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Little Lung
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i went to V.A. this past weekend to visit my uncle and he is big into road-biking, so i thought... come to find out he has a great love for single trail ride'ng... so he let me use his second bike n' took me on a run over in Wakefield Park in Fair-Fax... i completely under-estimated what i was getting myself into, when i went down my first slope i realized my only job was to stay focus on what's before me cuz one wrong move and i was eating dirt.... an hour and a half later...
(a little over 12 miles)... i found my calling, i had such a great time i asked if we could do it again on sunday, we did... i asked if i could purchase his bike so i can take my new experience home and seek trails to ride in N.J.... so i have a new set of used wheels, had some work done to it and took it out on my first run this morning 7/4/07 at chimney rock, and may i add how i enjoyed spending more time falling then riding, i guess i have to crawl before i ride... i started on the red trail, big mistake, turned back around and walked my bike back to the parking lot on Newman just to walk off the the pain from falling on razor sharp rocks.. i bulit up the courage got back on and found the white trail, i was good to go,, all i kept hearing was my uncle screaming at me "keep pedaling"... he told me before i saddle the bike for the first time "it's not if your going to fall, but when your going to fall, and keep in mind pain is fear leaving the body, when your practicing to make perfect"
i'm heading out again this friday and saturday, so i wanted to ask: what's the best trail for a begin'r to grow comfortable and confident?
keep it fearless and positive
thanx... little lung!
(a little over 12 miles)... i found my calling, i had such a great time i asked if we could do it again on sunday, we did... i asked if i could purchase his bike so i can take my new experience home and seek trails to ride in N.J.... so i have a new set of used wheels, had some work done to it and took it out on my first run this morning 7/4/07 at chimney rock, and may i add how i enjoyed spending more time falling then riding, i guess i have to crawl before i ride... i started on the red trail, big mistake, turned back around and walked my bike back to the parking lot on Newman just to walk off the the pain from falling on razor sharp rocks.. i bulit up the courage got back on and found the white trail, i was good to go,, all i kept hearing was my uncle screaming at me "keep pedaling"... he told me before i saddle the bike for the first time "it's not if your going to fall, but when your going to fall, and keep in mind pain is fear leaving the body, when your practicing to make perfect"
i'm heading out again this friday and saturday, so i wanted to ask: what's the best trail for a begin'r to grow comfortable and confident?
keep it fearless and positive
thanx... little lung!