fandomhigh | Extreme Physical Education | Wednesday

Once again, the Danger Shop was the place to be for today's class. Fraser was flipping through some paperwork as the students filed in. Once they'd all assembled, he put the paperwork down and smiled.

"Good morning," he greeted. "Today, we're going mountain biking. For those that may not now, mountain biking is the act of riding a bike off road, across generally rough terrains therefore making it sometimes more dangerous and more draining than regular biking. Mountain biking can be broken down into multiple categories: cross country, trail riding, all mountain, downhill, freeride, street riding, dirt jumping and trials. For today's purposes, we're going to be concentrating on trail riding. When people speak of mountain biking, they're generally talking about this one. It basically means riding point-to-point or in a loop including climbs and descents on a variety of terrain."

With that done, Fraser stepped aside to bring out a mountain bike for all to see. While they were checking it out, he passed out a handout on protective gear that they all had to read. Their protective gear for the activity was stowed on one side of the room. Once they'd finished reading, Fraser detailed the difference between a mountain bike and a regular bike and demonstrated how everything worked.

"Today, we're in Dauphin, Pennsylvania so we can ride the Stony Valley Rail Trail. It's an easy trail so take your time and challenge yourself, if you'd like. Be careful, wear all your protective equipment and spend time enjoying the scenery while getting yourself familiar with the bikes that are located near your safety equipment. Feel free to ride alone or with a buddy. And have fun."

With that, Fraser got the simulation started and it was time to mountain bike!

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Like you've just biked around a mountain!

Dolf Wega

Kyle Reese

Prince Alexander of Daventry

Makita

Juliet Darling

Shane Gooseman

K-Mart

Read the worksheet on safety equipment, gear up, check out your bikes, listen to Fraser talk or just stand and stare into space!

Since this was all quite new to him and because he wanted to avoid any mistakes that would be either quite painful or potentially fatal, Alexander was doing well to read through the material given to them and to inspect the bikes in which they would be riding. It was always exciting, though, to be trying something new.

Feel free to pair up and ride with a buddy or ride alone! Have fun, mod what you'd like!

Once he felt confident with the semantics to give it a try, Alexander started out with a tentative sort of determination. He wobbled a little at first, but it didn't take him long to understand his balance and the mechanics of the bike and he found himself quite ready to take on the trail.

This was like spinning class, but with rocks! Juliet was into it, even if the helmet clashed with her outfit.

It was probably pretty clear right off that Makita had never ridden a bike before in her life. She could balance it easily enough, until she started moving. Then there were a few spectacular wipeouts - with loud, whooping cheers - until she got the hang of steering and the different gears.

He's there, if needed!

It's a rainy mess here.

Extreme Physical Education | Wednesday | Period 1

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