Group Riding

[DirtDiva]

I ride by myself quite a lot, or with just one or two others (which makes it relatively easy to stop and regroup). I have very little experience with riding in bigger groups.

Probably the most helpful thing I've ever been told about approaching obstacles and other scary bits was to think like a kid: kids don't try that drop-off (or whatever) once and consider it a success as long as they don't crash and burn; kids will go back and do it 40 more times until they've nailed it, then do it 40 more times just for fun, then proceed to ride circles around you because they've had all that extra practice. I may have taken this advice too literally though - yesterday one of my ride buddies accused me of being a 13 year-old boy on the inside.