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notfred

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Feb 12, 2001
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Originally posted by: Kalvin00
He needs to do trials competitions...or maybe he already does.
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It's Ryan Leech, one of the best trials riders in the world. This is what he makes his living doing.
 
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Kalvin00

Lifer
Jan 11, 2003
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Originally posted by: notfred
Originally posted by: Kalvin00
He needs to do trials competitions...or maybe he already does.
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It's Ryan Leech, one of the best trials riders in the world. This is what he makes his living doing.
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Ah. I figured he had to be.
 
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drnickriviera

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These trials riders always impress me. How in the heck does he get the bike to jump 5-6 feet w/o clipless pedals? Either the bike is feather light or he's a bodybuilder.
 
Demon-Xanth

Demon-Xanth

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Feb 15, 2000
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At first I thought "I can do that.", then I realized that he didn't fall face first down the stairs like I would have.
 
Don Vito Corleone

Don Vito Corleone

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Originally posted by: drnickriviera
These trials riders always impress me. How in the heck does he get the bike to jump 5-6 feet w/o clipless pedals? Either the bike is feather light or he's a bodybuilder.
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Neither. Trials bikes (or, as in this case, mountain bikes set up for trials) have to be pretty burly. That bike probably weighs at least 25 pounds, no featherweight. He's not built like a bodybuilder, and that kind of bulk would, if anything, inhibit his agility. It's all about weight transfer and balance.
 
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