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Old 06-25-2009, 01:19 PM   #1
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Do you know what a switchback is? Some call it a hairpin turn. You turn 180 degrees, just like a U-turn. Lookout Mountain has at least six switchbacks. You have to brake from 50 to 15mph. And most of them are blind. You don't jam on the brakes like a racer. You squeeze both brakes smoothly before and half-way through the turn.
You could always just come out to the dragon and ride with a ton of us. I know it's crazy, but there is a rumor that switchbacks exist there too. OMG!
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