Episode 1: Arrival in Switzerland / Bike Trial Academy Basel | 2026 Bike Trials Spain Trip

*Days 1-3* In March 2026, Jim met up with UCI elite trails rider Debi Studer in Switzerland for a European bike trials adventure. In this episode, Jim introduces the trip, discusses how the trip came about, his arrival in Switzerland, and the first couple days of the trip. After a weekend of trials training with the kids in Lucerne and Frick, they started their drive towards Cartagena.

*Bike Trial Academy Basel – Frick, Switzerland*
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*ABOUT JIM & DEBI*
Jim is a 65+ year old bike trials rider in the US (Read our interview with Jim: https://tibt.me/als6h). Debi is a UCI elite trials rider in Switzerland.
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+ Debi Studer: @xfighter51 (https://www.instagram.com/xfighter51/)

*WHAT IS BIKE TRIALS?*
Learn more about bike trials (and how to get started) https://tibt.me/what-is-trials.

*VIDEO PRODUCTION*
+ Filmed by: Jim, Debi (GoPro Hero 8 Black, Jim’s phone, & Debi’s phone)
+ Edited by: Tim (CyberLink PowerDirector 21)

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0:00 Introductions
0:42 Meeting Debi
1:09 “I was a nervous wreck…”
1:30 The idea for a trip
2:18 Why Spain?
3:13 “I felt like we were two old buddies”
3:58 Traveling from trials park to trials park
4:40 Have you ever had a trials trip like this?
5:57 Meeting Debi in Switzerland
7:58 Debi as a youth trials coach
8:46 Travel by Sprinter van
9:31 Bike trials is a worldwide family
9:55 “How old do you think he is?”
10:13 Why this was the right time in Jim’s life for the trip
10:50 Riding at Bike Trial Academy Basel
11:26 Outtro