New Rider :D
Posted: 08 Nov 2012 10:34
I finally got my wife on "her" kdx 200 last weekend! It went really well, after the part where she almost started the day by riding into a giant rock, lol. She missed it and needed a while to calm herself down but aside from that it was a great day. She went down most of the trails at Oakland. Nothing hard but more than I expected. I really thought that maybe we would be in the big, open, and flat area for the duration of Saturday's ride. It was a good day but it is a slow learning process.
If I have learned nothing else, it is that a new rider needs to be successful! If they start the day by having a decent wreck they may be done for more than just the day. Every one is different but it has been extremely helpful to just let my wife go at HER pace and not push her to do anything harder, or much harder, than she can manage.
The best part is that she wants to get out and ride again this weekend! I may steer clear of Oakland so that I can have some fun when she is done but I am very excited she has taken to riding as much as she had. I really thought she was simply going to tolerate riding so I would shut up about it.
Maintaining two bikes after each day of riding is less than ideal but totally worth the extra wrench time. She may never ride fast but I'll take what I can get! I think we may give School Creek a try if I can get the crack in her right engine cover sorted out before Saturday. Some asshole dropped it on some rocks at Disney and put a hair line crack in it, lol!
If I have learned nothing else, it is that a new rider needs to be successful! If they start the day by having a decent wreck they may be done for more than just the day. Every one is different but it has been extremely helpful to just let my wife go at HER pace and not push her to do anything harder, or much harder, than she can manage.
The best part is that she wants to get out and ride again this weekend! I may steer clear of Oakland so that I can have some fun when she is done but I am very excited she has taken to riding as much as she had. I really thought she was simply going to tolerate riding so I would shut up about it.
Maintaining two bikes after each day of riding is less than ideal but totally worth the extra wrench time. She may never ride fast but I'll take what I can get! I think we may give School Creek a try if I can get the crack in her right engine cover sorted out before Saturday. Some asshole dropped it on some rocks at Disney and put a hair line crack in it, lol!
