Hey, guys...
Been interested in trials since I got on my mtb a few years ago.
I'm more interested in learning the basics in order to improve my dh/freeriding/technical riding and to just have some fun (esp. without having to lug a bike all the way to the trails to do it.)
Maybe if I get good, I'd consider competing, but that's not my intent right now.
So what should I do? I have a Surly hardtail with a 4" Jr T and 26/24 or dual 24" wheels...and an old hardtail xc bike that's too large to press into service as a trials bike.
Where should I start bike-wise? Worth it to get a new bike like the Monty x-whatever mod? Or should I stick with 26/24", seeing as that's my usual DH/FR combo?
Or, since I'm getting to like BMX, too, can one use a BMX bike as a mod bike? They seem fairly similar...tiny 20" singlespeed bikes with tall front ends.
What moves should I begin with? Where do I progress?
I'm currently getting better at trackstanding the Surly, but that's it...I can only ride a wheelie a short ways, and manualing is defying me...(just gotta find a soft spot and strap a pillow to my ass one of these days and figure it out...) I can DH and freeride, but that's b/c I've learned to put momentum on my side. I lack the finesse needed for trials at this point.
Thanks for the help...I bet this is going to be the most-asked question here in the trials forum.
MD
Been interested in trials since I got on my mtb a few years ago.
I'm more interested in learning the basics in order to improve my dh/freeriding/technical riding and to just have some fun (esp. without having to lug a bike all the way to the trails to do it.)
Maybe if I get good, I'd consider competing, but that's not my intent right now.
So what should I do? I have a Surly hardtail with a 4" Jr T and 26/24 or dual 24" wheels...and an old hardtail xc bike that's too large to press into service as a trials bike.
Where should I start bike-wise? Worth it to get a new bike like the Monty x-whatever mod? Or should I stick with 26/24", seeing as that's my usual DH/FR combo?
Or, since I'm getting to like BMX, too, can one use a BMX bike as a mod bike? They seem fairly similar...tiny 20" singlespeed bikes with tall front ends.
What moves should I begin with? Where do I progress?
I'm currently getting better at trackstanding the Surly, but that's it...I can only ride a wheelie a short ways, and manualing is defying me...(just gotta find a soft spot and strap a pillow to my ass one of these days and figure it out...) I can DH and freeride, but that's b/c I've learned to put momentum on my side. I lack the finesse needed for trials at this point.
Thanks for the help...I bet this is going to be the most-asked question here in the trials forum.
MD