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Front wheel tap: a maniac is born
It wasn't long ago that Wing started to tap the front wheel to boost his climbing techniques... Since then, he is considering hitting his front wheel pretty much anywhere, especially wobbly boxes and cracked walls. He rides on a 26" Echo, with a brand new fork (this part is never really old on Wing's bike) and some seriously dodgy crank running on thin air (the ball bearings have gone to metal dust).

Like most new school riders, he hates wood logs or anything that looks a bit natural to him, except rocks and the seaside (presumably because of the girls sun bathing in summer). Usually rides around Cambridge, though this year he is taking his bike to Bangor, (Wales, where he'll start Uni, allegedly).

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Blunt on a rail...someone is dying in the background...



Safety tips from Uncle Wing... (from a guy who doesn't wear a helmet or gloves?)
On pre-ride conversations, don't mention punctures or snapping your chain - When moving pallets around, always wear some gloves to avoid splinters - Make sure your stacks of pallets don't move before you ride them with a bike - If you are lunatic enough to re-glue and screw your brake pads, use a good brand of glue - Rely on Julien's tools for fixing your bike. - Buy a new chain every 6 months

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Tapping the front wheel like a mad man,
until the fork dies...

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Power pedal hop from a wall to a wedged rail...

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Another wall suffering the
attacks of Wing's front wheel



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Rim-to-brick tough landing, from a pedal hop

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Flying off some gap in warp speed mode...

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Another blunt attempt

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Sidehop to thin air