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Old 07-02-12 | 11:47 AM
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Not quite a training ride, but...

All downhill, 17+ miles from White Top to Damascus VA on the Virginia Creeper Trail with my wife (the photographer) and my 13-yr-old.



What a great day!
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Old 07-02-12 | 11:53 AM
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You have to know how to go downhill just as much climb that 15% for 3 miles.
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Old 07-02-12 | 11:56 AM
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The Creeper is a nice ride but I think it is silly just to ride it downhill. It's such a mellow grade why not ride up and back?
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