It takes time to get confidence back. Give it a few more tries. I like to ride my bike around my neighborhood and practice riding up and down curbs, stairs, through sand pits on the side of the road, etc.--all to help build some confidence for when I get out on the trails. It helps me to know what my bike is capable of before I do a serious ride.
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03-02-2009, 10:13 AM #1
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03-02-2009, 10:28 AM #2
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I have little input but I know it takes me forever to get over a minor spill and you had a big one! What are these snazzy brakes you put on, they sound neat.
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03-02-2009, 01:40 PM #3
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I'm sorry your ride was so sucky. I HATE when I loose my mojo... it takes forever to get back. Might take awhile of playing with the tire pressure with your new setup till you find the sweet-spot. Hang in there!!
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03-02-2009, 01:49 PM #4
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Thanks all! Still have the mojo, just not the confidence. Intense was nice enough to send us a bunch of tires to try, so I may put something a bit more grippy on her. I have pics on my photobucket site of my new brakes.
http://s11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...9/bike%20pics/
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03-02-2009, 02:55 PM #5
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Running Mommy - since you now have tubeless; try them with a lot less air than you normally run. That's one of the perks of tubeless; it might make them handle really nicely and grip really, really well!
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03-02-2009, 07:46 PM #6
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Oh the pink brakes are wicked looking! I love it. What kind of pedals do you have? It looks great, too bad it isn't feeling better. I am sure it will all click back. That was one nasty wreck last week.
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03-03-2009, 05:06 AM #7
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the pedals are crank brothers 5050. They have interchangable color plates. So they are pink and silver. I'm remedial when it comes to mtn biking, so I dont clip in.
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