Interviews
Interview With Fefo (Freddy) Astrada
If you’re active in the trials scene here in North America, there’s a good chance you’ve heard about trials rider and advocate Freddy Astrada.
If you’re active in the trials scene here in North America, there’s a good chance you’ve heard about trials rider and advocate Freddy Astrada.
We’re looking to expand our content offerings across our different channels. We’re probably going to need some help from partners and volunteers to do it.
My vision is to build this brand for you and with you, the fans. In order to do all of the things I’d like to do, I’ll need to figure out how to fund it.
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.
The Shin Dig podcast interviewed Mike Friddell of North American Trials at the Bentonville Bike Fest. I got a front-row seat.
It was over 90F and humid, but we went for a ride anyway. Ryan’s brakes locked up due to the heat, Tony unlocked a new cheat, and Scott nailed massive rollups.
I was taking it pretty easy. I started slow, but was actually doing some halfway decent lines. Until a brutal shin dig sent me to the emergency room!
With thunderstorms threatening, Dan, Scott, and I began our trials biking session in the woods. Tony and Jim soon arrived with beer (and no bikes) to heckle us.