miner Posted December 8, 2017 Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 How to ride observed trials - Big lad on the Sherco seems to be doing ok....hope for me yet! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzuki250 Posted December 9, 2017 Report Share Posted December 9, 2017 Its fitness and strength you need to worry about, not weight and height Join a gym Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faussy Posted December 9, 2017 Report Share Posted December 9, 2017 (edited) Being in shape invariably helps, the less mass you have to move the easier it is to hop. But the one thing about trials that most people like is that fitness and strength play a minor role to skill and technique. Theres a lot of heavy guys that can hop very well, and also lots of guys straight from the gym that struggle to lift the front wheel nevermind the back! Dabill and maybe Ferrer and Casales are the tallest heaviest guys on the world tour. Dabill is around 6'1, 180 ish pounds i would guess from seeing him in person Edited December 9, 2017 by faussy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzuki250 Posted December 9, 2017 Report Share Posted December 9, 2017 1 hour ago, faussy said: Dabill and maybe Ferrer and Casales are the tallest heaviest guys on the world tour. Dabill is around 6'1, 180 ish pounds i would guess from seeing him in person And also extremely fit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faussy Posted December 9, 2017 Report Share Posted December 9, 2017 (edited) 33 minutes ago, suzuki250 said: And also extremely fit I didnt say they werent Edited December 9, 2017 by faussy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lineaway Posted December 9, 2017 Report Share Posted December 9, 2017 I had not watched much of the indoor circus in the past few years, until the new Veeners video from last weekend. 6 indoor sections in under 6 minutes tells how fit these riders truly are. Awesome conditioning. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leosantanalg Posted December 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2017 Yes, I think my theory got debunked. Thank you to all of you guys that allowed me to enjoy the burger and beer with a bit less regret. lol. I will keep working my technique and definitely going to get a 300 next. I m pretty sure that 250 will do fine but I m looking forward to more torque and less throttle. Just my impression: I rode a 300 and my 250 back to back and felt comfortable on both. That day I was just doing double blips and small zaps and my bike was a bit easier I believe because I m used to my set up. The 300 really felt lighter during the pop 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhuskys Posted December 9, 2017 Report Share Posted December 9, 2017 1 hour ago, leosantanalg said: Yes, I think my theory got debunked. Thank you to all of you guys that allowed me to enjoy the burger and beer with a bit less regret. lol. I will keep working my technique and definitely going to get a 300 next. I m pretty sure that 250 will do fine but I m looking forward to more torque and less throttle. Just my impression: I rode a 300 and my 250 back to back and felt comfortable on both. That day I was just doing double blips and small zaps and my bike was a bit easier I believe because I m used to my set up. The 300 really felt lighter during the pop Riding at the Tryals Shop last Wednesday on the shop bike, a GG TXT320 instead of my usual 125(More bike than I want!).... We got discussing various displacements, the owner Mike Komer( He has been riding trials for 40 years) said that a 250 was definitely easier to hop, than a 300. I'll trust him on that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leosantanalg Posted December 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 On 12/9/2017 at 4:39 PM, nhuskys said: Riding at the Tryals Shop last Wednesday on the shop bike, a GG TXT320 instead of my usual 125(More bike than I want!).... We got discussing various displacements, the owner Mike Komer( He has been riding trials for 40 years) said that a 250 was definitely easier to hop, than a 300. I'll trust him on that! Could be easier to hop or could be just the fact he is more comfortable on the 250. regardless the 300 has its own advantages. You cant deny the difference in torque. I m also looking to possibly get something with 5 speed instead 6 like the Gas gas I ride now. I see that as an advantage for my style of riding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mung Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 Stood next to Dougie at the Arizona world round - had to look down to see him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lineaway Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 That is strange as the 5 speeds all pretty much suck on the loop, and first through third are the main trials gears. Any 5 speed I have ever ridden needs another gear, except my old TL 250. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhuskys Posted December 12, 2017 Report Share Posted December 12, 2017 7 hours ago, lineaway said: That is strange as the 5 speeds all pretty much suck on the loop, and first through third are the main trials gears. Any 5 speed I have ever ridden needs another gear, except my old TL 250. Nothing sucks on the loop, like a GG Pro 125 6 speed..... Sometimes 5th isn't enough for a steep hill and shifting between 4th and 5th sucks! My Scorpa 125SC 5 speed is way better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lineaway Posted December 12, 2017 Report Share Posted December 12, 2017 Riding a 125 trials bike on a loop is a whole other can of worms. Last time I rode a 5 speed 125 was at over 9000ft elevation. Worthless. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leosantanalg Posted December 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2017 I ll get this going in another topic! really would like to know a bit more about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
section swept Posted December 14, 2017 Report Share Posted December 14, 2017 The bigger, heavier you are the bigger the ‘zap’ and ‘splatter’ when you fall off! ??? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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