The Tokai DH line on a trail bike 091214

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Still working things out  - need to find more speed in places -  but my best run down to date.Thanks to the trail builders for the woodwork on DH3. I now know I was wise not to tackle the big gap jump before it became a table :-)

[YUMEYA]

i need to come for lessons. 

[Joe Massapuss]

sick! looked really good to me. Also did that exact same line yesterday for the first time and it was great. If your ever looking for a partner give me a shout, live 5 minutes from Tokai.

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

Yo Tim, try taking the outer line on DH2 - in the first corner, hug the top of the berm and come off on that small rock jump on the RHS. Then instead of going to the outside line on the next corner, come to the middle - it sets you up far straighter for the rest of the run down. I'm still kaaaaak slow on that section, but it's MUCH easier to carry speed on that line than trying to dodge all the rocks.

 

Very good run, BTW... 

[LazyTrailRider]

Yo Tim, try taking the outer line on DH2 - in the first corner, hug the top of the berm and come off on that small rock jump on the RHS. Then instead of going to the outside line on the next corner, come to the middle - it sets you up far straighter for the rest of the run down. I'm still kaaaaak slow on that section, but it's MUCH easier to carry speed on that line than trying to dodge all the rocks.

 

Very good run, BTW... 

 

Yip, it's substantially quicker.

 

Also, big balls hitting most of the kickers on DH3, they're not small! Nicely done.

[DuncanDoughnuts]

Great ride down         ... I love that route down ...

[popcorn_skollie]

Oh man do i need to ride with you. 

I'm still not confident enough to hit every single jump.

Some of those gaps are massive!

But the DH line is definately my favourite.

Which ever bike I'm on.

 

I'm not sure what the alternate route to dh3 is called after vasbyt.

But there are these too planks that you can ramp off while going down.

The 1st plank haunts me since I only ever did it twice and fell on my second try. Desperately trying to find the courage to hit it again and find redemption.

The second plank is much easier though except for the narrow entry.

I wish they could make it wider.

Any tips?

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

Oh man do i need to ride with you. 

I'm still not confident enough to hit every single jump.

Some of those gaps are massive!

But the DH line is definately my favourite.

Which ever bike I'm on.

 

I'm not sure what the alternate route to dh3 is called after vasbyt.

But there are these too planks that you can ramp off while going down.

The 1st plank haunts me since I only ever did it twice and fell on my second try. Desperately trying to find the courage to hit it again and find redemption.

The second plank is much easier though except for the narrow entry.

I wish they could make it wider.

Any tips?

That IS Vasbyt. 

 

The one that goes windy windy all the way down... 

 

Anyway - I fin Vasbyt more fun that the DH line, as you've got so many more little things to pop off of. DH3 is a BLAST if you just ride it all out, and are looking for a straight run down. But to go fast down Vasbyt, you have to work at it. And you have to be smooth.

[LazyTrailRider]

 But to go fast down Vasbyt, you have to work at it. And you have to be smooth.

 

Definitely. I rate Vasbyt as one of the most complete tests of just how good a mountain biker is.

[Nofearnofun]

I seriously need to come ride down on that side of the planet!

 

Looks like a jol!

[popcorn_skollie]

Then whats the short bit on top called. At the end of DH2. Starts off with a berm then over the roots into those fun jumps? Always thought that was vasbyt

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

Then whats the short bit on top called. At the end of DH2. Starts off with a berm then over the roots into those fun jumps? Always thought that was vasbyt

It is, but Vasbyt extends all the way down. Vasbyt is the XC trail, Dh3 is obv DH3. They share the same entry. After the new tabletop, DH3 hooks off to the right to hug the road, Vasbyt carries on to the left and goes windy windy. 

 

Certain sections lower down are named differently (cape fox or something) but the whole trail is commonly kknown as Vasbyt. 

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

Definitely. I rate Vasbyt as one of the most complete tests of just how good a mountain biker is.

Yeha. Sadly though, by the time I hit that section I'm more poked than a $2 Mexican hooker. 

[Guest Omega Man]

Yo Tim, try taking the outer line on DH2 - in the first corner, hug the top of the berm and come off on that small rock jump on the RHS. Then instead of going to the outside line on the next corner, come to the middle - it sets you up far straighter for the rest of the run down. I'm still kaaaaak slow on that section, but it's MUCH easier to carry speed on that line than trying to dodge all the rocks.

 

Very good run, BTW... 

Can you look at this video and tell me if my lines are ok Myles?

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08zlBZCLW6Y

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

Can you look at this video and tell me if my lines are ok Myles?

 

I know you're trying to stir a bit of ***, but you take the line I was talking about (and the one that Duran and Devon takes, which is how I learnt to take it myself)

 

So yes. In the case of that section, that's the way I'd take.

 

As for the rest... no fooking clue. Tim is faster than me in pretty much every section on the mountain so ordinarily I'd be following him unless someone infinitely more talented than both of us showed me another line (like in this case)

[Guest Omega Man]

I know you're trying to stir a bit of ***, but you take the line I was talking about (and the one that Duran and Devon takes, which is how I learnt to take it myself)

 

So yes. In the case of that section, that's the way I'd take.

 

As for the rest... no fooking clue. Tim is faster than me in pretty much every section on the mountain so ordinarily I'd be following him unless someone infinitely more talented than both of us showed me another line (like in this case)

Hahaha. Sh!t stirrer busted.