I did it!

[Catrin]

Thanks Indy. All of the above. Yeah, I'm scared of it all. And it's a vicious circle because I'm scared, then I'm mad that I'm scared, then I'm feeling guilty about being frustrated and mad, then I try to go too fast to make up for it and then I come to a screechy halt at the next obstacle. It's all just a big boo hoo episode.

This all sounds familiar! At least you get to the halting part As for me, I keep falling (not at obstacles, I also stop for those). It doesn't happen near as often, which is a good thing. As I get faster the falls get harder, but I figure that is part of it for a newbie.

I think it is great you can actually ride on your property, this is seriously cool! Even if it doesn't offer many challenges, it still gives you a place to go when you can't get elsewhere.

As for me, I've decided since my fall/ride ratio is higher than I would like it to be, I will continue riding my current trails solo but I need to have a riding partner for more difficult/longer trails. I think this is wise...at least until my skills finally advance and my ride/fall ratio decreases. Most of my mtb friends have been beating me over the head with this idea...and they probably have something