Riding a Double Black Diamond Trail...on a Recumbent Bike

Seth Stevens tackles the steepest trail at Windrock Bike Park - lounge style.

Now, here’s something a bit different - Check out the video and then read below to learn a bit more about Seth Stevens!

Meet Seth Stevens:

Seth Stevens loves riding bikes. And he rides all kinds of bikes. From trail bikes to street trials and, apparently, recumbents, Stevens can ride them all. At 22 years old, he’s looking to keep riding and having fun. Since his thinking is a little out of the box and his riding is fun to watch, we thought we’d chat with him and learn a little more about what he’s been up to and his plans for the future.

Like a lot of us, Seth began riding as a kid. Influenced by his dad, he was on a PW-50 dirt bike as a toddler, but after throttling it into a barn, he took a step back to the pedal bike for a couple of years before venturing back out on the dirt bike. He started racing dirt bikes when he was six but stopped when he was 12 after an accident where he broke his hip and was on the couch, literally, for over a year.

In middle school, he participated in standard school sports like basketball, football, and even golf, but once he turned 15, he was back on the dirt bike, riding with his younger brother. It wasn’t long before he had cut in some trails near his house and was racing GNCCs and Hare Scrambles, but those led him right back down the path of injuries and broken bones.

In the midst of some of those injuries, Seth bought his first mountain bike for cross-training. He found some trails near his house and started riding them regularly. He found his way up to Beech Mountain in western North Carolina to ride one weekend, which happened to be the same weekend as a Downhill Southeast race. Seth stuck around for the race and has been hooked ever since!

Living in what he calls “the middle of nowhere,” a couple of hours from the closest bike park, he ended up constantly practicing trials in the parking lot of the furniture store he used to work at. Hours of practicing wheelies, stoppies, jumping over curbs and logs built up Seth’s skills to a point where he could take riding a bike to a much higher level. He’s already started to attract a bit of attention with some big moves on the bike and by winning the 2021 Cake Bike World Championships in Sweden.

Seth’s riding and style speak for themselves, and we’re excited to see where the future takes him!

You can find more videos from Seth on his YouTube channel here, and you can also follow him on Instagram.