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  1. Hello,

    I just thought I'd post some pictures of the trials park I put together
    since I don't have anyone here to share my euphoria with. I'm still not
    particularly good at trials so I set the bar pretty low, i.e. no huge
    hops are required. But I still have some rather high precision stuff to
    play with. The design of rails, gapping bars and hopping posts was
    inspired by instructions posted by Andrew Carter, Peter van Boekhout and
    Bevan. Thank you!

    The address would be

    http://www.mdstud.chalmers.se/~md1ulfc/trials/

    I'm lucky to have a wood industry as my closest neighbour. They have
    offered me more scrap wood and pallets than I could possibly make use
    of! They don't have any plywood for sandwich boards though, I'll have to
    find another source for that, hm.

    My unis have been on leave for two weeks at my parents' house because of
    injuries and an addiction going too far. I found it impossible not to
    ride when I had them sitting here right beside me.. The compulsion to
    ride seems to have settled to a more modest level now, and I can relax
    my mind with other activities that I've been neglecting since the end of
    June, such as drawing, juggling and studying. It feels great. I've also
    got better sleep.

    Anyway, I can't wait till I get back to riding my obstacles! :-P

    Ulf

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  2. lucky *****

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  3. That looks great and yeah, I bet it's fun! Drops aren't everything,
    IMHO, I really like trials for the accuracy and precision standpoints.

    I might show my lack of awareness in trials, here, but turning the
    pallet upside down is something I hadn't seen before. I will give that a
    try next time.

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    teachndad - aka The Munieer

    Rod Wylie

    'MountainUnicyclingLA.com' (http://www.mountainunicycling.us)
    'Greater Los Angeles Area Trails - Images' (http://tinyurl.com/4otql)
    'Greater Los Angeles Area Trails - Descriptions'
    (http://tinyurl.com/6h8zn)

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  4. Wow! That course rocks! That's exactly the kind if stuff I'd do with it
    if I had the space and materials. My idea is to have a small area for
    isolating and practicing individual skills, and then a ton of cool
    trials lines such as what you have. I like the gapping bar sequence.
    Also, those 4x4 posts are nice! I wonder who designed them🙄 .
    Seriously, though, those look great. I also like how your course is so
    adaptable, so that you can move stuff around and make it harder and more
    interesting as you level increases. Have you thought about trying to do
    gaps to a pallette from the end of that 2x4 balance beam? The only other
    thing I'd add is a low to the ground 1 or 2" round rail for practicing
    rail rides, as round rails feel different and are harder to ride (let
    alone gap to and from) than 2x4s.

    That looks great and have fun with it!

    P.S. There's nothing wrong with a course that lacks huge moves. From
    what I hear TOque last year didn't have any hops grweater than 2' in
    height involved. Also, with a course like that you'll inevitably get a
    decent hopping height within a reasonable amount of time if you practice
    it a bit each ride.

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    gerblefranklin - Trials Unicyclist

    Don't you think it's a cruel irony that acting like a G.I. Joe in the
    army can get you a Medal, while playing with one can get you thrown
    out?

    http://gallery.unicyclist.com/Trials-Muni

    "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful. They will stop at nothing
    to hurt us and our people, and nethier will we"-Dubya
    Vote Kerry. Yeah, they both suck, but Kerry sucks less.
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  5. Wow! That course rocks! That's exactly the kind if stuff I'd do with it
    if I had the space and materials. My idea is to have a small area for
    isolating and practicing individual skills, and then a ton of cool
    trials lines such as what you have. I like the gapping bar sequence.
    Also, those 4x4 posts are nice! I wonder who designed them🙄 .
    Seriously, though, those look great. I also like how your course is so
    adaptable, so that you can move stuff around and make it harder and more
    interesting as you level increases. Have you thought about trying to do
    gaps to a pallette from the end of that 2x4 balance beam? The only other
    thing I'd add is a low to the ground 1 or 2" round rail for practicing
    rail rides, as round rails feel different and are harder to ride (let
    alone gap to and from) than 2x4s.

    That looks great and have fun with it!

    P.S. There's nothing wrong with a course that lacks huge moves. From
    what I hear TOque last year didn't have any hops grweater than 2' in
    height involved. Also, with a course like that you'll inevitably get a
    decent hopping height within a reasonable amount of time if you practice
    it a bit each ride.

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    gerblefranklin - Trials Unicyclist

    Don't you think it's a cruel irony that acting like a G.I. Joe in the
    army can get you a Medal, while playing with one can get you thrown
    out?

    http://gallery.unicyclist.com/Trials-Muni

    "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful. They will stop at nothing
    to hurt us and our people, and nethier will we"-Dubya
    Vote Kerry. Yeah, they both suck, but Kerry sucks less.
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  6. That is the most awesome track i ever seen.

    Det där är den fetaste trials banan jag någonsin sett.

    If i only had the: space, material and skaills with the hammer to make
    that.

    Om jag ändå hade haft: ytan, materialen och skickligheten med hammaren
    att bygga någo sådant.

    / Felix

    Ps. Jag har faktiskt byggt en (1) gapping bar Ds.

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  7. De är jättekul!

    Finns det nån webbsidor om mönster att bygga dem?

    Jag ska resa till chalmers i Juli, kanske vi kan traffa och åka då.

    in english (since my swedish is so bad the natives may not understand
    me)

    Those are very cool!

    Are there any websites with plans to build them?

    I shall travel to chalmers in July, maybe we can meet and ride then.

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  8. gerblefranklin:

    I had actually read your comments in earlier threads regarding the
    importance of flexibility of a trials setup and I had that in mind when
    I built it since I didn't really have any personal experience :-)

    shapr:

    Yes there are instructions, look and Andrew's and Pete's site:
    http://unicycle.2ya.com/. Sure we can meet if you're around. July next
    year? My address is [email hidden].

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