Ive got a hope xc and i think that it is great for trials, alltough i used tot have a mono and they are also very good. they are almost the same but the xc has disc mounts, so its all down to personal preferance really. will Ive got a hope xc and i think that it is great for trials, alltough i used tot have a mono and they are also very good. they are almost the same but the xc has disc mounts, so its all down to personal preferance really. will