atomant Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 (edited) Hi all, Its been a while ( 16 years in fact)😲 Well I have started riding trials again as I've recently bought a Mecatecno Dragonfly (what a machine !), so I want to start riding trials again but I wondered what is the best way to find out what is on? Ive looked at the ACU.sport80 site and I have looked on here, but when I talk to some other trials people, they mention trials in clubs that I dont see posted on these sites. I live in the Telford area and looking for a 50 mile radius. Any tips where I can get info ( I'm currently a member of South Shropshire and Llangollen Trials clubs) Thanks in advance Edited March 13 by atomant 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyboxer Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 Facebook is the go to place, all your local Trials club will have FB pages, where they advertise their Trials events and upload entry forms/results and pics nowadays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshCarl Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 Hey, new here and have no advice, don't even have a bike yet but saving up for a Mecatecno! Would love to hear your thoughts on it. Saw your bike on instagram or somewhere, stunning, much less garish than the standard one haha. Going to be a learning curve but I've grown up doing bicycle trials and mountain biking so hoping my understanding of balance and body positioning will help me out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshCarl Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 Does it have a regen brake or the anti-roll back thingy like the EM? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabado64 Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 have a look on tmx news seem to be a lot on from all over uk just pick on the ones near you 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faussy Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 (edited) I know youre not supposed to sit down on trials bikes, but the seat on that bike looks even more of a deterrent Edited March 14 by faussy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomant Posted March 14 Author Report Share Posted March 14 On 3/13/2024 at 10:06 AM, johnnyboxer said: Facebook is the go to place, all your local Trials club will have FB pages, where they advertise their Trials events and upload entry forms/results and pics nowadays Thanks mate - I will take a look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomant Posted March 14 Author Report Share Posted March 14 (edited) On 3/13/2024 at 12:09 PM, WelshCarl said: Hey, new here and have no advice, don't even have a bike yet but saving up for a Mecatecno! Would love to hear your thoughts on it. Saw your bike on instagram or somewhere, stunning, much less garish than the standard one haha. Going to be a learning curve but I've grown up doing bicycle trials and mountain biking so hoping my understanding of balance and body positioning will help me out... Heath (R2W Trials) offered me a go on his after I expressed an interest in getting back into it. After an hour on it, I didn't want to give it back! The power delivery is so smooth, it grips like nothing I have ever ridden. And the light weight was very noticable. It has a clutch but I didn't ride with it, just rode on the throttle. It has 4 different maps which equate to roughly 80cc/125cc/250cc/300cc - You will be able to change these via an app in the future. The top one, with the lightness of the bike, is an animal. Way too powerful for what I ride. So I rode most of the stuff I do ( Yellow route) on the 125cc setting. Plenty of power even at that level. So i decided to buy one 😁 The one in the picture is a custom option, with lightweight parts and red anodised components. it also has the upgraded battery. It wasnt cheap to this spec, but I seriously love it. I rode with some mates for a day where I rode for about 4 hours. I had 62% left on the battery so that cost about 82p 🤑 Electric is definitely the best thing for trials - little noise - no stalling - easy to ride - multiple different power levels at a flick of a switch - lightweight and easy to maintain. What isnt there to love about them Edited March 15 by atomant 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomant Posted March 14 Author Report Share Posted March 14 On 3/13/2024 at 12:10 PM, WelshCarl said: Does it have a regen brake or the anti-roll back thingy like the EM? It isnt on this one, but its being developed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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