breagh Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 Back in the early 80s when we all rode the same route I remember Michelin bringing out the first of there trials tyres. Next thing I know we all have to ride different routes and everyones reversing down the sections. Seemed fine at the time,can you honestly say now "sticky" tyres have done trials any good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldilocks Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 its a point in time but its the bikes as well not many people can trick ride a 349 mont ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockheadrumple Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 Great thread! I remember in the early 80's when Bernie Schreiber was riding a Comerfords Bultaco, he entered our local centre event the Ashford Dunlop, a notoriously muddy and difficult trial. From memory it was won by local ace Steve Palmer also on a Bultaco...Apparantly Bernie spent some time after the event in the deepest Kent mud testing the latest Michelin sticky tyres. Happy days, single route for all, spoiled somewhat for all by the non-stop ruling and ever capable bikes. I never cease to wonder at what Bou & co can do but to me that's not really what trials was about. Being from mud country I marvelled just as much to see Steve Saunders, Geoff Chandler, Dave Weller, Gordon Farley and others conquered the impossible (to me) without any tricks or fancy bikes.....They just did it, linking brain to twistgrip to rear wheel... trials in it's purest form. So happy to have been a part of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldilocks Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 Bernie admitted in his book that he hated riding in mud, only when SWM made him practice weaknesses did he learn to master it and admitted he enjoyed it in the end. Not word for word whats in the book as i last read it about 25 years ago ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old trials fanatic Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 (edited) Bernie admitted in his book that he hated riding in mud, only when SWM made him practice weaknesses did he learn to master it and admitted he enjoyed it in the end. Not word for word whats in the book as i last read it about 25 years ago ! Know what he meant cos i HATE mud too. Then again Bernie had more talent in his used toe nail clippings than i'll ever have in my lifetime.Suppose it all depends on what youre brought up on. Me i like rocks and roots. Cant ride em but i like em Dont think you can ever have too much traction though. Well as long as i have but all the rest havent then thats fine by me Edited May 31, 2012 by Old trials fanatic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon v8 Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 Finding grip on mud is an art - Steve Saunders is a master of it,I can remember in about 1987/8 him riding his RTL up a muddy bank just outside Bath in the Knut trial.he waltzed up it like it was the M4 - I couldnt even walk/crawl up it.Masterful stuff,did make me think about giving up there and then..... Glad I didnt, and now I find great delight in flying up muddy banks on my gutless TY250,and first impressions of my rigid AJS are that it grips like hell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pindie Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 Practise on worn tyres and learn to roll the throttle on and not just open it to the desired amount. You can then learn to feel for the tyre breaking loose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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