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    METAMORPHOSIS

    Sep 24, 2017 2 minutes
    Words & Images Jeff Evans

    We all started somewhere, sometime. Jeff Evans, a regular cycle commuter in Auckland, has kicked off his mountain bike career a little later than most, having recently decided to swap his on-road tyres for a set of knobblies with an eye to participating in the 2021 World Masters Games in Japan.

    Drop-offs, bailouts and shin strikes… for anyone comfortable riding

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