Hello I am a neophyte trials rider
I like riding the bike in the dirt but I find that the rocks, logs, and hills spoil the fun of trials riding to some extent. What do other riders do about these annoying obstacles?
Should I just ignore them? Meaning can one be succesful at this sport if you just avoid the obstacle instead of trying to go over it with the bike.
It does seem rather silly when you think of it, if there is a rock in front of you why go over it when I can just as easly drive around it. Is this purely a lack of training on the person who layes out the trials course that the ribbon is often found right in the path of a rock or something slippery that just makes you put your feet down. All these rocks and things spoil an otherwise great sport not to mention a good days ride.
One would think that in this day and age the trials marshal could come up with a better circuit that has more of a slope to it and less natural challenges. I liken it to all those holes in a golf course spoiling a good walk.
I was thinking of buying a set of shoes that bicycle riders use that snap in to the pegs, that way I can keep my feet on the pegs more as it seems to me that the judges like it when I do not touch the ground, is this legal?
I was told that the local land owner does not like people riding and that if we do not touch the ground we do not leave any footprints on his land basically no witness marks that we where there. That one has me totaly confused as all the ripped up score cards thown into the bushes are a dead give away that trials riders where there.
Which leg is the best to dab with? Meaning I am right handed and automatically dab with the right leg, is this correct?
If I am out riding by myself in the woods and I take a five, is it still a five if there is no one there to see it?
When at a trial I tie the blue ribbon on the left hand grip and red ribbon on the right hand grip. Is this pretty common? If I take the blue ribbon off will it upset the delicate balance of the bike?
I have heard that there is a new tachometer been developed for trials bikes. Apparently one places a small animal in between the spokes and the louder the animal squeels the faster one is going. Which animal is best for this natural tachometer to work?
Is there anything in the trials rules that says one can not have a passenger on board when going through a section. That way I can keep my feet on the pegs and he can put his foot down if need be.
Who is the best person to contact with respect to bribes. I have witnessed several handshakes with the judges palm being greased so to speak.
How does one know the correct amount to TIP the judge?
At my local club I was told that hopping can only be performed
as follows: If you hop to the left you can not hop to the right and vise versa. So my question is can I start hopping and keep going to the left and do a complete 360 which would bring me a right back to where I started from?
My new bike is a four stroke. I was told by a very respected rider/techy guy that a three stroke was the way to go as the new WTC rules were being challenged by the factories and that a compromise between two stroke Vs fourstroke was going to end up in a three stroke model.
If this ruling/compromise goes ahead is there any advantage/diss-advantage to having my bike modified to a three stroke.
Like proffesional soccer players coaches who advise their players not to have any sex the night before a big soccer match, is there any evidence that having sex before a trial is detrimental to one's balance and mental edge
Is it true that each year one has to buy a new set of graphics as the same bike is no longer any good in the next session due to the decals changing?
Thanks for all the help.
Ceud Mile F
