February 28, 20179 yr I'm new to trials, having only completed 3 trials so far. Really enjoying the classic twinshock trials and have a Beamish Suzuki 250. A late starter to riding trials , having ridden bikes most of my life Edited February 28, 20179 yr by shakennstirred
March 2, 20179 yr Old enough to know better , and too old to give a Damn ! Just kinda how I feel lately !!! Beautiful Beamish by the way ! Edited March 2, 20179 yr by axulsuv add comment !!!!
March 3, 20179 yr Wow this poll is surprising. I'm 24 and just got my first trials bike. I'm actually into enduro racing, and a big fan of extreme enduro. Seeing as how enduro has actually made a comeback, I had kind of hoped trials would be up as well, considering how well the skills crossover to the enduro bikes. I will add that trials has been some of the most fun I've ever had. Got my first '08 Beta Rev 3 250 in January.
March 3, 20179 yr However that "poll" results mimics very closely the ages of our local competitors & the numbers of them!!!!!
March 4, 20179 yr 21 hours ago, cornishtwinspring said: However that "poll" results mimics very closely the ages of our local competitors & the numbers of them!!!!! As said Polls can be surprisingly accurate. I see more 35+ at my local trials
March 5, 20179 yr 3 hours ago, oni nou said: Riding twinshock/classic events you would expect the riders to be older as younger riders will be inspired by the likes of Toni Bou and Adam Raga not Nigel Birkett or Malcolm Rathmell. Or, they're just not interested in doing the big stuff that modern bikes are capable of ...? (I have no idea who Nigel Birkett and Malcolm Rathmell are)
March 5, 20179 yr I've never heard of then either they've never ridden at our Trials. Don't know about Twinshocks not managing big stuff some of the sections were pretty scary back in the era of these 2 I've never heard of.
March 6, 20179 yr lol, thanks ... while I might not have any idea who they are, the style of riding is far more appealing than that of today's best For inspiration, at the moment it's Debbie Evans for me ... but I've not found any videos of her trials riding yet
March 6, 20179 yr I would suggest these sections are only on for current expert riders on their mono bikes, videos always compress / simplify the terrain, these sections are far harder than they look and you are watching the equivalent of current world class riders ! Not a single finger on a clutch lever and proper no stop riding, none of this ' I only went back an inch ' malarkey ! Good to see but probably never to be repeated.
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