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Old 10-18-2010, 09:37 AM   #1  
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So all year I have been bike commuting and doing a lot of biking in general. I'm not very skilled, but have been working on endurance. One of my goals was to learn how to jump a curb.

Yesterday my neighbor and I went out and he taught me how to do it! I was terrified, but I actually jumped a curb! Several times!

Now I just have to see if I can do it in real life on the city streets!
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Old 10-18-2010, 11:50 AM   #2  
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Great job Mahalia! I've always been terrified of jumping curbs!
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Old 10-18-2010, 12:44 PM   #3  
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Me too! Still am, but with more practice that will change!
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I'm impressed, Mahalia! Can your neighbour teach you any other tricks, once you've got the kerb jump sorted?
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Way to go.
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I'm terrified to jump curbs as well! Good job on learning how!
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Old 10-20-2010, 11:12 AM   #7  
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Silverbirch,

What a good idea! I'll have to keep an eye on him to see what other tricks he can teach me. He's a martial artist, so maybe there's something there I can learn.

I love being around people who know how to do things that I don't, and are willing to teach me.
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Old 10-20-2010, 11:30 AM   #8  
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That's awesome! I've been toying with the idea of riding a bike to work, but I'm way too scared to ride on the streets. And I always here the drivers here complain about cyclists, and the cyclists complain about the drivers. I feel as if a secret war is brewing and I don't want to be in the middle of it, haha.
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Do let us know if you learn anything else! What about the one where you pull the front wheel right up and cycle along, nonchanantly, on one wheel?
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