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    THE TAIAHA

    Jun 10, 2019 2 minutes
    Words Richard Birkby
    Image Joy Asico

    Mountain bikers have a unique connection with the land. It’s an intimate, sensuous and visceral dependence. Some days, the earth accepts our passage and we’re ripping along in perfect harmony. Other times we’re scolded by it as we test the boundaries

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