Jeff_2540 Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 Is trials becoming more and more a physical endeavor or is it a mental task? In the future will riders be more inclined to do giant moves or will it be more about balance. Or as the sport develops will it just increase the danger factor?As for the whole biking scene all forms of biking are separating and becoming specialized but at the same time the styles are being molded together,. example: mountain bikers trying to be bmxers and trials riders, trying to be mountain bikers that are trying to be bmxers... Will all forms of riding be combined into one style? thoughts by JEff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Kearns Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 Well there is something on this earth called gravity and it has a major affect on trials and all extreme sports, trials will reach its limit point.As for the giant moves are you not satisfied with a 10ft flat gap . Yeah the moves are obviously going to go bigger and bigger but it will meet its deadline.Is it a mental task.? Of course it is a metal task, trials is all in the head. Basically its all psychological, the moves you try are not just given to you, you have to think them through psychologically and then your brain functions on thinking wether you wish to try the line or not. Unless your james porter or neil tunnicliffe or somebody along them lines .The sports are already combined in some way, shape or form. How i mean is by you see lines being pulled off like a bunnyhop to manual or you get some trials riders going big on skate parks and ramps.Some people have two in one bikes. i.e - 24" in my eyes half bmx half trials, but the fact of the matter is trials is not just pure trials and never has been and never will be. There you go dude. Cheers ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scazz Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 Trials is a relatively new sport, and yes - I think it will develop *a lot* further. Trials hasn't really utilized technology because (IMO) because its a street, natural sport. Gravity is a limiting factor, but look at skate boarding - They have people jumping out of helicopters to generate speed into ramps. We haven't seen anything like that in trials yet. (Or I haven't yet ). As with most extreme sports, the money will be in entertaining n00bs with *giant* stunt moves rather than precision and skill, so the majority will be swung to hitting 20 ft gaps and making 30 ft drops. Trials will, (again IMO) not go as far this way as other sports thanks to BMX. People who want to see nutters go high and make big jumps will move the BMX not trials and you'll always have the Puritans, focusing on balance in trials. As for mental task or physical endeavour, you can't give one a majority. You need huge physical prowess and intense concentration and self belief when you hanging on a bash guard 10 ft from concrete. I don't think you'll see many riders at pro level with one but not the other Cheers Scazz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaRtZ Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 I think that theres more people doing street riding and big moves rather than technical sections. At least thats the case in the UK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeCottTrials Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 i hope bikes dont go all wierd and start making trials wierd like having some type of suspension on the rear that only springs out when your about to gap or something along those lines because the sport is about how well you can hone your abilities on a bike and that will just defeat the point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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