Apparently Scott also teaches at the clinic - the head wrench at the store. The more I find out about this clinic the more interested I become. Depending on the sponsors they find next year, they may be able to offer free mountain bike rentals for those who register early enough. That would be ideal because it would give me an opportunity to try it before actually going to the expense of buying a mountain bike first.

Jonathan doesn't think my hands will present a problem as long as the fit is right - he finds mountain biking kinder to the body in certain ways than road biking. Interesting comment! He is already kind of prodding me into the full suspension direction.