James Hill

A little wobbly, but at last!  Proof that I really do unicycle…

Kashef Ahmad and James Hill being congratulated for being a northern finalist up in the HSBC Startup Stars contest.

I was at the first 2008 Enterprize event, and heard about a model I haven’t come across before, from the speaker Permjot Valia.

The full name of the model is Porters 5 Forces, and a full explanation can be found on wikipedia.

These are the forces that determine the overall attractiveness of a market.

The threats are:

• Bargaining power of suppliers - how much power the suppliers have (customers/pharmaceuticals).
• Bargaining power of customers - how much power the customers have (think farms/supermarkets).
• Threat of new entrants - how hard is it to set up a new business.
• Threat of substitute products - customers may drive instead of taking a train
• Established competition - who’s already in your space.

Coin Henge

Dome on…

From above

My little car has been around the clock!  More a rebirth than a birthday, but still a cause for celebration…

Almost there….

Well done car!

James Hill leaning on his Brand New car!

Andrew, Andy, Chris and I went out for a little potter at Hope Cross.

Andrew has a .kml file and more information here.

Andy coming down a rocky path - pure madness at speed!

The damage for the day was:

Andrew - Skinned elbow, pretty patterns on his left calf from his front deraileur (pictures here).  Lost a tooth, but only on his rear mech.
Andy - Pinch flat on his front tyre.
James - TWO pinch flats on his rear tyre, and lost the bolt to the rear QR skewer on the way home.

I’m in the background, munching on food, then later in front of the camera proper.

See the video over here at Winning Pitch

We went out for a little jaunt at Delamere.

Kyle trying out the unicycle, with Jerry providing a little support.

Jerry and James Hill resting at the top of a hill.

Glyn flying down a track.

Jerry took a GPS log of the trip too.

Improvers Class

Inside Turn
Outside turn to backhammer position
Take out of backhammer, then spin once more
Hold both hands, then do a back roll

Intermediates Class

Inside turn for the lady, same for the man
Inside turn for the lady, same for the man
Give the lady opportunity to style
Swap to holding ladies left hand with man’s right, pull her around 180, and man spin 180 so he is facing her with right arm behind back
Turn out and under, then partially around, but back to the same position again.
Wait 1 bar, then spin out to the left
Grasp ladies right with the mans right, push back, then spin lady forwards to her left.  Man spins to his left, and partners swap positions
Hold lady’s right with man’s left down low, and vise versa.  Pull lady back, end with her behind you.  a few bars worth
Pul lady behind the man.  Push her to the right, to the left, then spin her out to the right