Quote Originally Posted by biker chick
In Brian Lopez's book Mastering Mountain Bike Skills, p. 5, he writes...

Well of course he is an expert, he has expert level skills.

But the original question was from someone who is looking to get into more serious mountain biking not an expert.

My concern with a person new to mountain biking is that FS does not seem to encourage development of skills. That concern is based on personal observation of new riders who were on full suspension bikes.

Veronica