Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Bluesky Threads First attempt and went a little too fast, suspension and I were not dialed in for the impact 😅 Speed is not always your friend byu/calebthelion inMTB by calebthelion Bicycling Biking Cycling Mountain Bikers Mountain Biking
mtnbiketech on April 2, 2024 6:14 pm The speed is ok, you just now discovering that trail pressures for your suspension don’t work for freeride.
Nightshade400 on April 2, 2024 6:18 pm Important lesson of the day, if you are going to do big drops or jumps then you may want to increase fork and shock pressures a bit.
me_more_of on April 2, 2024 6:35 pm It’s all about position. Get your butt behind the seat when landing than adjust to natural position Also it’ll allow you to let go of the bike and have a less severe crash
TimeTomorrow on April 2, 2024 6:40 pm i mean as soon as you bounce your ass off the seat on a landing, you are going to have a bad time. ​ that being said, that was huuuuuge.
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The speed is ok, you just now discovering that trail pressures for your suspension don’t work for freeride.
Important lesson of the day, if you are going to do big drops or jumps then you may want to increase fork and shock pressures a bit.
In defense of OP, that was a BIG drop
It’s all about position.
Get your butt behind the seat when landing than adjust to natural position
Also it’ll allow you to let go of the bike and have a less severe crash
You could have had a little less speed but not by a lot.
i mean as soon as you bounce your ass off the seat on a landing, you are going to have a bad time.
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that being said, that was huuuuuge.
Nah. That was perfect
Damn, are YOU okay.
The mighty scorpion