FROM THE SOUTH>>>>>
We ride competition trials because we love it. The different terrains, the people we have met and new people we will meet with the same interest, a nice weekend away with the family, riding natural, riding man made. The boys enjoy riding for the competition side of it, the higher fitness level you need, the variety of sections and terrain they can ride on. The street riders will ride a comp near them if they want to and the comp riders will decide which rounds they will ride or not. We do not always set out to ride all events in the year, we know we can drop 2 rounds if we want to, so could obviously drop the furthest away if we needed to. This year the rounds are spread out as well as they have ever been.
It is a British Championship and that is what the Biketrial Federation is organising and yes if you win you become champion, not sure what else could be offered. I have noticed a lot of the demo riders use their british titles to promote themselves. Of course the boys are very proud to have trained hard all year, ride the comps and become British Champion.
We could slate street riding but actually think if thats what riders enjoy doing then thats ok. A non comp rider will travel to a street ride etc. Not sure how many non comp riders rode at the more southern rounds at Barrow Farm and Hookwoods last year.
PS, there is nothing wrong with being a southerner, Robin Morewood