re; nklr - trials in america

[Horton Oliphant]

And to tie this all back into a previous topic, at least in the past trials bikes were always parked with there front wheel off the ground with the forks fully extended so as not to do damage to the fork springs. Alan Henderson A13 Iowa I used to ride a 350 Alpina which was quite close to the trials bikes of the time.

On 3/6/2011 1:42 PM, Jud wrote: > > Agreed that observed trials is one of the best shows in motorsports, > especially at the highest levels. These superb athletes make seemingly > impossible leaps and feats of balance and control. apparently defying > the laws of physics, like the Cirque de Soleil on wheels. > > Perhaps one reason the sport hasn't caught on here is that nobody > wears a cowboy hat. No Toby Keith to glorify the sport with jingoistic > goober music, no Robby Gordon to bloviate around the course in a 160 > decibel Hummer. The top players aren't good ole boys, they look more > like kids, slender Spaniards and dimimuitive Japanese. > > You can't just sit back in a lawn chair with a Coors Light to watch, > either. To get a good view, you may have to hike or ride some rugged > terrain yourself, climb some rock cliffs or hang from a tree branch to > get a good view of the action. But what a terrific show. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]