This week our group ride was at Glacial Park in Gales Ferry, CT. We set up a mock trials competition section with 6 gates and took turns riding that for a while, then took a free-for-all approach to just ride whatever we wanted to ride. One of the things I Read more…
This clip combines some trials riding over two weekends. I spent the entire first day on a single line, trying to get onto a flat rock (that would not stop wobbling) atop a stone wall, rotate 270 degrees on my rear wheel, hop to another rock, and drop to the Read more…
For yesterday’s trials biking session, I rode at home to focus on basics of balance and control. For most of the session I practiced basic rear wheel hops onto rocks that are lumpy and/or off-camber and somewhat squishy truck tires, trying to remain in control on the features and then Read more…
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tim Chemacki (@timchem) As I have probably mentioned previously on this site, I am not really the most mechanically inclined individual. I’m certainly no handyman, though I continue to do my best when necessary. One positive aspect of delving into trials Read more…
