Yeah, sorry, I'm with Andrew on this one, giving them a push or using something to give them a tow where they still need top pedal, I'm OK with OR heaven forbid, just turning around when they say they're that tired and heading back down, I'm not OK with giving them a motor to be lazy. I'm a firm believer in ride what you earn and if you can't earn it, shouldn't be riding it, unless it's Rampage and in that case carry your own bike up.
When I started, all I could do was flat XC type rides because I didn't have the fitness or skill and so that's what I did, a crap load of "fire road" type rides with the occasional gully thrown in and lots of road in between linking stuff up. The more I rode and fitter I got, the further I could ride and then also up the hills for the downs. Now I am not lucky enough to live someplace like BC where there's loads of super sweet DHs and trails in general, so I made do with what I had, but honestly, what's so wrong in riding some good old fashioned XC and building a good fitness/strength base before you go start "shredding".
The problem I think is that way too many parents want to live vicariously through their kids and give them what they didn't have, but teaching them to take short cuts to get what you want, doesn't serve them well down the road in life.
Nov. 26, 2020, 4:11 a.m. - MountainBikeBarbados .
Yeah, sorry, I'm with Andrew on this one, giving them a push or using something to give them a tow where they still need top pedal, I'm OK with OR heaven forbid, just turning around when they say they're that tired and heading back down, I'm not OK with giving them a motor to be lazy. I'm a firm believer in ride what you earn and if you can't earn it, shouldn't be riding it, unless it's Rampage and in that case carry your own bike up. When I started, all I could do was flat XC type rides because I didn't have the fitness or skill and so that's what I did, a crap load of "fire road" type rides with the occasional gully thrown in and lots of road in between linking stuff up. The more I rode and fitter I got, the further I could ride and then also up the hills for the downs. Now I am not lucky enough to live someplace like BC where there's loads of super sweet DHs and trails in general, so I made do with what I had, but honestly, what's so wrong in riding some good old fashioned XC and building a good fitness/strength base before you go start "shredding". The problem I think is that way too many parents want to live vicariously through their kids and give them what they didn't have, but teaching them to take short cuts to get what you want, doesn't serve them well down the road in life.