The general public probably do appreciate trials for what they view it as. Theres no way they could understand the techniques and skills involved to actually ride though, Its just such a different type of sport, like if somebody watched a guy kick a football, they would know whats involved. But to see somebody up a 40" wall, their not going to instantly think, "he approaches the wall at a certain speed, makes a full pedal rotation at the correct time, taps the front wheel off the top of the wall, pushes the bike through while jumping, pulls the back brake, gets balanced, releases the brake while kicking.................." Its just so technical that it cant be fully appreciated until tried. But at the end of the day, i don't care, i ride for me, its too fun to be worrying about other people liking it or not.