sean65 Posted September 13, 2015 Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 A bit of a whimsical question really. I was watching the video of the Scottish trials and there was some main road riding between venues. I was just wondering how far a field people have been on the road, to or between trials? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2stroke4stroke Posted September 13, 2015 Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 I think the furthest we usually had to ride was a fifty or so mile round trip to local events (with a GTX can full of petrol hanging from the trials jacket belt). Wouldn't like to get caught doing that now. Then there was the trial on top of that which might have been twenty miles perlap on a longer one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean65 Posted September 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 A twenty mile trial? Wow! Sounds more like an endure.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2stroke4stroke Posted September 13, 2015 Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 Aye, trials wis trials in them days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean65 Posted September 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 Were they of a similar format or just much more linear than up and down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naichuff Posted September 15, 2015 Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 I would ride to trials up to 40 miles plus a trial any thing up to100miles Plus use the bike all week to work Even went on holiday to the Isle of Man Rode to the ferry and back Used as transport all week with an evening trial thrown in The Bulto (M49) had all ready done two SSDT's by previous owners and was quick on the road (70plus) My current trials bike is slower ( on tarmac) than my 175 Bulto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyboxer Posted September 15, 2015 Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 I commuted 25 miles per day, 5 days a week to college - on a Majesty200 Yam in the early 1980's and then swapped sprockets to return to Trials gearing, each Sunday 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean65 Posted September 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 Thought I had sorted my paper work then my insurance company decided they wouldn't insure without a speedo. The buggers so I will have to delay sending the paper work and ponder what to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2stroke4stroke Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 That's easy enough, fit a speedo. You can get cycle computers fairly inexpensively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig10 Posted September 25, 2015 Report Share Posted September 25, 2015 Last year, Scorpa 125 4t, 32 miles each way to an event with 4 x sub 2 mile lap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnjsy Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 Hi Sean 65,go for a Sigma 509,a couple of notes more than the dead cheap ones,but well worth it. Dead easy to set up & reliable. I have 3, on 2 Bulto trail bikes, & on my Bulto road bike. Plenty to see on Ebay. Hope this helps,John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon v8 Posted September 27, 2015 Report Share Posted September 27, 2015 Recently rode the Arbuthnot trial, its about an 80 mile loop,lovely day out - but a sore a*** for a few days,because most of it is on old unmade drovers roads.Not much on tarmac. Long day on a rigid AJS.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean65 Posted October 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 An 80 mile loop on a trials bike John? Wow. Mosrtly standing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon v8 Posted November 1, 2015 Report Share Posted November 1, 2015 An 80 mile loop on a trials bike John? Wow. Mosrtly standing? You sit down where you can, but alot of it was up on the pegs... Just got back from the Western Classic MCC Guy Fawkes,only about 30 miles around,but mostly off road.Now feeling very tired and aching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean65 Posted November 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 That sounds great. I must see if they do a local one or at least something similar. Are they open to Enduros or just trials? I now have my bike road registered which is great and should allow me a degree. of flexibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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