Sunday, July 11, 2010

Trail Trials



TRIALS

Trials is a sport created by the British to test the reliability of their bikes. The competition among the bike makers were intense because the winning brand would see more sales. The bikes and riders were put through extreme riding condition through various types of terrain.The sport evolved into what it is today with the participation of other manufacturers beside the British and eventually the British manufacturers died an unnatural death. The Spanish manufacturers and later the Japanese took the sport to a new height.Fierce competition between this two created a new sport altogether to what we see today. New regulations and with a lot of investment has created another elite sport reachable only to the big teams.

Trail Trials

Let us forget about trials at the world level. We will go back to basic and enjoy what trials riding has to offer. This type of riding is popular in japan and it is for the everyday and weekend rider.The availability of affordable locally assembled trail bikes has created an opportunity for us to enjoy this type of riding.We should organise a friendly competition regularly and promote this healthy sport. Simple regulation can be used and the competition itself is just a one day affair.It is important to keep it as cheap as possible for everybody.

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