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on the pegs, keeping the bike balanced for a few seconds and then going for it! This skill can be a life-saver in gnarly ter- rain. Commit OK, so some of this stuff sounds tedious and boring when you just want to pin your fire-breathing race bike. Remem- ber that most of the top extreme enduro riders like Taylor Robert, Graham Jarvis, and Jonny Walker spent years pracc- ing the art of going slow before they became as fast as they are today. So if you want to go fast over obstacles that bring your compeon to a standsll, then go slow and take the me to relearn key skills that will make you a beer July 2014 17 2 4 3 1 rider. I had a brief opportunity to spend some me doing some trials riding with New England Trials Associaon president, Charles Gray. My trials riding experience is extremely limited. I have never owned a trails bike but I have gone out and just pracced trials-like terrain aboard my enduro bike. Owning a trials bike isn't essenal for performing a few key drills, though it is admiedly easier. We began the day with simple log crossings. The point here wasn't so much to see if I could get over the log, but rather to slow down and pracce the appropriate technique for conquering logs. We also broke down the steps for clearing big logs successfully. 1) Start by approaching the log in the standing posion. Load the frost suspension about three or four feet from the log. 2) Standing up, lo the front wheel with an even blip of the throle. Aim to have the front wheel impact the log about 3/4 of the way up from the base. 3) As the front wheel los over the log, slide your weight towards the back of the seat to weight the rear wheel for tracon. 4) Main- tain a steady throle, not too much and not too lile. The font wheel will then skip the front re off the log. This arcle has only touched the surface of trails riding. What surprised me most was how much fun it was. Slow speeds have always bored me, but slow speeds with a gnarly obstacle in front of me changed that. As with everything, start small and move up as you become more comfortable.