Not so hot dismounts in action

[splat]

Sorry to hear about your crash.

That's a nasty break!

 

Hope your healing process is quick

[peetwindhoek]

Bliksem, hard lines!!

[Eddy Gordo]

Thanks, i won't be riding a Dh bike till july. I'll☺ only get on a bike after 9 weeks to be safe. Just gonna use a trainer in the meantime and keep my fitness up and physio therapy

Yeah, trainer will be the best option. No impact on the arms from the jarring effect of mtb. Wait so 4 or months then do some road loops or even better hill repeats. Tar will be alot better than gravel.

[Warren_G]

Yeah, trainer will be the best option. No impact on the arms from the jarring effect of mtb. Wait so 4 or months then do some road loops or even better hill repeats. Tar will be alot better than gravel.

Yeah only did my first race 4 months after the surgery, lots of physio and indoor trainer, even the indoor trainer was sore at first.

[Mongooser]

Here my 2 TI plates. Went in on tuesday.

i can already move my arm normally and hold a ball in my hand.

[V12man]

Here my 2 TI plates. Went in on tuesday.

i can already move my arm normally and hold a ball in my hand.

Looks good - be grateful the growth plate is not impacted.

 

Get well soon - spend some time on a trampoline when you are recovered - will help your falling skills.

[Warren_G]

https://www.instagram.com/p/BetBo51Fssm/

 

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[Warren_G]

https://www.instagram.com/p/BeunWBal16b/

 

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[Warren_G]

The windows start-up/shutdown tho [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]https://www.instagram.com/p/Bes3QbzF4Uz/

 

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[Piston ZA]

That scorpion at the 1:00 min mark - brutal

 

[Warren_G]

https://www.instagram.com/p/BfOT2c6Hj7I/

 

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[Warren_G]

https://www.instagram.com/p/BfNsrpkhbLD/

 

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[SlowManiac]

The windows start-up/shutdown tho [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]https://www.instagram.com/p/Bes3QbzF4Uz/

 

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Flip that is funny!! 

[Dirkitech]

Bunny hop on a track bike is always tough. Very little thinking done before attempting this!

I've never (yet!) ridden a track bike- why is it tough? Is it more tough compared to a road or mountain bike?

[rudi-h]

I've never (yet!) ridden a track bike- why is it tough? Is it more tough compared to a road or mountain bike?

 

yes...

 

its equally simple to pull the bike up with your cleats on any bike, but that's not a bunny hop...  This technique is suitable for jumping up a pavement if you're going really fast, but will never allow you to clear a sizable obstacle...

 

a real bunny hop requires a motion where you lift your front wheel into a manual and then launch yourself off the back wheel.  Any bike with an aggressive geometry (TT, Track, Road, Gravel, XCO) is hard to manual, so it's hard to hop.

 

Guys like the Martyn Ashton made it their claim to fame to do tricks on road bikes and are able to do this, but it's much harder compared to a BMX or slack geometry MTB.  You'll also see that the guys doing tricks on road bikes always lower the saddle, its virtually impossible to bunnyhop or manual a road bike with the saddle adjusted for race day.

Edited February 16, 2018 by rudi-h

[splat]

I've never (yet!) ridden a track bike- why is it tough? Is it more tough compared to a road or mountain bike?

Its a fixed gear, so you can't freewheel to set up the bunny hop motion