There’s more than just one type of trials riding!
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.
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.
If you don’t have a trials bike but are interested in learning trials, you can start with a MTB. Here are tips and demonstration of basic MTB trials riding.
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!).
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!
We thought this was going to end up a video with nothing but an hour of fails. Our riding wasn’t great, but the commentary was hilarious!