Wernervdmerwe Posted January 17, 2009 Posted January 17, 2009 I have been watching Roam a couple of times and the one fall they explained as the guy landing too late after the jump, so he went further than what he was supposed to. My question is on a constant angle decline, and variable bike angle due to you being able to manipulate the angle, why is that an issue? I am not a freerider myself, so am more curious as to the science.
calabash Posted January 18, 2009 Posted January 18, 2009 you can manipulate your height and drop rate with the use of your brakes. the spinning of the front and rear wheels are the key.
SwissVan Posted January 18, 2009 Posted January 18, 2009 Use gyroscopic effect of the wheels to change the attitude of the bike...The faster spinning wheel will pull that end (front or back) of the bike down.
Wernervdmerwe Posted January 18, 2009 Author Posted January 18, 2009 Makes sense, but I do not understand why, if you jump too far, you will fall?
gungi Posted January 18, 2009 Posted January 18, 2009 further you go faster you fall lower the landing gets = crash
Sean Badenhorst Posted January 18, 2009 Posted January 18, 2009 Timing. If you get your timing wrong on any part of a jump, especially a big one, you're likely to end up with an undignified landing. This guy obviously expected to land earlier than he did and the landing gear (brain/nervous system/body) wasn't quite right. Hence the crash.
Wernervdmerwe Posted January 18, 2009 Author Posted January 18, 2009 Freeriding is more of a science than I thought! I figured as long as your wheels hit the ground together you'll be ok. Thanks for the responses
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