It has been a big week Mitchell has taken his first steps and Jeff Williams wife gave birth to a healthy baby boy - congratulations. This put Jeff into hypo mode throwing around Kettle Bells like tennis balls and causing my legs to ache for three days.
Saturday was a great day. I had an early start as i had lots to fit into one day. After a tardy start due to myself running late I met up with Ash(Felt) and AJ(Scott) and headed into the Dandenongs. Along the way we picked up Jason (Felt) to make up a solid group of four. Up the elbow Ash showed off by riding no hands so he could take photo's of the action. Out of Emerald AJ turned up the heat and had us all hanging on. This was a good solid hit out before next weekends Mont 24 teams showdown.
Just before i got home i went to the TAB to put a bet on the Caulfield Cup. I left my money on the counter so somebody made an easy $50 and i couldn't put my bet on. This really pissed me off - mainly because whoever took it lied to my face about taking it. Lesson - gambling does bad things to peoples morals.
Lunch-time came and i headed to Woodend with the family for a skills ride with the Kyneton Secondary College MTB Squad. We arrived to find a keen group of riders - 13 in total. After some introductions we headed down to the footy oval to learn how and why a bike behaves the way it does. After going over some of the basics we hit the local trails to start to put it into practice. The trails were fun and challenging. By the end everyone was starting to get use to the new riding position and were making improvements. It is really encouraging to see so many keen young riders willing to learn and have fun flying through the bush trails with their mates.
Remember: Body position (Triangle or chicken position when cornering) stay relaxed.
Brake before the corner not during (Gives you more traction, carries more momentum making you ride faster and with less effort).
Where you look is where you go. So look up the track to where you want to go.
Work on one skill at a time. Make it habit so you don't have to think about it, you just do it.
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