UK Trials Talk

The hundred dollar question. What is happening to British trialling? Last Wednesday evening the Bradford club staged the fourth W.B.S Championship trial at the excellent Hagg Farm venue near Skipton on a compact course with stream and climb sections laid out by sponsor Nathan Wrigglesworth and the Bradford stalwarts. Just thirty-nine riders, of all ages, supported the trial which ironically was about the same number that entered the national Allan Jefferies Trial two months ago, a traditional trial with a great history that sadly did not happen simply because of the lack of entries......... Noticeable though no Class A youths, only five Class B and ten Class…

Yeadon Guiselel DMC held their AGM last night and voted all club trials will go No Stop for 2012. Also confirmed was two seperate routes for the small wheels and EClass courses. D & C class riders on electric or petrol bikes not quite ready for the main small wheels class are more than welcome to ride the E route until they feel ready to move up.

Sounds like the fim are actually making sence at last , Back to no stop . well if everone follows suit we may see more takers in various championships . Ride on sunday and go to work monday ,not hospital ,winner mid thirtys next best mid seventys top ten 100 that is big scores ,lets see the top boys on ten top ten on 20/30 joe average 50/60 . Let the good times roll

I got some TC stickers made up last week and have 5 spare left, so im gonna give you lot the chance to get one. Ive decided that the fairest way of giving them away is to say the first 5 repliers to this post after 8 o'clock tommorow gets one each. However if anyone has a better idea please let me know !

just thinking how big it's going to be.

Hi my name is Ben wibberley and I have been riding trials since I was 5. I have been a regular competitor in the British trials championship for many years. I rode round 2 of the championship at Westwood near Barnsley and I have to say I think it was one of the worst trials I have ridden this year. I rode the championship class going up from expert A last year as the rules have changed to non-stop and they were meant 2 ease the sections. But I dropped over 100 which is more than I usually did last year. This is because the sections were not set to the rules and some are un-rideable without stopping!!! So where's the severity change??? With the current rules you are als…

So just been looking on Facebook and Steve Saunders has posted sating the no stop trial he was as yesterday was ridiculous, too hard, impossible to ride as no stop, confusing, off putting for kids who will ultimately be driven away from the sport. Nearly every response on there was slagging off no stop and wanting 'stop allowed' rules. Now I don't want to generalise (again) but most of the people of Facebook will be younger than 40 (I appreciate Steve is not below 40) which again tells you who is dictating the rules of our sport - old boys who cannot do or appreciate modern riding. It was (we are told) the importers who whole heartedly backed this rule change as a 'boo…

As title says really and without wanting to start the whole 'stop allowed' V's 'no stop' thing again. I was at the Wallace yesterday and saw Alexz in the section where he was docked 2 points. He either dropped a 0 or he dropped a 5, he didn't drop 2. The observer in question couldn't even explain where Wiggy had dropped his 2 points and was giving riders who actually stopped a 0.... Ultimately this ridiculous marking cost Wiggy the trial as he actually stayed clean all day. Now taking away 'stop' or 'no stop' the BIGGEST issue here is observer consistency. 'No stop' rules allows for observer interpretation to be almost as bigger factor as rider ability and this is…

"Two rule changes were unanimously approved at the meeting to take effect from 1st Jan 2012 and apply to all South East Centre Championship Trials. All trials are to be set out to be run under TSR22B Non-Stop and the combine will identify a method of determining a

I have fond memories of rushing home from school to watch kickstart on the TV in my youth. With the events going on at Hawkstone I began thinking if perhaps it was time something like this was done again. What do other people think?

does any body know the top speed of the current trials bikes on the road??.

Hiya everyone, I thought I would start here on this forum ( as I used to be a member about 3 years ago and always found the members to be very helpful). I am looking for some help in finding some dimensions of various trials bikes ( beta is my preference ). I no longer have a bike but when I did ride I thought the beta suited my riding style a little better than all the other makes I owned . For the last year I have been looking into the concept of making a electric trials bike ( like the oset baby bikes but full size ) I know others have converted production bikes to electric but the motors and battery's that are used are very heavy . I think it would be po…

any body else riding?? on the forum??

For those who don't read the front page, looks like it's all kicking off. Allegedly Shirty altered a section which cost Michael a five and the championship title. Shirty denies it - report here Malcolm Rathmell steps in and says he was, indeed, cheating - report here

With the World round at Hawkstone looming on the horizon and the success of our get-together last year, planning is underway for similar this year. The way things are shaping is: * We'll again have a tent - bigger this year. * We'll again be running big screen Trials DVD's (great for keeping the kids amused!) * We'll again have a barbecue on-site. Bring your own food for that. * We'll again have LIMITED free drinks. Do bring your own. I've been doing some planning with the organisers. They back this totally and have offered their support. It's a great chance for folk of a like mind to get together and meet and have fun. Last year was fantastic with a great turnout a…

Can anybody offer location / directions to this Sundays British Championship round in the West of England? Thanks.

Anybody know any good spots to ride in the Northwest area? We have ridden at Cowm (awesome) and Hawks Nest. Just wondering if anybody knows of any other good areas to ride?? We have a little spot near us but it is not very challenging and can get bother from the cops! Thanks for any help guys!

Anyone know what requirements are need to make a bike road legal? is it just speedo, horn, number plate, tax, mot and insurance, or do you need lights and mirrors too?? cheers

Hi i'm in the wessex centre in the UK. The Bath mcc does not cater for air cooled mono class. Does anybody know which clubs within 50 miles of Bristol have both air cooled mono and twinshock classes?

Much diplomacy post the first round from the published statements by riders and importers. Plaudits to the organising club and all those who travelled a LONG way to ride. When was the last time a BTC round had that many starters? That alone has to stand out as a mjor positive The 'official ' comments suggest that it was too 'easy' as the top lads dropped less than half a dozen.. have they perhaps grown complacent and expect to be able to drop 20 or 30 and finish in the top three ( how many other trials this weekend were won by riders dropping about 3.. most i would think) the lads and lasses dropping 100+ perhaps didnt think it was 'easy' one thing is for sure, if nati…