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Again, thanks for all the replies chaps. I'm back on the case and looking for a '98 or newer bike that I can wobble around on for a while. I'm not going to get caught up the 'What's the best bike' subject as I'm sure I can't tell the difference right now, and I geuss I can always sell and buy another later on if I get theng of it. I see a few of you have suggested a 200 rather than a 250. Presumably this is because the power delivery is softer/more managable for a novice, right? Sounds like it may be a good move for me!

Thanks for the advice guys. I'm certainly going to take a look before jumping in at the deep end. Any bike buying tips you'd like to share?

I can't...... too scared

Gee ferretflasher I never realised that I needed to have ridden a road bike earlier in life to qualify for having a go at trials! You know, maybe I just didn't want to ride on the road. And maybe I had plenty of other stuff to be doing when I was younger (dinghy racing, windsurfing and snowboarding) - does that mean I can't try now? Oh, and I wasn't presuming that I could use someone elses paddocks.....they're mine. As for fitness, I dunno. I'm 13 stone, ran a half marathon in May last year and did a sprint triathlon (500m swim, 20km bike and 5km run) in 1hr 15mins in September.

Hi, I'm a complete newbie here, so please treat with care I'm a bit of an oldie at 42 but have always fancied having a go at trialing although I have no prior experience of motorbike riding! Now that I have a little spare cash and a bit of time now that my girls are getting a bit bigger I've started thinking about getting a bike to have a bit of fun. I was thinking of spending about