One of the this that has always drawn me to trials biking is that it’s hard. If it was easy, (a) ‘everyone’ would be doing it, and (b) there would be no sense of accomplishment. Part of what makes trials biking so enjoyable, is exactly because it’s hard. Honestly, that Read more
After the UCI elite men’s trials competition was over on Sunday at the Bentonville Bike Fest, the trials course was open for general riding. A bunch of trials bikers rode the course all afternoon.
Jereme recently built a dirt jump (DJ) bike to use for different biking purposes, including trials. We discovered this week that this particular build is not well suited for trials. Obviously the geometry isn’t the same as trials, but the hub, gearing, and tires are also not optimized for trials. Read more
Despite being unable to compete in the North American Trials Championship at this year’s Bentonville Bike Fest due to an arm injury, I finally decided to travel out to Bentonville, AR anyway to vlog the event – primarily the trials riding. I have already created several videos, including a handful Read more
As described in my last post, I recently traveled from Connecticut (CT) to the Arrowhead Bike Farm in Fayetteville, West Virginia (WV) to vlog their Trials and Tracks bike trials competition. My goal was to show what it’s like in general to travel to a trials competition – not only Read more
The Arrowhead Bike Farm located in Fayetteville, West Virginia hosted their first annual Trials and Tracks competition on May 21, 2022. I drove out from Connecticut with one of our local trials riders, Tony, to help with final setup of the sections, to share some of the nuances of running Read more
Competitions are a fun way to test your trials capabilities and meet other trials riders. Even if you’re a beginner, there’s something there for you. I highly recommend giving it a shot if you’re a trials rider and you’ve never entered a trials competition. Upcoming competitions: May 21, 2022: Trials Read more
Thursday was sunny and warm – and finally not windy. Of course that meant the spring gnats were out in full force. We had another new rider join the squad, giving the loaner bike some needed attention. And after the recent encounter with a rock, Mike’s previous frame was retired, Read more
This week’s group ride happened to fall on Cinco de Mayo. While there were no post-ride Coronas (nobody brought beer), we did bleed Scott’s brakes with antifreeze in the parking lot after the ride. How many engineers does it take to bleed Scott’s brakes? Apparently it takes three. Sadly, we Read more
This Thursday we were blessed with a gorgeous, sunny afternoon. It was absolutely perfect. Well… except for the gale force winds that made every line a struggle. As you can see, though, that didn’t stop the riding, including some pretty gnarly lines. I even brought my bike this week – Read more
