trials class system

[uni_jim]

is there a class system for trials unicycling? I propose setting up a standard system for grading the difficulty of a line in a similar way that climbers grade routes and rapids are classed. i am thinking a class 1-10 system where class one would be the equivelant of riding along a 2 foot wide path with drops of 30cm or less working up to class ten with round skinnies and 100cm hops.
does anybody think this is a good idea? anyone want to help write this system?

thanks
uni_jim

[mornish]

Originally Posted by uni_jim

is there a class system for trials unicycling? I propose setting up a standard system for grading the difficulty of a line in a similar way that climbers grade routes and rapids are classed. i am thinking a class 1-10 system where class one would be the equivelant of riding along a 2 foot wide path with drops of 30cm or less working up to class ten with round skinnies and 100cm hops.
does anybody think this is a good idea? anyone want to help write this system?

thanks
uni_jim

I don't think this is a good idea because it is just based on hop height pretty much, nothing technical.

[uni_jim]

that was only to give a general outline of the idea. the actual system would be about the overall difficulty. I have ridden lines that didn't get any higher than a foot, but were harder than anything i have ever tried.

[johnfoss]

I don't want to presume, but it sounds like you maybe haven't read the rules that already exist for Trials.

http://www.unicycling.org/iuf/rulebook/

[skilewis74]

I think this is a great idea, though hard to set up.

If you go to ten and keep sub level rankings, like in climbing (a, b, c, d), eventually there will need to be 11, 12, 13, etc.

Originally Posted by johnfoss

I don't want to presume, but it sounds like you maybe haven't read the rules that already exist for Trials.

http://www.unicycling.org/iuf/rulebook/

And trials is where?

[ntappin]

I really don't think you can quantify trials skill. It is hard enough to quantify freestyle or street skill, but at least those have easy to identify benchmarks of difficulty.

With trials, there are no definitive skills that quantify overall ability and can be easily compared and associated with overall skill level.

you can compare singular achievements, and basics, but trails is about putting skills to the test and learning on the go, not just accomplishing basic skills.

I think I am doing a poor job at trying to explain whats in my mind, so more simply:

You can't conclusively define riders trials skill, based on individual achievements or even the sum of those achievements.

[johnfoss]

Originally Posted by skilewis74

And trials is where?

Page 65. 2006 Rulebook. But Kris Holm's version is more up to date, though I think it's not 100% the same as what the IUF will be coming out with in the 2008 rulebook. We usually go with his suggestions for Trials stuff (he basically wrote it all).

Originally Posted by Chexjc

I don't think there should be any rules.

Does that mean you don't think there should be competitions? You can't have a competition without rules. You can't even play hide-and-seek. How high are you going to count? Players need to know...

But listen to Kris, he's probably thought more about this than anyone else.