thanks for the pic Ben
style from the trails wizard himself
Ben over the box not once, not twice, but consistently.

Fresh Ink

2009-05-11T14:13:00.000-07:00

Got the second part of my new leg tattoo done, starting to come together now. Thanks Tori!

Weekend Riding

2009-05-05T12:51:00.000-07:00

Rode saffy on monday and boreham wood and potters bar on friday, the new bowl was open at potters and is not all that.Street Barry at saffy
Street again, not just a bowl rider.
Another feeble.
Not as harsh as it looks, double peg on concrete.
Tight wall carve, thanks for the pic Barry
Wall carve again, thanks for the pic Barry
Not just a bmxer eh?
Second thoughts, best stick to the bike....
Table at potters, thanks for the pic Barry.... i guess.

Saffron Walden session

2009-04-26T11:16:00.000-07:00

Had a day out at Saffron Walden with Barry, got to see him in his element.... concrete bowls!Had a high air comp with Barry and he pipped me to the post.... next time. Thanks for the pic Barry.
Table, thanks for the pic Barry.
Pull back to not quite a hang up. Still higher than i went.
Winner of the high air!
X-up on saffy's finest concrete.
Blast on a big hip.
One footed x up at the deep end of the bowl.
Table at the deep end of the bolw.
One footed x up from another angle.
Deep bowl carve.
Hip nibble, thanks for the pic Barry.
Table, thanks for the pic Barry.
Table again, thanks for the pic Barry.
Step through in the deep and of the bowl. Miss timed on my part as he did get them tweaked.
Table in the deep and of the big bowl.

Dagenham Days

2009-04-22T12:39:00.000-07:00

Rode Nam on sat and had a good nibble around. Few people got some shred on including old man ian.Gav with a huge table on the hip.... he as good as cleared the whole thing!
Tire slide from scott. New moves.
Big blast from Gav on the hip
Oppy hip from the salty old dirt jumping dog.
Hip tuck from TT
Tire slide from a different point of view

Boreham wood and nearly potters bar

2009-04-15T13:16:00.000-07:00

Looks like the new potters bar bowl will be done in the next week, should be fun. Spent some time riding the rattiest park in the world with Barry this weekend. New bowl, looks like it has hips and a tomb stone.
Fast plant from Barry
One footed flatty from Barry
Same trick different view.
Table, thanks for the pic Barry.

New Stuff and Things

2009-04-05T13:39:00.000-07:00

Got some new stuff and things in the last week to keep me amused, fresh ink and a tarantula, what more could a man want.This is the new ink, design and the tattooing was done by my talented friend Tori. Many thanks Tori!
I also got a new tarantula to replace the one that died. This one is called Quentin and is a mexican red knee. Should get to about 7.5 inch leg span.

Day out at Corby!

2009-04-03T12:16:00.000-07:00

Had a day trip to the skate park paradise of Corby today and got to see some good riding from Gav, boys got balls/talent! Gav with a double whip to the pedals.... think we may even see some 720's from him in the future
Ben again flowing the volcano
Wall ride, thanks for the pic Ben
Ben flowing the volcano smooth as butter.
Bars, thanks for the pic Gav
180bars up the step up, thanks for the pic Gav
Rail, thanks for the pic Gav
Big wall ride over the grind box from Gav
Gav up in the rafters with a big wall slap
Table, thanks for the pic Ben
One footed dog pisser, thanks for the pic Ben
180 from Ben

Wednesday at benfleet

2009-03-26T13:27:00.000-07:00

Few nibbles form a wed at BenfleetScott going higher than i have ever seen him go on this 1/4
Scott again with a boost.
Table on the hip, thanks for the pic Scott.

Wilbur R.I.P.

2009-03-26T11:08:00.000-07:00

On Monday night be pet tarantula died while molting his skin. R.I.P Wilbur

Wilbur in happier times.
Such a fun loving chap, always full of life.

Sunny Saturday!

2009-03-22T12:38:00.000-07:00

Went up to Borehamwood and potters bar this sat and got to ride with Barry, despite having a dodgy back he still rode as good as usual.Tuck over the potters bar hip.
One footer x up on the volcano. stretched.
Step through on the hip. Toes pointed for that extra stretch.
Bar fuck. need to tweak the bow leggers though. Thanks for the pic Barry.
Downside whip on the hip, pulled first time.
Oppy one footed flatty, my favorite pic of the day.
Barspin on the 6 foot 1/4
Xup in the rattiest park on earth. "oi mr, do you know mat hoffman?"
Table on the 6 foot 1/4, thanks for the pic Barry
Bar hop, yes both hands of the bars.... so that means i probably didn't pull it. lol. Thanks for the pic Barry.

Wed Benfleet Session

2009-03-19T10:51:00.001-07:00

Just a chilled session at benfleet on wed, was fun though and even learned some new stuff. Mat got his shred on.

Hip x upHip blast from another point of view
Matt going large over the hip
Tire grab again on the volcano, but not over it.
Tuck no hander to fakie
Matt with a tire grab on the volcano

2009-03-15T02:51:00.000-07:00

Got to ride Boreham wood and Potters bar this weekend. Was a good ride, the only downside was the terrible chav brats at Borham wood. They really need to start doing some sort of a social cull around there. Oppy table from Dan

Darkside from Dan
Table on the hip, thanks for the Pic Ian
Regular this time from Dan
Hip nibble, thanks for the pic Ian.
Oppy hip nibble from at at Potters Bar, should be good when they get the new bowl done.
Gav not quite getting the fuf done, maybe next time eh?Barspin that is pretty much a one handed x up all the way round, thanks for the pic Ian

One footer dog pisser, thanks for the pic Ian
Dan with a hip boost
Toboggan on Borham woods hip

2009-03-06T10:53:00.000-08:00

Got to ride Harlow for the first time today, not a bad park to be honest. The bowl is worth the trip alone if you can hack the huge amount of kids.

Dan with a manual down the street ledge.

Scott with a tire tap on the super slippery quater.

Dan again with some tech whippery on the bank.

Back on the net and better weather

2009-02-26T10:41:00.000-08:00

Its been a while between posts as Ive switched service providers, but they should be coming as quick as i take the snaps.

Looks like the weather is improving and riding outside is now on the cards at the weekends.... at last some might say. Wall ride up the stairs, and another thanks to Ian for the pic.
Paul again with a 270 to over icepick..... oh yeah the spine is 7 feet tall and steep as you like. Thanks for the pic Ian.
Another hip blast from Paul, think Ian took this pic. Thanks Ian.

Not sure who this guy is but he was KILLING the big bowl..... super smooth and super fast lines.

Table in the bowl, thanks for the pic Gav.

Another toboggan from Gav.

Hip blast from Paulie B.
Toboggan from Gav at one of the smoothest bowls in the UK.

Big Blast from Gav.
Oppy table from Dan.

Stiff leg blast from Dan.

Table from Gav at Dunmow.

Porker nudging 9 foot on the 8 foot quater.

Porker with a tweaked table on the 8 foot

First outdoor session for a while.

2009-02-15T09:04:00.000-08:00

Got to ride outside today which was good, ended up in Nam for a few hrs and had a fun session.
Table over the bowl to bowl hip, thanks for the pic Ian

Scott with an oppy hip boost.

Gav with a HUGE blast from the bowl to wedge.

Same line but with a toboggan thrown in for good measure.

2009-02-13T11:52:00.000-08:00

Another wet fri at benfleet, however the weather is supposed to brighten up this weekend so we may get to ride out doors.... fingers crossed.

Dan with a one footer to the max!

Dam with a darkside on the box.

Super Gav with a superman on the box.

Slight hang up on this one, but the old man cleared it near enough to warrant me putting a photo up.... see Ian this is how we share photos! ha ha
Nik of 20 Negative with a table.... ish.

An old face at the park, Batch with a turndown.

Big tuck from 20 Negative Nik.

Box 180 from Gav.... can you say fast roll back?

Mid Week Moves

2009-02-11T13:14:00.000-08:00

Another Wednesday eve at beners saw a few new moves from people.

Front side footjam from Jak.

Clicked invert from Jak.

Jak with a spine whip.

One massive nose down twist! The photo does not do this justice....

Another Wet Friday Afternoon....

2009-02-07T02:39:00.000-08:00

A few pics from a wet Friday afternoon session at Benfleet, a nice empty park and a fun time for all.

Dan again, with a regular fuf.

Dan with a big boost over the box

Gav with a wall slap.... they got bigger as the session went on.

Dan with an oppy fuf, not bad for a guy who has only ridden twice in two years!

Gav with a big wall slap.... a very big wall slap.

Bad Weather Means Indoors!

2009-02-01T05:49:00.001-08:00

Ok, so its been a while since i put up some pics. This is due to me moving house. Here are some from the last few indoor sessions at Benfleet.Ross again, this time with a tire grab on the mini
Ross with a 180 over the spine.... and with some height to it!
Ginge with a foot jam variation on the mini
Gav and me with a couple of twists on the spine, again, thanks for the pic Ben
Table on the mini, thanks for the pic Ben
Jack with an invert

Ginge with a fuf

2 posts in one day.... well i never

2009-01-24T12:22:00.000-08:00

oppy hip from scott
volcano carve from the salty old man....
oppy hip from scott, sorry about the focus
table in the deep bowl
John with a cheeky fuf
luke p has cock nose.... and gav has 270's down
another table from gav
table from gav....

tuck no hander to tire tap

Start as you mean to go on......

2009-01-24T01:10:00.000-08:00

Tire grab on the box.
Best pic of the day!!!!

table on the box.... well nearly a table

Table on the 4ft 1/4

Scott with some pop on the mini

boost again!

boost!

styleeee scott

clicked turndown

Scott with a grizz....

Jack with an invert....clicked!

Nose down 360

AJ with a fuf

X-up on the box

Barspin on the jump box landing

Gav on wed night