Matt Vandart Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 I have found that more and more often when I am out riding the public seams much more aware of what trials is. It used to be that the only comments you got were "Wheres your seat" and "Thats a funny BMX". Recently I have noticed more people know what a trials bike is and are more interested in talking about the sport. What do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyBazz (: Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 When we're in the City's, we get a lot of attention off people asking about the sport, the bikes etc and people seem genuinely interested. But round where I live, pretty rural area, no one really gives us a second glance, and if they do, all we get is: Vandals, you're ruining them walls, someone had to pay for that wall blah blah.... Then hassle off the police, Council etc... But yeah, in General I'd say the perception was getting better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEZ Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 yep ive defo noticed it i went in a local open skate park where its full of chavs and as i rode in i hered eveyone say wooooow! trials bike to which i left before some numpty tried to steal it lol but alot of people including younger kids notice it i tend to stop and talk to the younger gengeration that are really intrested that will get the sport growing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borat Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 Danny Mac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarquin Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 Danny Mac. +1 Good on him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeanuckleJive Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 All the crappy chav kids know what a trials bike is here, probably because they've researched bikes more expensive than a halfords BMX to steal and stumbled across it... Other than that, nobody else knows what the hell I'm doing trying to ride over benches instead of just going round >.< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 Well, for me, it's pretty damn rare as it is for someone to say 'Where's your seat?'... so the chances of anyone saying anything more are slim. Maybe cause I don't ride around the general public, lol. Always at night or at bunny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 Vandals, you're ruining them walls, someone had to pay for that wall blah blah.... Then hassle off the police, Council etc... I get that alot too, was hopping about on a tiny rock next to this old womans house, mrs peckover... and she phones my folks and says im knocking stones of the walls. I feel like going and giving her a peice of my mind! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris4stars Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 +1 Good on him +2 im not sure what the original attitude was....but the interest seems to be pretty big up here, with even the neds (chavs) stopping and taking interest, taking pictures and being pretty cool with it in general we were even at the catherdral playing about and two police came along and couldnt have been cooler abut it...just asked us to try staying off the pavements, but they were happy for us to carry on. at times a few even stop to watch and ask questions only bad experience is with the priest in the church, and one passer by who felt we were being disrespectful to christianity....who finished off his rant with a pretty aggressive threat of violence if he were to see us again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeanuckleJive Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 +2 im not sure what the original attitude was....but the interest seems to be pretty big up here, with even the neds (chavs) stopping and taking interest, taking pictures and being pretty cool with it in general come to think of it, there have also been occasions where they've stopped and watched me attempt something over and over again til I got it, sighing when it didn''t go right and stuff, which is cool also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookyboy Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 I dont think its getting better, infact i find its worse! I often get called a Fag or a wanker when im out in town in my shited up ribos and ripped tights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew_coggan Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 I get a mixed response it depends where abouts i am and who is comming past in my village the old people call me stupid and a vandal. But the younger adults dont care, nor do the police, and alot of the younger people think its cool. I get the impresion that most people ask wheres your seat as a joke, rather than actually wondering why you have no seat. But i get asked why my brakes squeek more then about my seat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Vandart Posted March 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 Thats exactly what I mean the "Where's your seat?" joke seems to be turning into an interested inquiry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happydaze Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 I got one today and I quote " clearly the signs of a miss spent youth......and I say that in complete admiration of what you can do" Yeah i know im old but he was considerably older than me. Well happy with that. Still get filthy looks from 80% of the people out there mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julius Czar Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 I don't get any good responses from it, but there's more of an acceptance to it, when i first started, everyone looked at me and looked at my bike, and sometimes they would ask about it, but now, as its become quite popular in our area, people dont even give us a second glance, they're used to it now You're obviously going to get the odd person that moans, like "dont you have somewhere else to be?" or "The council didnt pay for that just for it to be smashed up" and all that sh*t, but normally, no-one will bother us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Vandart Posted March 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 I got one today and I quote " clearly the signs of a miss spent youth......and I say that in complete admiration of what you can do" Yeah i know im old but he was considerably older than me. Well happy with that. Still get filthy looks from 80% of the people out there mind. How old are you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispyboy Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 Danny Mac. Hmm sorry but i dont agree i dont think what danny mac is doing is trials to be honest. I think he seems more along the lines of bmx/freeride and i think this may become a problem in the future maybe when everyone does ''trials'' where their accually doing more 24" freeride Anyone else agree ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leistonbmx Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 They always call it trials on tv though. Kenny thing on extreme sports probably helped abit too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobo_Grimmer Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 Hmm sorry but i dont agree i dont think what danny mac is doing is trials to be honest. I think he seems more along the lines of bmx/freeride and i think this may become a problem in the future maybe when everyone does ''trials'' where their accually doing more 24" freeride Anyone else agree ? +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Melson Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 Wait until summer all the holiday makers are around thats when "wheres your seat or do a wheelie mate". Yesterday i was riding in my village [ old castle ruins ] rode there for about 3 years now no one has said anything then this old guy started screaming at me saying he had called the cops on me and stuff saying its illegal what i'm doing [ cops blatantly didn't come and he went home ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispyboy Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 Wait until summer all the holiday makers are around thats when "wheres your seat or do a wheelie mate". Yesterday i was riding in my village [ old castle ruins ] rode there for about 3 years now no one has said anything then this old guy started screaming at me saying he had called the cops on me and stuff saying its illegal what i'm doing [ cops blatantly didn't come and he went home ] I normally say go on then and its happened about 6 times and they never come Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trials Punk Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 Hmm sorry but i dont agree i dont think what danny mac is doing is trials to be honest. I think he seems more along the lines of bmx/freeride and i think this may become a problem in the future maybe when everyone does ''trials'' where their accually doing more 24" freeride Anyone else agree ? On three occasions I've heard people mention danny mac when I'm out riding now. So I think people understand trials a bit better. To be honest though, trials is a small sport and will always be. Theres no way its going to change either, sure it will grow but not much. I hope trials stays a small, tight nit sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borat Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 Hmm sorry but i dont agree i dont think what danny mac is doing is trials to be honest. I think he seems more along the lines of bmx/freeride and i think this may become a problem in the future maybe when everyone does ''trials'' where their accually doing more 24" freeride Anyone else agree ? I'm competly against you. All the people who have asked me about my bike have always refered to 'that guy on youtube' or 'Danny Mac'. They instantly reconise my zoo! as a trials bike and so do they with 24" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispyboy Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 I'm competly against you. All the people who have asked me about my bike have always refered to 'that guy on youtube' or 'Danny Mac'. They instantly reconise my zoo! as a trials bike and so do they with 24" Yea but with me its always been from bmxers ''so thats what danny mac does right ?'' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusevelt Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 Thanks to Danny Mac, Kenny Belaey, and the worldwide web, there is greater public awareness about our sport which can only be a good thing in terms of growth and sustainablity for the industry and community. I remember an interesting conversation yrs ago (when i was riding my 2002 Onza T-Rex) with this dude who's only interest was to buy a trials bike as a fashion status rather than a functional one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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