RIDE TRIALS...improve your skills!

[k trials]

Just wanted to let you know about a group ride we do every Tuesday night in SLC. Check out the website http://slctrials.com/

Trials is a sweeeeeeet way to improve your skills whether you enjoy technical singletrack, Freeriding, or need to improve your balance at stop lights while in spandex. Everyone is welcome to come out to the group rides. The guys are cool and will give you tips as you desire, or if you already rock at trials, come give us some tips.

I'll throw some pics from some recent rides...

[k trials]

Ben at the U of U (pedal up to 4 ft wall, pedal kick to back tire off)

[tywhy]

cool stuff on the site and nice pic. trials looks like it'd be a lot of fun.

[k trials]

I be droppin to back tire here (UoU). (nice lighting Ben)

[k trials]

Brad at a recent Demo in SLC. We are starting to do demo's for different events. This is a group of "troubled youth" (8-14) that needed a little break at their summer camp.

[k trials]

Brad and Chris

[k trials]

Randy at Teva Mountain games in Vail, CO. (Sweet spectator event...and we got to mess around too)

[Art Vandelay]

You see Vincent Hermance at the Teva games?

I saw some video of him there. Really insane stuff.

edit- It might not have been the Vail event he was at...can't remember

[jayfrizzo]

I met Ben (I think) last summer. Super nice guy and a really good rider.

[k trials]

Yea,
the frenchie was at the games.

Like you say the guy is unbelievable. Even more so in person.
Those Euros are crazy. Of course he has the advantage of his dad owning Koxx bike company (one of the big name frame mfg. in trials.), but sick skills nonetheless.

[CS]

Nice k, next time you're up in that area, round up frizzo and have him take you to i-street so you can learn how to dirt jump.........or not. Otherwise, I won't have anything to smack talk with.

[jayfrizzo]

Originally posted by CS
Nice k, next time you're up in that area, round up frizzo and have him take you to i-street so you can learn how to dirt jump.........or not. Otherwise, I won't have anything to smack talk with.

Or round me up and I'll go ride trials with you. Or at least street.

[k trials]

frizzo...keep tabs on the SLC site for group rides and when I will be up there. Possibly tomorrow.

As for i-street...sounds fun. How often do you go d-jumpin?
I need some help in that department....so looking forward to it.

[m1e448]

you guy should make an underground movie like jib. I'll bet you're calling me a total JONG because you are in jib, but i can't remember it that well.

[Big E]

Originally posted by k trials
Trials is a sweeeeeeet way to improve your skills whether you enjoy technical singletrack, Freeriding, or need to improve your balance at stop lights while in spandex.

Couldn't agree more, just started playing around with this stuff - I mean, trackstand, rear wheel pivot, these are still a challenge to me - but I'm really digging it, and I notice that just in the 3 weeks or so I've been working on it, I've improved a lot on the mountain bike. Can't wait to someday be able to do something mildly impressive.

[jayfrizzo]

Originally posted by k trials
frizzo...keep tabs on the SLC site for group rides and when I will be up there. Possibly tomorrow.

As for i-street...sounds fun. How often do you go d-jumpin?
I need some help in that department....so looking forward to it.

Tomorrow could be cool.

I go to the DJs prolly twice a week. Would and should go more but I'm kinda lazy and only go when I have people to ride with.

J-

[Art Vandelay]

What frame is that you're on? I've been thinking about dumping my XC frame and going with an Echo pure, but not sure yet.

[k trials]

You see three frames in the pics.

Planet X (My bike)
Echo ES3 (randy)
Zoo Boa.

Ben (the guy that started slctrials) will be selling Zoo and Echo pretty soon, so I would keep tabs on the slc site. If you want, I'll let you know when he gets some in and you could check them out. He should be the first retailer in Utah with some real Trials bikes, and will probably have good deals initially to get the word out.

Echo pure is a sweet bike. I ride an older planet x and love it, but it would always be nice to drop some weight.

Bottom line...ditch the XC bike if you can afford to get a real trials set-up. The geometry, braking, and strength to weight ratio of a trials dedicated rig are a huge advantage.

(If you can't afford it, don't be hesitant to ride an XC frame. Lower your seat, get your brakes dialed (especially rear), lock out your shock, or compress if possible, and learn some of the basics.)

[Art Vandelay]

If you could let me know when he starts selling that would be cool.