Tony Harrison Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 JonMack just got owned.Ha ha! No he didn't! You got owned the moment you were born!Anyway, the problem isn't 'tucking'. That's just part of a move. The problem was the thread itself - just the very fact there was a thread to discuss it made it some big obsession with certain people. And then rides become people trying to sidehop a wall and look like Benito or Vinny or whoever. Then it's dangerous - you can't make trials look stylish if you're on a silver Deng bike, you're contorted like a quadraspaz and are wearing an XC helmt. It just doesn't go. So why bother trying? Do your sidehop, move on, don't get obsessed about it, and start hooking up avatar photos to show your latest 'tuck'.That's just lame.Everyone's knows that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 Ha ha! No he didn't! You got owned the moment you were born!Anyway, the problem isn't 'tucking'. That's just part of a move. The problem was the thread itself - just the very fact there was a thread to discuss it made it some big obsession with certain people. And then rides become people trying to sidehop a wall and look like Benito or Vinny or whoever. Then it's dangerous - you can't make trials look stylish if you're on a silver Deng bike, you're contorted like a quadraspaz and are wearing an XC helmt. It just doesn't go. So why bother trying? Do your sidehop, move on, don't get obsessed about it, and start hooking up avatar photos to show your latest 'tuck'.That's just lame.Everyone's knows that.OI! Silver deng bikes and XC helmets rule! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basher Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 i dont like tuck myself but It shouldnt be closed because if you dont like the topic just dont go on it simple as. Obviously a big proportion of the forum do like it so it should be left. Just because you dont like it doesnt mean it should be closed as theres others that do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 I do think it's wrong to say tucks are not needed, what i'm thinking is that perhaps people have really forgotten what trials is really all about.I don't think anyone is saying that though? Obviously when you're doing huge sidehops it's necessary to tuck a bit. I think that's what Danny Kearns and others are failing to see - no one is saying that doing a tuck is a bad thing, as long as you're doing it to get over a wall. If you're doing it because it looks cool, well, you're wrong and stupid.I hate the way trials has become simply about doing the biggest move. It's become like a high jump competition. No one rides lines any more. And the tuckage thread is just a really, really, gay extension of that attitude. That's why it pisses people off, because it makes trials seem even more lame than that (which, let's face it, is pretty lame anyway).I voted whatever. I don't really care. I might just rename it to 'the sidehop thread' which would be infinitely less offensive to me. Yes / No ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clownbike Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 TO BE HONEST GUYS ITS ALL ABOUT HAVING FUN. JUST GO AND HAVE FUN ON YOUR BIKES!IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A PIC TAKE ONE, BUT JUST ENJOY WHATEVER YOU DO. LIFE IS SHORT, SO DON'T WORRY ABOUT WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK OR DO, JUST BE HAPPY KNOWING YOU ARE YOU.I really don't get the big deal.......so what if he tucks or he doesn't. Does it affect your pleasure of riding? NO! You go ride what you want with the style that you want and make yourself happy.Keep the thread as there are obviously people who like to see these tucks.Peace out boyz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 Tomm, just name it the sidehop thread, let the inch-pinchers have their fun looking at each others bottoms, and close this one, then we can all get along with our lives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manuel Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 If it has no place in trials - move it to the chit chat section ? which kinda makes sense if it isnt a sidehop thread its a body position / photography thread ? maybe itll get lost forever in here .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoyoyo Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 Is it just me that seems to think the tgs people want the thread and no one else does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Harrison Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 OI! Silver deng bikes and XC helmets rule!But that's just it... they don't. That's like physics students being proud of the latest geeky science joke they've come up with. Forget it. To anyone else, it just looks tard.At the weekend I was walking through a large town centre, and saw the inevitable cluster of trials riders, on long, low sticks of bikes, and it just looked strange. Not like when people rode bikes that at least resembled a mountain bike. Now, like a tuck, these twiggy bikes are necessary to serve a purpose, but when you sign up to become a trials rider, you can pretty much forget about any kind of style or 'coolness'.So they don't rule shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kid creole Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 What is cool then? riding a bmx that looks like you pulled it out of a skip , with duck tape holding the seat together and no brakes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave85 Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 Must be, natural progression and all that.On topic: three and a half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisboats Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 I said yes to closing it, but only because i think, in the long run.. its probably better if these guys got out of the habit of taking pictures of each other sticking their arses out then congratulating each other on how well they "tuck" (euphemism for "you stick your arse out proper good, i want to tap that") in the same sort of way 300 promotes men looking at each others tits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 But that's just it... they don't. That's like physics students being proud of the latest geeky science joke they've come up with. Forget it. To anyone else, it just looks tard.At the weekend I was walking through a large town centre, and saw the inevitable cluster of trials riders, on long, low sticks of bikes, and it just looked strange. Not like when people rode bikes that at least resembled a mountain bike. Now, like a tuck, these twiggy bikes are necessary to serve a purpose, but when you sign up to become a trials rider, you can pretty much forget about any kind of style or 'coolness'.So they don't rule shit.You might look a willy just riding along, but when your actually riding on stuff, people can see the reason why it looks the way it looks, I'd rather have that than ride some old retro thing that is horrid to ride and looks shite by modern standards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 But that's just it... they don't. That's like physics students being proud of the latest geeky science joke they've come up with. Forget it. To anyone else, it just looks tard.At the weekend I was walking through a large town centre, and saw the inevitable cluster of trials riders, on long, low sticks of bikes, and it just looked strange. Not like when people rode bikes that at least resembled a mountain bike. Now, like a tuck, these twiggy bikes are necessary to serve a purpose, but when you sign up to become a trials rider, you can pretty much forget about any kind of style or 'coolness'.So they don't rule shit.Pretty much spot on. I drifted away from the trials world pretty significantly, and I've kinda come back to it a bit now just out of curiosity, and the majority of videos here make me feel embarrassed about what I used to do. Admitedly I didn't really ride in the same way that many people do on here, but it really does look utterly shit. Pixie boots, tracksuit bottoms, shitloads of correction hops, queueing up on rides to do exactly what the person before you tried to do, etc., it's just awful.What is cool then? riding a bmx that looks like you pulled it out of a skip , with duck tape holding the seat together and no brakes?Ah, the usual TF stereotype of BMXers. I still find it funny that TF people are so quick to put down BMX, but as soon as they see a BMX video they cream? Or when you see a Danny Mac vid where he's essentially riding BMX on a wrong bike, people love it?You might look a willy just riding along, but when your actually riding on stuff, people can see the reason why it looks the way it looks, I'd rather have that than ride some old retro thing that is horrid to ride and looks shite by modern standards.In fairness, the sort of stuff that the two Marts could do on their "old retro things" is still probably higher than what a lot of people can do on here. They've evolved as they are purely to facilitate the f**king awful style people think you HAVE to use today to ride and get sponsored, which appears to be what it's all about. The stuff people like the Cousts and Vincent and the like used to do on their old Koxx Levelbosses was f**king amazing, and they had a considerably higher top-tube than most of the today's frames do. Like people always say, it's the rider, not the bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Harrison Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 I'm not saying don't ride trials, I'm saying don't try and style it up - you're fighting a losing battle from the start. BMX is all about the tricks - trials isn't. That's what makes them so different.I think Ms Lopez has summed it up pretty well. Hey, this is great, it's like The Tuckage Thread Thread!Wish I could tuck... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 But that's just it... they don't. That's like physics students being proud of the latest geeky science joke they've come up with. Forget it. To anyone else, it just looks tard.Q: What is the difference between a Quantum Theorist and a Beauty Therapist?A: The Quantum Theorist uses Planck's Constant as a foundation, whereas the Beauty Therapist uses Max Factor.because I can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 Is it wrong that I found that piss funny? End of topic? I can't actually bring myself to open up a can of lobster dog though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totaltrials Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 You go out and do a reasonably big sidehop, get it on film, post it up, and i bet you that you have a tuck. If you don't then you are abnormal ! 26 seconds, thats a fair height. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyseemonkeydo Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 Trials-Forum Video -> Full View • Download • Upload 2:45. That's me convinced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonMack Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 26 seconds, thats a fair height.Thank you. I'm not saying that people don't tuck, but there's no need to be as ridiculous as some people are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Harrison Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 Tomm - I think there's still some discussion to be had.Joke was ace! But then I never thought I was cool anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davetrials Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 Trials-Forum Video -> Full View • Download • Upload 2:45. That's me convinced.I'm gonna jizz my pants at how much you have proved a point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 Anyone else remember that thread a while back which was talking about Vincent Hermance and some other top French riders taking the piss out of the UK rider's street riding style? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 Trials-Forum Video -> Full View • Download • Upload 2:45. That's me convinced.Lol just came in here to post a still of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 The bunnyhop clean over the grind-block of that funbox, landing into the downslope, actually frightened me, haha. But yeah, in addition to the Benito thread, I'd like to point out how yeah, no sideways tuck, and he KEPT IT ON THE f**kING WALL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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