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Bike for the wife ???
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[QUOTE="bbbom, post: 69892, member: 16301"] Yeah, you guys are right. Women don't do anything that would make us feel pain - how's about CHILDBIRTH!!!!! ;) Just kidding dualsporter - I know what you mean!! :) Seriously, creator 8 hit it on the head - experience helps. I was timid riding over rocks & tough spots when I first started with my KLX300 last season and pain was not something unfamiliar to me. Cracked ribs (3 times), sprained ankles, torn rotator cuff....... all since I turned 30 and only 2 rib crackers were from my bike. The thought of pain never slowed me down but, the lack of skill and experience sure did. With some good coaching (my wonderful boyfriend) and some good riding experience, I am much more confident now in my riding - the power of my CR500 doesn't hurt either (until it tosses me down :)). After you run over the rocks & roots a few times & see that you can go over them without crashing and learn that slower is not always (ever?) better, it builds your confidence and you are ready to move on. Get her something she is comfortable with & be patient. Some of the women we ride with are very aggressive & continue to improve and some are happy just putting around (goes for guys too in some cases). One thing I noticed, my riding improved dramatically when I started riding with my boyfriend (CR500, not KX500). The guy that got me started in riding (KX500) last season was so worried about me getting hurt (or maybe that I would out do him?) that he actually undermined my selfconfidence which kept me from improving. I was always worried that I couldn't do it because he was very negative - just walk it....be careful.... My boyfriend and riding partner CR500 on the otherhand, has really helped me because he has confidence in my ability (more than I do usually). But, you never know what you can do until you try. The first time I rode his CR500, I was nervous because everyone kept saying it was gonna kill me and I was crazy to ride the beast. Well, I rode it 3 or 4 times (along with as many other bikes as I could test out) & went & bought my own CR500 because I liked it so much (and he wouldn't let me have his :(). If it hadn't been for him telling me he knew I could do it after watching me ride the KLX, I wouldn't have even tried it. The negative response from others really has an affect on ones confidence. Even now the comment is "You mean YOU ride a CR500!!!" Of course it doesn't bother me now. He has taken me on trails that some of the really good riders we ride with refuse to go on. His patience, coaching and confidence in my abilities has really helped me. If a section is really tough, he will stop & tell me how to approach it. In areas that there is a possiblity of me getting into real trouble, he always stops to wait & make sure I make it. He has had to get me unpinned more than once. He always offers to take it through for me - which I rarely will allow unless I am exhausted. This is when just he & I go. On normal rides, he does not babysit me, he rides with his buddies at their pace and when they stop they listen for me. If he doesn't hear me he comes back for me which is rare anymore. I don't get stuck very often now and usually I can catch up with them as they are dragging one of the other guys' bikes back up on the trail!! :) Be patient, encourage her & help her learn & you will both enjoy it!! [/QUOTE]
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