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Thanks!
I thinks its because of the the extra cog and the angles..
Obviously ideally it wouldnt happen so if setup tweaks can fix it I will try, shifting is good though and it only happens on the 42 granny gear.
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Thanks!
I thinks its because of the the extra cog and the angles..
Obviously ideally it wouldnt happen so if setup tweaks can fix it I will try, shifting is good though and it only happens on the 42 granny gear.
thinking about it, i guess the chain line from the chainring to the largest rear cog would affect things backpedaling as the derailleur wouldnt be assisting.
but then surely such a poor alignment would increase wear across the chainset?
but then surely such a poor alignment would increase wear across the chainset?
Picture not backpedelaing in the easiest gear
Where were those pictures took supercow?
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http://www.ctc.org.uk/ctc-mtb-bike-parks/rogate-downhill-bike-park
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Correct, which is why for a high percentage of your riding, your gear ratio choices should have you in the middle cogs of your cassette.
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Agreed, I think I turned that video off after half of it.Manuals - check
Whips - check
Slow mo scrubs - check
Finding a lot of videos very samey and generic recently
Much preferred the New Zealand V-Day video that pinkbike had linked. GF loved watching it as we'd ridden that trail in November.
I've watched it 3 times so far. I think maybe that I'm a huge rap/hip hop fan that it appealed more to me, but you must admit that dude can go insanely fast!
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Next MTB roadtrip is in May, down through Virginia hitting a couple of spots and spending a week in North Carolina, hitting all the good stuff around Asheville. Pisgah has some of the best riding in the US http://www.mtbikewnc.com/trailheads/pisgah-national-forest/ 
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Next MTB roadtrip is in May, down through Virginia hitting a couple of spots and spending a week in North Carolina, hitting all the good stuff around Asheville. Pisgah has some of the best riding in the US http://www.mtbikewnc.com/trailheads/pisgah-national-forest/
Sounds epic - have you done Moab?
Planning on riding a few places in Sweden/Norway this summer. Hafjell, the Norwegian fjords and Are in Sweden are all on the definitely list.
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hey guys, anyone got any tips for jumps? nothing big, im starting small. Is it mostly a mental thing? ive been riding for a while have msot of the basic riding techniques down but when it comes to jumping, even off small kickers i just never feel like im in control enough to really pull up. I pulled up yesterday on a smallish jump and almost landed on an angle so something went wrong on the take off somewhere haha. I just want to have the skill in my arsenal to have a bit more fun on the trails i guess!
Theres a cool table on one of my local trails, with not much risks but i bottle it everytime i know thats a mental thing but i feel like if my technique was better i may feel more confident to hit it?
Theres a cool table on one of my local trails, with not much risks but i bottle it everytime
i know thats a mental thing but i feel like if my technique was better i may feel more confident to hit it?Depends on what you're meaning by pulling up.
I'm very far from someone who is decent at jumping, but for the most part - don't pull up. Yanking at the bars to make your bike go up in the air is about the worst thing you can do.
"Pulling up" is an advanced technique and should only really be done when you have the basics covered first. You need to preload before the jump (i.e: crouch low), then push off the lip (move your body upwards by pushing the bike into the takeoff), and then bring your bike up close to your body while in the air.
Also helps tremendously if you have your feet at the same angle as the takeoff of the jump. In other words, imagine riding on flat land - you have your pedals / cranks level with your preferred foot forward. You want to adjust that flat angle, to mimic the angle of the jump.
The very first time I ever went mountain biking, I perfected the "yank at the handlebar like a pre-teenage boy at a bra" technique to make the bike go "up", with great success
ps: Yea, I was Enduro before Enduro was Enduro, because I'm a trendsetter like that.
I'm very far from someone who is decent at jumping, but for the most part - don't pull up. Yanking at the bars to make your bike go up in the air is about the worst thing you can do.
"Pulling up" is an advanced technique and should only really be done when you have the basics covered first. You need to preload before the jump (i.e: crouch low), then push off the lip (move your body upwards by pushing the bike into the takeoff), and then bring your bike up close to your body while in the air.
Also helps tremendously if you have your feet at the same angle as the takeoff of the jump. In other words, imagine riding on flat land - you have your pedals / cranks level with your preferred foot forward. You want to adjust that flat angle, to mimic the angle of the jump.
The very first time I ever went mountain biking, I perfected the "yank at the handlebar like a pre-teenage boy at a bra" technique to make the bike go "up", with great success
ps: Yea, I was Enduro before Enduro was Enduro, because I'm a trendsetter like that.
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A few times, sig image was from 2008. Was there again last year.
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pulling up is what noobs do - it makes them dead sailor and hang up
if you got dem skills then you can pull up (to go higher) but it means you have to nose dive into the landing (hence the need for skills)
if you got dem skills then you can pull up (to go higher) but it means you have to nose dive into the landing (hence the need for skills)
ah i see , ok thanksso its more about momentum into the jump rather than doing anything
No, you got that entirely wrong lol.
Did you not read my response at all haha.
Tldr version, push off the lip, then pull bike up...don't yank the thing up.
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ok got ya haha, i just meant momentum as in i suppose the more speed you have the more you fly?
Yes just pump off the lip (load and unload like a mini bunny hop) and keep your body back and thats about it. Dont read too much into it
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yeah reading about it will just make it worse
however - best way I think is that the bike will do the jump on autopilot if you hit it fast enough - and you happen to just be holding on to it
however - best way I think is that the bike will do the jump on autopilot if you hit it fast enough - and you happen to just be holding on to it
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Learn how to pump for speed before jumping, it's half of the technique.
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