Noob

[Tom_]

hey im new to this and although i can see all the basic pros cons to each bike what are recomendations considering im only 5foot 8

cheers

[zoo]

Well im 5 foot % and i ride a 05 python long,length doesn't make a difference mate trust me....Monty for me next though,only difference is the shorter the bike,the more flicky it is.

zoo baby!

[chris mac]

well mate, in my opinion if i were you i would go for a mod,length doesnt mater that much just when you are realy tall like me (6ft4) then a longer bike just feels more compfortable. mods all the way

[Barbra]

your around the same hight as me and i currently ride a t-mag, thats 1000mm wheelbase (i think) I feel that i need a longer bike now i know more about trials, so i'm buying a zip, over the week off holiday ive been none stop riding and football and i can safely say ive got a fair bit of back ache and i think its from the short bike. I ride my bike and i think its crap lol, thats probably because i ride my mates (Zoo ) zoo! python quite often and that just feels like the tits when i'm riding it, its better for gaps, sidehops, wheel swaps. The only thing i find more difficult to do is to rear wheel up things, then again i only have ago usually in like 10 - 15 minute bursts when we ride town once a week and thats if it isn't raining! So to draw my post to a conclusion, i'd say go for a long bike and don't look back my friend

Edited June 6, 2006 by TrialsLord

[Rebelistic]

I think that the type of bike you want will depend more on the style of riding you intend to do than your height. I ride a 26" T-Rex and I'm not very tall but I get on quite well with it, although I'm not very good.