Is it too late to resurrect this thread? Oh.. too late.

Uh look where you want to go, not at the rock you are about to hit. I've been getting better at that, its amazing, I find myself looking WAY down the trail and the stuff that I saw one or four seconds ago I just miss. I guess I saw it once and my body can deal with it so I don't have to look at it again.

Also, ride with other people. I live way out in the sticks and have been driving an hour and a half to ride with a group from a bike shop. It has made a huge difference in my skills. Just absorbing, not studying or being coached or anything, just seeing how that guy does or doesn't do it.

Thanks all, great thread. We can all agree that riding a mountain bike is fun fun fun, so ride and don't crash too hard.