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This is the bottom of Slate Canyon where there is a large housing development in progress. Where they
have remove dirt from below or cut into the mountain for trails the mountain has sluffed away and left
these gnarly tailings.
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I found a nice little drop off for warm up. It really helps me to find something small like this to
get relaxed with before I start going for the big hucks. This one is perfect for my suspension setup.
The super light springs have enough time to extend and riding through the death cookies is unnoticeable
as the suspension totally absorbs them. In the third shot you will notice that I am in a very relaxed
attack position while cooking some serious speed through rocks that many people would never consider
even riding.
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Alot of XC geeks talk about earning their downhill. This is one of the ways extreme bikers earn theirs;
countless hours of pushing, shoving and even at times throwing your bike up hills just to get it to the
top. We spend hours cutting, welding, designing, drilling, bolting, lathing, and machining just to get
our bikes where they are. We earn our downhill ... just sometimes it requires buying a lift pass.
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You know you are in trouble when the bike hits the ground and your feet aren't even on the pedals.
You are relying soley on your arms and the goodwill of God at this point.
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Collapsed over the front end of the bike with the fork fully compressed on a 60% grade is generally
not a very good situation in which to find yourself.
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Although feet finding the pedals was a good thing, it caused the bike to bounce and since my weight
was not over centerline with the fall line the result could have been trecherous. The bike shoots out
from under me to the right. Using a technique taken from watching Joshua Bender and Krispy Kris Baughman
I do not let go of the handlebars till the speed has been reduced significantly enough that a whipping
bike and body are no longer dangerous to one another.
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If there ever were such thing as a good wreck, I think this one could be called a textbook good wreck.
The camera man kept the rider in the frame at all times, the rider wasn't injured and managed to keep
cool, and the bike was none the worse for the wear. Thumbs up.
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