Davetrials Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 Ive heard lots of people pretty much talking about trials as though its summet that just happendswhy do they not see, or relise how much dedication technique strenth and skill is involve with in it, why is it, if ur rinsing street alot of people wont even look at u, why arnt they impressed at what they see? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz M Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 Arrogance? Are you talking about the general public or natural boys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaRtZ Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 i couldnt care less if people watch to be honest dave. I dont ride to get looked at but when people look at you after youve sidehopped your highest, and then turn away snobbishly it annoys me. but then again these people usually have things to do and dont have time to ask about trialsps, you drunk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davetrials Posted August 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 Nay im trying to lol.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoyoyo Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 The general public have never tried it so don't realise how hard it is. It's like snowboarding, i see it and think it looks easy as pie. But i'm pretty sure it is hard to learn.Trials riders learn the moves and it comes to us so naturally now that we forget how much there is actually involved in what we do.Other riders are just jealous of our amazing sport, so try to look down on us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonCongreve Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 Basically i don't think many people in the public know how much skill, dedication and technique it takes in trials.They've never tried it, or sometimes never witnessed it, so they don't know anything about it.Even for some small moves, alot of skill is needed and it goes unwatched...but when something big/someone does something from a heght, more people watch then, as it's seen as more daring....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munkee Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 meh islanders get totally the opposite of most of this... pretty much every ride people stop, stare, clap... walk up and ask us about trials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davetrials Posted August 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 Il bet u made a good post there, but ur avatar is in toxicating....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trials_pimp Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 People dont and never will understand.When I toured with MAD, no matter what part of the country you rode people didnt understand what you were doing.The General public find the simple, big looking moves more exciting then some really technical, difficult move that all of us would drop hat for.During out demos we wold get a bigger responce from the crowd for doing an 8ft drop, than you would for picking the trailer, or some other tech moves.The Public are stupid, and I stand by that. They will never understand whats going on around them until they try, and that they never will.You will occasionaly get the odd person who reconises it from Moto trials, or someone who is generaly interested in the physics of trials, but they are far and wide spread. Trials will never get the same public interest as BMX, because it isnt much of a spectator sport, its slow, precise and technical.They want fast, high and backflips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Concussion Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 Ive heard lots of people pretty much talking about trials as though its summet that just happendswhy do they not see, or relise how much dedication technique strenth and skill is involve with in it, why is it, if ur rinsing street alot of people wont even look at u, why arnt they impressed at what they see?Why the hell would you care what other people think? You some kind of showoff of somethin?That's silly, just ride your bike and be proud of your ability. f**k people watching, I hate them! Boy that touched a nerve with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Bleech Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 People dont and never will understand.When I toured with MAD, no matter what part of the country you rode people didnt understand what you were doing.The General public find the simple, big looking moves more exciting then some really technical, difficult move that all of us would drop hat for.During out demos we wold get a bigger responce from the crowd for doing an 8ft drop, than you would for picking the trailer, or some other tech moves.The Public are stupid, and I stand by that. They will never understand whats going on around them until they try, and that they never will.You will occasionaly get the odd person who reconises it from Moto trials, or someone who is generaly interested in the physics of trials, but they are far and wide spread. Trials will never get the same public interest as BMX, because it isnt much of a spectator sport, its slow, precise and technical.They want fast, high and backflips.thing is you could say the the same about bmx, a backflip will get a better response than a tech bmx trick. the public wants tricks/stunts/stuff that looks looks dangerous, thats why fmx is so popular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Concussion Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 The public..... the public.... f**k them!This is stupid, or maybe I had a bad day in the bike shop today?Nah.... who cares about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onzaallen Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 meh islanders get totally the opposite of most of this... pretty much every ride people stop, stare, clap... walk up and ask us about trials.Yeah it is just the same here on the isle of skye People stop to take pictures of the highland cows so if i am on my motor bike trials bike or push bike trials bike (not as often) people take a few pictures of me and look really amazed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johneh Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 yeah, I sometimes ride when friends of mine who do not ride are about, and they dont seem that impressed, then I tell them to take a go and they cant even trackstand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducko Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 Arrogance? Are you talking about the general public or natural boys?natural boys also ride street cram a fish in it?most people are just bell ends who think were breaking things for fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicH_87 Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 yeh but sometimes i would forget about how hard it is, and not understand why i couldn't go bigger or whatever.then i would think back to the first time i saw a real life pedal kick and i was blow away.i still watch videos nowadays and just want to go outside and pull the same stuff, but you get out there and it's like, how the chuff did they do that. what the guy up there said about snowboarding is true. I watch sufing videos and stuff all the time, and although i know thats tough, i can't help but imagine myself being able to do it easily.to the public, we are young and wreckless, and that's without a bike, with a bike we are hooligans and the majority would much rather we break our neck as soon as possible, than stop and ask about how we just tapped 48" or something.i get the impression that we are expected to work all week, drink all weekend and keep to ourselevs nowadays, especially round my area, people seem a lot more snobby than they used to. But maybe it's just cos i'm a 19 year old guy on a kids bike.i hope times will change, and it can be like the 60's again, but instead of sex it's exteme fanatics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 Arrogance? Are you talking about the general public or natural boys?what that supposed to mean?????natural boys????explain...................that f**ked me right off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munkee Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 what that supposed to mean?????natural boys????explain...................that f**ked me right off. Yup, its almost trying to split the trials community. Last thing we want is internal warfare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walleee Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 Yup, its almost trying to split the trials community. Last thing we want is internal warfare.It's hardly 'natural boys' when it's pretty much a given that natural trials is harder than street trials. I'd say 'natural boys' would certainley accept that it's not easy to tap 48" onto a square ledge, but they would probobly get more satisfaction out of doing the same thing onto a rock which isn't exactley square or whatever.Personally, I like to try new thing's out on 'street' obstacles and then adapt them to natural........Occasionally we get the odd person clapping, they are usually drunk, or wanting to spread the word of god and ofcourse will start by saying 'thats a great sport' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Motivator Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 Because trials riders can do pretty much anything.Trials riders can ride xc (probably better than most good xc riders)Trials riders can jump (well they can have a good go at it, they know the basic skills required in jumping)Trials riders can ride downhill (again they can have a good go, they know how to overcome obsticals)Trials riders can ride street, grind, spin, go fast etc.Trials riders can ride parks like bmxTrials riders can get the girls.. Well thats debateable.What I'm trying to say is that if a dirt jumper, an xc rider, a bmx rider or a downhill rider got on a trials bike and was told to "get up that wall and drop off the otherside" or similar, they wouldnt have a clue where to start. Whereas trials involves the basic skills of every type of riding.I think other riders get jellous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaRtZ Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 Trials riders can ride xc (probably better than most good xc riders)Trials riders can jump (well they can have a good go at it, they know the basic skills required in jumping)Trials riders can ride downhill (again they can have a good go, they know how to overcome obsticals)Trials riders can ride street, grind, spin, go fast etc.Trials riders can ride parks like bmxTrials riders can get the girls.. Well thats debateable.oh my god! how could you forget that we're roadies too!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe' Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 er ,,,,,,,,,im a roadie! i like the pain,,,,,im glad i was born to be able to relish physical pain on a road bike u get to see interesting stuff .......i ride xc trials dh road all good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flipkickbs Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 The general public probably do appreciate trials for what they view it as. Theres no way they could understand the techniques and skills involved to actually ride though, Its just such a different type of sport, like if somebody watched a guy kick a football, they would know whats involved. But to see somebody up a 40" wall, their not going to instantly think, "he approaches the wall at a certain speed, makes a full pedal rotation at the correct time, taps the front wheel off the top of the wall, pushes the bike through while jumping, pulls the back brake, gets balanced, releases the brake while kicking.................." Its just so technical that it cant be fully appreciated until tried. But at the end of the day, i don't care, i ride for me, its too fun to be worrying about other people liking it or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoyoyo Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 Why the hell would you care what other people think? You some kind of showoff of somethin?That's silly, just ride your bike and be proud of your ability. f**k people watching, I hate them! Do you never feel good when someone stops and appreciates what you just did. Like get a nice feeling inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisher Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 I figure its like cricket its the slowest most boring sport to watch but involves alot of technique and practice, ok so the whole country apparently loves it when we win but thats just like rugby and othersports etc. trials just isn't on the world stage. obviously thats a team sport and so its a bit different from trials but it applys.. you just have to appreciate the friendly people that do take an interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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