Some questions about the bikes.. | Forums

[lespritdelescal]

Hi all.. I'm new around here and sorta new to Trials, and have a few questions..

1. Are there any tracks where the Phoenix isn't the best bike to use? I notice that the Scorpion is actually faster, but the acceleration is slower (which leads me to believe that for uphill climbing, it isn't the greatest choice).

2. I have yet to unlock one bike have unlocked the Donkey). What is this bike, and how do I get it?

Thanks in advance for any help!

[rlmergeuser]

Most people prefer using the scorpion on early tracks. Not so much for hard/extreme.
The donkey is kind of a joke bike though some people are using it on hard tracks for fun. You have to Pass 'National Bike Cup' tournament with a Gold medal. If you try to select the bike it tells you what you have to do to get it. Same with locked skill games.

[lespritdelescal]

I was a wrong about needing an extra bike. I may have just assumed that one of the "Bike not allowed!" was a bike i needed to unlock.

Thanks!

[sebastianaalton]

1. Are there any tracks where the Phoenix isn't the best bike to use? I notice that the Scorpion is actually faster, but the acceleration is slower (which leads me to believe that for uphill climbing, it isn't the greatest choice).

All high speed tracks that do not require constant braking and accelerating are faster to do with Scorpion. If you can keep the flow and the speed up, the Scorpion is surprisingly fast, even on some harder tracks. Sections that require acceleration in tight uphill areas are pretty slow to do with the Scorpion.

Watch the leaderboard replays of #1 player to see which bike is faster in each track.

[lespritdelescal]

Thanks! All my current best times are with the Phoenix, but I've been trying to use the Scorpion on some of the easier tracks.. I just haven't got the hang of it yet.

[rlmergeuser]

If you use the scorpion on the beginner and easy tracks it's extremely easy to get gold (second time on the tracks I got gold on all of them). Although you can get gold with it easy some tracks require the Phoenix for platinum. Also, pretty much any medium or harder track requires Phoenix for good times.