hulltrialser Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 (edited) Hi ive been rideing for around 2 years now and have currently just moved to mod and i realy dont like it so its making me feel like giving up so here is a list of what ive done on mod and stock and was wondering if it is good or bad: Stock: front touch:43-44" static gap:6ft 7 rolling gap:7ft 5 sidehop:34" Mod: front touch:40" static gap:6ft 9 rolling gap:7ft sidehop:nearly 39" so is this good for the lenghth of time rideing and should i move back to stock when i can afford it. thanks in advance. Ben Edited July 31, 2005 by hulltrialser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
club_card Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 It looks like youve progressed to me! i think thats a pretty good level for 2 years riding. Don´t quit just because you cant do some things as good as before you just need to get used to the mod, anyway you can do some things better. :shifty: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brisa Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 Depends what you want from trials I suppose? I've lost ALL skill I had with not riding recently due to injuries. I went out today scared of everything and still enjoyed the atmosphere. If you want to get sponsered etc and be in the spotlight like CLS etc then quit. Trials should be fun, no point if it isn't really? Not like being amazing will even make you half as rich as a shit footballer etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 I'll tell you what, I couldnt even ride like that after 4 years of riding let alone 2. I think you should ride stock again, mod is good an'all but I didnt find it very satisfying. Stock is just way more fun to ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben_travis Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 ben, just pull your finger out.... dont let a depressing few rides let you think about quitting trials, for starters you will miss it and will just start up again but not as good as before. Your a good rider, i know your not huge/tall and this doesnt help for riding stock (IMO) and you seem very comfortable on the mod. Your 'figures' look half decent, and like ali said i wasnt nearly half that good after twice that length of time. Its not all about progression, although that helps, its about having a laugh. Dont let riding get you down, i had this problem with towler (one of me mates) today, he wasnt happy he couldnt sidehop a 38" inch wall today, so he got grumpy, it was the second time so i decided that id had enough, i pushed him, made him try new stuff, rode some rocks, mixed it up a little and he puched harder. Went to another wall 39"-40" and he made it 2-3 times. he enjoyed the rest of his day and hopefully he will carry on this way. just carry on, ride mod, and have fun ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damon W Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 yer Ben pull youre finger out!! stop getting stressed about not being able to do stuff knowone else does :P" lol nah ive found if im struggling to sidehop a wall ive already done before it REALLY pisses me off but, the more i get pissed off the more i put myself in to a bad state of mind and it ruins my ride for the rest of the day, just try and be more chilled :D OR vent youre aggression into power!!! grrrr :shifty: and get a big bike again tiz more fun!!! and youre taps were awesome!! B) :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-L-B Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 GIVE UP. It looks to me like you're riding for all the wrong reasons. If you need to constantly look to others for reassurance about how satisfied you are, you need to reconsider your values in life aswell as whether or not you should carry on riding. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James_Porter Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 take a break...have a kitkat... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducko Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 if you want to quit because your not progressing fast enough then quit? ive been riding 2 years and my figures are very close to yours apart from my 47in sidehop on le mod (Y) if you enjoy riding keep it up and have fun! if you dont just quit and do something else with your tiome? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burton Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 (edited) Every time you've been out on your trials, you end up going on a bmx somehow. (Y) . So either pull your finger out and commit(and thats not commit suicide :- :D emo) to riding. But if your complaining about not progressing, and want reassurance, then ride bmx. Otherwise stick with your mod and practise more! Make the commitment and come out on mod today! Edited August 1, 2005 by dan_t-lite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 so you can do whats suited to mods better. if you dont feel like riding, dont, in a week youll be back out riding. its worse to throw a hissy fit and go on about how your going to quit cause you cant get that 1" up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giantwhore Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 youve probably hit the 'plateau' where youre riding wont improve unless you push yourself to the next level. i was like that about a year or so ago but i pushed through it. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Thomson Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 Ive been riding for ages....almost twice and you and cant ride as well as you....OK ive pretty much had the past two years off riding entirely... Today was a real eye-opener as to how shit i actually am....I;ve been contemplating giving up for ages... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 (edited) i'v been riding for 2 years now and all those nubers a way above my numbers. (Y) If you don't want to ride, don't ride. I'm shit compared to some, but i don't really care, because i enjoy it. (Y) Edited August 2, 2005 by JT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 Hi ive been rideing for around 2 years ← I've been riding over 4 years now, and can't even get half of what your getting. GIVE UP. It looks to me like you're riding for all the wrong reasons. If you need to constantly look to others for reassurance about how satisfied you are, you need to reconsider your values in life aswell as whether or not you should carry on riding. Dan ← Basically, is what i would say. Ride to have fun, to socialize, to just generally have a blast. Let learning come second. Saying that, don't go out and not ride, go out, and push each other, don't push yourself to be the best, just because. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrishayton Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 Hi ive been rideing for around 2 years now and have currently just moved to mod and i realy dont like it so its making me feel like giving up so here is a list of what ive done on mod and stock and was wondering if it is good or bad: Stock: front touch:43-44" static gap:6ft 7 rolling gap:7ft 5 sidehop:34" Mod: front touch:40" static gap:6ft 9 rolling gap:7ft sidehop:nearly 39" so is this good for the lenghth of time rideing and should i move back to stock when i can afford it. thanks in advance. Ben ← it all depends who you ride with, i ride with someone whos better than me and i bin riding a year and a half and feel i have progressed quite well. ican : tap 45" static 8'5ft rolling gap bout 9ft sidehope 40" if you dont ride with someone better than you your doing great and also find someone and you ll see your riding improve loads (Y) (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hulltrialser Posted August 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 i do ride with people better than me all the time as i go everywere wit damon(dw@hulltrials)and hes an absolutely awsome rider.I think im going to have a few weeks break and get all the anger out on the bmx then i wont be to angry at my trials abilaties. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picki Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 just plod through your bad patch... get back on you real bike and ditch the mod. ive been riding yonks, and i still cant fekin sidehop....that pisses me off. i bust my ankle a few months ago, bought a new frame and cant ride for shit at the moment, its a proper slag! just go out, enjoy yourself and things should start to pick up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davetrials Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 take a break...have a kitkat... ← Id rather have a wank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialsriderjim Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 Id rather have a wank. ← me to lol (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbanPoet Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 me to lol (Y) ← Good for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghosts_cloak Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 Hiya dude, your list of achievements looks great to me (being a trials newbie waiting for a bike), and I hope I can do what you can in two years! (Y) But the whole point of riding is to have fun! When I get my bike I will be practising backhops and getting up 2-3 foot walls and 3-4 foot gaps I would hope, which is nothing compared to you but the point is I will (hopefully!) be having a blast! In fact the best times I have ever had on my bike were years ago on a bike that resembled a garden shed (19 inch frame or so when I was about 9 years old) learning to trackstand and wheelie and do endos (Y) It can be fun (not that you are at all) to be bad at something because you still have all those exciting new things to learn/improve on! Just what I think! Now go ride! ~Gaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy_gap girl Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 take a break...have a kitkat... ← LOL i think i should do that (Y) my riding at the mo is making me pretty depressed lol i think due to .. no one rides as much as they did they've either got a shity mini moto or quit or grown out of it and im riding the same places alot.. and im not challengin' my self.. iv got to that stage of to do something big(to me).. its all to do with my head and a little more less nurves lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave33 Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 f**k sake shut up you girl, number one you have good riders to ride with and learn off and you been only riding for two years, thats way better than i was after two years and i been riding over 4 years now, i wish i had some one better than me to ride with well any one at all would be nice, i get to ride with decent people about once a month, i gotta tech my self every thing i get to see some one do it once on a ride and then thats it ll go learn it, you can see them do it time after time you got it good so shut up and ride ur bike and you will get past this (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicH_87 Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 i feel shit about my riding all the time but i just laugh it off, sometimes its more fun to bail massivly than to pull off an average line just laugh about it, thats what its all about anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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