Why Do Us Trials Riders Get Soooo Much Crap?

[Alien]

My mate always gets asked why he has 'balls' in his rim.

Also, does anyone know the law about riding on the pavement? Because I always get crap off people for riding on the pavement, usually "GET ON THE ROAD YOU F****** W*****"

Edited August 26, 2008 by Alien

[JasonAuld]

It might just be me but a hell of alot of people give me crap for having a bike with no seat. I go for a ride in my town and people look at it funny but dont say any thing, then i go past a group of chavs or BMX riders and they start saying "were did your seat go" or "get a BMX" erm no idrather ride a good bike. I went into my local bike shop yesterday and asked if they could fix my chain tenchinor they couldnt because it was broke and i was running a cassette, i said "ok cool" just as i was leaving one of the workers said "get a real bike" me and a friend were just like what is a real bike he says well one with a seat,gears full suspention and point to a orange 223. I argue back saying well im a trials rider and i like the sport better he says "how can u like hopping on your back wheel, wouldnt you rather go down hills real fast" i siad "been there done that, plus any one can go down a drop what about up a wall" he says "well just bunny hop up a wall" i said "its not the same feeling" the every one from the bike shop gets involved talking about how on there BMX bikes and dirt jumpers they can do this that and the other......... But why is it trials riders that get crap why not xc riders or dirt jumpers.

You think you've got it bad, I'm a Street Unicyclist, that's a nightmare! You get plenty people thinking they are the big man by shouting "where's your other wheel" or "can't you afford a bike".

From my experience, people need to insult you to validate themselves. They can't do what you do, so they target you and try to undermine you in an effort to make themselves feel better about it.

If you can take everyone's crap about your riding and you keep riding, then you know it's what you are meant for. If it effects you negatively, then maybe it's not for you.

Jason

[MadManMike]

My mate always gets asked why he has 'balls' in his rim.

Also, does anyone know the law about riding on the pavement? Because I always get crap off people for riding on the pavement, usually "GET ON THE ROAD YOU F****** W*****"

Yeah it's illegal. No ifs or buts.

[will pritchard]

Yeah i Know our bikes are a bit odd but the things that ticks

me right off is Cocky arrogant little kids who think they are the dogs doo-dars,

i can cope with everything else but they just make me snap

I'm sorry if i seem violent but it does my head in i don't see why they can't leave us alone :@

Will x

[Jake Beach]

My mate always gets asked why he has 'balls' in his rim.

Also, does anyone know the law about riding on the pavement? Because I always get crap off people for riding on the pavement, usually "GET ON THE ROAD YOU F****** W*****"

We are idiots if we ride down the road on trials bikes especially mods

[lewis-mackenzie]

Where i live we dont get shouted at etc. by the people that live there, our problem is the poilice asking for reflectors, lights, and why we are out ridint at 1 in the morning lol.

Lewis

[Spelling Bee]

I'm not stopping lol I love trials but I am the only rider in my town so that's why. Trip this isn't a crap topic I was just seeing if people get the same and I did ok in my gcse's you.

Not english though?

[Jo Prattley]

I have pink rims so the comments are ten times worse

But im going to invest in a t shirt saying "i know i dont have a seat"

Just for laughs though

[bigamac]

But im going to invest in a t shirt saying "i know i dont have a seat"

thats a brilliant idea LOL

[Ash-Kennard]

cos r bikes dunt ave seats? yeh blud. U erd

[Mark W]

This thread shows pretty well why trials riders 'get so much crap'.

[ti-mig-guy]

I'd buy one of those shirts for sure.