bike trials comps

unicyclepa said:

*i was wondering how many of you enter bike trials comps and how do
you do

also dose aneyone know of aney comps in pa (other than moterama) *

enter riding bikes? or riding a uni in BT comps?

As for riding a uni against bikes, the courses are very different, and
you would prolly have a hard time completing the course, much less
winning.

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enter riding bikes? or riding a uni in BT comps?

riding a uni in BT comps

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I've ridden in about 5 bike trials comps on my uni, maybe more. They're
sooo much fun and our comps at least, everyone is really friendly and
actually wants to see you clean a zone...it's so different to most other
sports. Really laid back. Although the last comp a couple of weeks ago
involved riders from other states of Australia as well and they weren't
nearly as laid back as the Queenslanders (my state).

In our comps there are usually these categories: Intro A, Intro B,
Sport, and Expert. I have always ridden sport and usually place towards
the top of maybe 10 or so riders...so most of the lines are actually
quite clean-able on a unicycle. Last comp I rode Elite (expert) and
they also had a Pro category. There's a video I made posted on RSU
which shows one of the zones I cleaned. Natural trials is often better
suited to unicycles, provided there aren't any huge ups without a square
surface to pedal grab onto (instead you have to learn to dab on a
unicycle which I find quite difficult).

I don't have a very impressive hop height at all and I get by fine, so
that's not something you really have to worry about. The thing is, on a
unicycle you will usually either clean a zone or 5 it (the worst score
you can get). So my scores are usually about half 0's and half 5's
🙂.

The gaps are usually just as do-able on a unicycle as we can generally
gap almost as far as the bike riders. I've posted 3 or 4 trials comp
videos in the last year or two so if you're wondering what it's like (at
least here in Australia which I think has more natural zones than many)
you may want to check them out.

I say go for it! They're so much fun and you'll meet heaps of nice
people. Because of going to trials comps I'm now part of a sponsored
trials team (I'm getting more goodies - a free jersey - tomorrow at a
speed trials competition I'm riding in) and most importantly I have a
whole bunch of new mates to go riding with.

Tomorrow I will make a video of this speed trials comp I'm riding in. I
don't know how I'll go...I've seen one before that I didn't ride in and
I think it would have been all ride-able.

Andrew

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i rode in the racoon rally trials comp and came in second in sport class
on my uni. it was very fun. i went with shaun miller, who placed first
in pro. i won handle bars, which is terrible not funny considering i won
them on a uni. the only reason i didnt compete in a higher class is
because of the higher ups and rounded surfaces. i would have come in
first, but i tried to put my seat back in from hopping, and got it
caught on my pants right before the end of the section. i got a 5,
totalling a 7 for the day out of twelve lines.

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