Comps rule......i personally travel a long way to ride the best comps there are and would recommend it to everyone. Improve your riding too. Being competitive is not a bad thing imo. For example when i got riding in my local town or wherever, i go to improve my riding in ways that need improving so next time i come to an obstacle in a comp i am better equiped to handle it. Obviously i ride for fun, but to me the best feeling i get from riding trials is pulling off a move in a comp or cleaning a section when the pressure is on and you have one go at it. just my personal view and totally understand if loads of people slate what i have just said xxx