Scott at the bash was one of those unforgettable events in my life, as I said, it made clear that a good rider can successfully ride any bike ~ although perhaps for not very long; I don't think Scott was particularly enamoured of the MF Courier, a very successful bike from the commercial point of view, but from a riders perspective, it was a bit of a dog.
BTW, I hope I was not too distainful of the current trials riders, of whose skills I am in jaw-dropping awe.
However, if bicycle trials were a little less demanding, perhaps more, and a greater variety of, people would take it up. At the moment it is the domain of the young, fit, single, competitive, male.
Unlike motor cycle trials, which enjoyed many many years of popular take-up by a wide variety of riders before the hopping began to make it way too competitive, bicycle trials virtually began with hopping about and demanded a very high skill level, which simply cut out all those others who would enjoy a more gentle form of the sport, on a bike they could ride home on, if necessary.
Is there such a forum? I wouldn't be surprised if there were...
