What is BikeTrial?

BikeTrial is a discipline of riding where the winner is one who makes the least mistakes.

BikeTrial is an individual sport that incorporates the use of a bicycle which the rider must maneuver and balance on in order to complete specially designed "sections." The objective is to complete the sections with as little physical contact with the ground as possible, hence obtaining minimum penalty points.

Bike Trials originates from Motorcycle Trial. Motorcycle trial riders wanted to give their chrildren something to practice on before moving up to motorcycles, and some of the children grew up to love biketrial even more.

There are different classes at competitions in Singapore:

Group	Category	Reference	Colour	Wheel Size
A	Elite	International Elite & National Elite	Yellow	20"
A	J.Senior	15 Years & Above	Red	20"
B	B.Minime	11 to 14 Years	Blue	20"
C	Master	International Master & National Master	Red with Yellow Dot	26"
C	Sport	15 Years & Above	Blue	26"
D	Pousin	10 Years & Under	White	20"
D	Open	15 Years & Above	White	26"
D	Femina	Females	White	20" & 26"
D	Beginner	No age Limit	White	20" & 26"

The best score in a section is 0 and the worst score is 5.

You will have 2 minutes to complete one section, if you exceed the time limit, you will inccur the maximum penalty. There are usually between 6 to 10 sections in 1 lap, the rider must finish 2 laps. 1 penalty point is given each time riders touch the course with one part of their body. 5 penalty points are given when riders touch the course with more than one part of their body. When a rider reaches 5 penalty points in one section, they are finished with that section until the next lap.

The number of dabs you take in each section are punched out of this card after every section.

A 20" BikeTrial Bike

A 20" BikeTrial Bike is made specifically for the sport of BikeTrial. Some people think they are BMX bikes, but they are actually not even related. The geometry are completely different.
• 20" front wheel
• 19" rear wheel with fat tire
• Wide Rims
• Skid Plate
• 1 gear
• Gear Ratio: ~18/12
• Strong brakes

A 26" BikeTrial Bike

A 26" BikeTrial Bike is a specialized, small mountain bike. Parts are chosen to make the bike stronger and better adapted to BikeTrial use.
• 26" wheels with fat rear tire
• Small frame
• Wide rims
• Gear Protector
• 6 or more gears
• Gear Ratio: ~20/12-21
• Strong brakes

Where did the name come from?
Trial \Tri"al\, n. [From {Try}.] 1. The act of trying or testing in any manner. (Webster's Dictionary)

BikeTrial is a sport in which one's bike skills are tested. They are tested through a series of sections, or trials.

Observed BikeTrial is another name for BikeTrial. "Observed" refers to the checker watching the rider and counting penalty points.