On Wednesday I took my first trip to the skate park. Deke and I finished work early, so I grabbed my bro's BMX and asked Deke for a lesson.
The experience got me buzzing!
First I was practising manuals and american bunny hops. I was getting there towards the end, holding a manual for a couple of metres and hopping 2-3 inches, well, you gotta start somewhere! Next I went to the top of a baby ramp, and Deke (now my coach) talked me through how to drop-in. The ramp was about a metre high, but I was still terrified. I went for it...and slid my front wheel and jumped over the handle bars and landed on my hands and knees! Undeterred I gave it another go. On my third attempt I rode down and away without falling.
After a 2 hour session i could ride up the middle ramp and drop-in without stopping and was just about mastering a fakie!
It has been a long time since any type of cycling has got me so excited! I took up surfing when cycling just wasnt doing it for me anymore. But since Wednesday I have decided to stick at the BMXing. I simply loved it! I love practicing something over and over, and the satisfaction of noticing a small improvement. I love being scared and conquering The Fear. I love falling off and getting back on and I love the chronic aching in my arms and back from using new muscles!
After my little BMX session I spent the next two days bouncing off the walls. Its so good to get that feeling from just going down the road. From now on, if I need an adrenoline fix I no longer have to drive an hour to the sea, hope that other people are there, wait for waves and drive back again. Not that Im going to stop doing that, its just that I wont have adrenoline withdrawl sypmtoms and lows!
So now Im on the look-out for a light BMX.
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