Hope mono...and hope moto are both quite bad for trials....lots of modualtion but not a huge amount of hold. I recommend a 180mm Hope mono trial, or old style BB7 185mm
mr kieran rides maggie now and loves it...i preferred his dual disc xtp personally, so i guess its personal preference ( and the fact that i sidehop away from disc )
I was really looking forward to this as well No idea what either of the venues are like....but if you believe the hype; Buthiers sounds ace. I'd be up for a trip to fair france sometime for a Brit Days