I’ve heard it said that you should do something every day that scares you a little bit. Not stupid, dangerous stuff, mind you, but activities that push you outside your comfort zone. While I certainly don’t accomplish this on a daily basis, I do try to make it a habit. Read more
Whether in trials biking, mountain biking, or numerous other things in life, improving your skills requires overcoming fear. Or more accurately, pushing through the fear. In general, a good practice is to take incremental steps that might be scary and push you a bit, but that are not so far Read more
Sometimes the little things in life can leave a strong impression. After our group trials ride this past week, a chicken came out of the trails and into the parking area to visit our crew. After a few minutes, it came right over to us and visited each of us Read more
My trials biking abilities seem to have plateaued. Progressing my abilities and learning new moves has been somewhat elusive. While there are several factors involved, one fairly important cause is that I need to move past my fear of crashing so I can actually try new moves and bump existing Read more
Imaginate! My crazy obsession with trials biking started some time in 2017. While browsing videos in YouTube, I noticed an interesting looking video that had appeared in my “Recommended” videos. I believe it was Danny MacAskill’s Imaginate. I wasn’t really into bikes or anything, but my curiosity was piqued, so Read more