All Things Bikes and Tacos! (...and every vehicle imaginable)

Lots of good advice already given. One other thing I've been told is to pick a song and sing it, preferably to yourself, while you're riding. It keeps you from overthinking how you're riding and prevents tensing up. Really does make a difference, assuming you already have good fundamentals.

 

You TW while not at work?

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It was a rare exception, I almost always am not on TW while out of the office

 

"Scotty doesn't know" is my go to

 

Lol same, I honestly thought we were all just on here to pass the time while "working"

 

Correct. Boutta go give blood and I'm in the lobby, #anti-doping

 

I had one of these just over two weeks ago now. It was on a pretty rowdy section that I've done before. Ripped jersey and shorts, lots of scratches, bike was fine but I hurt. I haven't ridden that section again yet and to be honest, I've pretty much avoided all rowdy sections.
Instead, I've been focusing on my endurance. I've done a lot more climbing than usual and I've explored a few new trails. Focusing on my weaknesses (climbing, haha) to make me an overall stronger rider. We'll have beautiful weather all weekend and I'm planned on riding Friday (big ride), Saturday (recovery ride), and Sunday (fun ride). On Sunday, I'll go back to that section and hit it again - just without thinking it. The lead up to it is pretty flowing, I'll probably take it slower than usual, and it'll be a solid 9 mile into my ride. If I'm that far in, I'll just tell myself I'm warmed up and ready, and just hit it. No stopping before it and looking, no second guessing, just going for it. Worst case, I eat shit again and I don't visit it for at least a few more weeks haha

 

I will make sure you keep you in mind when we venture out there. Thank you!

 

my theme song.

 

I've been very happy with the POC VPD Air knee pads fwiw.

 

got the taco ‘pimped’ at the bike shop.
gotta love new bike day!

 

Think it just takes time to gain the confidence back. Take it slow no rush. I hurt myself plenty of times snowboarding and lost confidence. Just start small and work your way back up. I messed up my hand a few weeks ago on some jumps biking and will be going back to the same trail today. My plan is to do the smaller jump a few times to gain the confidence back before trying the big one that i hurt myself on.

 

You afraid to raise your heartbeat?

 

The anti-wobble hitch tightener that came with the 1Up RakAttach was not the best quality. I'd have to tighten it every 2 weeks and the steel plate has deformed and rusted. I replaced it with a US made unit. I'll post an update in a couple of weeks if it performs any better or worse.

 

I wasn't super impressed with the quality of that anti-wobble plate either, but I've had it on my truck for 1.5 years now and it's still tight. It is rusting, but I leave the rack attach on all winter. There's definitely more play than if the 1up were mounted directly to the truck's hitch, but it's still better than any other tray rack I've seen.

 

Lol, local mtb thread having an e-bike meme war Here's some of the better ones:

 

hmmm..... cant b happy for a guy?
i been raising my heart beat with the Tallboy and Nomad long enough. lol

and my Tarmac (not pictured) helped me complete a bunch of double centuries.....

 

i like the rack. also. nbd is always a fun day.

 

how about this one? all my friends had trail and am bikes. i took my tallboy to downieville and n*

i do miss my 08 taco