Why TRIALS Bikes? Quite a few people have commented asking “Why not enduro bikes?”
Well…. For the kind of terrain we like to ride, places we like to try to go to, obstacles & challenges to be overcome, trials bikes are perfect! Plus, great fun, which is the point of what we do!
Lightweight, with a very low seat height (no-seat-height actually!) means you’re rarely caught out when you’re struggling on a steep slope & things start to go sideways. Super-tractable motors & low gearing also give you the edge in tricky terrain! On an impossibly steep and rocky goat track in the mountains there’s nothing to touch them… Although our extreme-enduro friends would probably disagree…
Downsides? Yeah, tiny tanks can be a pain, especially on the 2-strokes, so planning (& carrying extra fuel) is kinda essential. Has to be said, they’re crap on the road too…just as well we don’t do many road kilometres…