Bikes With No Saddles

Simonb' sbennettatwiderworlddotcodotuk said:

I see a lot of kides riding bikes with no saddles. Am I missing something here? Are they for
tricks or something? Someone please enlighten me.

Maybe the kids have been told that removing their saddles will make their bikes less attractive to
thieves. You'd think it'd be damn painful though.

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I see a lot of kides riding bikes with no saddles. Am I missing something here? Are they for tricks
or something? Someone please enlighten me.

Either the saddles been nicked, or it could be a trials bike and therefore have a tiny
'token' saddle!

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I see a lot of kides riding bikes with no saddles. Am I missing something here? Are they for
tricks or something? Someone please enlighten me.

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Either the saddles been nicked, or it could be a trials bike and therefore have a tiny
'token' saddle!

Either way it could be a real pain in the ass:-)

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I see a lot of kides riding bikes with no saddles. Am I missing something here? Are they for tricks
or something? Someone please enlighten me.

simonb

At MIldenhall Rally, the kids doing stunts on their bikes as part of a disply used bikes with
no saddles.

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I see a lot of kides riding bikes with no saddles. Am I missing something here? Are they for
tricks or something? Someone please enlighten me.

I saw one yesterday in Tywyn. Tiny frame,disc brakes and no saddle (there was a hole for a saddle
tube though). The boy rode around on some big rocks in trials style. Many pauses and big input
energy pulses - very talented. I suggest he was talented because I once tried a 360 on a street
stunt bike and fell over a lot. And that was in 1985 when I was less old. So - yes they are for
tricks - and bloody difficult tricks at that.

John

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Simonb' sbennettatwiderworlddotcodotuk said:

I see a lot of kides riding bikes with no saddles. Am I missing

something

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here? Are they for tricks or something? Someone please enlighten me.

Maybe the kids have been told that removing their saddles will make their bikes less attractive to
thieves. You'd think it'd be damn painful though.

Maybe the kids are helpfully demonstrating that removing saddles does not make bikes less attractive
to thieves.

Ben (not in any official capacity)

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Simonb' sbennettatwiderworlddotcodotuk said:

I see a lot of kides riding bikes with no saddles.

Maybe the kids are helpfully demonstrating that removing saddles does not make bikes less
attractive to thieves.

Ben (not in any official capacity)

Or showing the reason why you SHOULD carry your saddle around with you!

Fragg

I saw one of these in a shop window. No saddle, no seatpost, no hole for seatpost. Clearly one is
not intended to sit down on it.

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I see a lot of kides riding bikes with no saddles. Am I missing something here? Are they for
tricks or something? Someone please enlighten me.

simonb

I saw one of these in a shop window. No saddle, no seatpost, no hole for seatpost. Clearly one is
not intended to sit down on it.

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Martin Bulmer "Mixless Foot Persuasion"

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I see a lot of kides riding bikes with no saddles. Am I missing something here? Are they for
tricks or something? Someone please enlighten me.

simonb

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I saw one yesterday in Tywyn. Tiny frame,disc brakes and no saddle (there was a hole for a saddle
tube though). The boy rode around on some big

rocks

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in trials style. Many pauses and big input energy pulses - very talented.

I

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suggest he was talented because I once tried a 360 on a street stunt bike and fell over a lot. And
that was in 1985 when I was less old. So - yes

they

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are for tricks - and bloody difficult tricks at that.

For those who are really curious visit

trailskings.comtrailskings.comOpen ↗ and view some of the video clips. There used to be some extended (17 Meg)
clips but they seem to have disappeared...I can email them to those who want copoies and who have
large enough mail boxes. Some the stuff is mind blowing.

vernon levy

Simonb' sbennettatwiderworlddotcodotuk said:

I see a lot of kides riding bikes with no saddles. Am I missing something here? Are they for tricks
or something? Someone please enlighten me.

Trails riding mostly.
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Simonb' sbennettatwiderworlddotcodotuk said:

I see a lot of kides riding bikes with no saddles. Am I missing something here? Are they for
tricks or something? Someone please enlighten me.

Trails riding mostly.

At the end of the day it is too uncomfortable sitting on a DF bike, only recumbents need seats.

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I saw one of these in a shop window. No saddle, no seatpost, no hole for seatpost. Clearly one is
not intended to sit down on it.

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I see a lot of kides riding bikes with no saddles. Am I missing something here? Are they for
tricks or something? Someone please enlighten me.

simonb

Ben said:

Simonb' sbennettatwiderworlddotcodotuk said:

I see a lot of kides riding bikes with no saddles. Am I missing something here? Are they for
tricks or something? Someone please enlighten me.

Trails riding mostly.

Trails? Trials?

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For those who are really curious visit

trailskings.comtrailskings.comOpen ↗ and view some of the video clips. There used

to

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be some extended (17 Meg) clips but they seem to have disappeared...I

can

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email them to those who want copoies and who have large enough mail boxes. Some the stuff is mind
blowing.

vernon levy

url should have been trialskings.comtrialskings.comOpen ↗

I've just been looking at some of the videos and am having trouble getting my jaw back up off the
floor... I would have sworn some of those tricks were impossible!

Andrew

Andrew Glass said:

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For those who are really curious visit

trailskings.comtrailskings.comOpen ↗ and view some of the video clips. There used to be some extended (17
Meg) clips but they seem to have disappeared...I can email them to those who want copoies and who
have large enough mail boxes. Some the stuff is mind blowing.

vernon levy

url should have been trialskings.comtrialskings.comOpen ↗

I've just been looking at some of the videos and am having trouble getting my jaw back up off the
floor... I would have sworn some of those tricks were impossible!

Andrew

Is it really cycling tho?

trialskings.com7.mpgOpen ↗

is more like advanced pogo sticking

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Simonb' sbennettatwiderworlddotcodotuk said:

Ben said:

Simonb' sbennettatwiderworlddotcodotuk said:

I see a lot of kides riding bikes with no saddles. Am I missing something here? Are they for
tricks or something? Someone please enlighten me.

Trails riding mostly.

Trails? Trials?

I've got a dyslexic keyboard.
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Ben said:

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Trails? Trials?

I've got a dyslexic keyboard.

I've got knackered wrists and use voice-rec. Trying to explain "trails" and "trials" to it is just
the sort of thing it's least useful at.

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url should have been trialskings.comtrialskings.comOpen ↗

Oops my mistake.....

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I've just been looking at some of the videos and am having trouble getting my jaw back up off the
floor... I would have sworn some of those tricks

were

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impossible!

The clips shown are nothing compared to the longer 17 Meg file that was there. I have a
copy...any takers?

I reckon that the riders use anti gravity packs because I can not figure how they manage to leap
vertically and keep their bikes with them as I don't think thay use any cleats, clips etc on
their peddles.

Vernon