Focus on riding natural obstacles such as rocks and logs versus manmade objects or features.
It’d been a while since I’d ridden with my local trials biking crew due to people’s schedules (including mine) and the Bentonville Bike Fest. What a blast!
When the trials biking gang gets together, fun ensues! I was out with an injury when this was filmed in summer 2022, but was still busy making trials videos.
While not obvious, Mike and I both felt stiff and sore. I spent forever working on some lines. For a struggle though, our riding was better than I expected.
Mike Steidley and I spent several hours riding the rocks along the Narragansett coast. My competition trials bike is still broken, so I rode my Inspired Arcade.
It was a gorgeous afternoon. There were lots of lines and obstacles to ride. Everything was going well, until… it wasn’t.
Mike and I rode our trials bikes all over the rocky Narragansett shoreline ledge. Even though only two of us showed up, I’ll still consider it a group.
In one week the temperatures went from January to August. It was around 80F today, and the gnats were doing their best to swarm our faces while we rode.
I was surprised when I opened up the basement door that morning to bring my trials bike out to my car only to find a blanket of snow covering the backyard.
After finally getting back on his bike following a broken finger during the November 2022 trials competition, Mike’s bike tried to kill him.
Following a week of winter weather, we braved the slick rocks. This ride was a complete sh**tshow (but still really fun!).