As I have said heaps of times, dont worry about the gear details, your bike is state of the art. In the martial arts there is a saying "learn slow use fast" that means doing the basics skillfully, repetitively, under control. I am no riding coach, just a hacker but over the years I have learnt the worst way to improve is going gung ho. Its not about bravery or balls as the young guys like to brag about, its about form. If you get out there and youre a minute slower than the fast guys that is fine, get that coaching we are bleating about and pretty soon you will be going faster and faster, plus youll be enjoying it and not scaring the .... out of yourself. Im raving a bit here but the track becomes a practice arena, every turn, braking point, gearchange is a worked on until all the bits come together smoothly. So what if it takes you 2 years? Part of the challenge is that you have a kick ass bike and its hard on the ego to have people go around the outside; forgetabout it and focus on what the coach is telling you and you'll soon be lapping the gung ho riders.
