DAMN Riders - No rules, Just ride!

There was a guy that was going to take my ZRX... I don't remember his name, as I might have had a couple beverages at that point. I need to get in touch with him because he still hasn't shown up to take it.

Brent = beejaytee

Nice!

I was smart going over the logs like that, or just too lazy to want to pick my bike up?

Ok great, now I am afraid to wheelie over big logs, too

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BamBam wrote:Ok great, now I am afraid to wheelie over big logs, too

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But they were easy tipovers... no big deal. I know what I am going to practice at Jed's.

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BamBam wrote:Ok great, now I am afraid to wheelie over big logs, too

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The key is to tag the log with the front wheel just after you start to wheelie. If you don't do this the wheel almost always slaps down and causes you to loose a lot of momentum.

If you tap the front wheel the log will transfer energy causing the front to float up so when the rear hits it levels the front and rear as you clear the log.


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OneFaller wrote: ↑Thu Jun 01, 2017 1:22 pmBut they were easy tipovers... no big deal. I know what I am going to practice at Jed's.

looked to me like you mastered tipovers.

Rut Row wrote: ↑Thu Jun 01, 2017 1:52 pm

OneFaller wrote: ↑Thu Jun 01, 2017 1:22 pmBut they were easy tipovers... no big deal. I know what I am going to practice at Jed's.

looked to me like you mastered tipovers.

surprisingly, that comes naturally.

beejaytee wrote: ↑Thu Jun 01, 2017 1:34 pm

BamBam wrote:Ok great, now I am afraid to wheelie over big logs, too

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The key is to tag the log with the front wheel just after you start to wheelie. If you don't do this the wheel almost always slaps down and causes you to loose a lot of momentum.

If you tap the front wheel the log will transfer energy causing the front to float up so when the rear hits it levels the front and rear as you clear the log.


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Well said.....In the trials world that is known as a double blip. Most common used and first thing you learn to do.

beejaytee wrote: ↑Thu Jun 01, 2017 1:34 pm The key is to tag the log with the front wheel just after you start to wheelie. If you don't do this the wheel almost always slaps down and causes you to loose a lot of momentum.

If you tap the front wheel the log will transfer energy causing the front to float up so when the rear hits it levels the front and rear as you clear the log.

Yep, that's one of the techniques that was taught at the ryan young trials school. I don't think I've had the opportunity to use it yet (there's never a log on the trail when you want one). I've gotten over lots of logs without it but it did make log hopping a lot easier on the vintage yamaha trials bike I rode a little bit at the school. After I've applied it once in real life I plan to start calling myself a trials technique based rider... ;) It's the only technique that my tiny brain retained from the school in the "that looks practical for regular riding" file.