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That’s an excellent “rant” Steve! I totally agree with you about progressively challenging yourself and working on skills in an organised way and it’s something I’ve done in the past and doubtless will do again in the future.
At the moment for me, MTBing fits into some extended commutes plus one evening ride a week, and I’m enjoying where I’m at with it, despite not having the greatest skills or fitness. I’m in that busy three small children phase of life, plus I run my own business and my other obsession of playing bass has escalated into writing an album and forming a band to record it, and also there’s keeping fit in a more general sense (strength and mobility work) because my body is a bit knackered from old injuries, so MTBing is taking a slightly back seat.
Regarding being “overbiked” I don’t know if my main bike is over or under or both at the same time! It’s a 160mm 29” hardtail, currently singlespeed.
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It's something I recently got really passionate about as a consequence of random and seemingly non-connected events...
I guess the 'weird' thing though is it's all "stuff" I (and probably most of us) already know just in a MTB context. I don't know enough about music to comment sensibly but I assume you have to spend some time breaking stuff down and practicing specific parts.
Good luck with that album... and what you want to achieve with it...
Back when i was a young 16 year old whippersnapper (circa 2000) and trail riding wasn't a "thing" we rode dirt jump bikes everywhere (24/7 Darkangel - 24" wheels!) i was scared of big dirt jumps; always worrying about too fast or not fast enough.
One summers day i found myself at Summerseat dirt jumps (near Ramsbottom for people in the know) and was refusing to ride the big line. One of the lads found some big planks of wood and put them in the gap and told me to ride at the jump slowly - i hit the jump and basically almost cleared the first double.
I hit it a few more times and was clearing the entire set by the end of the day...with no planks in the gaps!
You never have to go as fast as you think to clear things and have kept that with me throughout my riding over the years!