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【チャンネル名 Van Girl Yuka】
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I’m only 22 and have had enough bike injuries to put me out of service for many months the last few years. MTB is my passion, and it scared me away from riding at any capacity. How can I continue my passion while not being worried of the risk it comes with? Well this year through lots of pedaling around I realized I can’t control whether something is a passion or not. I just like being out on a bike, it doesn’t matter why or where or what I’m riding, I just like being out on the bike. And while I do have the skill to ride practically anything I want, I take care of staying well within my comfort zone at all times, only pushing briefly through the year when I was having good days. I also can’t control the inevitability of falling, and being accepting of it (while still riding well within safety) has helped my confidence big time in a sport where really commitment is everything. There is sooo so much you can do with a bike safely and while having fun, for me switching from DH specific riding to XC and Trail riding has been the massive turning point. I hope you have a great long winter to recalibrate your mind Yuka, 2023 will be an awesome year of riding with hopefully less pressure to do the crazy stuff and more time to do the rides you really are craving to do!
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I’m 59 and ask the same question. Really, you may want to ride trails with less jumping and speed but, you will ride again cuz that’s what we do! Consider looking into some of the motocross safety gear which is more heavy duty also.
I messed myself up last year on October 30th and was out of the mtb game for five months with a torn MCL and fractured tibia. Thank the maker that during them months of recovery, it was our winter season here in the PNW. My knee is now fine, kind of, but during the summer, while I was building myself back up, I also started to question myself and started to wonder if mtb still for me? The answer was hell yes🤘🏿
I’m 51 & I’ve been doing this sport since the early 90s & if I had stopped earlier this year, then I would just be miserable & bored now. I still push myself while out riding, but I’m doing it with a little more thought. Just like you said, think before you send & you’ll l be just fine. Also, while I’m out peddling around in the woods, it’s just like meditation to me. Keep going, girl 👍🏿
well done yuka for getting back on the saddle.
Sending it for Youtube views always ends in tears.
You got it yuka don’t give up your dream just push threw it and get back on track you got it 😀
I totally get you Yuka. I was at the same point about a year ago with an injury. But watching Youtubers like you, BKXC, Singletracksampler, Seth, or others, I often ask myself: Why are they crashing so often? They really take unnecessary risks, crash (or almost crash) at points where they clearly overestimated themselves, ride above their level. Like several times in just one ride. This never happens to me or my friends, no matter if beginner or experienced rider (ok once in a while, but then you go slower on this day). Is this because of the pressure as a Youtuber? You have to go full send, to be successful?
An idea for you Yuka: you can go more into technical riding. I mean slow, but very tricky, trialsy trails, where you need to use high mtb skills. You can progress, work on specific topics, like nose wheelies, endo drops, tight switchbacks, backwheel hops, uphill challenges, and so on. It can get dangerous as well, but its way easyer to manage the risk, as you are very slow, and you can try and try. On a big jump you cannot stop in the middle of the air and try again. 😅 there is just one mistake, and off you go…
Dang girl, you’re a beast! I feel your apprehensions, I’m about 4wks out from breaking my tailbone in a bike crash, but nothing like your spill.
Glad to see you’re on the mend!
Time heals all. Mental and physical. I broke my spine in the spring. When the time came to get back on the bike, I was scared to do anything. But now that some time has passed, I’m excited to start pushing myself again.
remove the jumps and you go on mountain biking just like me. No jumps
14 years ago I was in a (nearly) life changing crash, although it was on a boring ride home from work, not mountain biking. I had major facial and neck injuries. So I know how tough it is to get back, and particularly get your confidence back. I”ll never be quite like I was, but I took my time and did a little bit extra every time. It took maybe 2 years, but eventually my confidence came back. But its a tough road.
Welcome back Van Girl Yuka!!
Hate to see you give it up. For me it’s about the exercise and beauty of being on a nice trail. I don’t care much for all the jumping and dangerous tech stuff. So overall it is a safe enjoyable experience. Maybe just lower the difficulty a bit. All those massive jumps are going to bring injuries at some point. That’s a given.
Yuka. Enjoy the riding and forget the challenges. There’s always the next challenge and the next until you end up paralysed or worse. Get an ebike and enjoy the mountains. Stay safe
Give your bike to me, I’ll ride it for you. 😂 jk jk. Supporting you no matter what. If you decide to get into golf and make golf videos I’m down for that too 😂😂
Wise advice Yuka, maybe think and don’t send…… peace and stay safe.
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Yucca glad to see you’re out and about and young lady even with a broken wrist that you have and a tailbone that is a little cracked your riding skills still outperform mine congratulations young lady you just killed me even further have yourself a most wonderful Christmas and New years and please for the love of God stay off of snow with a bike for now
Your actual skill level compared to the features you ride are two different stories… you dont know how to bail properly and at your age youll never learn…. You will crash again we all do. You hold on and hope for the best jumping style is going to get you hurt bad.. just saying.
A small bike packing trip like that is perfect meditation ( so long as you don’t overdo it )
Winter or summer
Yuca I think you could have made a campfire because that was meant for the summertime with a droughts not the winter time