Back in March I said my peak skills were in 2022 (September), with the suggestion they'd declined since then. I was specifically referring to success hopping from a stack of 3 pallets across a gap to a stack of 4 half-width pallets (the video where I discovered a crack in the chainstay near the bottom bracket which needed welding). That was the only time I had put serious effort into overcoming my nerves to attempt that challenge but back then I didn't succeed in capturing video evidence of my success.
In March this year I still felt a long way from achieving it, even rolling up onto the 4 half-width pallets was not something I felt confident to try. Inconsistent riding in 2023 due to fitness/injury/mechanical/time issues meant 2023 was more about maintaining than progressing - but as has been said to me, time on the bike, even when I haven't felt positive about my skill, is always valuable experience.
Then 2024 came and persistently wet weather meant my trials area was too muddy and the pallets too slippery meant my riding was still fairly inconsistent for the first four months.
Back to the present, the first few clips in this video are attempts at a line I found challenging in September 2023. However I didn't review the footage before getting on my bike so didn't realize it was the reverse of this line which was the challenge (which explains why I felt it was a little easier than expected).
I'm currently feeling positive I'm starting to get a good base to progress from now. Feeling more confident about being able to overcome the nerves to repeat this than I did back in 2022.
Music: 'Dead Driver' - Reigns (from Tollinghurst album).
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