A Cycling Discipline You Don't See Everyday

I feel that I can hold opinions about the different cycling disciplines because I have tried nearly all. I have raced mountain, road, cyclocross, and even downhill. I have even played around on BMX and Dual Slalom courses. I used a fixed gear to train on for awhile. Basically, as long as I'm on a bike I'm happy. However of all the disciplines, the one that I hold the most respect for is trials. Many years ago before I even raced bikes I played around on friends bikes who were into it. It's beyond difficult. More importantly, you hardly ever see people playing around on trials bikes. It's pretty big in the UK, just not here.

So the other day when I was riding my trails (I refer to them as "mine" only because I can ride to them from my doorstep) I heard the distinct sound of a trial bike. I nearly wrecked whirling around to see a trials rider in the flesh. Complete with a trials bike. If you're not familiar with this discipline, you should be. Or, you should at least give it a look so you can respect it more.