What is trials riding/biking ?

Last year, a short video shot by an amateur videographer made the sensation on Youtube not just among bike riders, but everybody who came across it (it’s currently been viewed by over 21 million people).

It takes more than just skills to give such extraordinary bike performance. It takes creativity, talent, persistence and dedication ( he actually quit his job as a mechanic to pursue his dream of riding full time ).

This year, Edinburgh native Danny MacAskill , was noticed by Red Bull ( fat cats of extreme sports ) who created a new video called " “Way Back Home,” that follows Danny from Edinburgh in the U.K. to his hometown, Dunvegan, in the Isle of Skyle.



While watching the video, I couldn't stop admiring Danny's skills, beautiful landscape and music, also, was wondering what kind of bike would allow to do something like that.

That's when I first heard about trials biking/riding. During my visit to Colonnade Bike Park in Seattle, I saw an elevated structure section ( called Zeb's Grotto ), but just couldn't figure out what it was for. Watching Danny's video was my introduction to a new street/mountain biking discipline.