May 10, 200521 yr Got mine on Saturday (I'm a subscriber). The 5 bike shootout is pretty good and they seem to have gone about it in the right way (novice, intermediate and expert test riders, each giving their opinions on each bike). See also: http://www.trialscentral.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=4280
May 10, 200521 yr If only i could find the email i sent to the TBM editor a couple of months ago... that is exactly what i suggested!!! Obviously i wasn't in when they phoned to ask me to join the test team No they couldnt get hold of neonsurge or myself either !!
May 12, 200521 yr Author Has anyone managed to get hold of a copy from the shops yet? I just cant seem to find it anywhere??!!
May 12, 200521 yr got mine today. excellent mag as usual. great to have an honest opinion as is always the case with tis mag.
May 12, 200521 yr I got mine today in my local news agent . The bike test is the best trials bike review ive ever read much better than the tmx reviews
May 17, 200521 yr I thought the Trials test was better than anything I've read in T&MX or either of it's magazines. I expect they would improve if the magazine got off the ground as well. The enduro tests they have produced are excellent guides for the bike buying public. Problem is those that make their living out of selling bikes feel threatened by it and won't support it, so it's going to disappear without trace. TBM may wait until Trialsworld flops and then try again. It's a pity support from ordinary punters was'nt enough to make YOU HAVE USED WORDS OR A PHRASE WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED ON THIS WEBSITE. PLEASE DELETE YOUR POST/TOPIC. DO NOT TRY TO CIRCUMVENT THE FILTERS IN PLACE ON THIS WEBSITE. a viable proposition.
May 18, 200521 yr Just received my copy of the TBM (subscription) magazine with the trials addition and I was very impressed also. The bike test was outstanding and carried out by riders of varying skill levels. It was a fair comparison and I cannot see how a manufacturer could fault the intentions of the test. Each brand has its own pecularities. Each brand has some lacking qualities and many positives. This test fairly evaluated each brand and left the prospective customer an idea of the differences each bike has. From a test like this one can proceed to personally test ride each bike. The manufacturer can see what the average rider feels about his bike and can strive to make some changes to meet customer demand. What a great test. One can only hope that TBM could find some way to continue with the YOU HAVE USED WORDS OR A PHRASE WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED ON THIS WEBSITE. PLEASE DELETE YOUR POST/TOPIC. DO NOT TRY TO CIRCUMVENT THE FILTERS IN PLACE ON THIS WEBSITE. I think everyone would benefit from an honest approach to the wants and needs of all riders and manufacturers. Congratulations TBM for a very honest and good job!
May 19, 200521 yr just got mine yesterday, and I'm very impressed - its the kind of well written compelling reading that you don't find in TMX/DBR/TW ...... i wish TBM all the best with this project rabie
May 20, 200521 yr I noticed in the editorial that they give an E- mail address for feedback. Might be worth dropping them a line of encouragement, so that they think there are enough interested people out there, to make it woth their while continuing with the project. If we don't support it it'l be history in a couple of months.
May 20, 200521 yr They're getting the message: http://www.trailbikemag.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=463 Big SSDT report next month, apparently!
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