Where are you all from?

[Matt]

So where are you all from and what is the trials scene like there?

I'm from Boulder, Colorado and the trials community here is great. We have loads of riders (I can always find someone to ride with), and they're all nice guys.

[Pancho]

I'm from Colorado Springs/Manitou Springs. The scene here is pretty good I'd say. We've been having twice weekly group rides for several years now, and the scene has expanded and shrunk several times. At one point 6 or 7 months ago, we'd usually have 10-15 riders on the wednsday night group rides, about 10 would be 100% trials and the other 5 would be DHers or street riders. Now our group rides are anywhere from 5 to 10 riders, but now it's mostly trials riders.

The best thing about our scene is riding spots. I've made a list of almost 40 sweet riding spots within 20 minutes of downtown. We have 3 or 4 natural spots that will probably never be tapped out, they are just filled with endless natural lines. Garden of the Gods park alone could keep Pro riders entertained for years if all they wanted to do was ride rocks. Not to mention we have some awesome urban areas to ride in, however Cops seem to be a problem these days downtown.

All in all I really like our scene. We don't have the highest level pros, or even close, but we do have a group of commited riders and endless riding locations.

Pancho

[AndyT]

Im from fort collins, CO and the scene is arguably boring?

There are tons of riders, but quantity doesn't mean quality. It was better 3 years ago when there were just 2-3 riders...you only need one other person to make the scene good. I'm pretty sure after riding the same small town for 3 years I've ridden EVERYTHING there is, which is probably another reason why I'm not interested in riding right now. The only things I haven't done are rediculous ups and lines that are too dangerous to do without a good reason.


I started in the scene of new jersey, which I liked much more than out here. Was there anyone to ride with? Not really- jeff lenosky, chris clark and lance trappe all lived within a stones throw of me but I didn't know who they were at the time. I never saw concrete until over a year of riding, I spent all my time in the woods alone and it was the most fun time in my trials "career"

[average mike]

I'm from Detroit Michigan and the scene is ok. There are barely any group rides, but i can always go ride with some Windsor guys or ride with Cris Santos. Theres not really any good riding spots, but Windsor has tons of good places to ride.

[bonzai]

I'm from Vancouver, British Columbia. The trials scene is really good in BC. There are alot of good spots to ride in Vancouver - downtown area has some great spots for both the beginner and the pro. There are plenty of urban spots too.

Since I am a beginner in the sport I haven't had any rides with other riders in my area. Mainly because I don't know of any. I have only been riding with a friend of mine.

[TrialsinKy]

I'm from Louisville Kentucky and the trials scene is starting to grow, in theville we have 2 dedicated trials riders and 4 other people with trials bikes. But when the whole midwest crew gets together here in Louisville or Cincy we have about 15-20 riders.

[baltimore]

theres a few riders in baltimore. the urban scene is pretty tight. natural is great also, if you mind driving for 45 min to the spots.

[Elan]

i am probably the only rider up here..my other friends are too cool or somthing.. so i ride alone, by myself 90% of the time... i can ride natural...wehre its really lonely, no otehr people, because its at 11,000 in the mountains, or i can ride urban here and wait to be chased out of town by the grey-hair-mafia...fucking historical society!

but i dont want to sound bitter.. so i live 45 minutes west of denver, i ride with people in boulder and denver sometimes..i used to ride with fort collins people until they became bitter themselves.. colorado springs guys have good terrain, but its 3 hour drive, and they have no reason to come to denver.. cant blame them... good guys tho. as are all trials riders..all good guys. definately good guys. no doubt.
maybe being is simply believing.

[Pancho]

Hey Elan,

We'd love to come to Denver. Choose any night or weekend, and we'll be there. We've been thinking about making the weekly journey to Boulder to ride the indoor spot once it gets cold.

Anyway, the point is, Colorado Springs riders would love to head to Denver/Boulder whenever. Just let us know.

[Elan]

i know nothing if group rides... they are poorly publicsxczcied.. oh well... i ride alone then.. but if you plan somthing call me, 569-2548 that s 303 by the way. kevin should be mr coordinator, but he thinks school and other things are more important.. pfft. :joshers:

[Faction Bike]

Elan, come on now. We're not bitter....well at least everybody but andrew. Anyway, we should all get together on a weekday evening next week and hit up boulder. It would be funtasteric.

[Elan]

i know not all FTC is bitter.. yes...

boulder..okay.. good for me.. tell me when

[AndyT]

Elan, come on now. We're not bitter....well at least everybody but andrew. Anyway, we should all get together on a weekday evening next week and hit up boulder. It would be funtasteric.


Calling yourself an FTCer are you graham? Been here a few months...you have no idea.

[Elan]

bitterness at its best from andy.

[afrobot]

Graham have you even participated in the initiation rites of Fort colons.
How I wish we could all live in the same city.

[afrobot]

Oh yeah I'm in C.Springs and from florida,americas wang.

[mark]

i'm living in boulder right now but i'm originally from vancouver. i'm just here until they feel like kicking me out of this country. just been riding trials for a couple of months but i've gotten into the habit of breaking my brake levers so i haven't been able to ride for a few weeks. i'd be into a group ride sometime soon.
where do people in boulder ride in the winter? is there a place indoors?

[Matt]

indooors... pssssh just kidding :D I'm guessing you've never been in Boulder for a winter though? The weather here is great, if it does snow, it's gone in two days because it often reaches 50-60 degrees on sunny winter days. Once the sun goes down it does get a bit nip, but I think you'll find it's easy to ride all year long here.

That all being said, there is an indoor place, though I've never been. I think it's near like 30th and valmont, or somewhere on northish 30th street. Theo Takeda knows the owner, hopefully he can post here, or Josh, or someone that knows the deal. I believe they are open wednesday nights. You need to get in on a group ride mark :).

Matt

[WhiteRavenKS]

i know nothing if group rides... they are poorly publicsxczcied.. oh well... i ride alone then.. but if you plan somthing call me, 569-2548 that s 303 by the way. kevin should be mr coordinator, but he thinks school and other things are more important.. pfft. :joshers:

me organize group rides? why thats like having short bus driving in the special olypics. wait, that didnt make sense. anyhooooot- hopefully the colorado section of this forum picks up a bit and we can start getting more group rides up on that heezie.

im from south denver. i'm the best rider within a .1 mile radius :Wavey: just joking... anyhoot, there is not as much to ride in denver as many people think but it still provides me with enough to get me distracted from my doings in ecole. i think thats french for school? whatever.

[WhiteRavenKS]

Oh yeah I'm in C.Springs and from florida,americas wang.

haha, america's wang... peeing on castro.

[Faction Bike]

:joshers:

[Matt]

me organize group rides? why thats like having short bus driving in the special olypics.

:wtf: :ugh: :rofl:

[AgrAde]

im from hamilton, new zealand.
trials scene is virtually non existant in my town, i know two riders: one gave up and one is at uni here for a year and is going back to UK in may or something. usually ride on my own. its stupid, there are quite a few trials riders in other parts of the country.

[tat9]

What's up fellas-
As a few of you (?) know, I usually never post... I waste enough (riding) time as it is just reading what everybody else has to say, and typically end up feeling that I either don't want to get flamed, or have nothing more to contribute. BUT, for once that's not the case here (no, I'm not talking about getting flamed or contributing, I simply haven't wasted enough time yet :D ).

As for the original topic of this thread, I guess you can say I'm part of the Boulder crew...

We have loads of riders (I can always find someone to ride with), and they're all nice guys.
... so I'd like to think I'm one of the nice guys Matt's referring to :x:.

As for the fabled indoor trials in Boulder, it DOES exist. I was going to post the 1000 paragraph essay I just wrote on it here, but I figured it would be better off under a new thread, or better yet, in the "Colorado" forum of the "Regional Bike Trials" section so as to not bore out-of-state/country riders with horrendously irrelevant info. So check there if you're interested!
-Theo

[frimleydottk]

Im some random guy from the UK... I came here because I heard there was some good comp coverage... there sure is :) Its a good site, with a friendly forum that I hope to participate in!

[Elan]

yay for u.

[Matt]

Don't be mean Elan

[Elan]

zieg hiel :joshers:

[AndyT]

zieg hiel :joshers:


That's unnecessary, and its coming from ME!!!!!

[Elan]

i was only joking..sorry if have offended, was not me goal. :slap:

[Fast Fashion]

i'm from hell aaaaaaarrrrrrrrggg!!! rOAr!!!

[Matt]

i'm from hell aaaaaaarrrrrrrrggg!!! rOAr!!!

:umno:

[P3-boy]

:bigthumb: ya im from fort collins too, i've probably seen some of you guys ride and just exchanged a quick word

[Chris King]

hey people im form north yorkshire in england the scene heres ok for a while but then it gets a bit easy in some places light weve got this primary school called mill hill and its got a square concrete block about 4 foot high then another 2 walls about 3 1/2 foot so thats pritty good
is anyone else from north yorkshire that want 2 ride post or mail me
smile be happle l8ter chris :bigthumb:

[Darren]

I am from Ottawa Ontario. The trials scene is crap, I am the only trials rider in my area. There are maybe 10 in all of Ottawa.

[Haukaas]

Nelson BC , 2 riders Shawn Denny and I.

I Like the small scene, alot more solo riding and riding with bmxers and mtbikers keeps ya fresh.

[ty]

im from Ft collins, sadly i havent been able to ride for most of there year b/c of bike problems and getting sick and school..........but those problems are comming to an end so its time to ride. riding around here is pretty good, especially if you are only a sport rider, like me.

[mikecaley]

hi guys im from east yorkshire and the scene is ok round here but theres not loads for the rider who is learning but once your good theres plenty to ride. i suck at the mo cos i ride a jump bike but im getting a onza t-raptor with a mono and ronnie rim on tuesday so thatl be the day to really start trialsing.

[Monty99]

i am from graz, we have nearly ten rider (incl. a monocycle rider)

[Ogre]

I'm from the uk, in a crapy little village, It's just me and my freind pushing round on converted mtbs, (gettin onza t-vee in about a fortnite :-D) theres not alot going on but they just put come new stuff in the park, could be fun...

[lowside]

hi guys im from east yorkshire and the scene is ok round here but theres not loads for the rider who is learning but once your good theres plenty to ride. i suck at the mo cos i ride a jump bike but im getting a onza t-raptor with a mono and ronnie rim on tuesday so thatl be the day to really start trialsing.holy fuck you dumbass this thread is almost 2 years old. HOW do people find these threads without searching back a million pages?

[Cole]

What the gay? Everyone shut up.

[marker]

Woah I never even read the date till that was mentioned. Why do people search up old threads?

[mikecaley]

fuckin hell i never looked at the date 2 years an still going strong.

[Stikman]

So how did you find a 2 year old thread??

[tomacropod]

by sorting by some stupid shit like author.

- Joel

[Simonk]

or reverse time, this is like teh first poste ever

[felix]

I'm from the past, just like this topic.

[mikecaley]

i was searchin for a zoo rider in hull cos i heard he had made another vid and this thread popped up so i checked it out.

[trauma100]

for posting in an almost two year old thread...guess what you WIN!



































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[Poopslush]

Awwwwww nutz in da ass yo, awwwww

[Mr_Penut]

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[Tris]

Old.

I'm in Nova Scotia Canada... and I don't know nothin.

[THEDEMOLITIONMAN]

There really isn't a trials scene there, a few tourists come down in the summer who I've ridden with. Maybe someday it'll start to grow, for right now..it's pretty dead out there for trials..




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[vaughn]

Baltimore, Southern PA, Northern Jersey, Rochester, NY <----- yo, these are all my home's and they all rock when the people decide that they are actually going to ride. Rochester has the most dedicated group, every thursday there is a street, trials, downhill ride goin in the city!!

If anyone is in YORK PA or within like 45 min of it please send me a message or something, i'm dying up here :)

-Vaughn

[trialmil]

I'm from Santiago, Chile....

not so many riders here....

[zealot_53]

I'm from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It's cold up here. And don't let them tell you about the igloos...they don't keep you warm, dammit.

Anyways, there are a handful of Mississauga riders that are around the Streetsville area. Too far from me...:wtc:

[rush]

I'm from Santiago, Chile....

not so many riders here....
Ty? wtfav?

[oicdn]

Florida...North Florida...the only trials guy here.....

I went up to Ohio this past week and god...elevation changes and rocks other than jetty rocks are insanely fun. I had what seemed to be endless energy to ride.... Be thankful you don't live here where it's flat and hot....for trials anyways....I hear the south Florida trials scene and western Florida (Tallahassee area) is ok though....

[legend_killer]

clayton, nc

scene, ummm...I'm the only guy who knows what trials is..