So I decided to try some of the moves that have freaked me out at the Concord hospital trails tonight. I got some new tires today. I put on the leg and arm pads and decided to try to full face for the first time. Took the pig bike out.
Well although all the trails were soaked I slogged through the woods to each difficult spot.
I nailed the first two moves pretty easily.
It took me a bit to hit the third. Took one easy digger.
The forth was cake.
The fifth move is this narly rock with jagged edges on it and wierd off camber slopes. Not a big rock, maybe 5 by 4 and a foot high. Well I made it barely the first try. The second and third tries were failures, didn't get on the rock. The forth I bit it wicked hard. Landed with my hand into my ribcage on top of the rocks. Even took a dinger off my new helmet. Nothing too exciting. After I caught my breath, I tried again twice but didn't make it. Maybe on a dry day.
I avoided the next move. Its a two foot high wall that I can't throw my bike up onto yet.
I hit the next two moves with ease.
I then avoided the last two moves for fear of slipping off them.
All in all I although not smoothly, I hit multiple moves I have never even attempted before. Amazing how much confidence ARMOR gives you. Soon enough I'll be doing all these moves like any others on my Instinct with no special armor. For two years I have just walked these areas.
One cool thing I found, a 2.35 Kenda Nevegal with the Stick-E compound hooks up like crazy. Never been so impressed with a tire in the wet.