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nce upon a time all trials riders rode their bikes to the event… yes I know it’s hard to believe in these days of vans and motorhomes but that is what happened in days of yore when four-strokes were king and two-strokes an ignorable anomaly. Trials would generally cover 30, 40 or 50 miles or more, include a lunch stop and be marshalled by the older club members. In those far off days, trials tyres were made of concrete and would last the life of the bike

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