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Here’s one way to prepare for an upcoming bike trials competition

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.

By Tim Chemacki, 6 monthsSeptember 21, 2025 ago
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Pallet Slots Will Be the Death Of Me

Despite the forecast for rain, I needed to get out on my trials bike. The slots in the pallets messed with me in multiple ways. The slippery wood didn’t help.

By Tim Chemacki, 2 yearsApril 21, 2024 ago
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I Built Some New Skinny Beams

Using the main posts from my son’s old playscape and some other scraps of wood, I built a set of skinny beams, that I just needed to ride.

By Tim Chemacki, 2 yearsJanuary 14, 2024 ago
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I Tangled With This Stone Wall Again

I tried riding on this stone wall a couple years ago and had a hard fall. This time I took a different angle, choosing to go up and over versus rear wheel hops.

By Tim Chemacki, 2 yearsJanuary 7, 2024 ago
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Small Rocks For Bike Control Training

Small rocks, particularly ones with varied surfaces, provide great low-consequence bike control practice. They provide a great challenge for rear wheel moves.

By Tim Chemacki, 2 yearsDecember 31, 2023 ago
Dropping off a concrete well cover on my trials bike
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I Finally Rode This Spot In Town!

I’ve been wanting to ride this spot in town for a couple years, mostly to practice skinnies on the phone poles around the parking area. I finally decided to go!

By Tim Chemacki, 2 yearsNovember 26, 2023 ago
Gapping a wooden rail on a trials bike
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Back On The Bike After Two Weeks Off

After a couple weeks being off the bike due to work schedules and illness, I was finally able to get back on my trials bike for a short session in the driveway.

By Tim Chemacki, 2 yearsNovember 19, 2023 ago
Perspectives

Reflections On Learning Trials Basics: Trackstands

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.

By Tim Chemacki, 2 yearsNovember 4, 2023 ago
Tim prepares to gap between rocks on his trials bike
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Trials Is Both Struggle And Victory

Trials video edits often show riders executing moves and lines perfectly and effortlessly. That’s usually not how it works, for any level of trials rider.

By Tim Chemacki, 3 yearsSeptember 18, 2023 ago
Balanced on trials bikes' rear wheel on the edge of a stack of pallets
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Solo Backyard Trials Session

This week it was supposed to rain, and the rest of the trials crew already had plans. Perfect time to ride pallets in the yard!

By Tim Chemacki, 3 yearsJune 25, 2023 ago

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