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How to ride a rock garden with Brian Lopes (Bikeskills.com)

By yourmtb on 6/12/2008

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Here's another brief training video on how to safely navigate through a rock garden, with MTB god Brian Lopes as instructor. This is one of a series of cool instruction videos produced by Bikeskills.com.
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How to Ride Rock Gardens

By yourmtb on 3/31/2008

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Learn how to ride through rocky terrain













 
 



 




 




 




 




 




 








 
 
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How To Handle Rock Gardens

 

 

 

By iDrew on 3/11/2008
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Bikeskills shows you how to deal with pesky rock gardens.






 
 



 




 




 




 




 




 








 
 
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West Branch State Park, 1 Hour from Cleveland, Oh

 

 

 

By Donkeykong on 3/9/2007
Closest city/town
Ravenna Army Ammunition Plant, OH, US


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Difficulty
Beginner


Trail type
Single Track


Configuration
Network


Length
6.4 miles (10.2km)


Total ascent
791 ft (241 m)


Description
West branch is located an our from downtown cleveland. Perhaps 15 minutes off of I-80 (the Ohio turnpike exit number 187) There is approximately 10 miles of prime singletrack clearly marked beginner, intermediate, and expert only. Some nice bridges have b


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  • http://www.camba.us/pn CAMBA is the group who worked so hard to put this place on the map. Follow all trail rules once you get there to ride. Better directions to the location can be found on the website as well.


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Chapin Forest-Lake Metroparks, 1/2 hour east of Cleveland, Oh

 

 

 

By Donkeykong on 3/9/2007
Closest city/town
Kirtland, OH, US


Directions
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Difficulty
Beginner


Trail type
Doubletrack


Configuration
Network


Length
5.4 miles (8.7km)


Total ascent
644 ft (196 m)


Description
Great beginner trail. Plenty of steep (not too long) climbs, wide cinder trail, rocky sections difficult enough to be fun, safe enough for any beginner to ride on. Just remember the rules of the trails when you see horse riders. You can ride here as long 


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  • http://lakemetroparks.com/park... this is a link to a map of the trail. It is best to enter off of hobart road on the twin ponds side of the park. You can access the lucky stone loop here the easiest. You can ride a good 6-8 miles in any given loop.


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