A nor’easter ripped through the area Wednesday bringing strong winds and heavy rains (thankfully instead of snow) on Wednesday, so this week we rode on Thursday instead. We figured Colonel Ledyard Park would be a bit drier than the woods after all the rain. Looking back through my YouTube group Read more…
Group Ride I started this week’s Wednesday group ride by snapping my bike chain literally 30 seconds after getting on the bike to warm up. As the start of my warmup, I rolled onto a small rock from which I planned to drop off on the rear wheel; however, the Read more…
This short edit shows a number of different trials lines using just two pallets, a wooden plank, and a tree stump. In addition to riding a number of different lines, I also experimented with different camera angles. This edit shows that you can do interesting things on a trials bike Read more…
One of the great things about trials biking is that you can do it anywhere. This week’s ride was at Rocky Neck State Park. We usually warm up on the rocks near the paved parking area, but there are also interesting features to ride in the dirt parking lot. After Read more…
Wednesday afternoon turned out to be gorgeous – a perfect riding day with sunshine and moderate temperatures. It was a pretty chill session this week since we just had our trials competition last Saturday. Most of the ride was just sessioning different features and screwing around on the bikes. It’s Read more…
Due to some logistical challenges, this year’s trials biking competition almost had a last minute change of venue. Thankfully, the Town of Ledyard Conservation Commission voted in favor of allowing us to host the event at Glacial Park – one of the best trials riding locations around here. In a Read more…
