M-a-d Bennett Posted October 26, 2005 Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 Hi, i have only had my trials bike for a short period time and i would like to know what to learn first to get me started. Thanks Marc ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules Posted October 26, 2005 Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 Learn track stands, bunny hops, back hops and kick hops. Look on www.trashzen.com its trials tutorial website so you should find it helpful. Hope i helped ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!aNT! Posted October 26, 2005 Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 That website is superb, i can pretty much do some stuff now, like hop on ma back wheel 4 times he he, i just have a confidence problem with leaning that far back but im gettin over it slowly...after a while techniques get easy, like back hops. just keep tryin at it...wait, thats not what you asked...okay follow the trashzen tutorials... some one explain trackstands to me please!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endohopper Posted October 26, 2005 Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 Your first few months / half year will be decisive as to how you progress . Try to ride with other riders , learning from others is the best and most fun way . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M-a-d Bennett Posted October 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 Hi, thanks for your reply's ive just looked at the website and it looks really good, going out tomorrow to practice. Thanks Marc (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott13 Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 Just try the basic stuff really like back hops pedal hops, bunny hops and side hops (saying that i only just learnt to side hop today was finding it hard) :P But yer just keep practising and push your self to the limits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Bomb Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 "if it looks like you can't do it,you probably can!" is my saying,like the other day,i was ridin up clayton with some lads,and we saw a five and a half foot drop,and when i got on top of it,got ready on my bike,my heart nearly ripped out of its mountings and i was sh*tting it the whole time,but i just thought,f*ck it,and tryed it,it went fine,just my landing was a bit off lol,just keep doing what you're doing,and im sure in no time at all you will be backwheeling stuff etc,rant over :P Hope it helped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R*B Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 "if it looks like you can't do it,you probably can!" is my saying,like the other day,i was ridin up clayton with some lads,and we saw a five and a half foot drop,and when i got on top of it,got ready on my bike,my heart nearly ripped out of its mountings and i was sh*tting it the whole time,but i just thought,f*ck it,and tryed it,it went fine,just my landing was a bit off lol,just keep doing what you're doing,and im sure in no time at all you will be backwheeling stuff etc,rant over :P Hope it helped Know the feeling entirely... But in that case you're talking about just having the balls to try something, useful on a drop, but not so much when you're trying out skills with less dangerous outcomes. In answer to aNT's question, a trackstand is one of the staple trials manouvres where you balance on the spot with little or no movement (lock the front or both brakes, release slightly if you lose balance). You keep your balance by shifting your body weight and turning the bars. Never read this in any of the technique guides on websites, but personally I find that by far the best way to learn to trackstand is on soft dirt, preferably on a slight downwards slope. This means you can dig a little trench in the dirt to help support you while you're learning. Once a trench gets deep and you can balance in it, get out of the trench and start a new one. A little while doing this and you'll be able to do near indefinite trackstands on all surfaces - will come in very handy as you progress. Hope that helped someone :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downhill_rob2@hotmail.com Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 B)-->QUOTE(R*B @ Oct 28 2005, 11:39 PM) ← Know the feeling entirely... But in that case you're talking about just having the balls to try something, useful on a drop, but not so much when you're trying out skills with less dangerous outcomes. In answer to aNT's question, a trackstand is one of the staple trials manouvres where you balance on the spot with little or no movement (lock the front or both brakes, release slightly if you lose balance). You keep your balance by shifting your body weight and turning the bars. Never read this in any of the technique guides on websites, but personally I find that by far the best way to learn to trackstand is on soft dirt, preferably on a slight downwards slope. This means you can dig a little trench in the dirt to help support you while you're learning. Once a trench gets deep and you can balance in it, get out of the trench and start a new one. A little while doing this and you'll be able to do near indefinite trackstands on all surfaces - will come in very handy as you progress. Hope that helped someone (Y) VERY nicly said!! This post that R*B has made, would be very useful to all you new members, look into the detail he has used, good use of language and good punctuation (Y) If you keep this up R*B you will be validated in notime and will be able to use the rest of the forum (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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