A Brief Trials Diary, My Sticking Points And Goals

[Herr.Wolfkatze]

Hello again,

I can see I'm going to be quite a heavy poster here, at least to start with as I'm completely new to trials riding but I'm SO keen to really get off on it!

Right-o, relating to my previous post regarding set up options for my P3 (found here: http://www.trials-forum.co.uk/forum/index....owtopic=137031)

Another member advised me that I might want to get into the more flowing street ride style of Trials, which suits me just fine because that's exactly the kind of Aggressive In-Line background I've come from. Looking at the 24UK and Inspired bicycles I really have fallen in love with them and I'm pretty sure this is the kind of road I want to head down.

Are there any tips and advice for things I should start off learning? The most important things for street riding and so on. You might want to take a look at the intended set-up of my P3 and help me tweak it to perfection on here, because really I'm looking for something that will serve me beautifully on the street but still take the abuse of a light dirt road when necessary (with the option of sitting down!)

So far I can do pretty decently high bunny hops, and side hops, as well as hopping to correct balance.

I'm stuck with pedal-hops, wheelies, manuals, balancing on the back wheel and track stands (the last of which seems to be the current bane of my existence)

Any riders in the London area are welcomed to PM me so we can arrange meet-ups and group practice sessions to help me get along even faster!

Thanks guys.

[Maladie]

Hey there mate, P3's don't look like bad bikes and the set-up you wrote about sounded pretty decent.

Only thing I could recommend for you is to get alot lighter gearing.

Something like 18t sprocket and 14t freewheel would probably be your best option.

lighter gearing like that will also make it so much easier for you to learn to kick-hop (pedal hop)

Good luck learning mate

Also look here: Trashzen.com

Very helpful

Edited June 2, 2009 by Horndean Trials

[Herr.Wolfkatze]

Mate!

TrashZen and TartyBikes were the beginning of my trials experience, I was looking into styles of bike riding and liked the look of freestyle BMX for a while, and then I bumped into TrashZen and I knew which discipline I wanted right away. Extreme enough to take into a professional zone and smooth and stylish enough to ride on the street, exactly the same kind of skating background I'm coming from.

Thanks for the advice, I'll look into sprockets and freewheels on TartyBikes!