Ok, my next open discussion topic and food for thought. Let's talk about trust. When did you trust yourself and your abilities. When did you stop thinking about wadding it up while on rides/ track days. After your abilities when did you trust the tires; because I know those go hand in hand... or do they? Which comes first trust in yourself of trust in the tires; the old chicken vs egg...
I had a moment(s) today when I had to trust my tires... or was it my ability. I was out on a ride today with some of you faster people, you know who you are, I lost sight just enough a couple of times in corners to not be able to see someone stick a leg out. I hit a small patch of fine gravel, and technically I guess I lost both the front and the rear, but it was small it just bucked me a little. I wasn't leaned over a ton, because I'm slow, but a decent amount for me. I was able to control the small slide and keep it moving rubber side down.
Another caveat, after trusting, tires and abilities, etc. When did you get too big for your britches? When did the trust betray you? And how did you overcome that trust? Not necessarily talking about crashing here specifically, but close calls, or other learning moments that progressed the riding ability.
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