Building Stuff For The 2024 Trials Jam
There’s a lot to do in preparation for the 2024 Indoor Winter Trials Jam, so I’ve been busy. Last weekend I built some stuff, though there’s still more to do.
There’s a lot to do in preparation for the 2024 Indoor Winter Trials Jam, so I’ve been busy. Last weekend I built some stuff, though there’s still more to do.
For a few weeks we had some snow on the ground keeping us from riding on the rocks. With the snow gone, the rocks are open riding again!
We got some snow this week making our usual spots unrideable. So we went to Tony’s place to ride on sketchy wooden features in the parking lot.
We’ve been remodeling our kitchen, so I haven’t ridden much lately. Despite having the builders working in the house, I needed to get on my bike and ride.
This year I’m planning what is hopefully the first of an annual series of indoor winter bike trials events that are fun for trials and non-trials riders alike.
I’m off to a pretty slow start with respect to trials riding in 2024. But I managed to make some videos.
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.
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.
Small rocks, particularly ones with varied surfaces, provide great low-consequence bike control practice. They provide a great challenge for rear wheel moves.
This one location in the woods has so many trials line opportunities! Even old lines were made new with the addition of a fallen tree.