Aii_Aitch Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 I have a problem whilst telling anybody what I was doing at the weekend. I started off in texting by putting "trialsing", which sounded wrong. "trialing" sounded just as bad, and it makes me sound like I'm making a person run around some circuit of death. "riding trials" is a bit long, but sounds right. "running trials" sounds a lot better, but again, it's a bit long. Am I just overthinking this, or do other people have the same problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyseemonkeydo Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 I used to go for a bounce... My mum knew what I meant but could be confusing for those out of the loop! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pogo Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 "Going out with the wife" is a confusing and fairly sad one i use but just say went for a ride or something vague Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 Trailbeying Umm, whats wrong with "riding"? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence--Trials Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 I used to go for a bounce... My mum knew what I meant but could be confusing for those out of the loop! i love that one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete.M Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 None of my friends have the faintest idea what trials is so I just say I'm "out on the bike". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbia Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 I've always wondered this aswell as there has been a few people that ask what I've been doing and the out on my bike comment has caused major confusion and when i say its a trial bike they look at me weird and say they haven't heard of that name then i simplify it and say its a trick bike and they always seem to start going on about distance riding and scenery untill i finally click and realise they heard trek not trick so i give up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.KYDD Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 riding? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbia Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 The only problem with riding is people presume that riding is both wheels on the ground all the time usually at speeds unknown to trial bikes going some sort of distance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_Trials Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 Am off on't bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ooo Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 The only problem with riding is people presume that riding is both wheels on the ground all the time usually at speeds unknown to trial bikes going some sort of distance Yea when I say I've been out for a ride people ask me 'where did you go ?' err... the road outside my house, I rode a bench, some walls and tried to ride the postbox... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 I don't really care whether people understand the type of riding I do on my bike, so I just say I've been riding. Then again, most of my friends know by now what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbia Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 Yea when I say I've been out for a ride people ask me 'where did you go ?' err... the road outside my house, I rode a bench, some walls and tried to ride the postbox... Lol definate conversation killer with the postbox lol i might have to try that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 Going riding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss-Higgy Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 I'm just long winded then because i would put riding trials, it takes an extra second to put the extra word in if you really want people to know what your doing? But again i never take my phone out riding with me unless i'm expecting a call due to a tenancy of falling off alot. Generally i'm out try again later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben_travis Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 stunting? riding? biking? skidding? headbanging? lyrca wearing? hopping about? slowly traversing numerous objects that have not been originally designed for the art of bicycle trials riding? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross McArthur Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 My Mum calls is "jump'n aboot" and "jump'n aboot n that". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradJohnson Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 Going out on the trials is one i usually use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Vandart Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 Best thread ever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aii_Aitch Posted February 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 "Being infinitely more awesome than you". So there's no actual verb for it? we should make one. they have trials-specific parts, why not trials-specific words? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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