He did surprisingly well in the chunky parts, and better than fine on the climbs. I am most pleased with how his brake control on the descents is improving. I won't say I wasn't a little bit worried about a yard sale on some of the tech sections, but big wheels, low COG and low body weight can cover over a lot of sloppiness.
Fun was had.
First tech section....passed.
He went back to clean this about five times before getting it. I had no influence on his decision to retry it, in fact I was way up the trail wondering what was happening when I turned around, came back and found him sessioning this section.
Sometimes it ain't gonna happen.
It wasn't all tech.
Time to head down and hit a few tech sections:
I'm proud of the ratchet pedaling in that one:)
2 comments:
Starting him out on a rigid SS on those trails is a surefire way to develop some technical riding skills.
I expect him to be throwing superman tailwhips and back flips off the dirt jumps in the future.
Rigid, SS, platform pedals works better for kids IMO.
He is super cautious, so not sure about the dirt jump thing (wish I knew how to do that.)
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