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The Trials Training Center (TTC) is an all-inclusive motorcycle resort. We have everything you need for a great motorcycle vacation, including on-site camping, rental bikes, riding gear, and experienced, expert, patient riding instructors. Here you can learn motorcycle riding skills in a low-pressure, safe and fun off-road environment. Our specialty is motorcycle trials, but we teach riding skills to all levels on both trials and conventional off-road bikes. Stay at our campground and ride on our beautiful, 650 acre mountain property. Or enjoy a dual sport or street ride in the surrounding Sequatchie Valley.

See the TTC Blog below for all the latest news.

Ryan Young, featured instructor for Trials Training Days 2010

RYP-advanced-dvd-sshot One of the featured instructors for the 2010 Trials Training Days (TTD) is 6-time US National Champion Ryan Young, head honcho at Ryan Young Products.

Ryan’s latest DVD is Advanced Trials Training Techniques and he has a trailer video on the order page for it. (You can see in this screenshot that parts of the DVD were filmed at the TTC. That’s the TTC lodge in the background.)

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Ryan and other instructors will be on hand during the TTD weekend to work with riders on these same advanced techniques.

RyanYoung-video-sshot2If those techniques too advanced for you, no worries.  Ryan’s 2004 DVD, Trials Training Techniques covers the basics, for beginners to experts. He’s got a trailer video for this DVD, too.

Ryan and the other instructors for Trials Training Days 2010 will be teaching the full range of trials techniques presented on this DVD, too.

Sooooooo…

 

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Trials Training Days March 27-28, 2010

Pricing: $100.00/per rider $10.00/per non-rider

See our Trials Training Days (TTD) page with videos and photos from previous TTD’s. Or jump right to the TTD registration page to sign up now.

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There’s now a “Follow the TTC” widget on our upper left sidebar that contains 6 icons, all clickable, with a line of text underneath them that reads:

“Follow the TTC blog via email or RSS; view us on YouTube & Picasaweb; follow us on Twitter & Facebook.”

TTC's Dan Brown on Pitt Pass Radio

Dan Brown, TTCDan Brown of the Trials Training Center will be on Pitt Pass Radio on Tuesday, February 16. 2010.

The show starts at 8 p.m. Eastern Time and ends at 10 p.m.

Pit Pass Radio bannerThe episode will also be available in their Pitt Pass Radio show audio archives so that you can listen anytime, your choice of three ways: click the Listen icon, download the MP3, or subscribe to the podcast.

Update 2/17 12 pm: You can hear the 10-minute segment with Dan Brown starting at the 43-minute mark. Visit the Pit Pass Radio podcast page and look for the Feb. 16, 2010 show.

Alternately, you can listen to the whole show via this Flash audio player, and if you want, drag the bar to the 43-minute mark.

TTC instructor Alex Bedley at the World of Wheels in Birmingham

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TTC instructor Alex Bedley performed at the World of Wheels in Birmingham, AL this past weekend. 

Robert Thompson, who works for Dan Brown and Associates, was there to snap a few pictures and capture a little video of both Alex and bicycle trials expert Dave Campbell.

TTC instructor Alex Bedley at the World of Wheels, Birmingham, AL from Griff Wigley on Vimeo.

A new Trials Training Center Staffer!

Hello All!  I just wanted to introduce myself for those of you who don’t know me.  I am Ashley and started working in the office of the TTC in late September.  Catherine Bedley is still around and helping me learn the business, but if you call or email us, then you will likely get me.

I am enjoying working at the TTC and am excited about all that the new year is bringing!  Look forward to meeting or seeing everyone at the Trials Training Days and the Youth Camp, as well as our many other events.  Have a great day!

Upcoming trials classes, Feb-May

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We’ve got a new page of upcoming instructional classes that we’re offering here at the TTC over the next few months, now through May.

Alex Bedley is the instructor for the advanced riders and Charlie Roberts for the beginners.

Follow the TTC on Twitter

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The Trials Training Center is now on Twitter. Follow us to keep track of our TTC blog and other trials-related news items.

And if you follow us, we’ll likely follow you if you tweet regularly about trials.  And if we see something you tweet that we like, we’ll retweet it to our followers.

We’ve starting using the hashtag #motorcycletrials for most of our tweets so consider doing likewise whenever you tweet about trials.

The TTC has a Facebook fan page

ttc-fb-sshot We now have a Trials Training Center Facebook Fan Page. If you’re a Facebook regular, you might prefer to use our Facebook page to:

  • Keep track of TTC blog posts
  • Post links, photos, videos, news to our Wall
  • Interact with TTC staff and fellow motorcycle trials enthusiasts

Let us know what suggestions you have to make the Page better.

Trials and Enduro News: now up to Lesson 13 in the Ryan Young tutorial series

ry-lesson1-sshotTandEnews-logoI just got the Feb, 2010 issue of Trials and Enduro News and it contains Lesson 13, drop offs, on Page 28, with front wheel hop coming next month.

See our blurb about the series on the bottom of our TTC How To Ride/Tutorials page.

AHRMA trials schedule includes the TTC

The American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association (AHRMA) has posted their Trials Schedule for 2010. The TTC is the site for the Oct 2-3 events.AHRMA-logo

  • Feb 13-14 (Sat/Sun) Arizona Cycle Park, Buckeye, AZ
  • Feb 26 (Fri) Gatorback Cycle Park, Gainesville, FL
  • Apr 10-11 (Sat/Sun) Jordan Valley Ranch, Terlton, OK
  • Apr 16 (Fri) Diamond Dons, Jefferson, TX
  • May 22-23 (Sat/Sun) Jeep Skool Facility, Windham, OH
  • May 29-30 (Sat/Sun) Tucker Ranch, Cotopaxi, CO
  • June 13 (Sun) Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI
  • July 10-11 (Sat/Sun) Donner Ski Ranch, Soda Springs, CA
  • July 23 (Fri) Mountainfest, Morgantown, WV
  • Aug 14 (Sat) The Farm, Chehalis, WA
  • Sept 4-6 (Sat/Sun/Mon) Mosteller Ranch, Casper, WY
  • Sept 11-12 (Sat/Sun) Tooele, UT
  • Sept 18 (Sat) Two-Rivers Racing, Milliken, CO
  • Oct 2-3 (Sat/Sun) Trials Training Center, Sequatchie, TN
  • Oct 9 (Sat) Barber MSP, Barber, AL
  • Oct 16 (Sat) Hollister Hills SVRA, Hollister, CA
  • Nov 6 (Sat) Aonia Pass, Washington, GA

See the AHRMA Trials page for more.

World Indoor begins; practice videos show the leaders, Bou and Cabestany

Montesa’s Toni Bou and Sherco’s Albert Cabestany finished 1st and 2nd respectively in last weekend’s opening of the Indoor Trial World Championship held in the UK. See the FIM story titled: Bou wins in Sheffield to begin his title defence.

Last Nov., T&E’s Darrell Shannon posted this YouTube video in the video section of the Trials and Enduro News Social Network. It’s unusual because of the slow motion.  It’s mainly of Albert Cabestany with a short clip of Toni Bou.

 

And in the forum section of the Trials and Enduro News Social Network, Darrell posted a link to this video of Toni Bou practicing at the Honda/Montesa factory playground (linked image below, not embedded video):

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Trials Training Days 2010 – online registration now open

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Trials Training Days
March 27-28, 2010

Pricing: $100.00/per rider

$10.00/per non-rider

See our Trials Training Days (TTD) page with videos and photos from previous TTD’s. Or jump right to the TTD registration page to sign up now.

Here’s a 2.5 minute video of Ryan Young, coaching and demonstrating at the 2008 TTD.

TTC blog now optimized for mobile devices

TTC blog on a G1 smartphoneTTC blog post on a G1 smartphoneI’ve installed a WordPress plugin here so that viewing this TTC blog is much easier/faster when using the iPhone, iPod touch, Android (Google), and BlackBerry touch mobile devices. 

The photos are of my G1.

Comments are visible after clicking on any post and you can add a comment as well. The best way to keep track of comments, however, is to use an RSS reader app on your device and subscribe to our comments RSS feed. Then if you see a comment that you’d like to comment on, click the link to the comment. It will activate the mobile-optimized view of the web page and position you for typing in your comment.

Eric Storz badly injured, recovering

Eric StorzThis past weekend I saw a Nov. 24 message posted to the USA section of the Trials Central forums about Eric Storz and his recent crash on his trials bicycle. Eric finished 3rd in the National Observed Trials Championship 125 Expert class this year and competed in Europe this past summer.

I  emailed Eric’s dad, Steve Storz, who sent this today:

The accident took place on Nov. 21st. The  6 hour surgery to repair his face took place on Nov. 24th and went very well. Plastic surgeons inserted seven titanium plates to repair the facial fractures. The procedure was done in a very masterful way and I don’t think he will have any noticeable scarring.

He should have been released 2 or 3 days after the surgery, but unfortunately he suffered a really severe reaction to some of the antibiotics used as a precaution against infection, which has delayed his recovery. The good news is that he is scheduled to be discharged from the hospital today, December 7th. All indications are that he will make a complete recovery.

As a side note, we are really grateful for all of the support and prayers from the trials community (worldwide). It really does ease the burden.

Eric Storz, Steve Storz,

Feel free to attach a ‘best wishes’ type comment here for Eric and we’ll make sure he sees it.

I took this photo of Eric and his dad Steve during the 2008 USGP World Trials Championship at the TTC (blogged here).

Here’s a recent (autumn, 2009) YouTube video of Eric on his trials motorcycle and trials bicycle.

Update 01/10: TTC staff signed and sent this e-card to Eric just in time for Xmas:

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