Indonesian people today are increasingly aware of the importance of health for themselves. Exercise is one of the things that can make people stay healthy and maintain fitness. Sports that are currently becoming a trend in the community are mountain biking.
Mountain bike sports are a trend in the community because through this sport we can at the same time travel to places that have beautiful scenery and refreshing from the fatigue of daily activities. Mountain bikes or commonly called MTB (Multi Terrain Bike - red) are better known as gowes . This sport is also more preferred than just exercising in fitness centers or fitness centers which also mushroom in various big cities in Indonesia and tend to be boring.
I have been living this hobby since 5 years ago. Initially only invited by a friend in a bicycle community near the house. This pattern also occurs almost in all goweser beginners or newbies, which at first were only invited by friends. On the first trip or trip they will usually be invited first and are interested in participating because the tracks that will be passed pass through tourist attractions, but in the future they will be addicted and continue to follow other trips.
Mountain bikes are not only a hobby. But, it can also be a side job as I have been engaged. This is often referred to as marshall or it can mean other bike tour guides who only need to memorize the track, are strong in leading the way and are active in various other communities. The pay is also pretty good, ranging from Rp. 50,000 to Rp. 400,000.00 in one trip. By becoming a Marshall we can get to know the upper class people who are often our guests.
The first meaning that can be taken from this sport is mental building. Of course if you want to get a derivative that is very desirable, the goweser must go through the incline first. When faced with long and steep inclines usually beginners will be afraid and feel unable to shame and tend to give up and push. Even though this is where we are mentally tested to go through long and steep inclines, it must be slow and step by step.
This is similar to the problems in life that we often face. Maybe we like to feel that this problem cannot be solved even though we haven't tried to deal with it. Problems are there to deal with not to be avoided, similar to inclines, if you want to reach the goal at the top, you have to go through it with great difficulty. And with this mentality I have also practiced when I was in school first to be able to achieve achievements.
Second, in mountain biking with our community we will be taught and familiarized with cooperation on the road. Because on a cycling trip that is usually quite far away it will require collaboration to achieve goals. For example, when a group feels tired, the other members of the group have to wait and take a rest too and not leave it because everyone has their own limits, we only need to cross those boundaries by trying.
There was a story from a friend who worked in one of the private companies saying that his company officials advised his employees to actively cycling and form a bicycle community in the office. It turns out this is to build teamwork in the office by frequently traveling on bicycles together, because traveling and traveling with humans will easily be familiar and understand each other. This method is considered effective by the company's officials and the manager also participates. When everything is on the bicycle all are equal, there are no superiors, this is what makes the atmosphere of togetherness and kinship very pronounced.