new member, new bike

andybag

hi. im a new member to this forum and in looking for some advice on my riding skills. it may be because in just adjusting to my new bike, a Carrera fury 08 ( my first bike over the £100 price mark ). i dont feel as confident or as fit as i was last year on my old bike. im wondering if the are any tips on how to aid myself mentally and physically before my riding sessions. like i said it may be because im still adjusting to a new bike and setup but any helpfull tips would be grand.
im from stoke on trent and was wondering aswell if anyone has any riding routes i could try. i ride around the Parkhall nature park mostly and i ride around the lanes in Caverswall, Dihorne and tend to ride to Stone along the canel.

appy

just get the miles on it and you'll soon feel happy on it fella

i got a new trek 6300 from swinnertons on friday so i have new bike sore bum syndrome as i did a good few miles round delamere yesterday lol

Flenser

appy wrote:

just get the miles on it and you'll soon feel happy on it fella

Seconded.

I've gone from doing 1 milea night to doing nearly 20 miles a night in a couple of months. Last bike I had before this was a Burner when I was 15!

Ditch Witch

In the beginning, there is no substitute for mileage. Just get out there and have fun

ChrisMidsUK

Andybag,

Was looking at local riding clubs the other day and found one in your area, perhaps join those guys for a few rides and get some face to face encouragement?

http://www.stokemtbclub.co.uk/

montevideoguy

I'm still super green but have to agree that every time I'm out on the bike I feel more and more comfortable and confident. next step for me is to go on one of those skills courses but waiting till I've done a bit more riding before taking that next step

andybag

cheers for the replies. i will get in the swing of things again in time, slowely but surely. i will post a thread once im all good. tra for now