7 ways to get into mountain biking on International Women’s Mountain Biking Day

Source http://www.thefitbits.com/2018/05/7-ways-to-get-into-mountain-biking-on.html

There’s a special kind of freedom that comes with being on two wheels in a wide open expanse of green. A special type of joy that comes with throwing your bike down a fast, flowy piece of singletrack. A lovely dose of adrenalin when you conquer that scary drop or rooty section that’s been terrorising you for months. And a lung-busting sense of pride when you reach the top of that bloody great big hill you’ve been dreading on your ride.

It’s no secret that I absolutely LOVE mountain biking, and cycling in general. It’s a love that’s burned inside of me since I first got on one as a kid (thanks Dad), razzing my BMX around the pump track and in the woods, being late home for dinner for just one more ride.

Even when I broke my leg showing off to my mates at seven years old, I got back on the bike. When I broke my collarbone and wrist in 2016 pumping too hard and getting air before remembering I can’t jump, I got back on the bike. (Scared AF but back on it nonetheless).

This is my calling, and I want y…

Source http://www.thefitbits.com/2018/05/7-ways-to-get-into-mountain-biking-on.html

There’s a special kind of freedom that comes with being on two wheels in a wide open expanse of green. A special type of joy that comes with throwing your bike down a fast, flowy piece of singletrack. A lovely dose of adrenalin when you conquer that scary drop or rooty section that’s been terrorising you for months. And a lung-busting sense of pride when you reach the top of that bloody great big hill you’ve been dreading on your ride.

It’s no secret that I absolutely LOVE mountain biking, and cycling in general. It’s a love that’s burned inside of me since I first got on one as a kid (thanks Dad), razzing my BMX around the pump track and in the woods, being late home for dinner for just one more ride.

Even when I broke my leg showing off to my mates at seven years old, I got back on the bike. When I broke my collarbone and wrist in 2016 pumping too hard and getting air before remembering I can’t jump, I got back on the bike. (Scared AF but back on it nonetheless).

This is my calling, and I want y…

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