pezza p Posted January 14, 2011 Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 When and why Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FINDUS Posted January 14, 2011 Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 I started after seeing martin + martin riding newbury! it was the night they filmed the chainspotting dvd and i was at rio`s enjoying a burger 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alistair14 Posted January 14, 2011 Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 i got into after my neighbour showed me a few things on my old mtb, then after 2/3 years i got my first trials bike Ive always loved the look of it and wanted to give it a go ..its been the only sport im actually good at now XD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted January 14, 2011 Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 just kind of started trying to do backhops and stuff on my mountain bike about 12 or so years ago then met a couple of local lads who were into trials, the Martins started popping up in MBUK all the time and Chainspotting came out. Lost interest when I started driving though but that was partly down to riding buddies moving away and stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronMac Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 I started riding trials in 1999. A lot of my friends were experimenting on mountainbikes, dirt jumping and street riding. We started doing trials without even knowing it and once we saw the martins in a certain magazine we never looked back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 1998. To get the ladies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miles Mallinson Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 I started riding a proper trials bike about a year and a half ago, I started because I went up to Fort William to watch the 2009 world cup there and I got Danny Mac's autograph and saw loads of riders like Stan Shaw, Kenny Belaey and loads of others just loved it since then also a few guys from the island I live on ride so that got me in to it aswell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shop_Guy Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 It all started for me watching Ryan Leach on youtube, then i purchased his dvd's. Shortly after i started modding my bike with trials parts one by one until it was as close to a trials bike as it could be. Then I learned of Danny MEGASKILL ("macaskill") and my friend had an inspired i rode it 3 or 4 times over a few weeks and i was hooked so I put together my own inspired and now I'm waiting ever so patiently for the SNOW TO GO BACK TO HELL >.< Ever since i saw the sport i wanted to try but couldn't afford the parts, Now I work in a shop the parts come in at a much better price, and I can finally start a dream I've been looking forward to for 6 or more years! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 Did it work/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miles Mallinson Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 1998. To get the ladies. Did it work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheffield noob Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 its all danny macaskills fault..... my uncle mentions he was buying a trials bike ( one with an engine) got me thinking... you tubed danny... next thing you know i have coughed up 400+ quid and have just finished building mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 Did it work? Absolutely not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinkdougie Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 Watched videos on youtube, and said "I wna do that!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellingtj Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 Saw the 'Dirt!' video at the 1995 Malverns festival and was blown away by Scott Domett, soon after started hoping around with my SPDs on my mountainbike - and the rest is history as they say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 My friend brought round his brand new spectacular "BASE" seat less bike and started hopping around. I had to get on it. Sold! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trials owns Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 (edited) about 1 1/2 years ago i saw my mate come down the road on his bike and i was like WTF is that with no seat and fat wheel(at first i though it was a custom made frame and he was being a idiot lol) looked into it and though that looked awesome and i would have a crack at it. i think i liked it because it was different and not very heard off. Edited January 15, 2011 by trials owns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 Saw the 'Dirt!' video at the 1995 Malverns festival and was blown away by Scott Domett, soon after started hoping around with my SPDs on my mountainbike - and the rest is history as they say. An absolute classic, still got my copy in the loft!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamaha125 Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 granda raced the roads we own a haulage company and ive been riding sice i was 5 lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 about 1 1/2 years ago i saw my mate come down the road on his bike and i was like WTF is that with no seat and fat wheel(at first i though it was a custom made frame and he was being a idiot lol) looked into it and though that looked awesome and i would have a crack at it. i think i liked it because it was different and not very heard off. Ahh yeah that was the other main thing noticed, the huaggeee rear tyre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksnell95 Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 i started because one of my mates mates was selling a bike so i thought i mite aswell give it a try i like its but i broke the bike in about a month but i have recently bought a onza t-pro off of one of my friends just need to get a new front brake and im sorted for a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George6512 Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 I started because i use to ride bmx then i went to chicksands dirtjumps and came off wont go into what happend to me.my bmx was destroyed but it was crap i found a cheap trials bike i wanted one for ages and now im riding trials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swiftspeed star Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 I started after one of my mates showed me a video of Danny Macaskill and said im getting one of those and i decided to join him after weeks of waiting for him at ends of roads as they are so slow!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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