Thoughts on a variety of different bike trials topics
Since the Bentonville Bike Fest was just around the corner, Jim brought colored tape to make gates for four mock bike trials competition sections in the woods.
I just read “The Case for Doing Hard Sh*t: Why doing hard things is necessary for health and fulfillment” on Two Percent. This sums up in part why I ride trials: it’s hard!
With winter here, I’m already thinking about upgrades to my backyard bike trials area for the coming spring.
Tom Dillon’s post offers insightful reflections on his experiences in learning trackstands. This seemingly simple skill is critical to learning bike trials, and is more challenging to lock-in than one might expect.
The Shin Dig podcast interviewed Mike Friddell of North American Trials at the Bentonville Bike Fest. I got a front-row seat.
North American Trials has begun featuring trials riders on its social media accounts through a new rider spotlight series hosted by Fefo Astrada and Todd Cook.
Traction Coffee Roasters hosts a podcast called Scared of Normal. Their August 5, 2022 episode, “If Not Now, When?” is definitely worth a listen. It applies to trials for sure (I started riding at 47), as well as anything else in life. In addition to the fact that the podcast Read more
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
My Inspired Arcade street trials bike has the Arcade Riser handlebars and uses brakes from Hope Technology. The silky black bars carry the Inspired logo, while the brake assembly mounted to the bars sports the Hope logo. While I had not really paid much attention to this previously, it caught Read more
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tim Chemacki (@timchem) As I have probably mentioned previously on this site, I am not really the most mechanically inclined individual. I’m certainly no handyman, though I continue to do my best when necessary. One positive aspect of delving into trials Read more