{"id":15726,"date":"2020-04-02T23:00:50","date_gmt":"2020-04-02T12:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zo-zo.com\/?p=15726"},"modified":"2020-04-02T23:09:18","modified_gmt":"2020-04-02T12:09:18","slug":"queen-of-the-dam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zo-zo.com\/?p=15726","title":{"rendered":"queen of the dam."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>even in the midst of this health nightmare we are still very lucky: we have great mountain bike trails nearby and as long as we don&#8217;t cross paths with other people we are still allowed to exercise: that&#8217;s of course exactly what we do. being out there is good for our health, good for our mental wellbeing and on top of that it&#8217;s always great father-daughter bonding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" data-attachment-id=\"15727\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/zo-zo.com\/?attachment_id=15727\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/zo-zo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/MD-Queen-1-2.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,563\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;G8142&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1585794105&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.4&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MD Queen &amp;#8211; 1 (2)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/zo-zo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/MD-Queen-1-2.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/zo-zo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/MD-Queen-1-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zo-zo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/MD-Queen-1-2.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/zo-zo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/MD-Queen-1-2-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/zo-zo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/MD-Queen-1-2-768x432.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>maybe it&#8217;s all down to the exercise but nat has now successfully conquered all the technical bits of the dam. i&#8217;d readily admit that some of the other (let&#8217;s call them &#8216;inofficial&#8217;) trails here on the northern beaches are a lot less forgiving but 80% of mountain bikers would still struggle with some of the features on the dam. like the one above: this very small but steep climb used to be fairly easy, now it&#8217;s rutted and strewn with rocks, a perfect test of traction and line choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"567\" data-attachment-id=\"15728\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/zo-zo.com\/?attachment_id=15728\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/zo-zo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/MD-Queen-1-3.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,567\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1585828016&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MD Queen &amp;#8211; 1 (3)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/zo-zo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/MD-Queen-1-3.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/zo-zo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/MD-Queen-1-3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zo-zo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/MD-Queen-1-3.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/zo-zo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/MD-Queen-1-3-300x170.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/zo-zo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/MD-Queen-1-3-768x435.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>i also see many people push up this one: a rock step following a steep though not very technical climb. it&#8217;s a bit of a sprint, a little tug on the bars, driving the rear wheel into and the bike up the rock &#8230; and all of this needs to happen in perfect combination. just like nat does it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"540\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 960 \/ 540;\" width=\"960\" controls src=\"https:\/\/zo-zo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Queen-of-the-Dam.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>it&#8217;s great to see nat enjoy our rides, arguably the uphill bits a little less than the gravity stuff. i can&#8217;t argue there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>even in the midst of this health nightmare we are still very lucky: we have great mountain bike trails nearby and as long as we don&#8217;t cross paths with other people we are still allowed to exercise: that&#8217;s of course exactly what we do. being out there is good for our health, good for our&hellip; 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