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
For the second week in a row, our group ride hit the shoreline ledge rocks in Narragansett, RI. Again we were blessed with a gorgeous afternoon. Sunny, but not hot – a perfect riding day. Since last week was all filmed as POV, this week I decided to use the Read more
This week’s group ride was on the shoreline ledges of Narragansett, RI. This was my first time riding here, so I had no idea what to expect. It certainly didn’t disappoint! There were so many good lines to try, limitless possibilities. I stretched myself a bit, doing drops that are Read more
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
Have you ever had one of those days? You know the kind I’m talking about. The ones where you really start off on the wrong foot? Where you just can’t seem to accomplish what you set out to do, no matter how hard you try? That describes my Saturday last Read more
Yesterday afternoon I headed down to the University of Connecticut (UCONN) Avery Point campus for a trials biking session. In addition to being a fun place to ride, the Avery Point campus is in a beautiful location on the water and has an eclectic mix of building architecture. I love Read more
This edit is slightly longer than I typically like to post to YouTube, but I thought it’d be interesting to show a little more what a typical ‘backyard’ bike trials session looks like. In this case I was looking for a variety of challenges to hone my rear wheel hopping Read more
