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but Rich bou nces the front wheel of f the slanted surface of the rock.
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T hi s sh ort sect ion is o ne of th e toug he st and o ne that required a great deal of muscle.
T he log show n h ere is abo ut 18" in d iam et er. The idea is to jump it and turn at th e
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2.) Not even a bike's length f rom th e l og, Rich almost Iiterail y has to yank th e bike up by it s
handlebars to get th e fro nt wheel over th e sec ond time. He has no mom entum to help.
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3.l Notethe look o f gri m d et ermi nat io n as the b ik e gets h igh and clears. Even now he's not out of
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4 .) He has cleared a pile o f rocks o n the right and now has an almost clear shot at the ex it.
the woods though because there 's a bit of a moun d in the ex it and he must get straightened out
for that. He di d.
