Gota Otsuka on the Five Mental Misconceptions Riders Commonly Fall Into

Struggling to feel 'at one' with the bike is something almost everyone goes through, so I bet a lot of people relate to this.

It's refreshing to hear an off-road instructor talk about it from this kind of inner/mental approach — makes me want to read it.

Leaning too hard into the mindset angle risks people overlooking that they just haven't practiced the basics enough — worth being careful about that.

Didn't realize unstable cornering comes down to the mental side that often — total eye-opener.

Framing it as mindset rather than technique feels very on-brand for Gota Otsuka — sounds like a substantial read.