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Approximately five years ago my husband came to me and said, ‘Let’s buy mountain bikes.’ I said, ‘Meh, ok.’ Before that point, the idea of mountain biking had never crossed my mind. Sure, I rode my trusty BMX around as a kid almost daily and had heaps of fun, but after childhood, I drifted away from riding. So I followed my husband into the bike shop and became the proud owner of my first ever mountain bike.I initially started riding around my lo …

There is nothing like a flat tyre to spoil a ride or even a race when confronted with racetime restraints. With most of the mountain bike community taking advantage of the benefits of tubeless tyres, a must is to use a good quality sealant. Once upon a time, there was only one major player in the tyre sealant market, but recently a new product emerged that I thought I would try, the Orange Endurance Tubeless Sealant.I have been using Orange Seal …

I’m not really a fan of open face helmets; I just don’t feel safe riding down steep, rocky tracks with one. The thought of face-planting gives me the chills. Face-plants can occur at random times when least expected, which I have experienced from time to time. Therefore to protect myself from this when riding I choose to ride in a full face helmet the majority of the time.Because I live and ride in a hot climate most of the year, I require a full …

There are three different types of goals in the sporting world. Outcome goals relate to winning and losing or specific results of a competition. Performance goals are related to statistics that can help an athlete improve at what they are trying to do, whether it be a certain lap time or beating a certain Strava segment. Process goals relate to performance goals; they are what an athlete should focus on while performing a sporting skill. In terms …