Ryan Leech Trail

[andybike_11]

Has anyone else watched the preview for his trail on the radical films site. It is amazing with all those 10foot high trials features etc. That trail is basically only rideable by him. http://www.radical-films.com/radical.html

[paul]

cool concept to have all 8 riders create and ride their own trail. It'll be interesting to see what DH riders like S. Peat with come up with.

[GeoffG]

:eek: Is all I can say.

[DaveM]

Last I heard there were a couple of features that he hadn't quite mastered yet. It should be incredible. I spoke with someone who has seen most of what Ryan does, and can sort of see what he has in mind for his moves. He was looking at some of those lines and couldn't even picture how he was going to do it.

[Mic]

:drool: really looking forward to it

[fitchy]

his new trail looks awesome. bringing trials to the next level

[Rat]

I hear hes going to pick up coins and mushrooms while hes riding

[Cammm]

the is the sweetest thing ever .... trials trail

[Bryce]

I'm really curious what the other rides are going to build. Oviously they're getting a lot of help from pro builders

definitely gonna check out kranked 6

[TheRob]

They need something like that at the top of A-Line to keep the newbs off.

[enduramil]

Found something about this from the Norco guy's out here at the Don ride on the 5th. They told me that Ryan did that on a Norco 4XXX, a dually.

[heckler]

I think I'll hit it up this weekend. ;)

[thebigchin]

That's nuts!! Anyone know what song that was?

[Taylor_P]

Oviously they're getting a lot of help from pro builders


awesome, go lewis.

[roasterthetoaster]

They showed footage on RideGuide of him riding some of the "Trail". It was pretty crazy looking.

[C.Lee]

Last week's RideGuide showed Ryan doing that trail... it was super.. he was doing it on norco XxxX. pretty sweet.. trials on dually. He was really smooth on it too.mmm

[SysCo.]

i was up at woodlot one time and ryan was riding his norco shore.
shit, ive never seen someone side hop over 3 feet at full speed.

[Mic]

They need something like that at the top of A-Line to keep the newbs off.

why's that??

[C.Lee]

I dont think things like taht is necessary for a-line entrance.. I mean whos gona hop on rear wheel and jump on to tiny log to log lol.. on a dually..

[snipes_rider24]

I hear hes going to pick up coins and mushrooms while hes riding

:lol:


Should make for one helluva interesting segment.

[Uncle Duke]

Last week's RideGuide showed Ryan doing that trail... it was super..


i really would've liked to see that.

[drummer_dil]

They need something like that at the top of A-Line to keep the newbs off.


what was the point of saying that?

[morley]

I don't think that trail would be very hard if done on a trials bike, but the fact that he did it on a dually is nuts. The geometry is horrible, they flex all over the place, and the additional weight isn't very nice. Nonetheless, ryan is the most creative/innovative rider in mountain biking since Hans Rey.

[Uncle Duke]

I don't think that trail would be very hard if done on a trials bike, ...


thats just funny.

[.Robinson]

what was the point of saying that?

for ppl who have a good sence of humour...i found it quite funny!

[big ben]

thats just funny.
:lol:
agreed. how the hell would that not be hard, no matter what bike you're on...

[Uncle Duke]

i was lucky enough to see it first hand a couple months back (before it was completed), it's nicely built and INSANE..I defy anybody less than ryan leech to try this..hans rey maybe 15 yrs ago, nottoday. this is progressive shit. I dint used to be a big trials fan, but after R.L.'s segment in Collective I am a total convert, he is an amazing athlete/gymnast/bike rider ( also really liked his kranked 3 seggie).

[thad]

Not to disparage Ryan Leech, but he is not the only talented trials rider in the world. There are probably hundreds of people who could ride the trail.

[H.T.P.]

Not to disparage Ryan Leech, but he is not the only talented trials rider in the world. There are probably hundreds of people who could ride the trail.

but he rides a real mountain bike. not a mod bike, not rigid with rim brakes. a real mtb, and in this case a dually, i would like to see the other guys do it on that kind of bike.

[couch@nsmb.com]

but he rides a real mountain bike. not a mod bike, not rigid with rim brakes. a real mtb, and in this case a dually, i would like to see the other guys do it on that kind of bike.

and on top of that how many trials rider have you seen have removed all the correction hops.

[Uncle Duke]

Not to disparage Ryan Leech, but he is not the only talented trials rider in the world. There are probably hundreds of people who could ride the trail.


hmm, well ther you go. Im not very up on the scene , but I never would've quessed that.

[.Robinson]

There are probably hundreds of people who could ride the trail.

you'd be saying other wise if you saw the trail in person.

[Futurelooks Guy]

There might be a bunch of people that COULD do that trail (Whatever happened to that Libor Karas guy that did trials for Cannondale?). All around good guy, humble, and well spoken. Add to that his creative and innovative riding skills and there is no rider out there that is a better spokesperson for the sport than Ryan Leech.

[heckler]

sure, other trials guys could ride it with practice, but do they have the vision to build it?? doubt it.

[Uncle Duke]

i dont know if the vid clip shows the entire trail..there are a couple features on the trail that I didn't see in the clip. Im def interested in seeing the final product.

[enduramil]

Let's see all you critics go ride that trail.

[morley]

There are quite a few trials riders in BC that could ride that trail without a problem... it's just that nobody hears about our top riders riders... guys like John Webster, Dave Herr, Jeff Anderson are all super talented and have competed on a world level nobody ever hears about these riders in the mountain bike scene. For example I sent a news release to NSMB about how John got 5th at the worlds, and it was never posted on the main page so how is anyone supposed to know what's going on in Canada.

I suggest watching them at the crankworks trials comp before the slopestyle on saturday. This is not to take anything away from ryan... I've known him since 95 when he rode a mod, and he's still the most creative trials I've ever known.

Anyhow if you want trials info about the canadian scene check out www.biketrials.ca

[Uncle Duke]

how come nobody films these other dudes if they are just as good?

[Sharon]

Ryan's very good at marketing himself. That's not a criticism but more a reflection of how professional he is. Maybe those other guys aren't as good as marketing themself??? Maybe they don't care to be in films? You'd have to ask them.

[morley]

how come nobody films these other dudes if they are just as good?

1 - Ryan has been around since the days of when trials was more affiated with mountain biking, and he's also developed a lot of good contacts in the industry.

2 - The filming/media side of mountain biking seems to be very clique like. If you know people you're in, and if don't you're out.

3 - Sponsors, none of these riders have a mainstream sponsor. They are have small trials companies helping them out, but that's about it. Being sponsored by a company that also sponsors a film helps a lot.

4 - I am not sure most riders know how to market themselves or approach companies and media types.

5 - I'm not too sure how much most people like watching trials even the street/creative style. Mabye if there was more demand... you'd see more riders.

Ryan's very good at marketing himself. That's not a criticism but more a reflection of how professional he is. Maybe those other guys aren't as good as marketing themself??? Maybe they don't care to be in films? You'd have to ask them.

Very True

[Uncle Duke]

well Im not super up on trials, but I would think if there are so many guys as good as him , more would make it into the films..good at marketing or not.

but I dont know for sure and will take your guys word on it.there are apparently quite a few guys who could ride this trail,



might just want to wait until you see the final footage though.

[thad]

sure, other trials guys could ride it with practice, but do they have the vision to build it?? doubt it.

I don't think his building involvement went beyond sketching out a wish list of features.
My segment for Kranked 6 ‘Progression’ is complete. I had a few scares, and a few crashes, but managed to ride all the stunts successfully. Thanks a lot Lewis and Kyle for building this spectacular trail in the woods.
http://www.biketrials.ca/content/view/150/2/
The trail looks cool, but really not too different from a competion trials course, but set in the forest for the benefit of cameras, rather than course marshals and race promoters. I look forward to watching it.

Let's see all you critics go ride that trail.
I'm not sure who was criticizing?? Just pointing out that there are quite a few talented trials riders out there, capable of hitting the trail.

Here's a couple of riders, anonymous to the general MTB community, that likely wouldn't have issues riding that trail.

Neil Tunnicliffe
http://youtube.com/watch?v=wnF5RxTq6Nw&search=tunnicliffe
http://youtube.com/watch?v=qZL-7TApMLQ&search=tunnicliffe

Chris Akrigg
http://youtube.com/watch?v=B7TFAmhNpus&search=akrigg
I'm not sure who this is?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=OfjVS7HKxVY&search=vtt

Here's the current UCI world cup trials standings, top riders in the world.
http://www.uci.ch/imgArchive/Trials/World%20Cup/2006/11.07.06%20WC%20Ranking%20Elite26.pdf
Recognize ANY of these names? Didn't think so.


Trials has really fractured off from MTB to become it's own little niche. Leech works really hard, IMO, to make his riding accessable to the MUCH larger MTB audience. Performing 200+ demos a year, riding a tradional MTB is a large part of that.

(Whatever happened to that Libor Karas guy that did trials for Cannondale?)
http://www.biketrials.ca/content/view/159/2/

[shirk]

That Chris Akrigg section from Earth 3 is sic.

[morley]

I'm not sure who this is?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=OfjVS7HKxVY&search=vtt

Here's the current UCI world cup trials standings, top riders in the world.
http://www.uci.ch/imgArchive/Trials/World%20Cup/2006/11.07.06%20WC%20Ranking%20Elite26.pdf
Recognize ANY of these names? Didn't think so.


Trials has really fractured off from MTB to become it's own little niche. Leech works really hard, IMO, to make his riding accessable to the MUCH larger MTB audience. Performing 200+ demos a year, riding a tradional MTB is a large part of that.




Good points... and that rider is craig lee scott.

Britts are the kings of style. :D

[Neo]

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