December 8, 20178 yr How to ride observed trials - Big lad on the Sherco seems to be doing ok....hope for me yet!
December 9, 20178 yr Its fitness and strength you need to worry about, not weight and height Join a gym
December 9, 20178 yr Being in shape invariably helps, the less mass you have to move the easier it is to hop. But the one thing about trials that most people like is that fitness and strength play a minor role to skill and technique. Theres a lot of heavy guys that can hop very well, and also lots of guys straight from the gym that struggle to lift the front wheel nevermind the back! Dabill and maybe Ferrer and Casales are the tallest heaviest guys on the world tour. Dabill is around 6'1, 180 ish pounds i would guess from seeing him in person Edited December 9, 20178 yr by faussy
December 9, 20178 yr 1 hour ago, faussy said: Dabill and maybe Ferrer and Casales are the tallest heaviest guys on the world tour. Dabill is around 6'1, 180 ish pounds i would guess from seeing him in person And also extremely fit
December 9, 20178 yr 33 minutes ago, suzuki250 said: And also extremely fit I didnt say they werent Edited December 9, 20178 yr by faussy
December 9, 20178 yr I had not watched much of the indoor circus in the past few years, until the new Veeners video from last weekend. 6 indoor sections in under 6 minutes tells how fit these riders truly are. Awesome conditioning.
December 9, 20178 yr Author Yes, I think my theory got debunked. Thank you to all of you guys that allowed me to enjoy the burger and beer with a bit less regret. lol. I will keep working my technique and definitely going to get a 300 next. I m pretty sure that 250 will do fine but I m looking forward to more torque and less throttle. Just my impression: I rode a 300 and my 250 back to back and felt comfortable on both. That day I was just doing double blips and small zaps and my bike was a bit easier I believe because I m used to my set up. The 300 really felt lighter during the pop
December 9, 20178 yr 1 hour ago, leosantanalg said: Yes, I think my theory got debunked. Thank you to all of you guys that allowed me to enjoy the burger and beer with a bit less regret. lol. I will keep working my technique and definitely going to get a 300 next. I m pretty sure that 250 will do fine but I m looking forward to more torque and less throttle. Just my impression: I rode a 300 and my 250 back to back and felt comfortable on both. That day I was just doing double blips and small zaps and my bike was a bit easier I believe because I m used to my set up. The 300 really felt lighter during the pop Riding at the Tryals Shop last Wednesday on the shop bike, a GG TXT320 instead of my usual 125(More bike than I want!).... We got discussing various displacements, the owner Mike Komer( He has been riding trials for 40 years) said that a 250 was definitely easier to hop, than a 300. I'll trust him on that!
December 11, 20178 yr Author On 12/9/2017 at 4:39 PM, nhuskys said: Riding at the Tryals Shop last Wednesday on the shop bike, a GG TXT320 instead of my usual 125(More bike than I want!).... We got discussing various displacements, the owner Mike Komer( He has been riding trials for 40 years) said that a 250 was definitely easier to hop, than a 300. I'll trust him on that! Could be easier to hop or could be just the fact he is more comfortable on the 250. regardless the 300 has its own advantages. You cant deny the difference in torque. I m also looking to possibly get something with 5 speed instead 6 like the Gas gas I ride now. I see that as an advantage for my style of riding
December 11, 20178 yr That is strange as the 5 speeds all pretty much suck on the loop, and first through third are the main trials gears. Any 5 speed I have ever ridden needs another gear, except my old TL 250.
December 12, 20178 yr 7 hours ago, lineaway said: That is strange as the 5 speeds all pretty much suck on the loop, and first through third are the main trials gears. Any 5 speed I have ever ridden needs another gear, except my old TL 250. Nothing sucks on the loop, like a GG Pro 125 6 speed..... Sometimes 5th isn't enough for a steep hill and shifting between 4th and 5th sucks! My Scorpa 125SC 5 speed is way better.
December 12, 20178 yr Riding a 125 trials bike on a loop is a whole other can of worms. Last time I rode a 5 speed 125 was at over 9000ft elevation. Worthless.
December 14, 20178 yr Author I ll get this going in another topic! really would like to know a bit more about
December 14, 20178 yr The bigger, heavier you are the bigger the ‘zap’ and ‘splatter’ when you fall off! ???
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