Terryl:
Inform Svend that he
missed the Mother Ship.? Mountain Biking is supposed to be about taking your bike to the top of the mountain on the lift chair, and then meandering across and around and down the mountain.? ?
? Riding UP the mountain???
? Yuck.?
It's about being able to ride places and easily enjoy the beauty of nature that you can't see from the window of the car.? It's not supposed to be work.? ?
The other place where mountain bikes work well is on the many trails (at least down here) that used to be railroad tracks and now are county or state trails (usually gravel or cinder).? Few are paved, but most are usable trails.
By the way, in case you don't know about it, Lynn made me aware last year of the advantages of bike seats with cut outs in the middle for both male and female riders.? They even come in different sizes to match your bone structure.? They had me sit on this gel pad thing, then measured the distance between the indentations created by my
? bones (yes, the underlying bones, not the fat padded parts that I THOUGHT I sat on) and recommended a seat of appropriate width.? Somewhat strange looking, but functional and, according to Lynn, commonly used by all high level triathletes like her.? Is it reasonable to assume that you are treating your derriere to the finest in cushioning by also wearing padded cycling pants??
By the way, I can really identify with your toe clip challenges. Did that a fair amount myself last year. Along with learning not to stick my hand out and try to catch myself (which is the commonality with skiing). Let the big parts (hips) absorb the fall rather than breaking an elbow or wrist.
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