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Old 04-18-24, 09:01 AM
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There's a recently opened new section of singletrack in downtown that I finally went to yesterday. On an hour and a half 15 mile ride I was able to get in 8 miles of dirt, which is pretty sweet considering the trailhead is a 15 minute ride from my house!

Trails are nothing too exciting, but pretty twisty so a good place to work on cornering skills - something I really need to do. I've developed so many bad habits that I need to break, most of all learning how to weight the front wheel in turns. I've always been nervous about the front wheel washing out which makes me keep my weight too far back...which contributes directly to the front wheel washing out

There's also a new jump line which I will likely hurt myself on at some point.



Best part of yesterday, though, was realizing that the last ride I did on this bike (where I said that I rode terribly and everything felt awful) I rode the entire time with the rear shock locked out
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