Thanks for the replies!
My neck of the woods gets lots of rain, so my workouts are indoors, mostly endurance and legs.
I have skinnies on an old Giant Prodigy which I use for road work, so I can do some of that too.
I find myself now interested in a Mullet bike, starting to save. Mulletcycles.com looks good, a bit under 2,000 bucks. Possible for next season, or season 3.
Before I hit a trail, I researched a lot, and got knee pads and armored undershorts, gloves and MTB shoes, so my PPE is good to go, and, sadly, tested in the field the one time I fell, but was moving very slowly….more embarrassed than hurt, lol.
Thanks again!