Goals

RealMan

Now that the summer is here, I've been thinking about what I want to achieve riding wise.

I want to get better at manualling and jumping, and generally become smoother descending. I want to get much, much fitter then I am now. And I want to complete a Cytech and MTB guiding course.

And maybe learn to service my own forks.


Have you got any goals to aim for?

The Northern Monkey

Learn to climb.

peter413

Get fitter and faster

Radioactiveman

Get my bottle back, been riding a bit carefully lately. Also learn how to corner its my major weakness. Might see if I can blag a training course for my 30th Birthday

lawman

get fitter, get even quicker DH, get new bike, generally ride more

GHill

Just ride more.

piker

Ride more and get alot fitter,riding midweek after work instead of just weekends.

mrfmilo

Ride Fort William DH on my HT. Ride Morzine for 5 days on my HT. And just generally get better and faster

lawman

mrfmilo wrote:

Ride Fort William DH on my HT. Ride Morzine for 5 days on my HT. And just generally get better and faster

after 5 days of riding morzine DH runs on a HT, your puny body, will be shattered into a million pieces :P best to get a hire bike imo

bobinho

Manualling,jumping and cornering are what i need to work on,
thinking of doing a skills course up at Lee Quarry

cat_with_no_tail

This year the goals I set myself are:

Finish building the 456 (done)
Visit at least 1 Trail Centre (Done)
Do some DH races on the 456 (1st one will be in about 2 weeks )
Go to BikeRadar Live (Tickets booked)
Improve my jumping
Improve my technique for drops, go bigger!
Generally improve fitness

BenWatson89

My goals:
Lose a stone = better climbing.
Improve general technical skills
Go to the Alps.

That's it so far

Laurence25

Ride more and learn to manual and jump

mrfmilo

lawman wrote:

mrfmilo wrote:

Ride Fort William DH on my HT. Ride Morzine for 5 days on my HT. And just generally get better and faster

after 5 days of riding morzine DH runs on a HT, your puny body, will be shattered into a million pieces :P best to get a hire bike imo

Isn't that what a challenge is? Trying to 'beat' something? Is for me, I don't like things being easy. But yes I know, I will be dead at the end

RealMan

mrfmilo wrote:

Isn't that what a challenge is? Trying to 'beat' something? Is for me, I don't like things being easy.

+1. If you want things easy, try sitting on a sofa watching tv.

lawman

mrfmilo wrote:

lawman wrote:

mrfmilo wrote:

Ride Fort William DH on my HT. Ride Morzine for 5 days on my HT. And just generally get better and faster

after 5 days of riding morzine DH runs on a HT, your puny body, will be shattered into a million pieces :P best to get a hire bike imo

Isn't that what a challenge is? Trying to 'beat' something? Is for me, I don't like things being easy. But yes I know, I will be dead at the end

lol there is easy and downright stupid, your case is the latter :P

RealMan

lawman wrote:

lol there is easy and downright stupid, your case is the latter :P

One mans downright stupid is another mans challenge. And quite often another mans idea of a gentle warm up. All about perspective.

Northwind

Doing my first race... Hopefully next week, all booked and organised but I've crocked myself a bit so it's kind of touch and go...

Do the full DH at fort william (only rode the bottom half last year)

Try not to break any more bones! This one with special reference to our week in France, I do not want to be that guy that smashes himself on day 1.

At the back of my mind is either riding the west highland way or one of the scottish offroad CTCs... Maybe towards the end of the year

Do all the remain 7 Stanes. Even the ones nobody else wants to do But I've a feeling I won't get this one done, frankly the chances of going to Glentrool and not just going to Kirroughtree instead are pretty damn slim

And generally get fitter, but I'm already much fitter and stronger than really seemed possible after I smashed my leg up so this one I'm not stressing over, I'm really pleased with what I've got and anything more is a bonus.

Eranu

lol there is easy and downright stupid, your case is the latter

One of the guys I ride with did 5 days in Morzine on a Scott HT with v brakes and a dart 1 fork. He had an ace time! OK he is a nutter but it can be done!

asdfhjkl

I want to...
Ride more than just my local loops
Get better at drop offs
Stop making a mess of that last corner before home
Go more than one month without some sort of mechanical problem

hoochylala

Got to be the same as always for me - get fitter - as I believe this will lead to be riding better all round. Going to start by attempting to do some commuting to work so I can more more miles in than I am now.

I hate being a weekend warrior due to unavoidable work/life commitments!

Jedi

i want to continue to ride and smile

bike-a-swan

ride a huge amount in the time I have between finishing the masters and going out to france to guide and spanner waggle on cycling holidays. pass on the local knowledge I've gained at uni to some friends who have started riding up here before I go.

cgarossi

Lose another half stone. However I'm finding it pretty difficult with a desk job and a weakness for jam donuts

bike-a-swan

damn those donuts! they conspire against us they do...

freeride-mike

Get fitter/loose weight so i can enjoy longer rides rather than finding them hard work

weeksy59

Complete the Afan Monster in Sept.

mrfmilo

lol there is easy and downright stupid, your case is the latter

:roll:

RealMan wrote:

lawman wrote:

lol there is easy and downright stupid, your case is the latter :P

One mans downright stupid is another mans challenge. And quite often another mans idea of a gentle warm up. All about perspective.

+1. He's probably just jealous

adam_s

Buy a bike!

MacAndCheese

My goals are as follows:

1. Jump bigger and smoother, flow better after jumps.
2. Keep up with some of teh local fast guys on singletrack.
3. Do a run of my local woods without using any of the chicken runs.
4. Buy a DJ bike.
5. Don't buy a DJ bike.

P-Jay

1) Have plate removed from Arm, Elbow Rebuild, loads of physio and get as much range of movement and joint strength as possible. - Booking appointment with Surgeon next week.

2) Not to damage myself riding too soon.

3) Lots and lots of sadle time aftwards to get fitter, lose weight, regain confirdence and 'trail agression'

4) Get back on the DH bike and do some proper runs.

5) Book and pay for Whistler 2011!!!!