Just a chill session at home in my backyard trials area today. The focus was on basics, not any big moves. Most of the riding was on two wheels today, which was a bit of a departure from the norm this year. I also went over the bars and sliced Read more…
This week brought us back to one of our favorite locations: Glacial Park. This place has limitless lines and endless rocks on which to play. With daylight “savings” and less daylight this time of year, our riding time is pretty short these days. We also had only a handful of Read more…
This was one of those rides where I literally could not complete any line that I tried. Regardless, it’s always great to be riding my bike, and it’s good to be with friends. It’s also cool being behind the camera as well. Most of the lines I tried were pretty Read more…
Despite feeling terrible Monday morning, I really wanted to do some trials riding, and had been itching to go back to ride at Nichols Field. In addition to the rocks and other fun trials riding features, Nichols Field has baseball/soccer fields, a basketball court, hiking trails, a small playground, a Read more…
A nor’easter ripped through the area Wednesday bringing strong winds and heavy rains (thankfully instead of snow) on Wednesday, so this week we rode on Thursday instead. We figured Colonel Ledyard Park would be a bit drier than the woods after all the rain. Looking back through my YouTube group Read more…
Group Ride I started this week’s Wednesday group ride by snapping my bike chain literally 30 seconds after getting on the bike to warm up. As the start of my warmup, I rolled onto a small rock from which I planned to drop off on the rear wheel; however, the Read more…
This short edit shows a number of different trials lines using just two pallets, a wooden plank, and a tree stump. In addition to riding a number of different lines, I also experimented with different camera angles. This edit shows that you can do interesting things on a trials bike Read more…
One of the great things about trials biking is that you can do it anywhere. This week’s ride was at Rocky Neck State Park. We usually warm up on the rocks near the paved parking area, but there are also interesting features to ride in the dirt parking lot. After Read more…
Wednesday afternoon turned out to be gorgeous – a perfect riding day with sunshine and moderate temperatures. It was a pretty chill session this week since we just had our trials competition last Saturday. Most of the ride was just sessioning different features and screwing around on the bikes. It’s Read more…
Due to some logistical challenges, this year’s trials biking competition almost had a last minute change of venue. Thankfully, the Town of Ledyard Conservation Commission voted in favor of allowing us to host the event at Glacial Park – one of the best trials riding locations around here. In a Read more…
