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  1. I will be holding a Trials Comp on *May 5th 07*. All riders are required
    to sign a waiver, that you won't sue me if you break your neck. If you
    are underage, a guardian must sign for you. This comp will take place
    on my parents land, near Sundre. The drive out from Calgary is around
    an hour and a half.

    The comp will be devided in three categories; begginer, intermediate,
    and expert.

    BEGGINER[/B]; MOSTLY TESTING YOUR BALANCE, AND SOME SMALL HOPS HERE AND
    THERE (10 INCHES MAX). THEY START @ 11:00AM

    *INTERMEDIATE*; MORE ADVANCED BALANCE, RIDING ON SUSPENDED BOARDS
    AROUND 4\" WIDE, 20\" SIDE HOPS, AND THREE FOOT GAPS. THEY START @
    12:00PM

    *EXPERT*; 2\" (THE SMALLEST) SKINNIE, 30\" SIDE HOPS, 5 FOOT GAPS, AND
    A BONUS SECTION OF RIDING ON A THREE FOOT LONG CHAIN!!! THEY START @
    1:30PM

    *RULES: *THERE WILL BE SIX SECTIONS WITH A MIX OF ALL MANEUVERS IN EACH
    CATEGORY. EACH SECTION WILL BE GONE OVER TWICE, FOR A TOTAL OF 12
    SECTIONS. CRANK AND PEDAL CLIMBS ARE ALLOWED, AS LONG AS MORE THAN HALF
    YOUR FOOT IS ON THE PEDAL/CRANK. IF YOU PUT A FOOT DOWN, YOU ARE GIVEN
    A POINT. TWO FEET DOWN SIMULTANEOUSLY IS FIVE: THE WORST SCORE YOU CAN
    GET ON A SECTION. AFTER A FIVER, YOU CAN EITHER CONTINUE, OR GO ON TO
    THE NEXT SECTION. USING A HAND BRIEFLY TO CATCH YOUR BALANCE ON AN
    OBJECT IS WORTH ONE POINT. A PROLONGED HAND GRAB IS WORTH THREE POINTS.
    THE MORE AMOUNT OF POINTS YOU HAVE, THE WORSE YOU ARE DOING. THERE WILL
    BE 12 SECTIONS, SO THE WORST YOU CAN DO IS 60 (12 X 5) AND THE BEST IS
    0. NOW, THE WEIRD PART IS AFTER YOU PUT YOUR FOOT/HAND DOWN 4X, YOUR
    SCORE IS 3, BUT IF YOU PUT YOUR HAND/FOOT DOWN FIVE TIMES, YOU GET A
    FIVE (YOU FAILED THE SECTION).
    THESE RULES AREN'T OF MY MAKING, THEY ARE BASED ON BIKE TRIALS RULES,
    AND ARE USED FOR ME WHEN I COMPETE AGAINST BIKERS.
    I KNOW THIS IS PRETTY COMPLICATED, SO ASK QUESTIONS.

    *COST:* $15 FOR TAPE AND THE LIKE (GAS, DIESEL, CHAIN, AND NAILS). THE
    MORE PEOPLE, THE CHEAPER. ANY 2X4S, SPOOLS, PLANKS, TAPE, CHAINS,
    BARRELS, NAILS, ROPES, PALLETS, HINGES, ETC WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL, AND
    IF YOU GIVE ME SOME STUFF, YOU'LL GET FREE ADMITION.

    PRIZES: WILL CONSIST OF ANY MONEY SURPLUSS THAT WE MAY HAVE, AND MAYBE
    SOME T-SHIRTS FROM A THE TRIALSIN SHOP (HE OFTEN DONATES SOME GOODIES
    FOR PRIZES TO COMPS). I WAS ALSO HOPING SOME GOODIES FROM BEFORD +
    UNI.COM.

    THIS WILL BE A GREAT TIME FOR ALL OF US TO MEET EACH OTHER. INVITE
    EVERYONE, SPECTATORS (FREE ENTRANCE), AND ALL THE UNI BUDDIES YOU CAN
    GET AHOLD OF! BRING CAMERAS AND CAMCORDERS! I WILL ALSO HAVE SOME
    TRIALS BIKERS (2 WHEELED UNICYCLISTS 🙂 ) WHO WILL COMPETE IN THEIR OWN
    CATEGORY/IES. IT WILL BE A GOOD TIME TO MEET ALL OF THEM AS WELL.

    PLEASE POST IF YOU CAN MAKE IT, AGE, NAME, AND CATEGORY.
    THE DATE IS NOT FIXED, WE CAN CHANGE IT IF IT MEANS WE'LL HAVE A BETTER
    TURN OUT.

    *EX OF POST:

    Name
    Age
    Category
    Email adress
    + another unicyclist that can vouche that your not a douche bag and
    won't come and destroy the property when we're finished.

    Depending on who comes, and what trials-kings come, I will have to add
    a [B]pro category*: 1- inch skinnies, 7+ gaps, killer rocks, and an
    invisible string🙂 . I will make a sweet moving barrel section across
    our 30ft wide river.

    Daniel Cormeau


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    Danni

    Scrobo said:

    but what would I expect from someone who has Marajuana as their avatar?





    Evan Byrne said:

    *gasp!* your avatar is truly offensive, remove it asap!





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  2. The comp will be held very close to here:
    http://tinyurl.com/yjn8to

    --
    Danni

    Scrobo said:

    but what would I expect from someone who has Marajuana as their avatar?

    Evan Byrne said:

    *gasp!* your avatar is truly offensive, remove it asap!

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  3. If you get a bit more definite in plans I will probably come. It all
    depends on how much I'm working then, but I tend to head out to Calgary
    around that time of year although usualy mid March, but now that I
    won't be in school I'm free whenever.

    --
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  4. Why not just use the unicycle trials rules, and make the bikers adapt to
    them?

    -Ryan

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  5. I think it would be fairer if their are lines everyone can do, (like 15
    -20 different lines if there are enough) and everyone tries to do as
    many as possible. then whoever has done the most for each category
    would win(i.e. I think its silly to group people by sidehop length and
    hop height because some people are really good at one thing but
    horrible at others.)

    edit: what Ryan said.

    m_extreme_uni said:

    Why not just use the unicycle trials rules, and make the bikers adapt to
    them?

    -Ryan

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    ivan said:

    I believe in the Invisible Pink Unicorn.

    mscalisi said:

    wait...invisible AND pink?

    'please... help save flightline'
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  6. Nathan Tappin
    18 (woo legal in Alberta)
    Expert category

    I just was hoping for a more definite date is all.

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  7. It'll be the fifth of may 07. I have about a dozen local riders who say
    they can make it.

    --
    Danni

    Scrobo said:

    but what would I expect from someone who has Marajuana as their avatar?

    Evan Byrne said:

    *gasp!* your avatar is truly offensive, remove it asap!

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  8. ntappin said:

    Nathan Tappin
    18 (woo legal in Alberta)
    Expert category

    - thread jack -
    You are 18 !! you really dont look like you are that old

    --
    kapoute

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  9. Hah indeed, I am, hah I just realized you are two years younger than me,
    I figured we were the same age :p.

    At OUI though I was still 17 if that counts for anything.

    Funny thing is I never get IDed in Quebec, and when I'm in Ontario I'm
    23 thanks to the ease of changing an 8 to a 3!

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  10. ntappin said:

    Hah indeed, I am, hah I just realized you are two years younger than me,
    I figured we were the same age :p.

    At OUI though I was still 17 if that counts for anything.

    Funny thing is I never get IDed in Quebec, and when I'm in Ontario I'm
    23 thanks to the ease of changing an 8 to a 3!

    Wouldn't that say u were 13?

    --
    Danni

    Scrobo said:

    but what would I expect from someone who has Marajuana as their avatar?

    Evan Byrne said:

    *gasp!* your avatar is truly offensive, remove it asap!

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  11. I would be interested in coming, as long as I can compete, or at least
    mess around on my MUni. I have yet to afford a trials uni.

    --
    madmattunipro

    Quoted message said:

    <>Unicycle For Christ<><

    www.bedfordunicycles.ca

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  12. That would be fine.

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    Danni

    Scrobo said:

    but what would I expect from someone who has Marajuana as their avatar?

    Evan Byrne said:

    *gasp!* your avatar is truly offensive, remove it asap!

    leo said:

    Without cocks you wouldn't even have a family forum.

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  13. Danni said:

    Wouldn't that say u were 13?

    if it were 93 and not 83

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  14. I don't know if you've ever heard about unicycle trials rules, and their
    evolution, but IMO, they are far better in allmost all respect in
    comparison to biketrials rules. Here are the main differences, (again,
    IMO):

    Biketrials rules reward conservative, consistant riding, a very
    unfriendly environment, and lots of pressure, hard to set-up and
    judge.

    Unitrials rules reward big, gutsy riding, great competition
    environment, and no pressure at all, easy to set up and judge.

    Also, it is useful to note that Unitrials rules are NOT another type of
    bike trials rules. When unitrials rules are applied to bike trials,
    it's called "freetrials" and this move was made thanks to Kris, and his
    invention of the unitrials rule system. Also, there is no mesurement of
    sidehop, or gap, to determine which categorie one competes in.

    So, with this knowledge, I again ask my question... why not use
    unitrials rules?

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  15. I will reconsider. I don't like "freetrials" much because there has to
    be more obstacles/ sections. The comps that I have read have approx 15
    sections. I don't have so many obstacles, and I don't want to have
    build so many.

    Is there dabbing and such in freetrials?
    I will consider this. Talk it over with my bro.

    --
    Danni

    Scrobo said:

    but what would I expect from someone who has Marajuana as their avatar?

    Evan Byrne said:

    *gasp!* your avatar is truly offensive, remove it asap!

    leo said:

    Without cocks you wouldn't even have a family forum.

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  16. Danni said:

    I will reconsider. I don't like "freetrials" much because there has to
    be more obstacles/ sections. The comps that I have read have approx 15
    sections. I don't have so many obstacles, and I don't want to have
    build so many.

    Is there dabbing and such in freetrials?
    I will consider this. Talk it over with my bro.

    true, but having more lines doesnt necessarilly mean building more. Try
    to use natural objects(rocks, logs, stumps ect).

    --
    mornish

    ivan said:

    I believe in the Invisible Pink Unicorn.

    mscalisi said:

    wait...invisible AND pink?

    'please... help save flightline'
    (http://www.rideflightline.com/save_the_trails.html)
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  17. My families land is pretty boring: no rocks. Also, the comp is going to
    spread out around all over my land, using the best natural/man made set
    up. Probably around 100m between each. This would cause some problems
    with freetrials.

    --
    Danni

    Scrobo said:

    but what would I expect from someone who has Marajuana as their avatar?

    Evan Byrne said:

    *gasp!* your avatar is truly offensive, remove it asap!

    leo said:

    Without cocks you wouldn't even have a family forum.

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  18. Danni said:

    I will reconsider. I don't like "freetrials" much because there has to
    be more obstacles/ sections. The comps that I have read have approx 15
    sections. I don't have so many obstacles, and I don't want to have
    build so many.

    Is there dabbing and such in freetrials?
    I will consider this. Talk it over with my bro.

    There is no dabing, the closest thing to it is pedal or crank grabs.

    The way I have seen it done (I say seen because I don't know how well
    they adhered to it).

    All of the sections were set up. Each person picked any category they
    liked except for people who have placed in previous competitions before
    who must go into a higher category than previous unless in expert
    already.
    The time is set, usualy around one and a half or two hours I think.
    Everyone tries to complete as many lines as possible. All of the lines
    are open to everyone and once you complete a line without any
    dismounting or dabbing a witness (usualy a riding buddy or someone else
    trying the same line) initials the card saying you did it.

    At the end of the time, everyone stops riding and the judges count up
    who completed the most lines in each category. In the event of the tie
    either the judges can figure out a test for the tie breaker or the
    people who tied can come up with a mutualy agreeable way to solve
    this.

    I was in a situation in a tie for second place in the sport category in
    Toronto, we were both dead tired and didn't want to ride anymore and it
    came down to a simple two out of three rock, paper, scissors match.

    In this competition form it is very easy to judge people and makes for
    a very nice environment where people tend to learn alot (I know I tend
    to get alot better in a competition setting).

    I don't know much about the bike trials rules though so maybe if you
    let me know how they work I might like them more, but I thought that if
    you fell once then you were out, although you were allowed dabs.

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  19. The rules are quite simple.

    -one foot down, 1 dab, 1 point added to total score
    -one hand down, briefly, 1 dab, 1 point added to total score
    -two feet down, 5 dabs, 5 points added to total score
    -one hand down for longuer than five seconds, 3 dabs, 3 points
    -Worst you can do on a sections is five, best is 0
    -if you get *4 dabs on a section, it is worth three points*, but if you
    get one more dab, it's five.
    -total of six sections, gone over twice gives 60 points. Best you can
    do is 0, worst is 60.

    The lines are no different than freetrials. The gaps/hops/etc are just
    a basis to refer to, and to help innexperienced riders be able to know
    what to choose. The sections are hard and long, and I really want to
    give a challenge to all who compete.

    --
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    Scrobo said:

    but what would I expect from someone who has Marajuana as their avatar?

    Evan Byrne said:

    *gasp!* your avatar is truly offensive, remove it asap!

    leo said:

    Without cocks you wouldn't even have a family forum.

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  20. Danni said:

    The rules are quite simple.

    -one foot down, 1 dab, 1 point added to total score
    -one hand down, briefly, 1 dab, 1 point added to total score
    -two feet down, 5 dabs, 5 points added to total score
    -one hand down for longuer than five seconds, 3 dabs, 3 points
    -Worst you can do on a sections is five, best is 0
    -if you get *4 dabs on a section, it is worth three points*, but if you
    get one more dab, it's five.
    -total of six sections, gone over twice gives 60 points. Best you can
    do is 0, worst is 60.

    The lines are no different than freetrials. The gaps/hops/etc are just
    a basis to refer to, and to help innexperienced riders be able to know
    what to choose. The sections are hard and long, and I really want to
    give a challenge to all who compete.

    no offense, but those rules sound really unfun and stupid.

    I like freetrials way more. It also is way easier to judge and to do.
    If someone does a trials line and dabs I wouldnt even consider that
    completing(cleaning?) the line.

    --
    mornish

    ivan said:

    I believe in the Invisible Pink Unicorn.

    mscalisi said:

    wait...invisible AND pink?

    'please... help save flightline'
    (http://www.rideflightline.com/save_the_trails.html)
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