Every spring, the Rhode Island Trials Club gets the season rolling with a day long trials school. You can find it and the rest of the season’s trials events in the Event Schedule. If you’ve never attended, here’s a quick look at what you can expect.
The Venue
Rhode Island Trials Club offers some of the best trials terrain in the country. If you want to learn how to ride a specific obstacle, you can find it here to practice on.
RITC has hosted both NATC National and TrialGP rounds throughout the years, with the last world round being hosted here in 2015.
Morning Instruction
The day will start off around 9am, and you’ll be assigned to a group of riders with a similar skillset. Your group will spend the day with one of our RITC instructors, all of whom ride NETA events at various levels in the Expert sections.
You’ll spend the first part of the day in the woods working on skills the instructor feels will challenge your group. If there’s something you want to work on, let the instructor know. They’ll be happy to help with any specific techniques you’d like to practice.
Lunch
Head back to the paddock and enjoy some pizza provided by RITC. Converse with your fellow trials riders, maybe buff a few new scratches out of your bike if you’ve tested your limits a bit. Generally, local trials bike/parts vendors will be on site as well, so it’s a good time to stock up on spares, get some maintenance advice and maybe try on a new helmet. Don’t get too close to the new bikes or you might find yourself going home with one!
Afternoon Instruction
After lunch it’s back into the woods with your group. This time you’ll get to practice some ribboned and gated sections, exactly as you’d find in a NETA Championship event. Walk and ride them with your instructor who can point out things you should be looking for, what you may be missing, how to read the terrain and techniques to work on with your riding. Can you get through clean?
Heading Home
After a day in the woods, it’ll be time to pack up and head home at around 4pm. We’re sure you’ll have enjoyed the day and will be headed out with a lot of things on your mind to practice. Keep riding, and we look forward to seeing you at the first championship event of the season when you can put all your new skills to the test!