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I Usually Don’t Throw My Bike
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!
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This Is A Backyard Trials Paradise
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!
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Trials on Trees
During this group ride, we spent most of the afternoon riding a few fallen trees. Many attempts. Many fails. Lots of fun!
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Bike Trials – The Skinny Experience
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
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Trials Biking – Practicing Skinnies at Home – March 13, 2022
Since my injured arm is still angry at me from the (small) lunges, gaps, and drops I did during Tuesday’s group ride, I figured today I’d take it really easy. Though apparently, it still wasn’t easy enough: My arm was still tender from Tuesday’s ride, and was even more cranky Read more
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Trials Biking Group Ride – ‘Forte Trials Park’ (Take Two) – December 15, 2021
Due to another arm injury, I’m unable to ride for the foreseeable future. But I can still film the rest of the crew. We hit up Forte Trials Park again this week. I also tried something different this week: I filmed the ride in 4K. With the low light conditions Read more
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Trials Biking Group Ride – ‘Forte Trials Park’ – December 1, 2021
Last week yet another injury began plaguing me, so I’m sidelined from riding indefinitely until I can get a diagnosis… and get healed up. It seems I have tendonitis in my left arm – that or some other acute soft tissue injury that causes loss of strength and extreme pain. Read more
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Bike Trials Double Header – Riding at Home
May 31, 2021: Back to Basics – Balance and Motion Ever have one of those days where you’re just not ‘feeling it’? Yeah, I have them too. On weekends when I plan to ride my trials bike I usually convert those ‘off’ days into opportunities to practice trials basics instead Read more
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Finally Back On My Bike After Nearly a Month
According to my habit tracker app, I hadn’t ridden my trials bike in almost a month due to health issues. This week I’m finally back on my bike. Whatever was plaguing me (it wasn’t COVID-19, thankfully), it kicked my ass. I didn’t even dare trying to ride since I felt Read more