isitafox Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 I was just thinking, after top gear had races between a car and some bmxers and some parkour guys why not some trials riders? Anyone thought of emailing in and offering them a challenge? Would be a good bit of viewing if they'd agree, maybe one bike a brakeless 24" and the other a standard mod or stock. What does everyone reckon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trials owns Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 that would be ace! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMMM-JASON Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 A trials bike is not a fast thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broomer Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 A UniMog vs trials rider over obstacles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted July 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 Neithers a bloke wading through an estuary but they had a race with one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Yoshi Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 A UniMog vs trials rider over obstacles. Thats more like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence--Trials Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 I think it would be fantastic! Someone needs to email them with videos and pictures including in case they don't know what trials is. + It would be fantastic publicity (used the right word?) for trials too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 They could find some kinda area like when they raced the RS4 against the climber. All the races are staged anyway so it could easily be made to seem cool. Would have to be Ali C though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeCottTrials Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 I'm sceptical about it working. But I would quite like to see it happen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 The car always looses in their challenges. Therefore how about a challenge where the car races the trials rider up a 3ft wall? The car will just crash into it. It's so simple! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Tea Why Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 It would have to be against a streety 24 with brakes imo: something that can get decent speed up but still hop around on obstacles. And of course most of the audience would recognise that type of bike from a certain video by some bloke in Scotland... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence--Trials Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 (edited) If use a 24 you should try and use the because trial, because it'll give trials the seatless look if you get me then not to many people would have to ask about the all the f**king time. EDIT: only an idea though, obv you could use and inspired but i think because trial might suit it a bit more. Edited July 5, 2010 by Laurence--Trials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 If use a 24 you should try and use the because trial, because it'll give trials the seatless look if you get me then not to many people would have to ask about the all the f**king time. EDIT: only an idea though, obv you could use and inspired but i think because trial might suit it a bit more. I can't think of a worse bike for a challenge like that, I deffo think it should be streety, to be able to bunnyhop over stuff, up walls and down drops. It's different to bmx and still fast and entertaining (rather than watching someone roll up to a wall, trackstand, get on the back wheel, hop about and then get up the wall). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted July 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 So it's agreed then, with the powerful backing of Tartybikes and Inspired behind him Ali C will contact Top Gear, give them the idea and see it through if it kills him. Good for you Ali, we're all rooting for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 haha, cheers for the backing, I guess an email wouldn't hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phatmike Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 What an idea, sounds MAD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dan6061 Posted July 6, 2010 Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 Trials just isn't fast enough. And as Tic's sort of pointed out with those two links, it's already been done, twice! What's going to be so different about someone on a 24" hopping around on walls etc, compared to the guys on the BMXs doing the same? Look at it from the average viewer, not as a trials rider... it'll just be a repeat of what's already been done. It is a nice idea, but I can't personally see it happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeanuckleJive Posted July 6, 2010 Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 because it'll give trials the seatless look if you get me then not to many people would have to ask about the all the f**king time. I love the crap you post, Will you sit in a cupboard and I can just open the door and let you out when i need cheering up? In other news, I really really hope Ali sends them an email, would be awesome viewing I reckon. Plus you get a cheap insult at the end when you beat the car, not many people can say they were PERSONALLY insulted by Clarkson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich J Posted July 6, 2010 Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 You need one of those windy down hill roads. Car goes round bike goes straight. Or actually a multistory carpark with the ability to get between floors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence--Trials Posted July 6, 2010 Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 (edited) I love the crap you post, Will you sit in a cupboard and I can just open the door and let you out when i need cheering up? But i need food, and i might get lonely.. I really think Ali should send them an email though, go on its worth a shot, even if we (Ali/trials) doesn't win its still publicity for trials.. right? Edited July 6, 2010 by Laurence--Trials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted July 6, 2010 Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 But i need food, and i might get lonely.. I really think Ali should send them an email though, go on its worth a shot, even if we (Ali/trials) doesn't win its still publicity for trials.. right? Why does everyone want publicity for trials? We get more and more f**kwits joining this forum every day, and more than that are sitting around some local walls wondering why they can't tap 157" yet when they've been riding a whole 2 weeks. Personally I preferred it when no-one knew about it and those that did didn't moan so much. (Yea, hypocrite blah blah) But it would be pretty cool to see Ali/Someone go up against Top Gear, that's for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 Publicity for trials is good and bad, in a way. If there's more people doing it, then theoretically there's more money involved and more riders should be able to 'live the dream' and be able to earn some kind of living from trials. However, realistically it seems that the majority of companies getting into trials are doing it to maximise profits and don't really seem to give much of a shit about it itself, which is fair enough in many ways. Business is business, after all. I don't really understand the thing about needing to have seats on it though - people still know what trials is, and the most famous trials riders in the public eye have pretty much always had seats (e.g. Ryan Leech, Danny Mac, the Martins back in the day, Chris Akrigg, etc.). It doesn't really make much difference, and even if they were all seatless it wouldn't stop people asking where your seat was... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 haha, cheers for the backing, I guess an email wouldn't hurt. Go for it Clarkson Vs Clarkson! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Morton Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 But i need food, and i might get lonely.. I really think Ali should send them an email though, go on its worth a shot, even if we (Ali/trials) doesn't win its still publicity for trials.. right? Laurence, I think you should do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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