Guts, glory and homicidal rocks at Bootleg Canyon's Reaper Madness
22.05.12
Gnarly. The riders say this word with reverence, showing scars, bone spurs and joint separations from being chewed up and spit out by Bootleg Canyon. Named one of the world’s most epic rides by the International Mountain Bicycling Association, Bootleg’s 36-mile system of singletrack was cut into the desert rock by local artist Brent Thomson. The cross-country trails offer flowing traverses, technical rock gardens and staggering views of Lake Mead, while the downhill runs are all hairpin turns, steep grades and dagger-sharp gravel. One second of hesitation or one centimeter of error is all it takes to send a body from adrenaline high to the hospital. That, the riders say, is why it’s so damn sweet when you make it down the hill in one piece.
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