Trials Training And Technique

I am just starting out riding trials after years of road riding and have joined Horsforth club so I can practice in Swaine Woods. What I want to know though is what are the first things and steps I should take when learning how to ride and control the bike? Should I just ride around gently at first? Then on to uphills or downhills? Lifting front wheel? etc etc. I just dont want to run before I can walk but also dont want to pick up bad habits very early on. Hopefully someone at the club will let me ride with them from time to time and impart some of their wisdom on me but for now I just want to get started.

Help with obstacle Ive been trying to climb over a large concrete sewage pipe (3-4ft) I did manage it once in about twenty tries (think it was a fluke)! The problem is I can get both wheels on but end up going backwards / jumping off bike! Ive tried it in first and second gear, but I think I may be approaching it to slowly?

Was helping clear land yesterday for the local wobblers club.Most of the sections will be using a small burn(rocky bottom and sandy banks).I'm looking for advice for riding such sections and bike prep.Any advice would be much appreciated. cheers the noo Brian

Does anyone know any decent trials school around? I have done a Steve Saunders training day, Dougie Lampking training day and was also very lucky to get out with Steve Colley in the Isle Of Man The Steve Saunders was a reasonable day out, however I found the Dougie Lampking training day not as good (as this is probably the fact that you have spent a day out riding with Dougie Lampkin, his Dad and James Dabill) Cheers

Hi all I attended a Graham Jarvis training day on sat at Tong Yorkshire. Both the venue and the training were Great. Graham is real nice guy, very good at giving good clear instruction to both begineers like me and the more experianced riders. I would highly recommend to all. I asked if he would run a day at whitworth, Back cowm Quarry. He agreed in principle as long as the demand was there. I need 10 people to attend @

No this is not a topic about your favourite vid you picked up in Amsterdam all those years ago. Basically I want to tune up my technique a little bit. Actually a lot! I have been trying to find Ryan Youngs DVD but there seems to be no stock in the UK or on ebay. Anyone have an idea where I can get one from?? I have come across Dan Thorpe Basic Trial Techniques DVD but is it any good? Can anyone point me in the right direction. Thanks

What is the best trainging dvd to buy for beginers?

Hey Guys I am after a bit of advice on how to stop soft dabs. Recently I have been ruining good results due to silly dabs that even C riders would never do. When it comes to hard sections with big steps or really nasty rock section I can clean it confidently but then the next section I will drop a silly couple of dabs in a easy section. I never seem to drop them because I am struggling it seems more of an safety dab that in reality I should not need. Can anyone give me some advice or ideas how I can get over this. Thanks

can anybody give me any tips on this i can get the back up but i struggle to make it go the way of my choice,ive practiced and watched the tutorials courtesy of ryan young but i still struggle,will my weight which is too much lol have a bearing on this or is it purely technique?

Just getting in to trials after years of road riding, and am getting my first trials bike this weekend hopefully. Then getting a towbar and bike rack fitted next week and hoping to be off in Swaine Woods in Horsforth with the bike that Saturday. But I wondered if any of the Horsforth Trials Club guys on here would be interested in showing me some of the basic ropes and stuff up at Swaine Woods on the odd occasion so that I can try learn some stuff then go away and practice. Anyone interested?

Got a bike (rev3), and a Van but am brand new to this. From 6 years of green laning and some enduro practice, I know one important thing: Really good instruction and tips from someone who knows what they are doing, especially early on, can soon save pain and damage to your equipment... In the long run this is always worth it. Everyone is different and guidance from someone who knows what they are doing can quickly help you figure out what your natural weaknesses are*, what to practice on your own and what to bear in mind most when doing something unnatural (to me, like going slowly up slopes and over logs) This is a thinking mans sport from what i have seen, and I am a…

If you ever get a chance to attend a class given by by Ryan , do whatever it takes to get to it ... 1; THE BEST instructor ever. 2: More relateable knowledge than anyone I've ever met . 3; Patience unending ... 4; Unbelievable Skills on a bike . 5; You will come away a much better rider . 6; You will use muscles you didn't know were there. 7; You will still be sore a day or two later . 8; The grin on your face may become permanent . 9; And your Brain will absorb info on how to do just about anything you will ever encounter in a section . 10; Then Practice , Practice , Practice , Practice ,until you can just put it all into practice ... And if you ca…

Hi all I have recently bought a trials bicycle to practise balance and improve my fitness. This will be a good laugh to anyone watching, as I'm old, fat and clueless! Still, got to start somewhere. Can anyone recommend any good videos/articles relating to bike trials. In particular, training and techniques. Thanks in advance

Out riding today getting a new set of bars adjusted properly and i began to notice while performing nose wheelies as well as other simple techniques that the mussels on the palm side of my thumbs were beginning to be really sore with out a lot of riding or hard effort being used for what i was doing. I have been wanting to build up some strength in my hands in general. What can i do?

hi all, just wondering if any one does any practise on tarmac? There are some nice areas near me that i ride on a trials push bike which would be fun to ride on the motor trials bike or should i avoid this and stick to off road?

I might regret asking this but..... I was watching a you tube vid the other day of some guys green laning and they were really struggling with a long hill climb, ground was dry but steep and heavily rutted, tree roots etc and while they were struggling it looked like something I would climb up on the trials bike easily (and I'm crap as!!) This led me to wondering why its so hard on a trail bike/enduro, the tyres are as good if not better (wet grass, mud use etc) so is it the additional weight, the gearing not being as low as on a trials bike or is it the frame geometry and physical size that prevents you trickling up finding the grip? I've done a little bit of greenlan…

Hello, I haven't been on this forum in absolutely ages so I'm sorry if I break any rules by posting this here. Basically, I am starting the Blue route this year and I am very good at balance so that isn't a problem. I can spin the bike round without putting feet down but can not do it from a stand still and can only spin it about 80 - 90 degrees. So some technique advice on spinning the bike from stand still would help; I know it is practice and I have been, just want to make sure that I am using the right sort of technique to do so. I think that's it to be honest. Being as doing blues this year there is a lot of tight turns that you will not be able to ride around sort…

hi every1 im just about to do a oil change but i dont no what oil to use to replace the old ive got a gas gas txt pro 280cc 2005 also is there anything else you would reccomend to do while im changing it? eg new spark plugs,air filter etc cheers for any replys andy

I posted this question before and it bugs me! I have rode mototrials all my life on the balls of my feet. Started riding bike trials a few years ago and the top riders around me said ride on the arch of your feet, on pedal bike that is. With todays techniques as a weekend warrior it seems like riding on the arches makes since. When riding this way I seem to keep my heels down more and my elbows tend to stay up. I tend to ride more sqaure, if that makes since. One huge weakness I have is not using my legs more, but moving to my arches makes me feel like I'm taking a huge amount of weight off my arms. Feels like I can hop better also, off camber stuff feels extremely akwar…

I was watching Gary MacDonald and a few other top guys on Sunday and was amazed how much rear brake they use, like, what seemed to be much more than the front, I may be wrong, but is this normal and is this the reason I'm crap due to too much front brake well, that and all the other reasons for being crap that is