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  1. 18 hours ago, mickl said:

    The new 2023 certainly doesn't look lighter.    I think the 2022's were the best looking bike of all time (Especially the factory and Fajardo replicas) I'm not sure why but on the 2023 it looks like the backend is now fatter(?) and overall less lean and ready to pounce😆.   I'm hoping they look better in person, but im finding it hard to get as excited about the new Sherco vs the new Gasgas and others.  

    Having seen the Scorpa in the flesh at Sheffield the whole engine area looks tiny which possibly makes the rest look a bit bulky.
    But I do agree with you. They have to keep the width though otherwise would be awful and unstable.

  2. So, everything we've seen from Sherco (and Scorpa) is that there is a load of weight savings on the 2023 bikes - 4.95kg we're told.

    Just seen the new download for the 2023 bikes and the weight 66.95kg 

    Yet the 2022 bikes were (so we're told) just shy of 70kg

    Where have the other 2kg's gone? 

  3. Given my looming years, tendency to fall off and inability to fix as well as I used to I'm looking at getting chest and back protection.

    Looking at the protectors and how they work / are formed they all seem much of a muchness apart from pricing....

    the Comas one looks great and only £59.99 whereas the Jitsie appears very similar and is £95

    Anyone know if there is anything glaring that the Jitsie offers over the Comas one? 
    (or suggest another alternative)

    thanks  

  4. On 4/28/2021 at 6:08 AM, baldilocks said:

    Another attempt at stopping stopping...or at least incentivising riding more quickly.

    Spain is normal though and stop allowed.
    Cant for the life of me see any benefit to this new enduro style thinking.

    Riders, teams dont like

    Wont add any viewing pleasure for spectators

    So what's the point? 🤔

  5. On 4/24/2021 at 11:13 PM, baldilocks said:

    Casales injury was the day before so nothing to do with the rule change. The rule change was for every 5 mins under the time limit a rider got 1 mark knocked off their score. Time was too long , they extended it by 30 mins for each lap but not sure why. Sections on the easy side so riders quickly worked out if they went round fast enough they would have a 0 score. 

    Gelabert and Busto should actually have had a minus overall score but those two and raga all show zero in the final results. 

    Not sure how they determined the winner.

    Jeeez.. no wonder all the riders / teams are p*ssed off. What a mental thing to introduce.
    Wonder if they'll abort given the widespread condemnation from everyone involved

  6. My son rode a 2019 RR and while the bike felt nice it had no 'get up and go' compared to his Gas Gas.
    He rode a Beta Factory, Scorpa and a TRS and found the TRS his least favourite in terms of torque and grunt.

    I believe this has been rectified on the later 125 TRS but not sure.

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  7. On 12/15/2020 at 7:41 PM, todea20 said:

    My other question is..what do i need to do before starting the bike? Had to be delivered to me due to covid restrictions so just want to make sure i'm doing the right stuff before starting the bike? 

     

    Pray ?

  8. With the withdrawal / retirement of James Dabill and Jack Price from Trial GP I think that leaves only Dan Peace as a UK rider in the top level for 2021 and possibly on 10 riders overall.
    You'd probably assume that 1 or more of Fuji (nearly 41 ?), Raga (38) and Fajardo (35) are nearing the end in the next few seasons as well.

    Pretty bleak outlook for the sport at it's highest level, and don't see many Trial2 riders wanting to make the step up.

    What are the issues / reasons? Cost - harder to get sponsorship and funding? governing body? Rules? Manufacturer support? All of these? 

    Think Dibs was expected as he'd hinted at it a couple of years back, but Price was possibly a bit of a surprise to most. 
    Do riders now attempt to crack the elite for a few years, earn some money then have to call it a day if they realise they will not crack the top 5

    Is there even a 'fix' for Trial GP? IMO keep trying to stifle the development of the bikes and riders via the rules does not / has not helped

     

  9. Hi

    Got a 2013 Vito Dualiner LWB with standard rear seats.

    Currently have to remove the seats when putting the bikes in which is a bit of a faff.

    Looking at a set of upgraded rear seats that fold fully in the hope I could replace mine. Asked the guy to measure from back of folded seat to the closed tailgate inside the van.

    Measurement I got was 74-75" from the seller. When I measured my Gas Gas I'm getting 77" so my question is has anyone got a LWB Vito Dualiner with the folding sports seats? If so can you fold the seats and get 2 bikes in the back?? My thinking is I probably could - bike in front ways and turn steering towards side doors or even deflate front tyres.

    Didn't really want to drive all the way to see the seats with bike in to find out they dont fit so thought I'd ask hear in the hope someone else knows..?

    TIA

  10. 20 hours ago, Robert n said:

    The one I really like the look of is the 2017 300 txt gp with the white frame  but there doesn’t seem any for sale at the min 

    @Robert n I'm in the throws of selling a mint 2017 250 GP if thats any use??

  11. 13 minutes ago, ChrisCH said:

    The real problem is no one knows what is happening.  Even if your government is honest ours is not and your neighbour has the loony chap right now that thinks you should inject yourself with bleach or something like that.  Today it turns out some chap had it in France in December.  Where he caught it from is a mystery.  Because so many people have no real symptoms they are spreading it without realising it and have been doing for months.  It also seems that it lasts longer than people first thought and can be caught a second time after the much touted "immunity".

    It's easy enough to imagine a trials meeting where people do not directly touch one another and are very unlikely therefore to spread any infection amongst the group.  But as your quote suggests not everyone will play the game.

    Life is returning to how it was before the days of modern medicine.

    Any virus can be caught a second time - colds, flu etc. 
    If you’ve had it and beat it your body will store the Antibody in your white blood cells and if you catch again your body will fight much quicker. 

  12. 2 hours ago, 2stroke4stroke said:

    NIH study showed that Covid-19 survives on cardboard for up to 24 hours, on plastic (eg punch cards in this context) up to three days.  Don't be too optimistic,  the common cold is a covid virus apparently and they've been trying, and failing, to find a vaccine for that for a very long time indeed.

    Very very key words in that statement ‘up to 24 hours’

    The very nature of most cardboard / paper means it’s largely absorbant so if someone had the virus (or any virus) and if they sneezed, coughed etc on the paper / cardboard then yes the virus would be transmitted onto that surface. Reality is that this would then absorb the moisture and the virus would be dead pretty quickly
    If someone had the live virus on their hand (highly unlikely btw) and touched the paper / cardboard and it moved there, then again it would absorb, even quicker and die. 
     

    for punchcards, gloves solve problem and really only the rider needs to touch it during trial and could be washed after trial. 

    Like I said, small, simple and quick changes could make trials happen again. 

  13. On 5/4/2020 at 12:07 PM, phiggs said:

    So what is likely to be the problem if we restart trails too soon...   Queues of riders waiting to sign on at the secretaries van, using the same pen and clip-board as that chap with the rough cough.

    Queues of riders waiting to enter a complicated section, where everyone is getting stuck, and needs towing out...  The largest queue I have ever been in was over half the entry, 40 riders all waiting for their turn.

    Also in the sections, everyone grabbing hold of the same branch, as they walk the section...  We would need to buy disinfectant by the gallon..  A new take on 'Cleaning a Section'.

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    Ultimately as things ease the fear would ease.

    A virus cant live on paper / card etc and unless pen was metal you're more likely to win the euromillions than catch anything from a pen / clipboard.
    Anyway. Sign on could be easily solved - sign on and get number from car / van as you enter the ground - hope most people have or can have a pen in their car / van.
    Enter on day either take form and fill in in car / van then social distancing as hand form / money over (see above re: transmitting via paper / plastic) or have a strict NO ENTRY on day policy.

    Queues relatively easily managed, back to back with no side by side queuing.

    If people wearing gloves (and from my experience most do) grabbing same branch etc wont matter a jot. Same for pulling people out of a section, picking up a bike if someone falls off etc etc.

    Trials could be a relatively simple sport to run again with minimal changes.
     

  14. I'd imagine (and just my opinion) that the change from Reiger to Ohlins was a financial decision by Gas Gas as a way to cut costs and maximise profit as the Reiger cost v's the current Ohlins shock cost is a sizable difference

    I have tried both and definitely prefer the Reiger on my GP
    Ohlins make great rear shocks and in various different specs. The spec on the Gas Gas is not their top spec rear shock set up.

    If you could compare the top spec Ohlins with the 3 way Reiger then I'm sure it would be a much closer call and probably come down to personal preference.
    As it is the Ohlins is still a very good shock and a professional set up would make it feel better again but for me the Reiger works and feels better 

 
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