Beginner 20/26?

[HippY]

Hey, as you may know im at the forum for a quiet long time and im riding for half a year. ( Technically I am riding for more, but there were monthes of break)

I am riding a mod after all and I am kinda okay with it and it is a cheap "Tight budget" mod around 10 kg. Im getting more confidence on it, getting my balance better and learning the basics ( and getting now how to fix my bike, for example brakes hates me)

So my mod is not a top spec, but not bad at all

I met a guy and I could try his top spec Stock (it was around 8 kg) and it felt much better. Everything was at its place, and it just felt easy and monumental after mod and my first thought was " I need a stock". but there are some things:

My mod is not set up correctly. I should get a longer stem and highriser bar, because i am pretty (and) tall, around 185 cm (around 6.1 feet). My frame is a Koxx hydroxx long, so it should be alright.

That bike was a high end, modified and well set up bike by a professional. It might be the differences between the 2 spec what I really loved, I am not sure.

And third thing: I am a beginner and I am not sure if I must/can spend more money on trials.

My question would be: should I stay on mod until I make sure I can ride properly and stock is for me, or maybe swap my bike for a stock?

Could it be that I loved that stock so much because it is top spec?

or 24 inch?

(and how do i trials?)

[isitafox]

I don't think it was the fact the stock was high spec, if it felt good then give it a try. When you're first starting trials its hard as you don't know what suits you with different wheel sizes, geometry and setups and the only way to find out is to experiment.

I rapidly went through 4-5 bikes in my first couple of years back riding and I still like to try different geos and builds.