It was a sunny, hot, humid day. What a great opportunity to see how far I can gap! Or maybe not… I’ve been trying to improve my balance and control in general, and to learn better trials techniques. And of course I’ve been trying to pull of bigger and bigger Read more…
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…
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…
It took a bit longer than usual to edit the trials riding video from last week. I started by grinding my rims to get better ‘bite’ with my rear rim brakes. then went off to ride some rock with the fresh grind and delusions of great riding. Unfortunately, reality didn’t Read more…
