Towler Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 This is a pretty interesting topic with alot of views and opinions Where to start... Well in my opinion I would love to see alot more riders. Where some people have said they don't want it to grow too big I can appreciate your feelings on that matter, but for me it doesn't matter how many people ride trials as long as I still enjoy the sport as much as I do. I go out ride with a bunch of mates and I have been to a few comps in scotland and just have such great enjoyment out of it. Numbers don't matter to me as far as riding. As they say the more the merryer. I feel its a shame that there is not alot of knolage about trials, I live in a town in scotland that attracts quite alot of tourist they always stop and watch and some of the more keen ones always ask about the bikes and how many people do it ect. If people at extreme sports and other channels were contact maybe when the worlds was on ect, infact when any event was on! "there is a bike comp on in 3 months time there should be a big turn out do you fancy coming along?" then the sport could be on tv more. Maybe people have tryed doing this, I haven't read all the post on this topic and I don't know if some of the event organizers have already tryed this. Another thought on media coverage was companies like redbull... they sponsor vincent hermance and a few other riders. Could they not try and get them in an advert for redbull a bit like the snickers one where they have the bmx, free running ect.Would be good to see the sport grow in two ways,1. Having alot more riders both at comps and just in general like street riding.2. having it on tv & making it more of a knowen sport so people can say ohh I saw people doing this on tv you are very good ect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biff... Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 (edited) Imo the reson trials is so small and no one really gets payed to ride etc is because the sport and bikes are so one dimensional, bmx companies sell so many more bikes because it can do so much more than a trials bike can like people will use them to just meet there mates and go to the shops on etc so the bmx industry has much more money than hour small trials firms so the bmx companies have much more money to speand on events so it becomes bigger you see it on tv more and kids are inspired by it where as trials bikes are really slow have no seats etc so there only really good at one thing and that's riding them for trials riding so not to many people sell them or buy them so not many people no what they are.if somehow our sport could be on tv like on extreme sports channel alot more then i think our sport would grow andbring a larger crowd to trials events.If someone seen a poster on a street saying "bmx biking show or something at such a place date and time" then there are more people going to turn up because alot of people no what it is where as peopl would just look at a trials one and not think a thing about it.Please correct me if i'm chatting shit but that's just my opinon.Cheers Kyle. Edited August 9, 2006 by Kyle Hinchcliffe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waynio Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 quick reply flange. very good for someone that doesnt know me!!!! do you ride comps? or do you not bother?trials isnt as it used to be and probably never will be. too much SH!7 spoiling it. i enjoy it and get what i need out of it, i just keep away from the shitty side of it and the things/people that spoil it. people who really know ME know what i am about, not about an internet forum that you can say what you wish when your hidden behind a computer screen Waynio...................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialsalot Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 quick reply flange. very good for someone that doesnt know me!!!! do you ride comps? or do you not bother?trials isnt as it used to be and probably never will be. too much SH!7 spoiling it. i enjoy it and get what i need out of it, i just keep away from the shitty side of it and the things/people that spoil it. people who really know ME know what i am about, not about an internet forum that you can say what you wish when your hidden behind a computer screen Waynio......................i'm with wayne on that one.he's been around loads more than alot of the riders on here.everyone gets what they want from trials,whether it be a comp result or getting an extra inch on a sidehop.trials in the uk boomed a while back and was really accepted by people.now it doesn't seem as big.everyone wants it to be moving ahead more but nobody moves in the same direction.maybe this is the problem.obviously some people want it to be noticed and some don't.i don't think that the people who want to keep it small are not good ambassadors for the sport at all but they'll be the first to complain when they get good and aren't noticed by anyone.yeah,sure i may upset people with this post but hey its my opinion.oh and flange calling wayne wankio....thats one of the reasons why the forum get slated by so many.lets not be childish and respect people who have done this for a long time.craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 Trials died the day tart opened his shop**may not be true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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