Hcor.net Forum Index -> Trials -> FINE! I'll get this party started RIGHT!!       View previous topic :: View next topic  FINE! I'll get this party started RIGHT!! Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 9:37 pm Kevin All-City   Joined: Jul 6, 2003 Posts: 604 Location: Fairfied, CT Alright, if youre here you wanna learn about trials. ill share my knowledge, however little it may be, with all of you. remember, im not a trialser, so i mgiht be wrong with some of this. feel free to add! trials is basically "try-all" biking (HAHA!). it involves hopping all over the place, pedal kicking, gapping, and the like. sometimes, with people who have a lot of skill, hopping is eliminated (Ryan Leech's 'Manifesto') and the moves flow into one another. Now ill break it down with the two schools of trials: mod- competition oriented style and bikes, 20" tires that are really wide in rear, most of the time no seat, bashgaurd, SS, very light, look kind of like a fucked up BMX. cheaper than stock most of the time. stock riders refer to them as cheater bikes because it is soooo easy to learn trials on a mod stock- a bit more street, but still used in comps. 26" tires, sometimes gearing (needed for comps). more common, but more expensive than mod. stocks can be decked out trials bikes with 26" wheels, or they can be an XC bike with a lower seat and some brake boosters now for the two styles of trials: natural- this is more popular in Europe. its trials on natural obstacles. gapping rocks, hopping up, off, and inbetween cliffs, rocks, and such. urban- the style that branches out into the urban/street riding we see today and you will see a few elements from trials in it. favored by most because it is a more creative output. gapping railings, side hopping up a case of stairs, navigating the skinny of a jersey barrier, hopping onto a bench, 180'ing off, pedalkicking off, the possibilities here are endless. now, the moves. everything you will ever need to know about trials is located at these sites: http://www.trials-online.com/ http://assault.tk add some more if you like. hopefully the forum will brighten up a bit.... Last edited by Kevin on Wed Dec 03, 2003 8:11 pm; edited 3 times in total Re: FINE! I'll get this party started RIGHT!! Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 10:11 pm Geoff All-City   Joined: Sep 7, 2002 Posts: 844 Location: CT Kevin wrote: Alright, if youre here you wanna learn about trials. ill share my knowledge, however little it may be, with all of you. remember, im not a trialser, so i mgiht be wrong with some of this. feel free to add! trials is basically "try-all" biking (HAHA!). it involves hopping all over the place, pedal kicking, gapping, and the like. Now ill break it down with the two schools of trials: mod- competition oriented style and bikes, 20" tires that are really wide, most of the time no seat, bashgaurd, SS, very light, look kind of like a fucked up BMX. cheaper than stock most of the time. stock riders refer to them as cheater bikes because it is soooo easy to learn trials on a mod stock- a bit more street, but still used in comps. 26" tires, sometimes gearing. more common, but more expensive than mod. stocks can be decked out trials bikes with 26" wheels, or they can be an XC bike with a lower seat and some brake boosters now for the two styles of trials: natural- this is more popular in the UK (i think), its trials on natural obstacles. gapping rocks, hopping up, off, and inbetween cliffs, rocks, and such. urban- the style that branches out into the urban/street riding we see today. urban/street today also borrowed a lot from trials. favored by most because it is a more creative output. gapping railings, side hopping up a case of stairs, navigating the skinny of a jersey barrier, hopping onto a bench, 180'ing off, pedalkicking off, the possibilities here are endless. now, the moves. everything you will ever need to know about trials is located at these sites: http://www.trials-online.com/ http://assault.tk add some more if you like. hopefully the forum will brighten up a bit.... well, mods only have a really fat tire on the rear.... with better trials riders there is very little hopping... not sure what you mean b sometimes gearing on the stocks... by definition if you want ot compete you NEED to have gears.. no single speeds.. i'd also add biketrials.com and mention trials is huge in europe.. not just the UK... esp. france/spain/czech/... Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2003 3:19 pm Kevin All-City   Joined: Jul 6, 2003 Posts: 604 Location: Fairfied, CT edited! _________________ Poop. Re: FINE! I'll get this party started RIGHT!! Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2003 3:42 pm M.W. NRJP   Joined: Sep 6, 2002 Posts: 7162 Location: Not on Ridemonkey. I'd say that street borrowed a lot more from BMX than it did from trials... _________________ www.imfour.org <- ARS YOU!? Peter says: it was a really fun session/jam/gathering Peter says: even though I was the only one in bright clothes Peter says: vinyl is the best thing since underpants Peter says: My name isn't p-diddy grau-dub you ass Re: FINE! I'll get this party started RIGHT!! Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2003 9:30 pm max Tagger   Joined: Oct 20, 2002 Posts: 30 Location: Lincoln Park, NJ Here's some good trials stuff I've found: These two sites have good "How to/Technique" sections. http://www.trials-uk.com/ http://www.canberratrials.com/ Here are some recent videos which I thought were really good. http://www.bikeguernsey.net/~ftt http://nopogovideos.free.fr/nopogodj1.avi http://www.eengoedidee.nl/videoz/mountainbike/coustellier.mpg http://www.eengoedidee.nl/videoz/bike-trials/spanishfly.wmv http://biketrials.bikemag.hu/videok/antigtrial/AntiGtrial.avi http://www.canberratrials.com/vidslong/canberratrials12.mpg

Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2003 11:24 pm

Ryano Bomber   Joined: Sep 30, 2003 Posts: 59 biketrials.com is ok for tech stuff. you want real trials its all about www.observedtrials.net my friend matt runs it. ne one wants or thinks they wanna talk trials hit me up.

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Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2003 11:15 pm

brisaECtrials Bomber   Joined: Dec 18, 2002 Posts: 81 Location: fitchburg, ma Quote: ne one wants or thinks they wanna talk trials hit me up. yah same here... i have lost so much modivation riding trials.. ..i'm prolly back down to sport level...anyone in the massachuesetts area wanna ride let me know...see what evil bikes has done...they make my trials bike all dusty....now what evil needs to do...it makes a trials bike...and i'll be all set... _________________ Red Sox, you are the only, only, only -Dropkick Murphys I'm a Masshole!...Get outta my way! -The Chumlies

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