Reno 2 Vegas Training Ride with Joe: High speed riding on kTm 450 XC-F

Doing some high-speed riding to help my buddy Joe train for the Reno to Vegas race coming up in a couple weeks. We kept it to about 75mph top speed but the race bike will do 100mph! No need to take chances while training but Joe still let it rip on the straights. He's on a 500 EXCF that also has a Scott's stabilizer setup. My 450 XC-F can accelerate faster but he can hold a higher top speed!
This was only my 2nd time back on the bike after 7 weeks off for a grade 3 separated shoulder injury. I've been doing LOTS of PT, stretching, and exercise to heal quickly. Big thanks to Josh Layton at Pro Active Physical Therapy in Marana who really helped me recover fast. He met me where I was at in terms of attitude and motivation. Didn't give me any crap about not riding any more...just saw that I was serious and willing to work hard and aligned the treatment plan to my situation. Highly recommend going to see him for proper physical therapy for sports injuries!
Remember kids: Speed doesn't kill...suddenly stopping is the problem!

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