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> Yeah I hear ya. The first few times I rode it, I was like dayum!! but once you run it a couple of
> times it becomes second nature and you do it without thinking of the sudden dop.
>
> Funny thing is, going down is the easy part, on the opposit side is a bunch of roots that stick
> out just when it's time to crest the back to flat singletrack.
>
> Depending on your skill and tires, it's a big job. Semi-Slicks or XC tires with low profile knobs
> are a good recipe for disaster. I've seen more than one hammer slide sideways and back down into
> the gully. It's even more ugly after a rainfall when it's filled with mud.
>
>
The Elevator tends to collect water at the bottom. FYI: the Elevator is a small ravine. The best way
to describe it would be to get you to think of this letter: "V". Going down is scary enough, but
there is no easy run-out. The other side is just as steep, but with some hulkin' roots to mess you
up. Just ask Bob. He knows.
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Cameron
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> > >
http://members.rogers.com/theblackfoxx/P7070055.jpg
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> > I've seen alot of trail like that; scary as heck when you're looking down
> it,
> > almost flat when you take a picture of it. Hence:
> >
http://home1.gte.net/res1ccvg/pics/finnelevator.jpg
> >
> > Best educated guess is the that Elevator is about 50 degrees. The pic
> doesn't
> > show it, but when you ride it and hit the bottom, you'll definitely feel
> the g-force.
> >
> > Maybe if there wasn't any roots at the bottom of that slope of yours it
> might not
> > be so bad....
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> > Cameron
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