my first trials bike was the t-raptor if its the 05 version it should be reinforced so it wont snap easily as to the ride obviously its not as good as more expensive frames but id say it does a good job of easing you into trials easy to bunnyhop, manual etc and is reasonable on the back wheel i dont think a t-raptor would hold you back until you start trying quite advanced moves and even then its still doable on it. Personally i learnt to tap on mine and i dont think having a different frame would have made any difference to my ability