Downhill - Norwegian style

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gaz
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Downhill - Norwegian style

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gaz wrote:http://uk.news.yahoo.com/norweigan-daredevil-completes-4-500km-downhill-mountain-bike-course-riding-backwards-141333477.html?vp=1

How long before Vorpal goes native?


:shock: What a mad thing to do! I would love to go down Trollstigen sometime, frontwards and in good weather.

What the article doesn't say is that in the 4.5 km, there is a drop of 850 metres (2800 ft) from the top of the pass to the valley below.
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Saw this on the Guardian website.. If it comes to the UK I am totally up for it! Anoch MOR anyone!!
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... Or there's always going down a mountain road Danny MacAskill style - See Road Bike Party 2 from 3:44 :D

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