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Cycle News 1972 02 22

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ADangerous Off-Camber r-, N " '" rf N .... m N N .ci " u, ~ w Z W ...J U >- U 3,) At the t op , R ich is actua lly t urn ing sharper than th e turning radius of the bike wi ll permit. Hi s front wh eel is off the ground and he is using body english to pivot of the rear wheel. /" He re is the comp lete sec tion. After t he very steep entrance Rich m ust climb a steep hil l and make a fun-lock righ t hand turn at t he top. He will then be headed straight down the Can line gaining momentum very quickly . If he is t o co mplete the section h e must the n ma ke a h ard off-camber left. If he misses, he will d ro p down the nea r vertical bank about 30 feet. IC he co mp letes the t urn he traverses a ways and then ma kes an eas ier turn to exi t d own the Can lin e. Check ou t the Trials gath erin g in Spain with Sr. Bulto on pages 28-29 . 4 .1 N ow havin g completed the turn , R ich is headed d ow n the fall line and gaining momentum. 5 .1 Note the dust f rom the rear wheel as Rich uses both brakes in an attem pt to slow :-: suf ficient ly to rnake th e off -cam r t urn. '. . .' . ~. .- .... ., ; t o'

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