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Why Are You Still Riding?


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Im just astonished as im coming up to riding for 3 years, how ive stuck at it, I cant fathom it. Usually EVERYTHING is a fad for me. one point i was an RC fanatic, then model sail boats, then electrician etc etc but they've all gone now and trials is the only thing that I've stuck at and I don't really know why

So post away your thoughts, whats stopped you from giving up trials and whats making you keep going

cheers

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Well first i was an rc car fanatic aswell then i moved on to footy but i never stuck at them but trials is one of the only things i have stuck at becasue you can do it nearly anywhere and it involves you getting active unlike standing there with an rc controler only letting your fingers have a workout but trials for me is the best spot i have ever done and still going strong i am and hopefully i will stick at this hobby so 2 years roughly and still going strong.

Ben (Y)

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I have always been into extreme sports, and biking was the main one. I went from flatland tricks to street riding to BMX to dirt jumping and then finally trials. Trials is the only type that stuck. I have been riding trials almost every day for 4 years now, and I still can't get enough!

It must be because it is very easy to see every little improvement I make on the bike, this keeps me going. Plus the "oohs" and "ahhhs" from other people are awesome :D

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ive been riding for 3 years now and its the only thing in my life thats ever ment anything to me i hate football i suck at golf i hate being around people with huge egos and then i got into trials and i loved it and ive allways been good at it but recently its becoming harder and harder to ride :-(

its becoming more expensive and quite boring and ive started to take a shine to bmx. but im not gonna quit trials as i love it and i live for it and when i should be asleep at night im lying there thinkin of bikes and riding and 12 oclock at night when everyones asleep im in the garage trying to fix a complex problem because i love it and thats all there is to it i supose .

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i've done alot opf sports but trials seems to be the only one where i can see an actual improvement in what i do, i think the sport is a great way to calm down and just relax and have fun. Also i have a lot of great trials mates that iv met during my time riding :D

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I've now been riding 7 yrs, i started out when Trials Kings were making it big. When people were still riding 16" and 14" xc frame with FSA cranks. Trials is the only thing i have ever stuck at, and to still be doing it after 7 yrs is great for me. What keeps me going is: riding new places, meeting new people and having a great laugh when im out riding. Plus if i never got in to riding, then i never would have met my girlfiend. I'm 21 and im really keen on trials and general cycling. i dont plan on quitting anytime soon, but if and when i do, il continue to ride bikes just not trials.

Bike trials is the best thing that i ever got into, I love it.

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Think im selling up after summer, as there is no one to ride with near me.

Adam :(

Id of never started if i was like that. But i enjoy riding on my own so thats helped.

On topic. Sense of achievement realy i strive to do my best. Its somthing that im the only one in my area that does it so its my thing realy.

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Dunno... just team "sports" are less interesting because your not always involved and when other people f**k up, it f**k you off, and your team ends up looking bad. I still do play football at a good level but every touch you take your worryed about messing it up for the team, dont really like to take risks because its not just you it effects...

Played Badminton got offered to play for Essex but turned it down because of football, although i liked the acheivment of just me, it wasnt amazingly fun and just making sure you can play the same shots spot on right. Always been into bikes i love being hands on fixing and modifying bikes and i sometimes feel like i still ride to "tinker" with the bike! just knowing you can improve it without having to spend money on it getting it running smooth

Been riding 3-4? years now just great fun to keep getting better and enjoying it with all the great people i have met through riding! all my other mates are great for getting lashed with but nothing id prefer doing on a weekend than sitting in the sun with all the lads from, Southend, Hadleigh and Canvey massives. Just so chilled great to chat ride, smile e.t.c.

Other biking disiplines are just boring, no XC round here, or dirt jumping anymore and BMX'ing is great fun, but so many more lines in trials which no-ones ever seen or thought about before, like somoe rocks i played on last weekend finding this fun line like, (rolling, rest front wheel, 90 sidehop up, to wheel swap, to static up) just made me feel really happy when i nailed it! and in BMX you just know that someone's dont it long ago...

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Just cos it's so much fun! It never gets boring because there's always more to do that you haven't done before, and always new places to ride and new people to ride with.

There's other stuff I like about it like it keeps you fit and gets you outdoors but I don't think that's really why I do it, it's just good.

Oh and more things, riding can take your mind off absolutely anything. And it makes you feel kind of free that you can go pretty much anywhere and find something to ride on.

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