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Good equipment and right technique make all the difference.
When I first started mountain biking I learned real quickly that it's not like cruising around the neighborhood on a beater bike. There are two key components of mountain biking and how they relate to real estate. Those two keys are 1. Equipment, and 2. Technique. 
I bought a pretty good entry level racing bike for my first mountain bike, a Klein Pulse Comp, so technique was my biggest challenge. In those early days, I spent all my time learning the "how-to"s of conquering terrain. But, there was one piece of terrain I struggled with over and over. 
It was what we called the amphitheater hill. It was about 150 long and about 60 degrees vertical except in the middle where it was even steeper. I would attack that hill and flip over backwards, rolling down the hill with my bike attached to my clip-less shoes.  One time, my sons had ridden to that area with me and watched me struggle with the hill.  One back flip caused me to land right dead-center on my back. The impact caused my camel-back water bag to explode like a car airbag. Water went everywhere. The boys were scared that I was really hurt, but the only thing that was really hurt ... more

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