jeff-jeff Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 Hi everyone I have always ridden 26in bikes for mountain biking but now I have decided to convert to trials after having a go on my friend’s 26inch bike but there aren’t a lot of 26 inch bikes around.So I was wondering if I should get a 20 inch trials bike or would it be difficult for me to learn on it plus I have never liked bmx bikes.If you think I should start on a 26 inch bike can you also give me some ideas of what bike to get?If you think I should start on 20 inch bike can you also give me some ideas of what bike to get?All help is appreciated a lot thank you for all your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterjamesbailey Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 well first of all i think its great u wanting to start trials,well done.it all depens on your heigt,but all around it is recormended you start in a 20 inch rig,i would suggest,depending on your buget to invest into a onza,the new t bird is a good bike to start on,and the sarecen mad to zero,i started on that bike and now i ride a zoo python,hope it helpspeterhttp://www.tartybikes.co.uk/product.php?id=2114http://www.freewebs.com/budetrials/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edd91 Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 It totaly depends on what you feel more comfortable on, don't worry that there are loads of people riding 26" just upgrade to a zona zenith if you want to stand out (in a good way) there beautiful, anyway back on topic, 20" bikes dont feel nothing like BMX's aswell so don't let that put you off, but try to have a go on a mixture of different types of bikes 20"/26" then there is also the geomatory of the frames so just have a bez around on peoples, most will let you have ago.Edd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t-liteboy Posted January 7, 2007 Report Share Posted January 7, 2007 a 20' they can fit in little gaps and every thing like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Perkins Posted January 7, 2007 Report Share Posted January 7, 2007 a 20' they can fit in little gaps and every thing like that WHAT THE FOOK????fit in little gaps??r u a crakhead what the fook does that mean???you should get the siz of bike you feel right on.If you know any trials riders have a go on there bikes and decide which wheel size you like better and stick with that. also it depends on how tall you are but i would reccomend a mod(20") to start on as they are more flicky and more easier to handle.then when you get a stock you will benitfit a lot from having ridden a mod beforehand Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesc Posted January 7, 2007 Report Share Posted January 7, 2007 its really up to you mate but if you dont like bmx dont go for the 20" go for stock hope i help james Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Biddle™ Posted January 7, 2007 Report Share Posted January 7, 2007 i find with a 20inch i learnt alot of the basics faster but got to a point were my riding hit a limit and i could not improve.with 26inch its a little harder to learn but well worth the effort and i find that its easyer to get hold of spares for a 26inch bike andmore of a choice in bikes,frames and all other bits but thats my saying its entirly up to you biddle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(chief) Posted January 7, 2007 Report Share Posted January 7, 2007 Hi everyone I have always ridden 26in bikes for mountain biking but now I have decided to convert to trials after having a go on my friend’s 26inch bike but there aren’t a lot of 26 inch bikes around.So I was wondering if I should get a 20 inch trials bike or would it be difficult for me to learn on it plus I have never liked bmx bikes.If you think I should start on a 26 inch bike can you also give me some ideas of what bike to get?If you think I should start on 20 inch bike can you also give me some ideas of what bike to get?Hey I would recommend that you should defiantly start on a 26inch bike because in the long run you will benefit from a 26. I would get a zona zenith they are a rely good bike to start off on and cheap chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Biddle™ Posted January 7, 2007 Report Share Posted January 7, 2007 i find with a 20inch i learnt alot of the basics faster but got to a point were my riding hit a limit and i could not improve.with 26inch its a little harder to learn but well worth the effort and i find that its easyer to get hold of spares for a 26inch bike andmore of a choice in bikes,frames and all other bits but thats my saying its entirly up to you biddle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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