On The Pegs January 2018 - Volume 3 - Issue 1 | Page 104

On The Pegs
I noticed also this year that on a big obstacle
if you were doing a splatter, where maybe
in the past you might bail out too soon, you
would hold on that extra second and wait for
the tire to grab traction and just ride it out, and
it’d end up paying off for you.
Yeah. Also I was a little bit too much of a perfec-
tionist in my riding where if I felt just a little bit off
then it would lead to a mistake, but now I try to
ride that out a little bit and let the bike do what
I know it can. It can make up for mistakes if you
let it. If I was just a little bit off line it would freak
me out and it was not where I wanted to be, so it
would lead to a bigger mistake. Just being com-
fortable, letting my bike do a little bit of the work
and holding on that extra second instead of bail-
ing out is definitely key. It’s something that was
really hard for me to be comfortable with. I always
want to be in control and the second I feel like I’m
spinning or not on my line or didn’t pop clutch
at the right time or anything like that, in the past
it would have freaked me out a little bit more. I
just try to let that slide a bit and be patient with
everything and know that if there’s traction that I
can wait for it and find it. The bikes these days are
so amazing. They can just do so much more. I’m
still learning what they can do. Just relying on the
clutch and the power and the grip of the tires and
everything. It’s pretty amazing what they can do.
When I was at your place a couple of years
ago, you were doing a lot of practicing on a fat
bike bicycle. Are you still doing that?
Yeah. I still do a lot of mountain biking. I think it
just keeps things fun and interesting and also just
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