I doubt that , really! The (lumpy) 4T's have their advantages and disadvantages. Ask Caby, Bou, Fuji, Lampkin or even Ray Peters!
hahahaha the ones Caby, Fuji and Bou ride are miles ahead of what was available to cody on sherco. Just ask Cody and find out the answer for yourself ( I haven' asked i"m just speculating)
Cody is just as good as patrick in the trials but in my opinion i think it looks like cody trains more practically, not wasting time on the flashy show riding, while patrick just goes and does whatever seems fun at that point in time. cody also looks a loth healthier this season than any in recent memory. I think cody might have pushed himself harder if he had been on a two stroke in the previous seasons because that four stroke just didn't seem like a winning design to me, I think he has always been as good as pat it was just about the machine he had been given to prove it not being capable to do the job.
this is by far one of the best seasons of national trials championship ! cody and pat are so close now in skill level which makes this season fun to watch because its all about who makes the first mistake ! its a battle of the brands gas gas verse sherco
congratulations to Pat And Ryan you guys were amazing ! hope you guys go to japan ! nows the time to remeber pats world trials fund ! heed the call and support your fellow american !
i think pat has silenced alot of the doubters but there are still a few i think who believe he got lucky, but i for one think put just proved how much skill he has by keeping his head together and not only cleaning one complete day but two days of all cleans.
and to adress one of the older post about pats back in 2008 he did have a broken back from bicycle trials i believe. his back was causing him pain i remeber because we were at ttc trainig and he was having to ice it alot and take breaks.
When eric and i were in europe we found what nigel dabster said to be very true about how the british lads have to go against the same stuff as the american kids in italy it was proven for a fact when alexz wigg should have won but the home town hero matteo grattarolla got some leanient calls from the observers. If pat wants to do anything he pretty much can he is very focused and dedicated to his profession. But I cannot say enough about how lucky we were to meet up and befriend some of the brits like: jonathan richardson and his dad, alexz wigg and his father Julien, the lampkins, and both andys and it was an awesome pleasure to meet andy ! all the brits treated us with so much respect and kindness, we both face the same barriers against foreign language and foreign observers who are going for the home team !
cody looked so good on that gas gas ! he came down and rode with eric and he just hit some really technical rear wheel lines and big walls i dont think he could have tackled on the sherco four stroke ! but that 2010 gas gas is one hell of a machine
Its a real shame as he and his brother were really friendly and so enjoying their stay in Europe earlier this year.
It is somewhat Ironic that he was such an oddity in his Full face helmet at the trials he did then goes and face plants without it back home.
Best wishes for a full recovery and hopefully see the FF next year?
Yes eric will defintiely still be wearing his full face next year ! he is recovering from a broken hand but will probably be back on the bike this week ! probably no world rounds till next year tho !
Good to here from you, Steve! Hope things are going well and getting back to normal, and you all manage a happy Christmas after all the stuff going on.
Best to Eric, get well soon, as you got some new bikes to try out soon!
Yup hes in love with his new Gas Gas ! but her broke his hand two weeks ago riding with cody webb
the reason eric orignally switched to a full face is because he drove his jaw bone thru the front of his face while also riding bicycle trials this time. but he switched a really good adjustable face gaurd full face i believe the model is the arai vxr they have dicontinued this line of helmets but the are the helmet of choice for eric storz and andrew oldar and thats enough to convince me
Eric will be out of the icu on tuesday and he will more than likely be clesred to ride again by the beggining of january, Hes a strong kid with a big heart and hes going to make a full recovery, this is erics second facial inury from trials when he was 13 he broke his jaw and busted his face up real bad so i hoping this injury will not haunt him and that he will be back again.
THanks doug he is being operated on as im typing this down in la at childerens hospital, love eric or hate you never want to see this happen to any one but a kid whos already had facial reconstruction before its just not right he breaks his face twice. although he told his brother and i this the other day : " trials is dangerous " and alot people may not agree but its true so he knows its just part of the game. hes a tough kid hes motivated an i believe he will end up on top in the end.
THank you every one ! some time this afternoon Eric will go into surgery they are sayin it should take between 4 and 6 hours to complete and hopefully only one surgery.
This past saturday Eric Storz had a horrible crash on his trials bicycle which broke 5 bones in his face and a frontal skull fracture, a broken bone in his neck, he broke his sinus into multiple peices and has brain fluid leaking fromhis eyes and noes, and possibly his second broken jaw, he will have to have facial reconstruction again, and
Well thank you noel ill tel neil and eric your advice ! Neil definitely isn't afraid to get his hands dirty for sure, I just talked with eric on the phone and he said he rode ok in practice but one interesting thing was how big of deal people made over him wearing a full face helmet. But he will get used to it he does a good job with adapting
I just got off the phone with eric today he went and rode with matteo grattarolla and the prt italian sherco trials team out in their local practice area and he said he had a hell of a time
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Natc Meeting
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I am inclined to agree with kramit, there are a few things that need to be changed and people too.
The problem with the NATC is that they are opposed to to any change other than ones that benefit the members of the board.
Trials is a sport with great potential as long as the right people are given the ability to put in some work and given some flexibility.
Some of the members of NATC abuse the power they are given.