Happy Christmas

Excited

Ooh can't wait, wonder if my dad has made me a sledge again this year?

Chrimbo daps from kOoKy sAnTa

I signed up for the gift exchange on a forum for kOoKs.
This is what arrived in the post a few days back. (official opening date was today)

Thanks kOoKy sAnTa.

Fix Push

This cracks me up.
Specially for the Bristol massive. ;-)

TNT

Following on from yesterdays offering of Hawk on an 8, here's TNT (Tony Trujillo) with a lein to tail.
Gnar.

Hawk on an 8 wheeler

Well there's something you don't see everyday.
Apparently he hated it.

Anyone got any WD40?

One of dads slides, dated 1963, don't know the story behind this one.

Farnborough 88 or summat like that

Looks like it was a damp morning going by the slabs, probably sat around waiting for the ramp to dry.
Can't remember who this is, he was one of the local kiddies I think.
I always liked those Skull Skates Todd Swanks decks, lovely pointy shape, great concave.

Knobs

How good are these decks from Factory13?

Draggin'

Late 60's at Hullavington Airfield down in Wiltshire.

Donchester wallride take 2

Follow up to this post here's the local geezer riding up the wall round the steps at Donchester. Taken with the Ricoh RF500.

East meets West

L-R. D'eathstar Tone, Dave "just like that" The Bass, The Gaffer, Satnav Pete.

Taken with the Ricoh 500RF @ Donchester.

Muddy

BMX Tunnel

I came across this place on the web, in fact it was on Gorms blog
Gorm's a rad photog and skater too.
Looks fun.
More photos here and here

Cherry & Chilli Chocolates

I did a bit of confectioneering (good word that I just invented) on Friday evening.
I made these mouthwatering delights. Got two bowls like pictured, came out real nice, good chilli kick to them.

200g (7oz) dark chocolate, broken into chunks
125g (4½oz) butter diced
150g (5½oz) glacè cherries
6 digestive biscuits
Chilli to taste - I used 1 of my homegrown Dorset Naga's deseeded and very finely chopped

Place the chocolate and butter in a bowl and carefully melt together in the microwave or over a pan of gently simmering water.
rinse the cherries in a sieve (this takes away the stickiness) and pat dry, then place on a chopping board.
Chop the cherries into small pieces and add to the bowl of chocolate and butter.
Very carefully and wearing gloves if you must deseed and chop the Naga as finely as possible and add to the mix.
Place the biscuits in a sandwich bag and bash with a rolling pin until you have crumbs. add to teh bowl and then mix everything together.
Line a small square cake tin or the like with clingfilm and tip in the mixture.
level it out, I used a tray about 20cm x 16cm and it ended up about 1cm deep.
Place in the fridge for a couple of hours to set before turning out onto a chopping board and cutting into squares.

Corby blader vid

This blader was killing it at Corby, seemed a nice bloke too, I was impressed.

Corby, Hot Off Of The Trouser Press

Went to Adrenaline Alley today with various assorted Surrey/Sussex/Kent/Lundun skaters/tweakers.

Had a good time but decided that the north is a very cold place.

Some BMXicans and a blader were ripping up the vert ramp. Big stuff on a big fook off ramp.

Props to TJ for dropping it and Des for the attempt. Footage to follow.

More pics here

It's magic part3, the plans and more

Well just in case anyone out there has been tempted here's the plans. I've kept them full size so you can download them I think by right clicking and save as blah blah...

By the way I don't think the Alpine Sports offer is still valid.

Wonder what happened to 14 year old Nigel Sapsed?

It's Magic cont'd

more to come include the plans.

It's magic!

Woodworker magazine December 1977.
Full article to follow.

CSTC Newsletters '77

I found some old newsletters from The Crowthorne Schoolboy Trials Club (see post about SS50 a couple of days ago)

Some interesting snippets in them.

Zuma Jay

Surfshop in Bude, must have been taken about 1988 I reckon, it's still there (dunno if they still got that van though)
Zuma Jay

I remember I bought some stickers in there. One said "Stop beach pollution - Stick your finger up a dogs bum" had it stuck on the back window of my Fiat Panda much to my mums disgust.

Shoot It Up

Sigue Sigue Sputnik Feb '86 Reading University.

Trials SS50

Lights and pedals removed.
Renthal handle bars fitted.
Rear mudguard cut down.
Steering lock tabs removed from fork yoke and tank dented for increased steering lock. Custom foot rest/rear brake pedal assembly built up and fitted through swinging arm pivot.
Carburettor slide cut down and inlet filed out.
I entered a few trials on this in the Crowthorne Schoolboy Trials Club homemade special class.
Was later fitted with a high level front mud guard and knobbly tyres from something else, maybe a Garelli Tiger Cross (?)
Photo taken in the Owlsmoor/Broadmoor area earlyish 76.

Vélomoteurs

Couple of MBK's outside a bike shop in La Rochelle 1989.

If You Wanna Ride my Rocketship Baby...

First you gotta light the fuse.

went to see Zodiac Mindwarp & The Love Reaction back in the lateish 80's (87 or 88?) in a club in Reading.

Here's some pics I took.

Solo Dad '63

A rare photo of dad on a solo trials bike.

I was cajoled into riding the Greeves in the team trial by a Jack Taylor who could not ride that day because he was the ACU steward , his bike.

Better BSA pic

Dad said...

Dennies BSA gold star with Joe Rance in the sidecar,1969, I borrowed it when Dennis and Judy went to Majorca , Reigate and Redhill open to Centre trial, we won best sidecar that day

way to go Dad.

Dear Oh Dear