On The Pegs October 2018 - Volume 3 - Issue 10 | Page 84

On The Pegs
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On The Pegs
Vol. 3 Issue 10 - October 2018
P 85
IF YOU HADN’T DISCOVERED TRIALS, WHAT WOULD BE ANOTHER SPORT YOU
WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE COMPETED IN?
RYAN YOUNG: As a kid I wanted to do motocross but my dad wouldn’t buy me a
motocross bike. I looked up to Jeremy McGrath and those guys like, “Man, I want to
do that.” But we just rode trials.
GEOFF AARON: II think it goes back to hours on the bike and dedication. I know
how much time and effort it takes to win ten championships. Basically you need to
put in a lot of time. You need to be on the bike a lot and you need to think about
what the other riders are doing and think about your own technique and just keep
trying. Trials is difficult and sometimes it kind of gives you a bit of a beat down. You
just have to keep working at it. I think that really is the key. PAT SMAGE: It prob-
ably would have been motocross when I was younger, or mountain biking. One of
those. I still love them both. Anything with two wheels, I’d say.
PAT SMAGE: Just practice every minute you get. n