STrider
02-19-2007, 10:25 PM
SWMBO had her first off-road trip today. We went to SHNF and did 20 miles-
She did AWESOME!! Much better than I anticipated. Despite some initial consternation with starting, restarting, and sand, she picked it up & kept on going, by the end she was running a respectable pace!! Sorry no pics, just imagine two muddy XR riders.
The Day: Breakfast at Kings, good ride, Post ride crawfish & beer, and a bad movie (and more beer) - Best Day EVER!!!!
Lessons learned:
1. Trails Open does NOT mean trails are dry - the damp sand and soil was perfect, the snot-consistency mudholes took some effort.
1.a Corrolary to 1: A woman will stop on solid ground before the snot-section and ask for help. A man will plow in blindly and get buried axle deep, and still not ask for help.
2. Get outta the way. When she's ready to go, GO!!!
3. She is not impressed by wheelies or log jumps. No matter how much you are.
4. Get the starting procedure down pre-ride. One person can start 2 bikes only so many times.
She managed NOT to go bum-sliding through the nastiest water/mud holes - that is either allotted to excellent teaching, or a powerful stubborn streak . I'd bet on the latter.
Took ten years to get here, maybe another ten and she'll be on the street!!
She did AWESOME!! Much better than I anticipated. Despite some initial consternation with starting, restarting, and sand, she picked it up & kept on going, by the end she was running a respectable pace!! Sorry no pics, just imagine two muddy XR riders.
The Day: Breakfast at Kings, good ride, Post ride crawfish & beer, and a bad movie (and more beer) - Best Day EVER!!!!
Lessons learned:
1. Trails Open does NOT mean trails are dry - the damp sand and soil was perfect, the snot-consistency mudholes took some effort.
1.a Corrolary to 1: A woman will stop on solid ground before the snot-section and ask for help. A man will plow in blindly and get buried axle deep, and still not ask for help.
2. Get outta the way. When she's ready to go, GO!!!
3. She is not impressed by wheelies or log jumps. No matter how much you are.
4. Get the starting procedure down pre-ride. One person can start 2 bikes only so many times.
She managed NOT to go bum-sliding through the nastiest water/mud holes - that is either allotted to excellent teaching, or a powerful stubborn streak . I'd bet on the latter.
Took ten years to get here, maybe another ten and she'll be on the street!!