dbrown Posted December 1, 2003 Report Share Posted December 1, 2003 Just a reminder that the show "Guts & Bolts" will have a trials feature tonight at 8:30PM EST (7:30 CST). This show was filmed around 1st of Sept. at the Trials Training Center in TN, with Ray Peters of TTC teaching trials riding techniques to the show's host. They are also reportedly including some bits about the history of trials riding, at least in the U.S. I will be as interested as anyone to see how it comes out; we just tried to be helpful but they do what they want! Dan Brown www.trialstrainingcenter.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtt Posted December 2, 2003 Report Share Posted December 2, 2003 Sometimes living in a "third world country" (Canada) really stink! Our History Channel showed a story on the sinking of the Rainbow Warrier. Our version of OLN is different too. It just tortures me some days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve fracy Posted December 2, 2003 Report Share Posted December 2, 2003 Joe: I feel your pain! I to tuned in and had the VCR ready to go, but saw that fascinating program on the sinking of the Rainbow warrior! Sure ties in nicely with your cool avitar though doesn't it?? Cheers, Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagsag Posted December 2, 2003 Report Share Posted December 2, 2003 Sheesh, I recruited two neighbors with cable to tape it for me, and later found out that some totally unrelated program was substituted. Now their suspicions that I'm a lunatic are confirmed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbrown Posted December 2, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2003 It was actually quite entertaining, not as good as Ian's TrialsTV DVD's, but something that the general public might think is exciting. There was only 10 minutes on trials, I thought it should have been at least an hour long and they should've plugged TTC more (we hardly even were mentioned), but they didn't ask me. dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petersdraggin Posted December 3, 2003 Report Share Posted December 3, 2003 yes there should have been more trials and less of that carwash crap.i did not hear mention of the ttc at all.at least the host gave it a go on a trials bike,kinda rides like me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
city trials Posted December 3, 2003 Report Share Posted December 3, 2003 As Ray told him, If you can start it, you can ride it! Guess not huh? Well they did show the lodge at least. And I learned something, who needs a ramp to load a trials bike, Just have Ray do it for you! I made a copy, but lost it at the Car Wash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric23 Posted December 4, 2003 Report Share Posted December 4, 2003 True story: I just got the GG and went on the maiden voyage with Bagger. Mind you I had never spent any time on a modern bike before, just the tired old Yamaha TY175. Somewhere along the line, I grabbed a handfull of throttle and did exactly like the host of show. Bagger still laughs about it telling everybody how he saw my bike wheeling through the trees without me on it. It was good that we got some coverage for trials on TV. The only downside I see is that these programs always show champ level riders. The average enduro/discouraged MX rider who would be a great addition to our community sees the champs and while being completely entertained, says to himself, "there is no way I could ever do that", and will never consider trying out trials. It would be nice to show some junior riders or novices to balance things out and show potential riders that we have numerous classes for just about everybody. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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