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Road a mountain bike today for the first time since I was a kid. Took a friends bike out to Idlewild Park here in Northern Kentucky. I’ve been road biking for years and watched a few youtube videos so I thought I pick it up (please read into that sarcasm). First off I thought I’d want to go straight into clip-ins….thank God I didn’t. It was a very loose and shaky first mile, then the next was better, but still getting into the groove of dodging trees, roots, spiderwebs, deer, the normal stuff. I stuck to the beginner trail that dumped into the intermediate trail. As I went I picked up more and more confidence, only ate the dirt once. Got caught in the wrong gear a few times. By the end I wanted to keep going, but had to get into to work.
I’m hooked. And my fingers and shoulders are sore.
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Awesome! I ride both road and dirt as well. It can be an interesting transition when I ride road for an extended period (like I did after a recent illness) and then switch back to my mountain bike. The road bike does help your stamina level, but I totally find mountain biking more enjoyable!
I’m sure you’ll have a blast with it! Any plans on picking up a bike of your own?
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Welcome back! Keep it fun and you’ll be riding mountain bikes for the rest of your life. Don’t quit the road, however. Its good to switch back and forth occasionally.
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"gar29" wrote
I’m sure you’ll have a blast with it! Any plans on picking up a bike of your own?
Yes, definitely working towards that.
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