Originally Posted by freeranger

Agree it's not easy, but it's so much fun! A friend (female) of mine bought her first mtn.bike last year, for her 66th birthday (she's younger than I). She's ridden for years, but not offroad. So we went to a local park which has some trails specifically built for mtn.biking. Rocks, roots, stream crossings. Diff trails for diff skill levels, some have jump rams which you can jump off, or choose to ride around. We rode around. I was amazed how well she took to the trails. Now, we both are and have always been physically active, so guess that helped. My wife also still mtn.bikes, wasn't along with us on the rides, as she was still working then, and we ride during work hours/days so less riders on the trails. We all still ride pavement, but would rather be riding trails. It hasn't ceased to be a blast, just hoping to be trail riding for a long time. Glad you're enjoying it! BTW-the fenders don't look bad at all!