RUST magazine: RUST #45

Mojave
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TRIALS TIME
Ricardo doesn’t let you get bored on his rides, he puts
variety into his trail and he took us through some
great goat tracks that weaved through the rocks,
with step-ups and ravines, so you got to working the
bottom end power and your feet-up skills.
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GRIN & BEAR IT
Ricardo’s smiling but check out his posture. While out of
sight, blazing a trail across a flat section ahead of us, he
suffered something of an endo. Warren came across him
just getting up. He clearly landed heavy on his shoulder
but we think he took a blow to the head as well. This
actually gave him a challenge when it came to navigating
out of the desert again when clearly not feeling himself.
Low on water, with no food, low fuel and no idea where
we were it kind of brought home the dangers of riding
out here. Fortunately after something of a mini chook
chase Ricardo regained his bearings. For sure that
shoulder must have been sore for weeks to come.
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