Irulan, that's what I thought. We were riding the race loop to get used to it. I was tired and I remember consciencously thinking "get out of the saddle!". I was tired and I sat down to rest my quads. It happened right after that. This bike is so much lighter than my hybrid I have a harder time controlling it and feeling like one with the bike - I feel like I am flying. It was very frustrating to get through the really hard trails and biff on one I should have been able to handle. I also thought for a second that I was riding out of my league this weekend.. I should have waited for my "mentor" from the club to ride it with me. He talks me through the trail first, stops on the hard patches and shows me first, then lets me ride it. When I ride with my buddies, its simply follow me and they're off. I may need to curb my impatience and not get goaded into trails I'm not ready for. Hard for my competitive nature, but maybe my knee will remind me next time!

Wow, I feel like I'm learning something, hehe.