way to go!

Can you find some other gals to ride with? I started three seasons ago, and it tirns out I have two friends who race XC that took me under their wings.

If you like to read, "mountain bike like a champion" by Ned Overend has lots of good tips.

What really helped me in the beginning was to ride the same trails over and over again, building confidence on the hrader sections until I could do them easily.

The best tho, was my riding friend who thinks like I do. So when I had trouble in a section, I could talk to here about it, and she could give me feedback that was really useful.

*learn proper position, do not put all your weight on the seat; feet at 3 & 9, legs like springs. Keep a light grip on the handle bars, arms flexed and not locked. Play with what happens when you are changing the CG... that can really affect how you perform on the ups and downs.

that's all for now.

Penny