Andy Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 This one is for Sid. Go and tell him now. I only see Sid a couple of times a year and each time he asks me where the Centrally Speaking column has gone, well tell him, it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel dabster Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 I think it quite sad that you think Toni Bou's successor will be Spanish.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilnh Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 probably thinks that the spanish kids have more chance of succeeding when all the british kids seem to get slated and told you cant do that here you cant ride that bike here and thats from experience of two kids being told this constantly ones now a royal marine and the others at university Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadof2 Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 I think Martin / Rappers are probably right. Most WTC rounds require skills more appropriate to dry, high grip terrain whereas most Brits learn on lower grip terrain. Also UK trials are pulled between stop / no stop schools. Quite a few in the UK (myself included) favour a return to traditional no stop trials. Only a few days ago I heard from a friend who had been talking to a prevous winner of Scott, SSDT and world rounds who was in favour of a return to the no stop, no minder type of trial. Unless the sport in Britain puts itself 100% (or nearly so) behind WTC type trials it is likely that we will not produce riders fully able to compete with those that do. I hate to say it and in no way wish to denegrate Dabill, Brown etc Anyone thought of offering Danny McCaskill a contract? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosey Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 There seem to be more Spaniards at the 'really good level' and they certainly (well they used to) appear to get a lot more support too. Perhaps that's why there are more at that level? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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