It's all in my head … Possums!

I met up with Carl from ‪@malmtb‬ for his 1st ride at possums. I'm still not mentally over my crash 4 months ago!
Reckless Race Concepts Ambassador recklessstore.com.au/
EdgeTech Protection Ambassador edgetechprotection.com.au
Two Up Bike Co Ambassador twoupbikeco.com/
✩Instagram / dm.mtb
00:00 Coming up!
00:20 Intro
00:45 Riding the Ridge
02:09 Can we send
04:42 Rushing Home
08:28 Outro

[@TWLBJ]

You've still got more balls than most of us Dave. Once you do a feature, your brain will snap back into place. Well done mate 👍

[@ckMTB]

Great video Dave, this place looks like a lot of fun. You should be proud of yourself mate, awesome work. Have a nice week and ride on🤙

[@DMMTB]

Cheers Christoph… still need to get over the mind holing me back but every ride is getting better

[@mickfromrocky]

@4:12 😍 . It’s just a phase mate. You and everyone else knows there’s not much you can’t do on a bike but it’s just not clicking for you at the moment . Maybe it’s a good thing to go through as you can reset and move forward in time. You are still riding very smooth and aggressively so it will come. Those sections you missed are easy to edit out but it’s part of your story and all of us really appreciate you showing that it’s ok to go through these periods . If it was easy everyone would do it mate. Some really nice riding in this video 🤙

[@MTBMcPhee]

Looks like you had great conditions in any case. Rod wants plan a Manly Dam Freeride Experience when you're back to full confidence 🤙

[@DMMTB]

Yeah it was great conditions …. I’m getting close tbh

[@RideyRodney]

Soon as I get a new wheel. Maybe even throw in Spicy if the weather plays ball.

[@scottgriffiths3385]

Hey Dave saw your Ute that morning on my way out, hopefully catch you next time you come down.

[@DMMTB]

might be down in the gong this weekend. DM me on Instagram

[@JEMTB90]

Its hard sometimes get over the mental blocks! But you got this mate.

[@DMMTB]

Thank Jesse …. I’m getting close. 🤙🏼

[@rootedmtb]

Nice! would love to get there one day

[@DMMTB]

Yeah it's a great little network ... the gong has some really good trails in general tbh! Thanks for watching 🙏

[@maxibon463]

great riding dave. that’s one reason i hate possums even if it isn’t the trailhead i’ll be hitting senders one day and the next i won’t it’s all just mind games. hopefully you build your confidence back even more after your crash like you already have. keep up the great work

[@DMMTB]

Thanks Max 🙏 .... In the next video I found my groove and hit some bigger stuff & comfortably 😊

[@maxibon463]

@@DMMTB great to hear cant wait

[@malmtb]

Nice work Dave. Appreciate the guidance and care on the day. We got some good stuff done but I think we both have unfinished business with the Possum.

[@DMMTB]

Yes in deed .... you did well for your 1st visit 👍

[@TrailTrackerSwitzerland]

It's such a mental game. It never ceases to amaze me how my mental state can differ from one day to another. Nevertheless, still some pretty good sends 👍

[@DMMTB]

Yeah for shore Darren. And yes still had a good ride and getting out on the bike helps with keeping the fog in my mind at bay

[@kizbish]

I know that mental block feeling so well, looking at jumps and features ive hit heaps of times and second guessing myself all the time now 😂😂 Good old stacks will do that to your brain

[@DMMTB]

Yeah most of the time it is mental battle as apposed to a physical barrier in the this sport. Thanks for you comment I really appreciate it 🙏🏼

[@kizbish]

@DMMTB mate i appreciate you talking about the mental block as well, normalises quite a basic human instinct we all get, thats blown massively out of proportion when you get on youtube and look at some of the things they do at rampage or darkfest

[@DMMTB]

@@kizbish I took up mtb as away to keep the ‘black dog’ creeping in. When I’m in a shitty mood at home my wife says go for a ride will you! I come back home in a much better mood. Rampage and darkfest are the high end of the scale but it’s great viewing 😀

[@kizbish]

@DMMTB honestly i took it up after training for an adventure race where one of the disciplines was MTB, been hooked since And living in the gong theres so many trails local, sometimes the biggest roadblock is picking where i want to ride for the day

[@DMMTB]

@@kizbish I grew up in the gong and am heading down there on the weekend. Are u on insta? DM me or send me a msg on messenger

[@SydneyElectricBikes]

Nice one. 🙏🤘

[@DMMTB]

Thanks Jake 🙏

[@echidna1263]

Another great video. It is always better to be cautious than laid up injured. There is plenty of fun stuff without jumping something you're not confident in making. Where not young anymore.😂

[@DMMTB]

No indeed but the next video I found my confidence 😉

[@moowooooo]

love the content man

[@DMMTB]

Thanks mate I really appreciate it 🙏

[@TwinPeaks_MTB]

Hey Dave super good sends, I now know where I need to go for all the fun stuff 😂. I found the second line down that hill that’s the run-in to rush hour (now I know it’s called that 😅) to be a bit faster? Hopefully that helps a bit but towards the end you were basically clearing that first table anyways!

[@DMMTB]

Thanks boys 🤙🏼

[@todddecourcy5786]

Love your vids. I've been out injured for 6 months. Nothing wrong with taking it easy bro

[@DMMTB]

What injury did you have? I've been slowly working back up to speed & in the next video you will see I've finally found my groove 😊

[@todddecourcy5786]

@@DMMTB great. Busted 5 right-hand side ribs etc and then developed a bulged vertebrae disc pinching my C8 nerve causingy left arm unusable. I'm on the mend you and your videos and others keep me sane until I can ride again. Keep up the good work bro 💪

[@DMMTB]

@@todddecourcy5786 oh wow Todd .... that is a big injury. I'm glad that you are enjoying what I and other's put out 🤘

[@graeme5364]

Risk vs reward. Don’t do stuff that makes you second guess, be careful out there.

[@DMMTB]

Thanks Graeme. As you saw I opted to not be a hero and to leave it for another time 🙏🏼

[@freeridemtbauz]

Nice video, live the place, Tassie?

[@DMMTB]

Thanks mate. No Wollongong south of Sydney

[@henrymtb09]

What bike are components do you have?

[@DMMTB]

Everything is stock with the two exceptions of a coil on the back and i9 hubs