lankyri Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 ok on way home today from local bike shop and i was thinking what did most people make them wanna do trialsfor me it was seeing ian drummond do a demo at some bike show in london in i think 2004 and it really made me wanna try, ok he was riding for diamondback but it was a wikid showmade me get a mission reefer with the 1.5 headset for some reason lolwhat made you start Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishy Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 I saw Tim Pratt and Chris Towes at a demo at Western Park. I was like how the hell did they do that, and was inspired by that to get a bike. I shouted really loudly for a poster... I was well chuffed, got their signature aswell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poopipe Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 I wanted to get fit and I figured it'd be safer than bmxing. kinda wrecked that plan by getting another bmx but meh, it's more fun than trials anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jez Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 Seeing Chainspotting for the first time when it came out (and then watching Dirt and Getta Grip in the same sitting).That and a pic in MBUK of Rob Warner doing a wheelie with no front wheel with the caption "Rob's excuse this time was that he left his front wheel at home."That was SOME time ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 Went to a bicycle shop one day to buy a disc brake, bought it and had it mounted by one of the guys working there. They were closing so he told me to wait, took his XC bike which he used to ride to work and showed me some pedalkicks, pivots etc. I was like After that I was hooked, started learning those moves from the internet all by myself. I first rode trials with another rider about 8 months later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Kennard Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 mr doney owning a trials park warehouse about 200meters from my house started me off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walleee Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 I started in the big trials boom of the 90's, when the martyns had a monty section in MBUK of how to's for about 5 differant moves each month.The article with a bunch of guys from the I.O.W. was what assured me I wanted to do trials, some of those guys were riding heavey tool's bike's which looked absoutley fantastic back in the day, I allways wanted one so bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Scarlet Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 I loved the bikes, I loved the idea of trials, I loved what some riders could tackle.Also most importantly my riding buddies moved into trials too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogre Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 wanted to try something different + always thought the bikes looked cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A!! Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 I started riding motorbike trials when i was nine, and at the competitions i used to go to there was always a few push bike riders, i can remember watching two of them ride at Bracken rocks, and i just got interested and started. Currently: i have started bmxing, i haven't been on my trials motorbike in a long time, and i haven't been on my trials push bike in a while either. I think i need to sort that out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paolo Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 I always knew trials existed, I use to ride mtb street, after watching phill feeney ride and Peter L, I decided to add a trials element to my riding. End of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 Seeing another matie in town doing kick hops across the flower bed. At the time I had just got the best bike in the world (Saracen X-Ile) and could just about lift my front wheel off the ground enough to clear a curb ahhaha. What a rookie I was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Concussion Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 A mate had `Tricks and Stunts`and `Revolution` on VHS, I watched it and couldn't help but be blown away by the riding. I remember seeing riders pedal-hop for the first time and thought "I have to bloody learn that"!Proceeded to try back-hopping on my Kona Firemountain, and then an Azonic DS-1 for a year.... going to a carpark late at night (I hate people watching me), and trying my heart out to nail back-hops. Got them down and hassled a mate (sorry Pete!), for ages on how to pedal kick.... he couldn't explain it for shit. Then one day I got a few.... I was so happy!Then someone offered me a T-rex cheap, and here I am now.... still shit! Haha, but loving it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixed Pants™ Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 alex!beastytrials had me on MSN for some reason, he said 'you go on tf?' I said 'tf?' he said 'trials-forum' and i said 'no' so i signed up, watched loads of vids and stuff and a month later i bought Ricky Colemans Da Bomb for 100 quid, that got me started, got a T-Pro frame and other stuff and transfered that onto some Da Bomb shiznik, here i am 5 months down the line and i'm a budding rider.Thank you lil welsh dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara Logan-Price Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 alex!beastytrials had me on MSN for some reason, he said 'you go on tf?' I said 'tf?' he said 'trials-forum' and i said 'no' so i signed up, watched loads of vids and stuff and a month later i bought Ricky Colemans Da Bomb for 100 quid, that got me started, got a T-Pro frame and other stuff and transfered that onto some Da Bomb shiznik, here i am 5 months down the line and i'm a budding rider.Thank you lil welsh dude and dont i regret it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixed Pants™ Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 Nor do i babes.You will though, when i'm better than you. Slag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2sixstreet Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 I grew up in the era of Hans Rey (and Tinker Juarez for all you XC geeks) and knew some guys who did demo's etc . Was very inspired by vids like Evolve (on Video - anyone remember those?)but never got into it due to XC and road racing. After I stopped racing and moved to this country I bought my first trials bike and have been hooked ever since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Concussion Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 (edited) Actually forget what I said.... I owe it all to junior kick-start with Peter Purves as a kid! Anyone remember that?Kickstart was the first and most popular of the Motorcycle Trials shows on TV. Audiences were astonished to see riders riding their bikes over VW beetles and so on. Very soon that was regarded as passe and with the continental riders showing off their indoor arena skills (something that the UK didn't have at that time) the sport developed using some awesome obstacles. Peter remembers riders having to go over the arms of a fully extended JCM. Fearsome, but no one fell and no-one was hurt.Junior Kickstart was spawned by the adult version with youngsters up to the age of fourteen competing over similarly difficult courses. One favourite obstacle was 'Zebedee' a sprung plank, named after the character in the Magic Roundabout. If the riders hit it wrong, they were sprung off the side of it! Junior Kickstart saw the emergence of the current World Outdoor Trials Champion, Dougie Lampkin, though he never won. That honour went to Steve Colley and Graham Jarvis, both also in the world top half dozen.Peter's Favourite Moments "In Junior Kickstart I'll never forget the young lad who fell on the 'pole-over-the-hole'. He hurt his pride and almost destroyed his manhood, but the ensuing rush of St John's Ambulance men into the pit, where they all fell over, was a piece of television hysteria! (and history!). Edited February 15, 2007 by Concussion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeCottTrials Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 Used to ride round on my bike with me mates and one day we went round the marina near the town centre and saw the trials crew out and about and it was absolutely amazing seeing them all jumping round Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Rankin Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 i was 11 and saw Barry Deeks (badboy) over my local park hopping single step at a time up a set of stairs, i couldnt beleive what he was doing and decided it wa the way forward!bought MBUK saw Jez Avery, Oliver Grossman and Martyn Ashton doing a bunnyhop comp and studied those pictures for weeks! It was seeing the martins on Getta Grip (free video with MBUK) that made me realise i needed THOSE yellow brakes for trials use.lol never looked back and have read/watched everything trials related since, learning more and more untill now where i can sent my girlfriend to sleep with a single trials story lolLove it!good topic dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Bleech Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 started mountain biking and saw ashton and hawyes in mbuk, thought it would be fun to do while I hung around with some mates that skateboarded......that was some time ago now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Cox Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 i was 11 and saw Barry Deeks (badboy) over my local park hopping single step at a time up a set of stairs, i couldnt beleive what he was doing and decided it wa the way forward!bought MBUK saw Jez Avery, Oliver Grossman and Martyn Ashton doing a bunnyhop comp and studied those pictures for weeks! It was seeing the martins on Getta Grip (free video with MBUK) that made me realise i needed THOSE yellow brakes for trials use.lol never looked back and have read/watched everything trials related since, learning more and more untill now where i can sent my girlfriend to sleep with a single trials story lolLove it!good topic dude i saw this guy and his bro ripping it on some oold school mission jumpin jacks! rode with em on my appollo slammer for ages, then finally stumped up the cash for a mission of my own lolBen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Rankin Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 Jumping Jack for the win!remember it well benjamin, glad we inspired a budding trials rider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plazermen Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 (edited) I was kind of always doing technical street, and became quite goot at it. Some day my mate said: "hey - let's learn pedal kick" ok I said, so we did, then another trick and so on. I never saw any trials riders live or videos on internet, because I didn't have an internet connection. I was never specially interested in trials as it is, but guys who watched me riding street were like "hey dude you should really be doing trials", so after about a year of putting off i started doing trials. Edited February 17, 2007 by plazermen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janson Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 being bored of xc, evolve, internets and mbuk search for a trials star... rode for over a year without even seeing another rider in the flesh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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