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"Paladin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "deluxe" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<D4H9b.367> > >
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> > That is a great story. I've never ridden rocks before, as there are none here to be found. The
> > very thought intimidates me somewhat.
>
> When I'm going over rocks, you can often hear me shouting like The Greatest, "float like a
> butterfly, sting like a bee!" to remind me to keep loose and light.
>
I'm a finesse rider for the most part, so maybe I could make it.......maybe.
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> My best time on rocks was outside the Holy City 3 yrs ago. It was quite a treat because we don't
> get to ride real technical stuff every day around here in the high desert. If you are interested,
> I had some fun here:
>
>
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> One thing I learned in government work: everybody's scared. You just get after it and do it.
>
> This year it will be less aerobically challenging and more technical. Gravity in the right
> directions. And lots of fun.
>
That's another good story. Yeah, I have my fears, and most of it is because of my fear of heights.
It just takes me longer to build up confidence on something new. Once I do, I'm off and running.
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> "deluxe" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<D4H9b.367> > >
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> > >
> > That is a great story. I've never ridden rocks before, as there are none here to be found. The
> > very thought intimidates me somewhat.
>
> When I'm going over rocks, you can often hear me shouting like The Greatest, "float like a
> butterfly, sting like a bee!" to remind me to keep loose and light.
>
I'm a finesse rider for the most part, so maybe I could make it.......maybe.
<snip>
> My best time on rocks was outside the Holy City 3 yrs ago. It was quite a treat because we don't
> get to ride real technical stuff every day around here in the high desert. If you are interested,
> I had some fun here:
>
>
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF8&safe=off&selm=38F1E24F.AC31F031%40nospam-
uswest.net
>
> One thing I learned in government work: everybody's scared. You just get after it and do it.
>
> This year it will be less aerobically challenging and more technical. Gravity in the right
> directions. And lots of fun.
>
That's another good story. Yeah, I have my fears, and most of it is because of my fear of heights.
It just takes me longer to build up confidence on something new. Once I do, I'm off and running.