I did a 45 minute mountain bike ride with my husband and our advanced mountain biking friend Dave on the single track on our property, then double track horse trails (very rocky!) we can access from our property. Short ride by roadie standards, but super intense!

I was proud of myself - I rode over a log for the first time (twice), did a creek crossing, and didn't wipe out once, despite numerous close calls. It was FUNNNNN, and I am sure will be even more fun next time when I have my full-suspension Titus Racer-X! This ride was done on my 32-lb hardtail, so getting up the long climbs was slooooow....but I did it! And I actually got mud on my bike and legs - as a new mountain biker, guess I've been initiated into the dirt girl club!

Emily