to sneak in a win ( which was pretty unexpected but made me very happy ). 2021 has been a total learning year and my only goals were to improve my fitness , get more comfortable on the bike , and learn more about h ow to be efficient and make minimal mistakes which I feel like I accomplished . I ’ m happy with my progress and really look forward to learning more ! Riding hard enduro has been a good change for me and has helped re-spark my passion for riding motorcycles .
The transition from trials to hard enduro has been interesting because the skills from trials certainly cross over and help , but there are still other things I ’ ve had to learn , and habits I ’ ve had to break . For instance , in trials , you use slow , explosive power 90 % of the time .
With hard enduro , using more momentum works better because there ’ s so much bike and power ; if it h its too h ard , it ’ s difficult to keep th e bike under control . Another habit I had to correct was standing up too much . Sometimes it ’ s just easier and more effective to sit and paddle to keep the bike under control and from bouncing around so much and help hold traction . Sitting also helps conserve energy which is one of the key points in hard enduro .
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