lil wilkins Posted October 2, 2006 Report Share Posted October 2, 2006 hii ride alot of street around colchesterbut sometimes like to do some natural in the woods near me what do you prefer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted October 2, 2006 Report Share Posted October 2, 2006 Natural, it's far more creative. Got about 200 miles to the nearest spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orgun_Donor Posted October 2, 2006 Report Share Posted October 2, 2006 Personally i prefer street, but then ive not riden much natural. But both are fun, and i do enjoy natural when i get a chance to ride it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTF Posted October 2, 2006 Report Share Posted October 2, 2006 Street. More dangerous Don´t got any natural spots near either... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted October 2, 2006 Report Share Posted October 2, 2006 more dangerous!!!!! I think not I was at shipley glen yesterday and did a gap from one cliff to the other with a 30ft drob beneath!! Also theres a sidehop up a rock with a 20ft drop straight ahaead of you, so if you drop the front wheel, you f**ked.Anyone guess I like natural more? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A!! Posted October 2, 2006 Report Share Posted October 2, 2006 (edited) Natural hands down. I have to get a lift to any natural places but when i get there the journey is worth it so it is all good I find when you ride natural stuff it allows you to be more creative, and improves basic bike control no end. I suppose street stuff is ok, but i only ride it when i can't get to any natural stuff, and i find it less fun as usually it is always the same walls or same drop so i get a bit bored of it. Yeah i don't think you can say street is more dangerous, and nor can you claim that makes it better. Take for example: if you are on a top of a rock surrounded by more rocks that are lower down, if you slip and try to jump its either going to be a twisted or broken ankle(unless you're lucky), and you don't even have to be high for that to happen. Edited October 2, 2006 by huck_it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTF Posted October 2, 2006 Report Share Posted October 2, 2006 more dangerous!!!!! I think not I was at shipley glen yesterday and did a gap from one cliff to the other with a 30ft drob beneath!! Also theres a sidehop up a rock with a 20ft drop straight ahaead of you, so if you drop the front wheel, you f**ked.Anyone guess I like natural more? If you are on the right places natural may apparently be more dangerous... But you are a natural rider, so you know all the places Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted October 2, 2006 Report Share Posted October 2, 2006 I love rocks.I prefer the more technical part of riding becuase i'm a wuss basicly, and not good with rails and general big power moves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@banbury-trials Posted October 3, 2006 Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 i've never ever rode natural ,appart from a stone by banbury museum theres nowt to ride but i love street as your tires dont get muddy and all the ladies see you riding hard lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trials 123 Posted October 3, 2006 Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 i think street is so mutch better as there is so mutch more stuff to do but as in natural it is just rocks but i do enjoy natural a bit but i prefer street Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted October 3, 2006 Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 If you are on the right places natural may apparently be more dangerous... But you are a natural rider, so you know all the places Depends on what "dangerous" means. If it's defined by how easy it is to brake a leg or get clobbered on your back, than natural is more dangerous. If you fail to do something and fall back, you may very often not be able to land on anything that's flat and safe. I really f**ked my ankles this summer when riding natural just because I found myself in situations where my leg would fall into a hole or land at an angle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abtrials Posted October 3, 2006 Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 I am not really sure, I mostly ride street because it is easier to get to and there is more of it around than natural (as I live in Abingdon, near oxford and there isn't much natural here! lol) but the limited number of times I have rode natural I have really enjoyed it because I feel you need to be a lot more technical with it. however neither is easier or harder as long as you push your limits the same amount on both it is all hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialnegative Posted October 3, 2006 Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 i went natty once at the felsenmeer (ocean of rocks) in germany i seriously considered nordic walking as an alternative i marked this day on my calender as my first day of trials ridingurban does not compare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzojim Posted October 3, 2006 Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 natural its 100 times better no to rocks are ever the same everytime u ride natural its always going to be something different where as street in my opinion its all the same everytime!! James... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Beckett Posted October 3, 2006 Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 i absolutely love street, due to that is all there is near me, but when i do get a chance to go on the rocks/natural i'm not amazing because i'm not use to it, but i do enjoy it cus its different to what i'm use to.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max-t Posted October 3, 2006 Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 i love rocks too! any chance i get to go do some natural ill take.its far more technicle,demanding on the body (fitness wise) and i find it more funbecause there are so many more variations and lines...max.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLC Posted October 3, 2006 Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 I went to a competition on friday and it was great (it was natural of course) but i cant wait to enter in the next one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Kennard Posted October 3, 2006 Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 it doesn't really bother me, my style suits both, big group rides are very fun and easy to get to, but then again natty is fun when you get the chance. I think the key is to vary what you ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathan4 Posted October 3, 2006 Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 hi i ride alot of street around colchester but sometimes like to do some natural in the woods near me what do you prefer? i prefer street but i live near some woods but there isn't much there! i think i would enjoy natural if i find the right place cheers, nathan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben_OCP Posted October 3, 2006 Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 Kinda like both just as much.. but natural riding is always the best way to learn new techniques and to improve your overall riding. Compared to street, where everythings mostly right angled, rocks vary alot. You can never get 2 rocks that are exactly the same.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liam_thornton Posted October 3, 2006 Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 i prefer street, thats probaly because its all around me and there are no natural riding spots near mei would like to do natural if there was any near me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionicman Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 i prefer to ride street because thats all i have mainly got to ride, ive had a go on natural and every thing seems to woboly for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel G Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 i prefere to ride street to around southend and we tend to adventure off to new areas whenever we get board. if we cant find anywere new we just go off and do a little bit of natural in belfairs woods on the logs or we go down the sea front and play about on the rocks as well as having a laugh it improves our balance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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