lankyri Posted October 13, 2005 Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 if you ride a comp and you ride a stock bike why do you have to use gears and if so what is the minimum amount of gears you need to run in a comp i cant be bothered with them but i would love to ride a comp and as the BMXers say to me gears are for quears apparently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaXsteri Posted October 13, 2005 Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 gears are for queers Well you need atleast one gear (Y) For a comp i think its 6 gears, and you need them because its in the rules (that are outdated) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murph Posted October 13, 2005 Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 ^what he said (N) (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomo Posted October 13, 2005 Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 Im the same i hate using gears on my bike, in my opinion you should not have to have gears if you dont want to ride with them. I mean it is not that big of a deal if you havent got them and a lot more people would enter comps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir trial a lot Posted October 13, 2005 Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 Well you need atleast one gear (Y) For a comp i think its 6 gears, and you need them because its in the rules (that are outdated) you need a gear but not gearS :P sorry i couldnt help it :P :D (N) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo_Monkey Posted October 13, 2005 Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 i think the rule is you need 5 or 6 (cant remember which) gears and you have to be able to change through the whole range (no good just having the cassette and a tensioner) however lots of people run a steel sprocket in the chosen trials gear and the rest carbon fiber sprockets - meaning you can change through the whole range and ride in every gear but technically you only have one gear you can do anything in. i find this quite funny as the rule is obviously outdated and if people are doing this it undermines the whole system - which can only be good (N) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Kennard Posted October 13, 2005 Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 i think the rule is you need 5 or 6 (cant remember which) 6. But most competitions don't really care unless it's the worlds or a high standard of riding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin Posted October 13, 2005 Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 yeah i can understand where your comming from about why bother with gears, YMSA competitions allow people to enter if you dont have gears. i thought those carbon fibre sprockets looked ace but a abit pricey! was it whitehurst designs that made them?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petit_pablo Posted October 13, 2005 Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 Bit of a silly rule really these days. The biketrials rules need an update Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lankyri Posted October 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 so i would have to put a cassette on but still only use 1 gear thats so stupid ss all the way mate said to me if you had a with gears he could wheeliehop further but i think if you just get a better technique and build up on muscle you would any way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_Tupman Posted October 13, 2005 Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 I totally disagree with all of you, the rule should stand. If stocks were aloud to run singlespeed the developers would just start making 20" bikes that can take 26" wheels (not litrely (Y) ) The thing is the only things the separates 20" + 26" is wheel size and gears so if you get rid of the gears then whats the point in two categories the bikes will end up pretty much the same! Oh and as the rules stand you need 6 working gears, in the Uk this is only for the British champs but due to stupid insurance reasons bikes can't be scrutiniered anymore so unless someone makes an official complaint about your lack of gears then nothing will be said. I don't no of any clubs in the Uk that enforce the 6 gear rule for their normal events so you should be ok (N) Go and enter some comps you'll love it. matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lankyri Posted October 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 i want to go into comp but i have a lack of funds and transportation also is there any street trials not logs or rocks but crates etc. comps as i do prefer street riding to natural, but natural is fun i must admit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaXsteri Posted October 14, 2005 Report Share Posted October 14, 2005 The thing is the only things the separates 20" + 26" is wheel size and gears so if you get rid of the gears then whats the point in two categories the bikes will end up pretty much the same! I also think they should get rid of the two categories, and just have everyone ride the same stuff in the same category with whatever bike they want. If they think riding a mod or stock puts them at a disadvantage then they are being stupid and they should change bike to whichever type they think gives people an advantage. I would see this as fair and even. Although i don't ride or attend comps, dont know the rules, and have no interest i'm them really, so what do i know :ermm: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian Posted October 14, 2005 Report Share Posted October 14, 2005 and anyway running gears makes you look good lol. and you can use gears for different things etc i agree the gear rule should be inforced all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lankyri Posted October 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2005 the one thing that i like bout gears is that its going fast eg racing cars, being chased by police (not thats ever happened to me) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simpson Posted October 14, 2005 Report Share Posted October 14, 2005 and as the BMXers say to me gears are for quears apparently No Rick thats what you say to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lankyri Posted October 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2005 yes and when i had gears at the start of the year ash and rob and others were saying it to me B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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