Mr_Nice_66 Posted October 12, 2023 Report Share Posted October 12, 2023 Alright chaps I have always had bikes but not trial bikes so just looking at getting a entry level bike eying a Huskqvara FE250, also do many of you belong to the TRF group Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemur Posted October 12, 2023 Report Share Posted October 12, 2023 Nice! 👍 but you are still not shopping for a Trials bike, the FE250 is an Enduro bike and TRF is a Trail Riders Fellowship. Husky FE is what we call a 'Big bike' because it's a hundred pounds heavier than a modern Trials bike. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbofurball Posted October 13, 2023 Report Share Posted October 13, 2023 The words trial and trail are very easy to mistake for one another, and yet completely different, lol It's possible to use a trials bike for trails with a bit of moxy, but not the other way around. The TRF are a generally nice bunch, and for an enduro bike the FE250 is nice though wouldn't be my tool of choice for TRF style trail riding for a first timer ... if it were me, I'd look at an old CRF250L or similar, which is heavier but rideable on the road (where the FE250 would be a PITA, literally) but importantly much quieter - the TRF needs to annoy the NIMBYs as little as possible if they want to retain access to trails. Also it only needs normal maintenance, having to service a bike after every 8 hours of riding becomes old fast if you're not doing competitions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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