N.Wood Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 Right, so I've been in this trials game for a while now and when myself and others of my vintage were young we had f**k all to teach us how to do stuff. No trials forum, no youtube, no vimeo. What we learnt from was trials VHS (big, square DVDs to you real younguns) vids such as Evolve, Revolution, Chainspotting and mainly from Tricks and Stunts - Martyn Ashton, Martin Hawyes and Hans Rey's best vid ever made of all time. You might think its old skool, but all of it applies to YOUR riding. We all learnt to balance on 2 wheels before we even thought about getting on the back wheel. You'll notice alot of youngr riders having poor balance on 2 wheels, because they started to run before they could walk. Anyways, Go to your local Halfords, borrow a mates, try and find it on the internet, but MAKE SURE you watch Tricks and Stunts by the Martyins a few times. Good to do in the evenings now its dark. Once you get those techniques down, move onto The Art Of Bi-King - Tricks and Stunts 2. This is a bit more advanced and slightly more up to date. I don 't wanna sound like a complete p rick but straight up 100% if you watch these and practise what you see, you will most definately become a better rider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukasMcNeal Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 Snip Soo true, also even if you can pedal hop perfect it first! To quote Joe Maher "Get some balance on the back wheel before you think your Damon Watson." The amount of videos on here where people are all over the place before gapping etc. its just dangerous half of them have no balance and just go straight away because they can only hop once or twice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence--Trials Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 I know exactly what you mean! When i go to drop i rush it because i have no balence. I'll try and get hold of these DVD's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eskimo Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 Hell, people should watch Tricks n Stunts for the opening 5 mins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 Hell, people should watch Tricks n Stunts for the opening 5 mins. Those first 5 minutes are some of the best bits of moving picture I've seen in my life. I haven't seen that video for like 8 years or something ridiculous. I should really get hold of a copy. And Evolve, that was amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t-comp-kierz Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 Is There Any Where Esle To Get A Hold Of this DVD/Video? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Dark Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 Why Are You Using Caps All The Time? Erm.....try amazon maybe? Surely you have a local Halfords nearish to you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 Why Are You Using Caps All The Time? Erm.....try amazon maybe? Surely you have a local Halfords nearish to you? Chilllllllllll Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pashleylips Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 Right, so I've been in this trials game for a while now and when myself and others of my vintage were young we had f**k all to teach us how to do stuff. No trials forum, no youtube, no vimeo. What we learnt from was trials VHS (big, square DVDs to you real younguns) vids such as Evolve, Revolution, Chainspotting and mainly from Tricks and Stunts - Martyn Ashton, Martin Hawyes and Hans Rey's best vid ever made of all time. You might think its old skool, but all of it applies to YOUR riding. We all learnt to balance on 2 wheels before we even thought about getting on the back wheel. You'll notice alot of youngr riders having poor balance on 2 wheels, because they started to run before they could walk. Anyways, Go to your local Halfords, borrow a mates, try and find it on the internet, but MAKE SURE you watch Tricks and Stunts by the Martyins a few times. Good to do in the evenings now its dark. Once you get those techniques down, move onto The Art Of Bi-King - Tricks and Stunts 2. This is a bit more advanced and slightly more up to date. I don 't wanna sound like a complete p rick but straight up 100% if you watch these and practise what you see, you will most definately become a better rider. Fantastic Shout! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pashleylips Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUfRYommlSA This is why i ride trials! Absolute legends!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd Socks Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 Hi, I once watched them live at the "Bike Show" at the NEC. Stood on the balcony watching when I realised that I was stood next to this lady who was getting on a bit. Turned out that this was the granny of one of them, can't remember which one. She admitted that it always made her nervous watching them and their mother just couldn't watch. Tricks and Stunts, is an awesome video, my copy is at the after school club I help run at the moment. The kids think it is great. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eskimo Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 You can still get Tricks n Stunts at Halfords on DVD I recently just re-purchased Miracle Boy & Nyquist on DVD from Ebay. That's another VHS which ended up getting lent to someone and never returned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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