| Move over alcohol and nicotine, mountain
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| | caught my eye-- which is a sort of hybrid
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| biking is taking over my list of vices.
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| | amalgamation of extreme maneuvers from
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| Looking for a thrill? Out of shape? I
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| | BMX and long rides of road biking.
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| recommend mountain biking for weight loss
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| | Back to my life story, I graduated
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| and fun.
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| | college, picked up and moved to
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| I'm at a point in my life where I'm ready
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| | California. This state is absolutely
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| to cut down on partying. I don't want to
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| | beautiful. Last weekend, my girlfriend
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| officially hang up my "cutting loose"
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| | and I drove out of the city and spent a
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| habits, but I can only take so many
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| | few hours exploring and admiring the west
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| yawn-filled mornings of bloodshot eyes
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| | coast's landscape. We hiked through a
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| and crooked smiles. I am ready to put
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| | state park, which was awesome-but I'm not
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| those nights of loud clubs and expensive
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| | much of a hiker. I need something to get
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| bar tabs behind me. Why the sudden
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| | my heart pumping. We did discover a ton
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| lifestyle change you might ask? The
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| | of mountain bike trails that the state
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| answer-mountain biking. I think taking
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| | park offered. And that's when it hit me.
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| up this sport will jump start my active,
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| | Mountain biking looks like a blast!
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| healthy lifestyle.
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| | These guys flew past us on these gnarly
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| Growing up, I have always been into
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| | mountain bikes, equipped with full
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| bikes. It all started when I was six.
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| | suspension and rugged tires. The east
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| My parents tried teaching me to ride a
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| | coast didn't offer trails like the west
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| bike in a big field near our house-not
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| | coast, which is probably why I never got
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| the best idea. Have you ever tried
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| | into the sport. Now that I have all this
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| riding through a field, let alone on a
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| | terrain, I want to take full advantage.
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| child's bike with small wheels? It's
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| | So I started looking into bikes and am
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| nearly impossible. Every bump, rock, and
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| | dieing to get one, but I ran into two
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| stick bounced me off the bike and landed
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| | problems. The bikes are very expensive
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| my butt on the ground. My parents'
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| | and I drive a small Subaru whose seats
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| rationale was that falling in a field
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| | don't fold down. Plus, I wouldn't want
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| would be better than hitting the
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| | dirty, muddy tires all over my interior.
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| unforgiving pavement, which makes sense.
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| | I talked with a coworker who mountain
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| But it is also nearly impossible to ride
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| | bikes and he offered to lend me his old
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| on this terrain, especially when first
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| | bike until I get my own. Great! But I
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| learning.
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| | need to get to the trails. My car
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| So one afternoon, I took off my training
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| | doesn't have a roof rack, so I looked for
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| wheels and brought my bike into the
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| | bike racks that mount to your trunk on
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| driveway. I sat down on the seat, put my
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| | the internet. If I can find a rack that
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| one foot on a pedal, pushed off and
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| | mounts easily, I'm sure I will have no
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| started riding. And as they say, the
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| | problem getting to the trails a few days
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| rest is history. I got older and picked
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| | a week and getting some exercise.
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| up BMX; bunny hopping curbs and cruising
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| | I ended up getting a Thule rack. Thule
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| around on pegs. When I hit college, I
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| | makes hitch bike racks, trunk racks, and
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| was over my dirt jumping phase, and got a
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| | roof racks for every type of vehicle. I
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| road bike-pedaling for miles at a time.
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| | have since been hitting the trails every
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| So it's no surprise that mountain biking
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| | day after work and feel better than ever.
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