practice

Despite the forecast for rain, I needed to get out on my trials bike. The slots in the pallets messed with me in multiple ways. The slippery wood didn’t help.

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.

I’ve been wanting to ride this spot in town for a couple years, mostly to practice skinnies on the phone poles around the parking area. I finally decided to go!

After a couple weeks being off the bike due to work schedules and illness, I was finally able to get back on my trials bike for a short session in the driveway.

This week it was supposed to rain, and the rest of the trials crew already had plans. Perfect time to ride pallets in the yard!

After driving past a park with plenty of telephone pole skinny lines I wanted to ride, I finally decided to try a bike trials practice session there.