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Post by Dave on Oct 13, 2009 20:09:54 GMT
Hi, I am very interested and thinking of getting into trials biking and I was hoping that someone could recommend a bike for me to start off with. I am nearly 40, 6' 1" and around 18/19stone. I have had moto x bikes in the past but know nothing about trials bikes. Can anyone recommend which bike is best for pulling heavier riders? I will be buying a used trials bike when I'm ready. Is there anything about these bikes which I should be weary of?
Thanks New member Dave ;D
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Post by ricks on Nov 3, 2009 11:26:22 GMT
There are others more capable of saying what to look out for than I am, but if you've ridden motocross before, you should have a fair idea already. Basically, anything that doesn't look, work or sound right, bearing in mind it ain't new. If you're not sure, don't buy.
You'll probably need a 250 sizewise but as long as it works right for you, that's all that matters to start with. Where a 175 or 200 might not pull you far enough, anything bigger than a 250 might bite ... See what's around when you're ready to buy.
The best thing to do is to come along to trials and watch what's going on. A number of clubs, including Man17 and Macc, run Dead Easy trials or have beginners level classes so that's as good a start as any. And you'll usually find that trials folk are dead friendly and willing to help.
A good way to learn - and one you can do even before you get a bike - is to volunteer to Observe. OK, you won't see the whole trial, but you'll very quickly see the right and wrong ways to do that particular section. And you'll get to know faces and they'll get to know you. If you're not sure what you're doing, ask to be put with an experienced observer, so you can learn from them.
Why not come up and have a look round Man17s Northern Experts Trial this Saturday (9.00am Wildboarclough, 7th November 2009)? Big entry, with a mix of top Experts and Clubmen
Cheers and good luck.
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