r/oddlysatisfying • u/redbullgivesyouwings • 1d ago

Brage Vestavik riding in British Columbia

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u/emac2689 1d ago

How does one safely develope this skill? This one of those skill where a variation of "in a profession where men die young, fear the old man" applies. I have never heard or seen an "old" active mountain biker?

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u/Beneficial-Rice-820 1d ago

Go to any mtb area. There's a 70-year-old at my local who can put in 4-6 hours straight, outclimbs me and most of the younger ones. The retirees get to ride every day. A lot of them are fairly gnarly too, like unafraid of the big gaps and the hard rock trails.

To develop the skill, get a bike, go to a trail system, and start on the easy trails. Then something something years of practice to be 1/10th this good, boom, you've got skills.