On 08/25/2014, Mark Manner wrote Garmin Edge 705-Sewanee with Conti Mtn King 2.2/XT group. Ride mtb on trails at Montgomery Bell. Although I have ridden my mtn bike around here some, I really haven't ridden on "real" singletrack until today. Wow, it is terrifying! I rode 4 different trails on the Red (beginner), White (intermediate), Blue (intermediate) and Green (advanced). I forgot the names I had read before I got there, and thought I was on beginner trails the whole time (except for one section that was marked "expert"). When I got back home, I now thankfully see that the trails I was riding on with great fear were at least more than beginner level. Anyway, I am really glad I went out today. If I had shown up for the Black Bear Rampage as my first single track experience, I guess I would have freaked out. I put my foot down a few times at the bottom of hills where there were big holes/etc., but cleaned all the really hard uphills, even the technical ones. I finally fell over the last couple hundred yards in a stupid move on flat terrain--I lost concentration. I learned a lot today. I don't know if mtn biking is something I am going to like, at least the really technical stuff. I bet that Leadville, while really hard, may actually be more suited to me than this slow and twisty singletrack stuff? [Uploaded 9/4/2010 3:30:31 PM] ***