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Message: [QUOTE="Palatine, post: 3033570, member: 974"] Riding a bike downhill at 5 MPH is easy. So is hitting a baseball thrown at 30 MPH. Riding a bicycle downhill at 50 MPH is dam near impossible. The vision, balance, strength and reflexes require a world class class athlete. Add in a road that twists and turns, changing weather including rain, other riders trying to pass you, and the fact you have already summited four mountains over the last 100 kilometers. Sure it takes balls to step into a batters box, but to travel at racing speed downhill in a bike race along side a hundred foot drop wearing only a small helmet requires incredble courage. Even some of the best of these athletes have paid the highest price. I also agree with those who think downhill skiing and big wave surfiing are far more difficult than standing still and hitting a curveball. [/QUOTE]