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every year people come from bars around
to see bikes and riders crashed bashed
and feet into a pole and the strange
thing no one is forcing them to do it
this year around 180 victims signed up
for the annual torture session known as
Wildwood Rock
extreme enduro as a journalist crash
I've seen all day on a course where the
natural terrain and man-made obstacles
are intended to break both body
why pay good money to get abused like
this well I'm glad you asked as we've
been doing research into this
essentially you need to be knots to ride
a dirt bike this shows in a willingness
to have sex with trees dirt bikes and
even Tim Coleman's trophy our advice
never drop the suit or turn your back to
an enduro rider various international
riders have ridden Wildwood but the real
spectacle is when the everyday riders
did the track trail hacks gumbies enduro
muppets and cannon fodder of all shapes
sizes ages and levels of riding skill it
was hard enough when I tried to ride
this event a few years back now the
prologue track has plenty of extra rock
sections that have really amped up the
difficulty and endurance required so
it's not just about skill about pacing
yourself to last the distance -
regardless of whether you are a pro
rider for a dirt nothing to give you an
idea of the relative speed we Muppets
are usually lucky to finish one lap the
pro riders they will normally clock up
around six or seven lap
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the man-made track ends with this bogie
damn filled with rocks and medicine to
the rolling hills but even here there
isn't much chance to rest plenty of
sleep climbs and descents and rocks
rocks rocks wherever you go big small
embedded in the soil all lose and likely
to throw you off the vibe
while it is a tough course the key to
getting around is mastering a few basic
techniques riders can waste a lot of
energy pulling or pushing their bikes
when they get stuck but there are some
simple techniques which make the bike do
the work for you such as the seat bounce
rocking the bike get in a run-up and
wait in the rear wheel see how the
attraction tips when you're stuck and
while there are plenty of big logs
tractor tires and wants to get over
generally you only need to know two
things here the log touch and the bash
plate technique it's certainly where a
bit of coaching goes a long way the
local club post training a few weeks
prior to each log would rock and guys
like Tim Coleman teach this sort of
stuff in their basic courses too
consider investing in coding instead of
that anodized fuel cap or titanium
grease nipple
now the fun really starts the track it's
increasingly rocky until it reaches the
rock garden
with the spectators depending on your
class there are different lines up this
long technical climb or a guaranteed to
have you gasping for air if you manage
to get to the top we average can be just
resort to sitting on the seat and lake
paddling through here is where the pro
level riders have stood out they were
standing on the foot pegs most of the
time only sitting when the traction was
good and they could conserve energy and
they would just leg paddle with one leg
while standing to keep their momentum up
over the hardest cliffs a gazillion time
we might as well say it again a common
refrain from the world's best interior
riders if you want to learn right fast
first learn to ride slow top terrain
becomes much easier when you slow down
work on your balance
your way through instead of trying to
bash through with lots of bottles and
wheelspin
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reckon you would like to try a heart
injury well if you are sexually messed
up willing to learn some basic
techniques and love the pain it could be
just your thing
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