I've decided to give trials a go too. I've been the smart one and made a few adjustments to my old mountain bike to make it slightly more trials friendly while I learn the basics, but I plan to upgrade fairly soon(when I get paid). I was going to go for the MAD Phase 1.3 (simply because it is cheap) but replace the rear brakes with Magura's (HS33) and BB7's on the front disc brake. May change the fork too, I would really appreciate advice from anyone who knows their stuff.