Crash on Rock Jump at Cascades

[Capricorn]

Haha, yes I guess thats true.

 

... moral of the story, go huge so you have more time to plan your fall

 

so that's why that say 'speed's your friend"

[RobinD]

Saw him thios am, he is sore but is doing good, should be a good recovery.

 

I must have set the gopro up about 30seconds before he came through so was quiet lucky to get the footage.

 

He was going quiet quick and completely missed the landing...

 

Ouch!

 

btw, does anyone know what software was used to create the photo from the video?

 

There isnt any real software to do that, I just used a screenshot of different frames and did an edit from there.

[G00SE]

Ouch!

 

btw, does anyone know what software was used to create the photo from the video?

 

 

There isnt any real software to do that, I just used a screenshot of different frames and did an edit from there.

 

There is an iphone app that does that. Cant remember its name though

[nigelhicks]

OUCH ... shame healing vides dude ... So Nicks XC Eliminator course claims one of its first (of what will likely be many) victims!!!

 

Good attempt, but if he had been looser on the bike he would have been fine

 

 

Look at his leg position which stays identical throughout the transition up the face of the jump - then in the third to last image he has his "weight" (in this case his bum) back but low! .... this = disaster as the seat ultimately hits him in the arse and as he was so rigid on the bike (hoping that speed would get him over) the forward movement of his body noses the bike in and thats it.

 

Again if you look closely he overjumps the jump by about 2m and flatlands as well - again due to being too rigid on the bike at speed and not absorbing the jump with his arms and upper body and then extending on the backside.

 

Shame dude hope you feel better soon ... but to get rid of the rigid feel - get onto the pump track on your xc bikes and have a go at trying to get round the track WITHOUT pedalling - just using your body to help the momentum.

 

This will help to be more fluid on the bike.

[Capricorn]

if he had dropped his saddle, then the saddle wouldn't have buttslapped him first face into the dirt. but apparently, it's welded into that position <-- slight misquote of my fellow hubber

[Let's Ride]

Same thing would have happened to me. Heal up.

[Hairy]

Looking at those pics again it looks like the rider was dealing with the kicker as if he was approaching a drop off?

[nigelhicks]

Looking at those pics again it looks like the rider was dealing with the kicker as if he was approaching a drop off?

 

Pretty much - no upper body compression on the lip and no extension on the landing.

 

The third to last screen capture looks like he was trying the standard issue "roadie" bunny hop by pulling both the wheels into his body with his arms and his legs at the same time.

 

The link below may help to show how it should be done - Fab's first comment! ... "Be loose and relaxed"

 

[David Greyling]

Pretty much - no upper body compression on the lip and no extension on the landing.

 

The third to last screen capture looks like he was trying the standard issue "roadie" bunny hop by pulling both the wheels into his body with his arms and his legs at the same time.

 

The link below may help to show how it should be done - Fab's first comment! ... "Be loose and relaxed"

 

I can no longer "jump" without a French accent...

[Iwan Kemp]

I'd say:

1. High saddle
   
2. Arms basically locked once he goes airborne
   
3. Absolutely no effort to pre-load the bike before he hits the lip
   
4. Weight too far forward
   
5. Up to the point the front wheel smacks the ground there's no effort or prep to absorb the landing with his knees (most likely not really possible with high saddle)
   

Speed not an issue

[NicoBoshoff]

Whilst we're on the topic of basic body positions etc. I was out riding Hoogekraal last week when I also came off. It was at one of the deep dips - I dropped in with some speed and tried to pump out, but in the "valley" of the dip my front tire burped and threw me off my line causing me to bushdive upon exit at the crest.

 

Now my logic tells me that I pumped too hard when I should have been removing weight off the front i.e. I forced a nosedive. Is this what happened or was it rather a tire pressure issue?

 

When riding the dips I always imagine squashing the bike and then letting it slip out under me towards the crest, which helps me keep speed without pedaling. Clearly my reasoning is faulted?

[David Greyling]

Whilst we're on the topic of basic body positions etc. I was out riding Hoogekraal last week when I also came off. It was at one of the deep dips - I dropped in with some speed and tried to pump out, but in the "valley" of the dip my front tire burped and threw me off my line causing me to bushdive upon exit at the crest.

 

Now my logic tells me that I pumped too hard when I should have been removing weight off the front i.e. I forced a nosedive. Is this what happened or was it rather a tire pressure issue?

 

When riding the dips I always imagine squashing the bike and then letting it slip out under me towards the crest, which helps me keep speed without pedaling. Clearly my reasoning is faulted?

 

Yes, your reasoning is flawed. Bush Diving is supposed to be done with at least a mild level of intoxication. Body position will however vary greatly depending on which flavour of bush diving. Standard non-vehicular bush diving is best achieved with a exaggerated swan dive position for aesthetic effect. From there you progress to bush diving from elevated positions such as bush lodge decks and roofs, this requires a more upright body position to allow cushioning from the knees. Particularly extreme bush diving is best possible from the back of a moving bakkie, one should assume the drop and roll position here and try to avoid rocks.

[DR ◣◢]

Whilst we're on the topic of basic body positions etc. I was out riding Hoogekraal last week when I also came off. It was at one of the deep dips - I dropped in with some speed and tried to pump out, but in the "valley" of the dip my front tire burped and threw me off my line causing me to bushdive upon exit at the crest.

 

Now my logic tells me that I pumped too hard when I should have been removing weight off the front i.e. I forced a nosedive. Is this what happened or was it rather a tire pressure issue?

 

When riding the dips I always imagine squashing the bike and then letting it slip out under me towards the crest, which helps me keep speed without pedaling. Clearly my reasoning is faulted?

 

Weight back going in and arms and legs relaxed to absorb the sudden change in direction at the bottom of the dip. You burped the front tyre because your weight was forward and arms rigid.

[Ottocs]

I dunno if i would be too stoked with my mates if they posted a clip of me doing this ...

 

But different strokes.

 

Hope you heal quick man.

[hayleyearth]

Sadly...........I can also tell what he did wrong by looking at the pic (from legs, to bum, to upper body, to arms, to head position/where he is looking, obviously weight position, air movement and doubt in the end)..........

 

 

........but doesnt mean I can go do it / execute it better

[Guest Omega Man]

Couple more hard cranks and he would have been fine