Originally Posted by
stapfam
Agree- Just find the longest, steepest, gnarliest hill and go and ride it. Unless you want to learn technical trails- then just keep riding them till you stop falling off.
Mountain biking is the same as road riding- except you get the heart rate higher- get dirtier and lose more blood.
Nice summary, except gotta work in the fact that you're on your own, no drafting/cheating...