2 Wheel Technique

Rumors have been circulating for awhile that a small population of nocturnal rockhoppers exists in Traverse City. Several citizens claim to have seen their tracks on the rocks along and near the waterfront. City officials deny the claims siting no hard evidence of proof.

Intrepid trials rider and photographer Mark Hanson set up a camera with flash in an area identified to be extremely desirable to the rockhoppers. Before long shapes were seen moving quietly in the dark.  Mark fired off the flash and caught the rockhoppers in the act! Below are his photos of the evidence.

This rockhopper was caught completely by surprise with the flash. In milliseconds he had fled the scene.

Mark was lucky to capture this one on camera. A bunnyhop at speed up the rock and he was gone.

This one made repeated runs at this rock until he had hopped on and smoothly rolled off to his satisfaction. Then he faded into the night.

 While they travel quickly over challenging terrain and seem to appear and disappear at will, they are not known to be a threat to humans.  Post a comment if you too have news of these elusive creatures.

Another great turnout! I think it was a record with 11 riders all expanding their horizons. Darkness is forcing us to end earlier each week. We started at 5:30 and still didn’t get enough riding in before we couldn’t see anymore.

Diana joined us and worked on wheelies as a tune up for Moab. Christen worked on her awesome wheelie form. Nick brought friend A.J. to ride. Mark is so smooth with his touch ups, and is working hard on pedal kicks. Greg and Nathan are pushing each other to new heights. Nathan had some impressive bunnyhops at the Minerva’s wall. Max showed off some no-handed trackstands. Monica is getting the hang of things quickly and looked really good on a trials bike. The pipe of death was in demand! Clay is owning the stump and has a mod bike in his future.