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The first group of students for 2009 at Malibu Creek State Park
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The mountains in the background were used to represent Korea in the movie and TV series of M*A*S*H
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The Mountain Bike Unit rolls by to explain the program to the students and hopefully find some new recruits
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Getting ready to ride down to the lower parking lot for the next exercise
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Mark leads the way down
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Mark explains the next skill, riding over a little obstacle
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Mark demonstrates riding over a curb
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This is the incorrect way to do it. With the arms rigid, the front wheel bounces way up in the air instead of rolling easily over the block
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The rear wheel bounces too
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Ezra demonstrates how easily a bike rolls over the obstacle if you relax and just let it go
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On the other hand, if you tense up and put a lot of pressure on the front wheel, bad things can happen
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Mark shows that a bike doesn't have to have any suspension to be able to roll over the obstacle
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One last demonstration...
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...and then it's time for the class to try it, under Ezra's and Mark's watchful eyes
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She looks a little anxious at first...
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Hey, cool, that was easy!
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