Technical ? Drop-off USN race #3 redbarn

[NotSoBigBen]

You guys should go try the drops at Thaba if you want bigger

 

Let me know when ....................................................................................................... I'll come watch

[patches]

but how does one get the courage to go from 1.2m to 2m............

 

according to Daft Vader... alcohol

 

When we were there he kept regretting the fact he left the liquid courage at home.

Edited July 16, 2013 by patches

[Pieter1]

 

 

are you guys talking about these drops?

Where are these?

[Super_mil]

but how does one get the courage to go from 1.2m to 2m............

 

Confidence in the fact that you know that you're very unlikely to ever get the 1.2m drop wrong.

 

I think courage can get you into trouble.

Edited July 16, 2013 by Super_mil

[hayleyearth]

Confidence in the fact that you know that you're very unlikely to ever get the 1.2m drop wrong.

 

I think courage can get you into trouble.

 

yea...i think that might be my problem in a why....i have courage before I have confidence.

I have to pump my rear shock though if I want to go bigger - it was going to its max on those...the fork can still handle a bit more (this is at full impact):

 

[RocknRolla]

the line between bravery and stupidity is very thin.

 

sometimes invisible till after the fact.

 

RocknYoda

[Super_mil]

yea...i think that might be my problem in a why....i have courage before I have confidence.

I have to pump my rear shock though if I want to go bigger - it was going to its max on those...the fork can still handle a bit more (this is at full impact):

 

 

You shock's SAG should be set according to your riding weight, not according to the drops you're hitting. For AM SAG should probably be in 20-30% range, depending on personal preference.

[Super_mil]

If the shock (I'm assuming it has a high volume air can, I can't remember...) is set up correct & you're still blowing through your travel, then you can look into shimming the air can. i.e. you consume some of the air cans volume with a shim to change the nature of the shocks behaviour (the white bit of plastic in the pic below).

 

But 1st step is to make sure your initial SAG set up is correct. Only then would I start playing with the can.

Plenty of info on the interwebs if you do decide to shim...

 

http://fcdn.mtbr.com/attachments/shocks-suspension/453077d1241228223-anyone-running-high-volume-air-can-their-fox-rp23-_mg_1050-copy.jpg

[Top Fuel]

you should learn to use your front brake as well. It increases your braking power. Going over the bars due to too much front brake is a skill failure and nothing else

I agree with you. HOWEVER it seems "iBike" is a new rider or at least hi skills are limited. The problem with people learning is they tend to do the wrong things, crash and then take forever to get back up to where they were. Once he has managed to do the drop off a few times he will learn the quickest way to do it. Then he can figure out how much of which brake he needs and how it affects him.

[Pieter1]

 

 

yea...i think that might be my problem in a why....i have courage before I have confidence.

I have to pump my rear shock though if I want to go bigger - it was going to its max on those...the fork can still handle a bit more (this is at full impact):

 

Waar is die?

[patches]

Waar is die?

 

Not too far from the bridge across the river

[dimsum]

that guy in the video has some mad skills!

[patches]

that guy in the video has some mad skills!

 

I think that's maybe why he was 3x DH World Champ

[Capricorn]

are you guys talking about these drops?

 

sweet pins!

[madbradd]

the line between bravery and stupidity is very thin.

 

 

+1

Usually there is also a camera involved!

[hayleyearth]

sweet pins!

 

I also think so!

They hurt me once before though...but pretty cool!