Jun 10, 2026 · 24 min · 10 segments
Are you letting mountain bike imposter syndrome steal your confidence? In this episode of the Ride & Laugh MTB Podcast, we dive into why your worth has nothing to do with your skill level and why your…
Mm-hmm.
Sounds like a lot of overthinking happening there.
Oh.
Which, guilty.
Oh, oh.
[laughs]
Yeah.
Yes.
There's a picture of your face, yeah, next to that definition.
Yeah.
[laughs]
There sure is.
There sure is.
And saying it out loud, like, saying that I have imposter syndrome, like, that sounds, sounds lame.
You know what I mean? Like, I don't wanna have imposter syndrome.
I don't like the sound of that at all.
Good, because you shouldn't, because you are an amazing rider.
But you do fit a lot of those categories.
You give yourself a really hard time.
I've seen it.
I've seen it.
Here's what will happen, Danny.
We're in a group ride, you know, we're all trying to figure out where we land, and you're always putting yourself at the back when we're doing a downhill.
You're like, "Ah, you know, I don't wanna slow anybody." I'm like, "Get your rear end up to the front of that line." You know, you are a good rider, and you often do that to yourself.
Yeah, I do.
Mm-hmm.
Sounds like a lot of overthinking happening there.
Oh.
Which, guilty.
Oh, oh.
[laughs]
Yeah.
Yes.
There's a picture of your face, yeah, next to that definition.
Yeah.
[laughs]
There sure is.
There sure is.
And saying it out loud, like, saying that I have imposter syndrome, like, that sounds, sounds lame.
You know what I mean? Like, I don't wanna have imposter syndrome.
I don't like the sound of that at all.
Good, because you shouldn't, because you are an amazing rider.
But you do fit a lot of those categories.
You give yourself a really hard time.
I've seen it.
I've seen it.
Here's what will happen, Danny.
We're in a group ride, you know, we're all trying to figure out where we land, and you're always putting yourself at the back when we're doing a downhill.
You're like, "Ah, you know, I don't wanna slow anybody." I'm like, "Get your rear end up to the front of that line." You know, you are a good rider, and you often do that to yourself.
Yeah, I do.
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