Peach. Posted September 9, 2014 Share this refutes any skills vs fitness debate ever I agree to a point but you have to be pretty fit just to hang on to a bike down a hill. even without peddling. But Yea, that was an impressive run, shows just how steep those tracks are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted September 9, 2014 Share this refutes any skills vs fitness debate ever nah. You still have to be pretty darn fit to be able to handle that pace, even without pedalling. Trust me - it's not easy going fast. Warren_G 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nox1111 Posted September 9, 2014 Share FLOW! Sheesh, mad skill! And that will drain all your energy pumping and floating like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazyTrailRider Posted September 9, 2014 Share you have to be pretty fit just to hang on to a bike down a hill. Absolutely. Few people realise how much riding gnarly stuff at speed kills your body. Peach. and BikeBailing 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rock Posted September 9, 2014 Share cant remember when last I rode my bike without a chain but I would think its seriously off putting with no resistance against my feet....? Peach. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieterg Posted September 9, 2014 Share Super My Hero Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pants Boy Posted September 9, 2014 Share He should've inverted his number - rookie mistake to have a 13 right side up on a bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenGraham Posted September 9, 2014 Share Absolutely. Few people realise how much riding gnarly stuff at speed kills your body. I learned that at Mankele. I found I had to slow down a few times because I had a stitch and I was barely pedaling. I've never had a stitch from xc style stuff. You work the whole time. Its amazing though I'd never experienced such a state of bliss on a mountain bike. It gave me the feeling I've only ever had rock climbing at the edge of my ability. Loved every second of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raydek Posted September 9, 2014 Share He should've inverted his number - rookie mistake to have a 13 right side up on a bike. Isn't there a list of rules including this one somewhere on the hub? Clearly he isn't a member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raydek Posted September 9, 2014 Share Absolutely. Few people realise how much riding gnarly stuff at speed kills your body. I learnt this very quickly after doing a shuttle day at Contermanskloof, countless downhill runs with not needing to pedal back to the top.. I was knackered of note the next day, more so than when riding the loop twice on my own steam, muscles hurt I never even knew existed.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJR Posted September 9, 2014 Share Pedaling is soooo overrated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoreTrails Posted September 9, 2014 Share Saying that - the bits of Hill's run that WERE good (incl the bits after the stack) were just amazing. He had them all, incl Josh. Sacrilege and swearing.....take that back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoreTrails Posted September 9, 2014 Share I agree to a point but you have to be pretty fit just to hang on to a bike down a hill. even without peddling. But Yea, that was an impressive run, shows just how steep those tracks are. Also shows how much faster a rider can be when the pressure is suddenly off and the need to retain maximum momentum is required.Everyone should give chain less downhill rides a shot, it changes the way you see a trail entirely Super_mil 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_mil Posted September 9, 2014 Share He must have been super efficient. Also shows that being fast has everything to do with maximum exit speed, making the most of the terrain and not just going fast in straight lines. Brilliant effort on his part. For those who think that pumping the terrain to gain speed is effortless, i would suggest a pumptrack session of 3 or 4 minutes... This would give you a very basic idea. It is flippen hard work. Peach. and pierre- 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stretch Posted September 9, 2014 Share Sacrilege and swearing.....take that back! i think armpies was saying that sam and josh were on a par in terms of speed and smoothness. By my calcs...josh was up on sam by almost a sec at that speed trap split (the split where in this neko video that nigel page almost falls off his chair and says "he's up he's up") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted September 9, 2014 Share Also shows how much faster a rider can be when the pressure is suddenly off and the need to retain maximum momentum is required.Everyone should give chain less downhill rides a shot, it changes the way you see a trail entirelyAnd ride a SS HT where momentum is your friend and using brakes are your arch enemy in robbing you of momentum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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