Focus on riding natural obstacles such as rocks and logs versus manmade objects or features.
On a sweltering, muggy, but breezy day in June, we gathered at Colonel Ledyard Park for another group ride. This was a fairly popular location for our group rides this summer… and it’s the location for Day 1 of our upcoming fall competition and clinic. Failing, falling down, going over Read more
Surprisingly, this week’s ride on the Narragansett, RI coastal ledge had a small turnout, but was a good time nonetheless. It was pretty cool to see everyone pushing themselves to ride some pretty cool lines. Unfortunately, we only rode here once all year. Last year we rode there twice (June Read more
This week we went back again to ride the UCONN Avery Point campus, only this time it was sunny, with no rain or heavy wind. Ronny made the trip down again to join us later in the ride. During this ride, Ryan did a bunch of manuals (more than normal) Read more
This week we had a bonus group ride with special guest Travis Brown. Tony and I met Travis during a trials competition this past May at the Arrowhead Bike Farm. Travis was one of the co-hosts who ran the competition. I vlogged that trip, and posted some competition highlights as Read more
This week’s group ride at Hidden Pond was a good time for sure! As usual, it was good to ride with the crew. I missed last week due to a bout with COVID-19. I came back with a vengeance this week, despite being easily winded. I got my highest pedalup Read more
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
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
This week we’re back again at Colonel Ledyard Park, but this time with a bigger crew: seven riders, if I counted correctly. It was a windy afternoon, but fortunately the breeze kept away the annoying gnats that always gravitate to your eyes, nose, and ears while you’re trying to ride. Read more