CONFIDENCE TRICKS
Jul 21, 2021
4 minutes
THE STUDENT: BEN SMITH
I’ve been riding mountain bikes for nearly 30 years but until recently I’d never had any form of coaching. However, after a six-month lay-off caused by a crash and the resultant knee injury, my confidence was shot and my riding was really suffering. A torn ACL and damaged meniscus was the result of coming up very short on a jump I should have steered well clear of, and once I’d been given the all clear to ride again by my knee surgeon, my brain just wouldn’t let me ride over obstacles and through technical sections that I
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