Scooter584
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- Council Bluffs, IA
2018 MXR
Vin 422
293 miles
19.7 hours
As I look at that I realize that's not much I've put on it, I have a YZ 144 and 250 though that I ride a lot too. I often think about selling the Alta but then I ride at the track or trails or just buzz it around town (silently
) and I don't want to sell it. Story goes, I was an avid racer (MX) and two bikes my own tracks on my parents farm, equipment to work on said tracks, friends to help out, good job to buy bikes parts and equipment. I broke my back in 2017 downhill mountain biking and have made pretty much a full recovery, just lacking some mobility and strength but that's still coming back around so I'm pretty much all good. I took over a year off of riding and that was a lot for me as I've only taken off as much as it took for a bone to heal and cut the cast off and go! But this was different, and I was pushing 40 yrs old so my mind changed a bit. The new Alta MXR comes out and I thought what a great way to ride I won't "have" to race I can just ride....no pressure. I can go up or down in maps and take it easy...which I'm finding very difficult, how does one just go slower after you were taught to go as fast as you can?? So I ended up buying the Alta in hopes of still being able to ride around and not have to hit the big jumps and go racing. It is a fun bike it really is a great bike and on the track it is great as well but there are some differences that are hard to combat after riding ICE bikes all your life. I often wonder if I'm doing myself a favor of hurting myself as I don't feel as comfortable on the Alta as I thought I would, I don't ride as much as I used to ,( easily 100 +hours a year) so I question selling it a lot. I figured I would have a ton of time on it but I just don't.....anyone else relate?
Vin 422
293 miles
19.7 hours
As I look at that I realize that's not much I've put on it, I have a YZ 144 and 250 though that I ride a lot too. I often think about selling the Alta but then I ride at the track or trails or just buzz it around town (silently
) and I don't want to sell it. Story goes, I was an avid racer (MX) and two bikes my own tracks on my parents farm, equipment to work on said tracks, friends to help out, good job to buy bikes parts and equipment. I broke my back in 2017 downhill mountain biking and have made pretty much a full recovery, just lacking some mobility and strength but that's still coming back around so I'm pretty much all good. I took over a year off of riding and that was a lot for me as I've only taken off as much as it took for a bone to heal and cut the cast off and go! But this was different, and I was pushing 40 yrs old so my mind changed a bit. The new Alta MXR comes out and I thought what a great way to ride I won't "have" to race I can just ride....no pressure. I can go up or down in maps and take it easy...which I'm finding very difficult, how does one just go slower after you were taught to go as fast as you can?? So I ended up buying the Alta in hopes of still being able to ride around and not have to hit the big jumps and go racing. It is a fun bike it really is a great bike and on the track it is great as well but there are some differences that are hard to combat after riding ICE bikes all your life. I often wonder if I'm doing myself a favor of hurting myself as I don't feel as comfortable on the Alta as I thought I would, I don't ride as much as I used to ,( easily 100 +hours a year) so I question selling it a lot. I figured I would have a ton of time on it but I just don't.....anyone else relate?
