Note: I wrote this not long after I had a terrible ride and hadn’t got around to publishing it yet.
I have this weird relationship with the mountain bike at the moment. I feel like I am constantly being a pain in the butt going too slow and hate that I am holding people up and sometimes that motivates me to try and be better and be braver over the bumps (I have turned in to a wuss in my old age I tell ya!) and other times I completely lose confidence in myself and just go insanely slow and feel as though I can’t function properly and get frustrated at everything (most of all myself).
My being a wuss combined that with an insane fear of heights isn’t always the best combination – sometimes my brain just screams STOP and I don’t have the balls to go down some of the hills and they’re not even that high! If I am having a good day where I want to try and be better and my head is completely in that mind-set I can usually talk myself into growing a set of balls and getting over myself. Conversely if I am having a bad day and my mind isn’t quite there my body just freezes up and I feel as though I can’t do it at all.
I love being out in the outdoors and riding through the forest but just wish I wasn’t such a wuss and so slow sometimes! I guess it will come with more practice as I’ve only been out on my bike like three times so I shouldn’t be so hard on myself. Fingers crossed this amazing weather we have been having sticks around so we can get out more often! Although a little bit of rain to harden up the soft sand would be much appreciated 😉
Have you ever given mountain bike riding a go? How did you find it?