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Chris Clark performs during a recent stunt show. (Provided Photo)<\/p><\/div>\n

Competitive mountain bike riding, says Chris Clark, is \u201ca lot like golf.\u201d That might seem like a highly unlikely comparison, but Clark explained that the similarities come in the way that competitions are structured. In both sports, there\u2019s a technically challenging course set up and, \u201cYou\u2019re just trying to get through the course with the skills you\u2019ve got, and whoever has the lowest score at the end of the day wins.\u201d<\/p>\n

This year Clark will be performing at the Strawberry Fest on Saturday, June 20 at 11:30 a.m. on North Avenue. Although he has competed all over the world and ridden at national and world championships, now Clark spends some of his time doing shows much like the one he\u2019ll be doing in Owego.<\/p>\n

The show is typically around 20 minutes long and, as he rides and does tricks, he talks to the audience through a headset microphone, explaining how to overcome certain obstacles and also providing some information about basic safety techniques used in his style of riding.<\/p>\n

He said, \u201cIt\u2019s all about learning skills and techniques and not being a daredevil,\u201d noting that in the 15 years that he\u2019s been doing this he hasn\u2019t broken a single bone.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not necessarily a show just for kids,\u201d said Clark. \u201cIt\u2019s a show where I\u2019m doing stunts and it\u2019s exciting, but I\u2019m riding an adult bike and afterwards all the fathers are like, \u2018Oh my god, I had no idea you could do this on an adult bike!\u2019 Everybody has seen BMX but nobody has seen mountain bike trials.\u201d<\/p>\n

Part of that, he explained, is because his Clark\u2019s discipline of riding is not included in either the X Games or the Olympics. (However, he\u2019s performed exhibitions at both events in the past.)<\/p>\n

Clark lives in New Jersey, but during the warmer months of the year he does about 150 shows like this one. He said that he\u2019s considered going down south for a Florida tour during the winter, but by the end of a six-month show season, he\u2019s usually ready for a break.<\/p>\n

When Clark did his first paid show, he was just 13 years old. He first competed in the pro classification at 15. He developed a lot of the skills he needed on his own.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy mother could just kind of open the door and let me go and I\u2019d be back around dinner time,\u201d said Clark. \u201cIt was the result of no one\u2019s hard work but my own.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fortunately, Clark grew up in a good area for his chosen sport. He said, \u201cThe northeast is a hotbed for mountain bike riding, particularly technical mountain bike riding. It\u2019s really hilly, rocky terrain so it just breeds riders.\u201d<\/p>\n

At a young age, Clark got hooked up with a group of professional riders and while practicing with them he was able to further develop his own skills.<\/p>\n

For aspiring young mountain bike riders, Clark said that safety is the most important thing.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019re going to get into stunt bicycle riding or any extreme sport, one of the most important things is to learn the skills and techniques in a safe way.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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