Not so hot dismounts in action

[rouxtjie]

  On 10/6/2014 at 6:26 AM, patches said:

Gooo sloooower than you think with your HT!

 

You were comfortably over (even a tad long) on your AM bike.

 

The HT will require a lot less energy to jump.

What you said...safari was going 100 and plenty and overcooked it. Big up jc

[Kevin07]

Edited October 6, 2014 by Kevin07

[pierre-]

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Edited January 13, 2015 by pierre-

[patches]

Nice JC!

 

But yeah, I can see how you might have nipped yourself on that nose heavy landing.

 

 

that tyre and fork looked like they didn't enjoy the ride so much

[NicoBoshoff]

Bloody hell that bike flexed quite a lot for a "rigid".

[hayleyearth]

  On 10/6/2014 at 6:58 AM, Kevin07 said:

 

FARK!

 

Now I am nervous to try with the HT!

Edited October 6, 2014 by hayleyearth

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

  On 10/6/2014 at 7:05 AM, pierre-alweer said:

Joh. At 0:11 - I'm pretty sure those bits aren't supposed to bend like that

Yeah, this doesn't look healthy... 

 

[jcmeyerSS]

haha yeah yeah. I was a little over Zealous with my takeoff speed.  Maybe its time to get some suspension or lessons from one of "The Rats"

All I can say is those Niner forks are Solid after close inspection its still 100%.

I cant see a Chinarello fork flexing like that and not becoming a pile of splinters.

[rouxtjie]

  On 10/6/2014 at 7:41 AM, jcmeyerSS said:

haha yeah yeah. I was a little over Zealous with my takeoff speed.  Maybe its time to get some suspension or lessons from one of "The Rats"

All I can say is those Niner forks are Solid after close inspection its still 100%.

I cant see a Chinarello fork flexing like that and not becoming a pile of splinters.

Post it to niner and say you did some field "r&d" work for them...

 

I double checked the welds dude...especially by the headtube...all good.

[rouxtjie]

  On 10/6/2014 at 7:09 AM, hayleyearth said:

FARK!

 

Now I am nervous to try with the HT!

Its seems like less is more with that jump...speed kills and all that.

[rouxtjie]

  On 10/6/2014 at 7:06 AM, NicoBoshoff said:

Bloody hell that bike flexed quite a lot for a "rigid".

Slo-mo really does show the truth...I bet all bikes flex a bit considering the hammering we put them through

[jcmeyerSS]

  On 10/6/2014 at 7:46 AM, rouxtjie said:

Post it to niner and say you did some field "r&d" work for them...

 

I double checked the welds dude...especially by the headtube...all good.

haha Niner might ban me from using their kit.

[patches]

  On 10/6/2014 at 7:09 AM, hayleyearth said:

FARK!

 

Now I am nervous to try with the HT!

 

 

  On 10/6/2014 at 7:46 AM, rouxtjie said:

Its seems like less is more with that jump...speed kills and all that.

 

 

You guys do of course know what the secret is...

 

 

hahaha!

[Wayne Potgieter]

JC...how was the tyre and rim?

[patches]

  On 10/6/2014 at 7:53 AM, jcmeyerSS said:

haha Niner might ban me from using their kit.

 

 

yeah, their lawyer's spidey-sense will start tingling!

 

But yeah, did you hit it again after that run?

 

I've found with most of the jumps I've been hyping up in my head (ie. road gap at thaba or jugg's big one on cascades DH track) that my first attempt felt sketchy and terrifying, but then I know how to adjust and it just gets better from there.

[rouxtjie]

  On 10/6/2014 at 7:53 AM, patches said:

You guys do of course know what the secret is...

 

 

hahaha!

Funny story that but really a lot of truth in it. I had the fear of mordor in me with anything "jumpy"...Been practicing alot and already I can feel a huge diffs when it comes to them...

 

Jc and I hit the bikepark on saturday and did about 1000 laps of the bmx course, upgrading to different lines once we felt comfortable with the smaller lines. What a jol...also klapped the small gaps on the little trails like they werent even there...So confidence is a huge factor for me.

 

I get that 0mm of travel will only get you so far, so on the lookout for something more "spingbokkie"