This year’s Bentonville Bike fest was another great adventure. The four days of driving over 3000 miles is worth it for the fun times together with members of the trials community – every level of rider. Riding in the North American Trials Championship competition is always fun, watching the UCI elite riders is mind-blowing, the big downtown group ride was a blast, and of course seeing friends we only see once a year (usually) is priceless.
On the road – Tim Chemacki 
Minivan full of bikes (Photo by Scott Lynn) 
Packed car 
Farmland sunset (Photo by Scott Lynn) 
Sunset over farmland following an evening rain shower 
Sunset over the fields following an evening rain shower 
On the road – in Arkansas, I think… (Photo by Scott Lynn) 
Bentonville Bike Fest 2026 
Back together with trials friends 
Bentonville trials park 
Perspective on one of the elite gates (I’m 6 feet tall) Downtown group ride (Photo by ?) 
Freddie gets ready to make a move during a downtown Bentonville group ride (Photo by Scott Lynn) 
Jim Cochrane approves! 
Debi Studer and Lennie Grundmann walking the course 
Jim Cochrane and Scott Lynn discuss the approach to a gate 
Tim Chemacki enters Section 3 
Tim Chemacki gets read to pivot 
Tim Chemacki cleans a wonky gate 
Just aim and go – Tim Chemacki 
Taking a dab – Tim Chemacki 
Up and over – Tim Chemacki 
Slippery concrete leads to a “five” – Tim Chemacki 
Cruising over some logs – Tim Chemacki 
Scott Lynn rolls right up 
Just roll right over it – Scott Lynn 
Getting to this gate is tricky, especially with a long bike – Scott Lynn 
Watch your handlebars on that rock – Scott Lynn 
Minor speed bump with a MTB – Scott Lynn 
Scott Lynn – Who put that rock in front of the gate? 
Keeping up his momentum – Scott Lynn 
MTB makes it look easy – Scott Lynn 
Jim Cochrane lunges through a gate 
Time’s almost up… – Jim Lynn 
Pushing the boundary for maximum advantage – Jim Cochrane 
Rolling through – Jim Cochrane 
Don’t overthink it, just roll it – Jim Cochrane 
Navigating through tight spaces – Jim Cochrane 
Up and through – Jim Cochrane 
Debi watches Jim Cochrane ride 
Don’t let this simple gate get you – Jim Cochrane 
Jim Cochrane begins Section 4 
UCI trials C1 semifinals – Alejandro Montalvo 
UCI trials C1 semifinals – Dani Cegarra 
UCI trials C1 semifinals – Alejandro Montalvo 
UCI trials C1 semifinals – Alejandro Montalvo 
UCI trials C1 semifinals – Dani Cegarra 
UCI trials C1 semifinals – Niilo Stenvall 
UCI trials C1 semifinals – Dani Cegarra 
UCI trials C1 semifinals – Sean Farrar 
Lennie Grundmann encourages Debi Studer during the UCI trials C1 semifinals 
The elite riders (mostly) 
Scott’s autographed bike helmet (Photo by Scott Lynn) 
Robbie Pfunder climbing rocks on his classic Ross mod 
Robbie Pfunder drops in on his classic Ross mod 
Robbie Pfunder enjoying the group ride at the trials park 
Scott Lynn hopping rocks 
Freddy Astrada prepares to hop up while Ian Farrar patiently awaits his turn 
Jim Cochrane squeezes through 
Jim Cochrane, up close and personal 
Enjoying ice cream Downtown Bentonville (Photo by Scott Lynn) 
Final breakfast at The Buttered Biscuit (Photo by Scott Lynn) 
Time to say goodbye 
Jim’s bike shadow leads the way home (Photo by Scott Lynn) 
Sunrise on the trip hone 
Car fire on the trip home (thankfully not ours)
The YouTube playlist below includes my videos (including a vlog highlighting the experience), as well as videos produced by others. Fortunately we were blessed with good weather (for the most part) for the entire trip.
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