In 2015 I started riding offroads with a '14 500EXC. I took it everywhere from road riding to gnarly singletrack to endurocross races. While it was great on fast trails I found it a bit heavy and way too powerful for me when things got tight, so I got a '18 300XC. Things to know about me: 1) I'm overweight and in poor physical condition 2) I'm getting old (a 41 year old trapped in a 83 year old body with the mind of a 16 year old) 3) I have 4 young kids, I don't have much time to ride and even less time for video editing 4) On a scale of 1 to 10, my skill level is probably a 2 but I'm willing to learn and get better