Broken barriers and tiny marbles...

That pretty much sums up the last few biking trips I've made. After figuring out that my Passat will carry either of my bikes with the front wheel off, I've been trying to get out and ride my bikes as much as I can recently. I even went to Meldrum with my hardtail and relearned the meaning of really hard dirt. I don't really see a lot of hardtail DJ sessions in my future, so the P2 is going to become a performance chip and diverter valve for my car....Yep. Oh yeah, riding...



I've been making a point to be more deliberate in my movements on my bikes, and it is paying off. Something as simple as pumping the bars over a bump or a slight bar turn in the air makes a big difference, and keeps you controlling the bike, instead of the other way around. I've been putting in a lot of time on my 4XXXX riding the Drop Out and Middle School trails in Family Man at Post Canyon, then using my Shore for shuttle runs.



The 4XXXX has kinda been my "training bike" since it is a lot less forgiving, but gives back way more if ridden right. It makes you clean up your riding style and become more fluid. I can see why Darren and Casey like riding mid-travel bikes.



Riding with Mike and Miles has also helped me tremendously. They are old-school Post Canyon locals, and have helped me to look at the lines differently and overcome many of my fears on the trails. You can't help but up your game riding with these guys.






My goal this season has been to continuously progress my riding, and branch out into things that scare me so that I can overcome them. So far it's been working, and I've walked away from each subsequent digger with no more than some ego bruising. All the practice on the little bike has been paying off when the big bike comes out.



Every weekend or so has been a new one off of the list. The Barn Door on Egg Hunt was yesterday, and it was a huge progression step for me, which is ironic after you discover how truly easy that drop really is. Mind over matter!! Sorry, no Barn Door vid - too busy riding!!