Video: Riding Near Home With Joe Rager
Fortunate enough for Joe Rager, he has some epic trails within a five minute drive. If only we were all lucky enough. The trail sits up at some elevation which provides great views of the valleys below and local mountains. The upper sections are open to the sky and cause victim to those riding it during a hot, sunny afternoon, such as Joe. The elevated sections are also littered with old, fallen down trees, The young, scattered evergreens are in the near observing there eventual fate.After taking a turn and submersing yourself into the forest, the trail gains a new feel. This is also where Joe blew up a few of his spokes. I had never seen anything quite like it. A closer look revealed that he slid his back wheel into a rock and snapped his spokes. We continued on.
The event did hinder us though. We weren’t able to film other parts of the trail, because the wheel was right at its breaking point. I am almost surprised he finished out the trail like he did.
We hope to get out again on this trail and film it thoroughly.
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Well a few reasons… I work full time, and he goes to school. Also, although it may be 5 minutes from his house, it's close to an hour from where I live. Lastly, since the rim itself was pretty blown, he could not afford to replace his wheel the next day.
Thanks for the question!