Toby3448 Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 A place to share your tips to improve your riding i have a couple 1. clean your tar off your rims every couple of weeks , gives better braking removes buildup of tar 2. shuffle your feet back on your pedals so your toes barley touch your pedals, gives you more control and balance okay now its your turn to share you trials secrets thanks, toby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara Logan-Price Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 jumping is a big part of trials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixed Pants™ Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 2. - You ride with the end of your feet on the pedals (either end, toes or heel)? You're pretty much meant to have them with the front edge of the pedals in the middle of the ball of your foot. If not, they're gonna slip off so easily and you'll kill your shins, and it's f**king hard to ride with your feet basically just on the pedals.If not, ok, i don't know what you mean by that.Tip: Absorb everything as much as you can, as smoothly as possible to make your bike and body last longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
czarbikes Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 wear a helmet lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James-M Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 Regularly check the state of your bike, for cracks/loose bolts, or it could end up nasty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbra Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 practice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby3448 Posted August 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 its tricky to explain , how about do not ride feet slap bang in the middle of pedalsthanks for tips keep them rolling in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixed Pants™ Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 its tricky to explain , how about do not ride feet slap bang in the middle of pedalsthanks for tips keep them rolling in!Ah, ok. True. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 practice.practice.practice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavyn. Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 for the pedals thing try and get your feet on your pedals so it fells like you could curl your toe around the front edge. Thats the best place to have them.my tip on tar, get a grind then you won't need to clean it for ages. but if you do need to get it off use Turps, petrol or wd40 and rinse it with water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
czarbikes Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 for the pedals thing try and get your feet on your pedals so it fells like you could curl your toe around the front edge. Thats the best place to have them.my tip on tar, get a grind then you won't need to clean it for ages. but if you do need to get it off use Turps, petrol or wd40 and rinse it with water.who you trying to kill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.McMillan Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 ride more = good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikeriding Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 Don't sidehop, umm and get a decent chain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scousertrials Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 Meet girls and get them pregnant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManxTrialSpaz Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 who you trying to kill? The foot positioning or the grind? Neither sound dangerous to me - the grind is pretty much an essential part of braking if you don't wan to use tar.Whats up with all these people putting there toes on the edge of the pedal? I've got the middle of the pedal just a bit further foward of the middle of my foot...Here's a tip - Grow Some...Nah If you learn how to tuck, you elarn how to go big. Even if you can't right now - as soon as you tuck, you can go big. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixed Pants™ Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 The bit where he says clean it off with wd 40 is the bit where he wants to kill people, petrol and turps yes, not wd40. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManxTrialSpaz Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 The bit where he says clean it off with wd 40 is the bit where he wants to kill people, petrol and turps yes, not wd40.Ah yeah,,,didn't read that far.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 The bit where he says clean it off with wd 40 is the bit where he wants to kill people, petrol and turps yes, not wd40.I used to use GT-85 to do it, If you clean it off after its fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandi Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 1.The well known saying practice makes perfect2.Ride with more abled riders than you and learn from them thats what i did 3.Ask friend what your doing wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous_dave Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 (edited) I find panel wipe works best for removing tar, it's kind to any paint on the rims and to the tyre. After all it is meant for this kind of stuff...Edit: no matter how much pressure you have in your tyre, it is too much Edited August 7, 2007 by dangerous_dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy d Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 Edit: no matter how much pressure you have in your tyre, it is too much Disagreed with IMMENSELY by me. Hard tyres = good! At least, good for rolling, spinning and not getting punctures. And not feeling like you're riding on cushions... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty boi Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 If you say "Abracadabra" before sidehopping you get an extra 10", its like magic.Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbra Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 Don't sidehop, umm and get a decent chainHow the hell does not learning to sidehop help?Just because a few of the more popular members of trials forum start saying that they're sick of taps gaps and sidehops, then people agree with them because they want a couple of seconds of fame. Doesn't mean you shouldn't even learn it!...Anyway...as i said before. Practice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikeriding Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 How the hell does not learning to sidehop help?Just because a few of the more popular members of trials forum start saying that they're sick of taps gaps and sidehops, then people agree with them because they want a couple of seconds of fame. Doesn't mean you shouldn't even learn it!...Anyway...as i said before. Practice now thats quite retardedWell its not exactly like the people you're on about don't sidehop, but It gets boring seeing video after video and most of the moves are sidehops, not even in a line. I like tgs, just that it feels like its turning into just s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum Trialsin Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 when its too wet to ride or dark then watch trials vids and pick up techniques from top riders.another thing that helped me was to run a slightly harder tyre, then if i couldnt do something let the tyre down to normal trials pressures and i would then be able to do it. probably more of a mental thing but meh its worked for me a few times.Callum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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