Stock Or A Mod

[new_to_trials]

hey,

i do not no if i should get a stock or mod i hear the mod are easy to control and you can hop around really easy,but is this the same for the stock i had a go on my friends mod and it is easy to hop around on but have no been on a stock yet could some one with a stock tell me if it hard to jump stuff and do things on a stock then on a mod.

thanks

sam lewis

[bikerboysam1]

i personally would get a mod, as i find them much easier

i don't really like stock but quite a lot of people ride them and get good on them

I think it just depends on what you like and what feels good...

At the end of the day, it's your choise mate

Hope I helped,

Sam

[boris_on_trials]

Mod i got my first trials bike yesterday the T-vee the T-pro is mutch better but more expensive i couldn't afford it but the T-vee is awsome any way

Merry Christmas

Edited December 18, 2005 by boris_on_trials

[Swize]

Its your choice it all depends on what you want to ride.

Mods are easyer to through arround = easyer to bunny hop, up's and sidehops ect but after time you could do this just aswell if you rode a stock, just takes more practis.

Stocks makes rails easyer and you have a bigger choice of parts id say.

Personly I ride mod but I would not mind rideing something like a 1065 stock if I had to.

Edited December 18, 2005 by samthebiker

[MikeCottTrials]

nah your all wrong stock is the best, for a start you are actually riding something substancial, you dont look as much of a dick, plus you gotta like the final arguement MODS SUCK

[bikerboysam1]

nah your all wrong stock is the best, for a start you are actually riding something substancial, you dont look as much of a dick, plus you gotta like the final arguement MODS SUCK

calm down mate..........

[new_to_trials]

thanks for all the help i think i will go for a stock and buy mod later next year

sam lewis

[Jay Jay]

I started on a mod. Mods are easier to learn on, then i went stock. Get a cheap mod to learn on then go stock.

Jay

[fredrico]

mods seem easier than stock and if you search there has been many posts asking this question before

[PaRtZ]

Start mod, then either

stay mod

go stock

go 24"

Mods are easier to get the basics done on cos they can be messed around with more as said above. With people like Ashton who can throw stock bikes around like they're mods it doesn't really matter, but you're not ashton you're beginning so I'd say get a mod

[trials cred]

start on a MOD its loads easyer

[chisholm]

in ur question u asked which is easier.

it all depends on how good a bike u by for instance a cheep mod is easier than a cheep stock.

a lot of my mates in stony ride mod and stock but i find some of the stocks ride nicer that the mods like the new adamant it rides like a dream and the dabomb feels like a raft.

go for what ever u want mate!!!

cheers

chis

[nb88]

Start mod, then either

stay mod

go stock

go 24"

Mods are easier to get the basics done on cos they can be messed around with more as said above. With people like Ashton who can throw stock bikes around like they're mods it doesn't really matter, but you're not ashton you're beginning so I'd say get a mod

Agreed i started on mod, rode for around 2 years, and ive just got a stock now. The changeover was eeeeeeeasy, i was riding the same as i was on my mod after around 2 days, and mods are easier to learn basic techniques, and they work the same on stocks. Theyre also better if you're younger, lighter and easier to flick around.

Oh and usually cheaper aswell.

[bambi_3]

http://biketrials.com/tech/stockvsmod.shtml

This is all you would need to know about the pros and cons about stock and mod.

hope this helps dude

si

Edited December 18, 2005 by bambi_3

[new_to_trials]

thanks for that site its hellp me a lot iam going to get a mod then get a stock stillhave a good think though thanks for all the help

sam

[T_PRO]

Just choose one and stick with it, i would go for a mod

[scott13]

i personally would say get a mod i got a mod as my first trials and i find it great to learn on also ithink it your a taller bigger person get stock if not get mod

[Ali C]

as I hate mods with a passion I am gonna say stock.

BUT!! if money is an issue, the mods start at lower prices.

That biketrials site is really out of date, I wouldnt base your choice on that.

heres how I see it

MODS

Pros:

lighter

easier to learn stuff

total control of bike

stronger wheels (not by much nowerdays though)

Cons:

look stupid (debatable )

are too easy to ride, you dont learn valuable skills a heavier harder bike will teach.

can feel really twitchy to ride

cant roll over rough terrain as well.

STOCK

Pros:

looks nicer (well, most of them )

more stable (doesnt feel like an exspensive pogo stick)

teaches valuable riding skills

roll over stuff easier

cons:

Takes longer to get good on one

mech to brake off (unless you dont run one)

wheels are easier to buckle (not by much nowerdays though)

heavier

I say go stock, you will end up a better rider in the long run, the extra weight will build muscles faster, you will learn not to be relient on a bash plate and if you ever do get a mod in the future, you will be extra good on one.

[PaRtZ]

Cons:

look stupid (debatable )

lmao at mr bitchy there :P

[Ali C]

I am gonna have to put somthing in my sig, "mods within 10 yards of me will have their tyres slashed"

[Josh B]

Ha waddy wouldnt be happy about that.

Personally mod Seem so mutch more fun.

[Ali C]

they are fun, at times.

I just dont get any satisfaction from riding them at all, I rode mod for two years, it has nothing on stock!

[PaRtZ]

You just wrote a list on why they're good on the previous page! lol

[Ali C]

yep, they are good for those things, but to ride them is just.....errrmmm......boring really.

the way some people ride mods you wonder if they even need a chain or wheels at all