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Old 10-25-16 | 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Kaze6
If I had done all of my riding in a place where the terrain extremes are a whole, whopping 1,082 feet, I wouldn't have had or seen so many bike crashes, either. Around here, the mountain rides might be 4500 feet altitude difference between beginning and end.
Originally Posted by joejack951
Funny, I've managed to hit 47mph on a section of road that descends 200 feet. Never crashed on it either. How fast are you descending those mountains of yours?
Apparently too fast for his capabilities to handle. His helmet may be giving him "courage for his head" but not any bicycling handling skill or smarts.
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