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Tuesday, September 18, 2007

The blues had a baby, and they named it rock and roll

Folks don't generally realize that trials bicycling was the baby kid brother of trials on motobike, and that it all really started in Europe -- Spain and the UK in particular.

So Decay sent along this viddy today, and we post it for your historical edification. Also noting that the main difference between bike trials and moto trials is direction of attack.

That is to say, it's hella easier to twist a throttle uphill (and upstairs and upwalls) than it is to turn a crank thataway.

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