Any form of riding at home (“backyard”), especially if it does not fit neatly under one of the other riding styles.
The rain started just as we began riding, making the wooden features of the trials park wet and slippery. And a load of cops showed up!
You can still ride your trials bike without a front wheel (sort of), but dropping the forks onto the ground might be an unpleasant experience.
After about 30 minutes into this backyard trials session, I wasn’t sure I was going to successfully complete any lines on the rocks. So I tried something else.
This was supposed to be an easy session, but I ended up throwing my trials bike down in frustration at one point. Still beats not riding though!
When you’ve got a good crew, there’s nothing like that group ride vibe! Riding with this crew is always a blast.
Dan and I headed to Scott’s house for a session in his backyard. We barely scratched the surface of all the features Scott has for trials and mountain biking!
Since it was such a beautiful day (and I’m on vacation), I figured a trials ride on some pallets in the front yard was in order. I started out trying to do a few basics, then figured it was probably a good idea to practice my nemesis: rollups onto tall Read more
With my arm injury failing to show any signs of healing, there isn’t much I can do on a bike since lunges, back wheel moves, and anything that jerks my arm makes my elbow hurt for days. That means that the few times I even get on the bike, I Read more
Since my arm injury seems to be actually getting worse lately, I can’t really ride ‘real’ trials lines and moves, so I’ve been trying to be more creative – both in my riding and my video production. Here’s a short video I made primarily to test a couple GoPro camera Read more
As I continue to recuperate from by tendon injury, I have been looking for simple yet fun practice sessions that I can do without causing ongoing pain for days following my rides. My practice session on Sunday began with the goal of just practicing trackstands on a beam. Soon I Read more