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"blackcomb7187" wrote
Man I wish I could get my GF to ride. We use to ride around the neighborhood here and then I started riding the trails and talked her into going one morning and she got sick and I had to drive her home….. sadly she has not rode her bike since. It bums me out but I guess I cant make her ride or else shed make me watch the hills lol.
Same with my bro I finally talked him into going and he hated it, said it felt like he was dying and we only went 1.9 mi at a slow pace but he is willing to give it another show so next time were going to take ALOT of breathers. I just want someone to enjoy the sport with but none of my family is very active. My mom goes when she can but she works alot so thats not often, and most of my friends wouldnt dream of riding a bike unless there car broke down and they needed some beer lol.
Im glad you guys are having luck though, congrats!!
I’ve been mtn biking since June, so still a newb, and here is some advice for your girlfriend and brother. I hated mountain biking for the first couple of months, it was hard, I have asthma, and I was just used to riding on pavement, and whine, whine, whine. I kept telling my husband that I was going to trade the mountain bike for a road bike, but I kept going because it looked like it should be fun. Then, one day, I rode over a pile of logs, without falling. Now, I have to be dragged out of the forest at the end of the day. It’s truly an addiction, and I am shopping for a newer, better, lighter bike. In other words, tell them to keep trying, don’t push them too hard, but push a little and help with skill building. They’ll soon love it, how could they not? Especially your girlfriend, what a feeling of power to make it up a steep, rooty hill without having to push the bike!
My husband and I were meeting some friends out on the trail. We had just started riding and my cell phone rang. I had to answer in case it was who we were meeting so we could find out their location. Well, here comes the dumb part. I tipped over. I don’t have clipless pedals, in fact, both feet were on the ground. I was at a complete stop. I just simply tipped over. My husband heard me swear, looked back I was on my side with my bike on top of me. All I can say is, I’m glad my husband didn’t have a camera with him! I had many nasty bruises and no great story to go along with them.
