[MattBees]

Cruising down the TR express trail at Tanasi trail system on my friends Konah Cinder Cone. Of course I’m a newbie not even having my own bike at the time and my friend puts me on a pretty wild downhill section rated “difficult” on the trail map. So I keep getting told to not ride the brakes…like DUDE if i don’t ride the brakes I’m hitting one of these trees!!! well i took his advice anyways after a downhill section I come up on a decent sized hump that lead into a corner. Im going just a little to fast to stay on the trail and get about 6 inches off the ground and I’m supposed to be on the brakes for this corner…well I was on the brakes but they didn’t work until the tires made contact with the earth. Launching me over the handlebars, sending the bike flipping and me (also flipping) off the side of the mountain… luckily i was caught about 10 feet down the mountain by a couple of trees. So i crawled back up the side of the mountain and just laid there for a few seconds to let the pain die down, got back on my friends bike, we laughed it off and kept going. Been hooked ever since!

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