Trials is so much deeper than stacks of pallets and big hops, why must
people reduce it to that? I've never seen a trials course where the
most interesting lines were the ones that were at the limit of how high
I could hop (not amazing... 90-95cm). Think about this for a bit. If
you base trials lines off of hop height, a hard trials line is going to
put you 6+ feet off of the ground within 2-4 moves. That's not fun,
it's just dangerous.
Furthermore, you'd need an amazing turnout to even bother with a 40+"
"pro" class. It's a rare trials ride where there's more than one person
in the group who can ride like that. At the CMW 2005, the best riders
on the course were jumping 3' and less, and there were still very few
of them.
Timbob, I'm in school right now on the east coast, but come summer, we
should ride. I haven't met any decent trials unicyclists in the (inner)
Bay Area since Mike Middleton, so I'd be interested in riding with you.
E-mail me in late May if you want to ride. onewheeler ((aat)) gmail
((dott) com
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gerblefranklin
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Nick's main man.
"I love freedom dearly, ideally, in theory, but in reality we're not
there yet--Not nearly."--Cold Duck Complex
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