TomG

When I first got on my bike I cut my shin a lot, but after a few days it never happened again. I'd suggest giving them a go.

Trust me, there are some sad people out there. However, hello.

The bike looks great. Good luck with it.

Me and my friend used to have this problem, we slightened the chains a bit and it still happened a little but it didn't effect anything for us.

@chris4stars I like that idea, I would deffinatly make some progress videos. I've always had a problem with staying motivated with anything and everything, trials is the only thing that really appeals to me. Other than that nothing else appeals to me in life, apart from cars which I cannot afford. I see what you mean but it's hard to explain in a context that other peoeple can understand. I think overall is, due to me being a really lazy and insecure person before, I never really gave it my full go and hardly went out at all. Nowadays I'm more up for things which is why I think I should give it another go. Thanks for the feedback, y'all.

Thanks for the replies. I can see what you all mean. I hadn't tried listening to music, nor had I tried getting involved in other trials bikers. I did meet a few, who I think where members here, once but I felt as though I didn't belong there because I was so newb to the sport. I will deffinatly take these into account if I start again! Also that Martyn Ashton is crazy! I had never of him.

Hello guys. I'm looking for tips, I suppose, or any kind of guidence. I used to trial about a year ago, but I gave up in the end. I have always had a problem with motivation and I just couldn't learn anything. I admit I didn't really ride that much as the only places I could learn anything where near my friend who lived a little bit away and the struggle of biking a 20" really put me off. My bike was cheap and tacky, so I suppose that made it harder at timse. I ended up selling it on eBay and carrying on with my life. However, lately I've been watching trials videos and really wanting to give it another go, but this time as a 26". I don't have the money to spare but I am saving. What I want to know is, what keeps you going? How did you get your self to want to go through with it? Now don't think I don't want to do it. Biking has always been a passion of mine, and it's the only sport that has really stood out to me and made me want to get up and do it, but I just had a real problem with it. For me a big problem was the publicity. Yeah, everyone thinks trials bikes look cool and watch as they walk past, but it really ticked me off when I'd be struggling with the abserloute starting point and people would be asking you to "do tricks" and such. It really didn't help that I had to watch my friend be able to do a lot, whilst I was there struggling to get my front wheel up.