frozenfrogsocks Posted January 12, 2006 Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 So, what do you think gives trials style?I personally think it's flow but still involving things such as 180's etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilky_mod_legend2 Posted January 12, 2006 Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 HiI think, control give trials style. If you have a flowing line with no control it will look rubish.Control and flow mixed together and variety of big and tech moves.But saying that every rider has there own personal style. So i could look at a million riders and pick somefing out of there riding style which i like.But control is the key!cheers wilky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris222pher Posted January 12, 2006 Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 flow definately, if your riding a section like stop start stop start it doesnt look as good, smoothness is a given, and generally if you look confident on your bike you just look better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chisholm Posted January 12, 2006 Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 (edited) hey, i think if u want style in trials u gotta be smooth, not reli slow and not reli fast the middle speed. if u also have a good personality then ur rely do have style in ur rideing. like someone said stoping and starting looks sloppy and not good!! cheerschiz Edited January 12, 2006 by chisholm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben_travis Posted January 12, 2006 Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 hey, i think if u want style in trials u gotta be smooth, not reli slow and not reli fast the middle speed. if u also have a good prsonality then ur reli do have style in ur rideing. like someone said stoping and starting looks sloppy and not good!! cheerschiz u gotta spell properly aidan, u silly billy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chisholm Posted January 12, 2006 Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 (edited) look i cant spell!!!! but ben wilst ur here i got my sidehops all good again did the big wall at sommefield so cheerschiz and ben dont bully me i am only little Edited January 12, 2006 by chisholm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike Posted January 12, 2006 Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 Personally i'd say that trials isn't really stylish. where is the style in jumping off a wall on a bike? or sidehopping up a stack of pallets?Trials is much to stop-start to be stylish and smooth, it's always a jump followed by slamming on the brakes in order to stop the bike from flying out from under you, some trials can looks stylish if it's like all spins, and flicks etc...i'll tell you what does looks smooth and stylish, FLATLAND!!!!there's nothing that looks smoother!Mike!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James_Porter Posted January 12, 2006 Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 you will take the above comment back if you saw akkrigg ride lad. akrigg all the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaffacakes Posted January 12, 2006 Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 Personally i'd say that trials isn't really stylish. where is the style in jumping off a wall on a bike? or sidehopping up a stack of pallets?Trials is much to stop-start to be stylish and smooth, it's always a jump followed by slamming on the brakes in order to stop the bike from flying out from under you, some trials can looks stylish if it's like all spins, and flicks etc...i'll tell you what does looks smooth and stylish, FLATLAND!!!!there's nothing that looks smoother!Mike!!!Are you a complete joke? You are telling me that doing a 7 foot gap to front wheel so smoothly and effortlessy is not stylish? Riding on rocks fluently and accuratly is not stylish? Do you even know what style is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeZee Posted January 13, 2006 Report Share Posted January 13, 2006 I honestly don't think there is much style in trials, because its all a bunch of preset moves. I believe its more that once you've mastered the move, once its effortless, you end up adding flair. Its just the way it is. I doubt you could identify a particular riding style, and be able to categorically box it off as riding style A.Maybe some pro's have a riding style, but I honestly doubt if they all dressed it black, and took turns riding, many people wouldn't be able to say who each rider was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Bleech Posted January 13, 2006 Report Share Posted January 13, 2006 you will take the above comment back if you saw akkrigg ride lad. akrigg all the way.porter knows the truth. akkers!!!!!!!style is defined in how you do a move NOT what moves you do, you don't have to be the best rider in the world to have style! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeZee Posted January 13, 2006 Report Share Posted January 13, 2006 porter knows the truth. akkers!!!!!!!style is defined in how you do a move NOT what moves you doSorry... As usual i'm pretty crap at explaining what i'm trying to say.I'm saying that the moves we all do is the style: a particular manner or technique by which something is done Over say how cool it looks Flair: a uniquely attractive qualityI'm saying that the way someone taps up a wall uses the same technique AKA Style.... Where as some riders do it with so much flair it is unbelievable.So unless someone has a unique technique for getting over something.... if they are performing a move no one else can, surely then we all have a similar style??Or am I missing the point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clawz114 Posted January 13, 2006 Report Share Posted January 13, 2006 im sorry i have to disagree, ryan leech is the best, if you have seen his dvd manifesto then you will know that he has got the flow in trials mastered. no set up hops. no recovery hops. just one smooth unfaultering line. Clawz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike Posted January 13, 2006 Report Share Posted January 13, 2006 Well different people have different enturptetations of style, but to me style is flowing, and smooth landings, where as trials is mostly jumps, and drops where you stop instantly after, or you ride off, ok some moves in trials are stylish (if done well) But even if you watch the amazing riders in competitions, it's all stop start, stop start, Don't get me wrong, i love trials, but it's not one of the sports that i'd class as stylish, it's my personal opinion though, dissagree all you like, it makes no difference to me.Mike!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikerboysam1 Posted January 13, 2006 Report Share Posted January 13, 2006 Well, there are many different things that add style to trials. I agree, flow/smoothness is very important especially for looks but also safety because if you are not so smooth, then your balance is probably not as good. Next, I would say balance is very important, this is mainly because I think it is the key to trials but also because it does look much better/stylish if you have good balance. Thirdly, I would have to say technique because if you start to learn with a poor technique, then you will not develop your skills as good or as quickly. And finally, generally when you perform tricks, it is looks so much better if you actually manage to 'pull it off' than if you muck it up. However we all do muck up occasionally but that is all part of learning.Hope that makes sense,Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoyoyo Posted January 13, 2006 Report Share Posted January 13, 2006 im sorry i have to disagree, ryan leech is the best, if you have seen his dvd manifesto then you will know that he has got the flow in trials mastered. no set up hops. no recovery hops. just one smooth unfaultering line. ClawzAnd probably a whole heap of failed attempts you don't see But when it works it does look good.I think been able to link moves makes it stylish, especially in street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve huddo Posted January 13, 2006 Report Share Posted January 13, 2006 Hey, Guys stop all the arguing, at the end of the day trials is trials Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wez Posted January 13, 2006 Report Share Posted January 13, 2006 I think style is very important espesially if you want to get sponsored i think 180s look very stylish and riding backwards. wez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogre Posted January 13, 2006 Report Share Posted January 13, 2006 I think the only time trials looks stylish is when people do a move without any bodges (like in manifesto) or when someone drops something and then they land super low down over their bikes (most do it anyway) and roll off like they didn't even try... (i saw someone do something like that on extreme, why i started trials) and i'm pretty sure no one will understand me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feeley! Posted January 16, 2006 Report Share Posted January 16, 2006 I think style in trials is the ability to flow and move quickley together but also be technical at the same time while goin big at objects thats my opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Jax- Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 (edited) I believe, performing a "stunt" or "trick" fluently, and smoothly, making it look like a breeze.I also think technical "tricks" look allot better than going BIG.Thanks, -Jax- Edited January 17, 2006 by -Jax- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t-rex Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 HI, I think trials is all down to smoothness, If you land hard it sounds and looks horrible. Being on the back wheel looks good i think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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