RockyRoads
Sponsoring Member
- Aug 28, 2003
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Hello, Everyone!
I just discovered dirtrider.net last week, and I am very excited to connect with other female dirt bikers! I thought I’d introduce myself.
I live in Oakland, California. I started dirt biking in April 2003, learning the various trails and hills at Carnegie. I currently have a TTR125L, which has been the perfect bike for me to learn the basics on. It has been very forgiving—and I can put both feet down flat, which has been invaluable for me in building self-confidence. After doing a lot of research, and sitting on a lot of bikes, I am finally “graduating” to a CRF230F (it’s being shipped from L.A. this Thursday!).
I took Debbie Matthews’ MX class earlier this month, and the instruction on body position and braking improved my riding considerably. I have been reading with envy your messages about the Oregon Ladies School and hope to sign up for next year’s school!
I am trying to ride every chance I can get, although it’s a great juggling act with a full-time job and two small children (my daughter is four years old, and my son just turned one—they both keep me laughing). I usually ride during the workweek, since my job has great flexibility. I’m really determined to improve my riding skills, so my goal is to ride every week if I can swing it.
I haven’t dirt biked anywhere but Carnegie, which has been good for learning how to ride on hilly, rocky terrain. (My husband and I are planning a Baja dirt biking trip next spring, and he said learning how to ride over rocks is a necessity.) The dry weather seems to breed rocks at Carnegie, and some of the trails can be quite challenging when the dirt gets so dry that it chunks into what resembles pea gravel (woo hoo!). We are planning a two-day trip to Hollister the second week of September, and I am looking forward to learning some new trails.
I’ll be out riding solo quite a bit at Carnegie—so please introduce yourself if you see me (red Dakota quad cab).
Happy Trails!
Kathy
I just discovered dirtrider.net last week, and I am very excited to connect with other female dirt bikers! I thought I’d introduce myself.
I live in Oakland, California. I started dirt biking in April 2003, learning the various trails and hills at Carnegie. I currently have a TTR125L, which has been the perfect bike for me to learn the basics on. It has been very forgiving—and I can put both feet down flat, which has been invaluable for me in building self-confidence. After doing a lot of research, and sitting on a lot of bikes, I am finally “graduating” to a CRF230F (it’s being shipped from L.A. this Thursday!).
I took Debbie Matthews’ MX class earlier this month, and the instruction on body position and braking improved my riding considerably. I have been reading with envy your messages about the Oregon Ladies School and hope to sign up for next year’s school!
I am trying to ride every chance I can get, although it’s a great juggling act with a full-time job and two small children (my daughter is four years old, and my son just turned one—they both keep me laughing). I usually ride during the workweek, since my job has great flexibility. I’m really determined to improve my riding skills, so my goal is to ride every week if I can swing it.
I haven’t dirt biked anywhere but Carnegie, which has been good for learning how to ride on hilly, rocky terrain. (My husband and I are planning a Baja dirt biking trip next spring, and he said learning how to ride over rocks is a necessity.) The dry weather seems to breed rocks at Carnegie, and some of the trails can be quite challenging when the dirt gets so dry that it chunks into what resembles pea gravel (woo hoo!). We are planning a two-day trip to Hollister the second week of September, and I am looking forward to learning some new trails.
I’ll be out riding solo quite a bit at Carnegie—so please introduce yourself if you see me (red Dakota quad cab).
Happy Trails!
Kathy