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seems the in thing to do ,seen graham tales on his 2rt honda ,both look really well put together ,don't think you could build the yamagas for 2k,projects can be money pits.

trust me cycling is not cheap ,entry's for events are usually more pricey than a trial,while you can buy a cheap bike most sports bikes out there are into £1000 +,but many are getting bikes on c2w schemes ,imagine getting the trials bike at a discounted price,sports do peak and trough in popularity bmx was massive in the 80's and 00's and at the moment dead on it's feet,mountain biking has peaked and sales have fallen ,sports bikes are the fashionable thing at this time but for how long.many of my mates are getting into sailing. certainly in the east midlands /yorkshire i'd say entry's are pretty good especially the novice/beginer events (around a 100 entry's),if any thing the harder events scare many away. one or two better riders are trying enduro's as extreme events seem to appeal ,but entry's are again not cheap. as for the world round ,many things put me off attending ,the weather ,the drive up and it was at penrith yet again , you would put your house on who was going to win,which kind of ruin's it for me.

when was the gear oil changed as my 300 was much better when the oil was kept fresh.

think they top it up usually just for a few minutes.i've had a brief ride on chris's bike and was shocked how good it was .

i watched a few and thought the rule had changed back.....

hi, there is just a single route,regs are out november or therabouts,keep an eye on the ssdt website. the ballot is still there so you just have a to take your chances. if i lived down south i would try and ride some more northern trials which have terrain thats more rocky,dave rowland and wainwright trials would be good starters as there normally quite rocky streams etc and entrys will soon be out. any club trials in the richmond area will be good as well but a bit of a trek for you.

having ridden a number of years up scotland i would agree it is a very hard week ,the better your standard of riding the easier it is.i would always tell the locals in my area that you really needed to be in the first 3rd in the results of the 50/50 clubmen results (harder clubmen route) before having a go ,this would seem about right as a few of the local riders of lower ability have retired on the first day in previous years.i personally would have a go at the reeth 3 day trial which has a clubmen route (no walk in the park) and if you got on ok have a go at scotland ,loch lomond 2 day may be worth a go as well ,similar events but a little less time on the bike and maybe more enjoyable. last year and this could be me getting old but i think sections were harder and longer(bit of a race at times) and a few more big sections which would be daunting for a lower standard rider,it definetly not an easy holiday event and if you enter be well prepared ,as the weather can be horrific. all that said i still love the event ,will no doubt enter again and a few days in question my sanity. if it's on your bucket list do it soon as it gets tougher as you get older and as others have said prepare your self and the bike well. good luck

you would see an odd trials bike at ride off road events ,at some of the extreme events a trials bike may well be quicker(for normal humans) ,as it's easier to keep going in the nasty stuff and lift if you get stuck.seem to remember michael brown been pulled out of the tough one as he looked like causing an upset. personally i think a fast hare /hounds would kill a trials bike as if it's easy a enduro is much quicker.

i think you would pay £300 /£400 for a used sidecar ,i put one on an evo and it's been a laugh ,not the easiest of things to ride and you will need a spring on the rear shock as well

hi ,i'm considering getting a pod or cti brace after struggling with a knee injury .Has any one used these for trials ,do they help. i seem to sometimes have problems if i dab on a angle step and push.Any one tried some ? what works? cheers

at club level it's not easy to set routes ,many decent riders who are o40 class feel a bit trapped ,low scores on 50/50 club route or maybe kill your self on the hard route,if i dropped 40 on the middle route there would be some big scores further down the entry,could be one reason why a few buy a twin shock.bit more of a challenge and not the big jumps and steps..really a no win ,what ever the organisers do you will upset someone.

clubman/middle route to hard route is the biggest problem as it is a big jump in severity and when it goes wrong you get hurt. trouble is many 040 and some clubmen are still very good riders and some must get fed up of older ex experts winning every week on very few marks when the rest are dropping cricket scores....i really don't know the anserw to this problem,when you go up north the clubmen is like the hard route at many clubs and expert is like btc expert route,you'll never please everyone.just ride what you feel happy with as many do...hence super novices

think they'll be using your van and an awning this year,andy.... luckily it's a 4rt so you won't need that many spares,can sell you a spare bike just in case if your worried.

thanks for the replys,i tend to be mostly ok ,but if i have a tough day working or 2 or 3 days riding it will sometimes swell up,don't really like to get by on pain killers and if i knock it i can barely walk. trouble is i love tougher trials and enduro's so i think i'll have to try the doctors again or look into seeing a consultant. thanks all again.

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