ride your ride! don't push yourself further than your comfortable, especially if your riding with more experienced people. I hung in the back of packs for a while and still do to this day with some other riders. Im ok with that! Im out there to ride and enjoy the experience. No need to race everywhere! skill will come with seat time...just be patient. I just read that some kid died 30 minutes after getting his endorsement... He WASN'T riding his ride!