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I indeed like this one more.

You should hang on to it and try different styles. And also remove that dust spot top right ;)

I took the liberty to play around with it a bit, but i cannot upload it right here and don't want to anywhere else because it's your picture.
I gave it a cinema crop (2.35:1) because i didn't like the wide blue sky, reduced overall contrast and applied it only locally. All to give it some more "adventure" style.

Next time you should try to include more "image" in the bottom to have more liberty for cropping. I felt this picture needs some rotation, but that will lead to the back tire being cropped off.
I can image it's not that easy from a bike though :D

Thank you so much for the feedback! That dust spot.. Feels like you caught me with my pant zipper open lol. Interesting take on it. I’m very new when it comes to showing my work so when anyone takes the time to analyze I highly welcome it and give thanks.

I’ve submitted work to Youpic and have gotten their * for Inspirational Work, but no one ever critiqued. Frustrating when I know theres many things I could have done for those photos.

And lastly yes, most of my photos are when I’m on the go, I haven’t yet taken a trip myself strictly for photography. So I, not being alone, don’t wont to hold up the group I’m with for a simple photo so I thought, why not just literally snap a bunch of pictures and hope for the best with aiming for composition I saw through my eyes.

You're welcome! I actually like doing critiques cause you can learn so much yourself as you're more distanced and objective towards photos someone else took.

Regarding not getting feedback, yeah that's the internet for you. It is flooded with photos and shallow comments like "dope picture dude". So far f-stoppers for me is the most resourceful community.
I'm not familiar with YouPic, but i was contacted by one of their agents just yesterday.

Taking pictures on the go isn't a bad thing i guess. It will create a kind of adventurous or documentation/reporter (couldn't find the right word) style of photos.