Ice seemed to cap out on time, can't think of how I can improve aside from maybe a few pedal strokes more on the straight aways and maybe not braking as much on the first steep chute.
Where/how can I gain a few seconds on this trail?
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by El_Solenya
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Looks to me like you’re breaking in the corners and not pulling for any gaps. It’s also hard to tell without seeing you ride from an outside perspective. Maybe your cornering or bunny hop technique is a bit off and you’re losing time there.
brake less and learn how to lean in berms , thats the biggest time difference between the time of an amateur and a pro (with a few other things ofc) for example, at the start where you brake to take the berm, a pro rider would almost full send it and redirect the energy towards the rest of the trail
Not enough info. I can’t even tell how good your riding technique is.
Don’t brake so much. I had a similar flat, curvy section of trail that I learned to be faster on. The first few times I rode it, I would sprint out of the corner only to lay on the brakes for the next one. Going slower was actually faster when I found the right speed to go into the corner and pin the turn. Maybe for fun try going slower but use your brake as little as possible or not at all. It also seems like you are landing front heavy a lot. Maybe drop a click or two of rebound.
Pump.
Cut the corners. 🙂
Go faster. Don’t die. Pretty simple stuff
Let go of the brakes and you’ll go faster 😲
I just want to write something funny, but no one, at all, seems to have a sense of humor on Reddit in any sub I belong to. Was just going to write **”pedal faster?”**, but I’m sure I’ll just get downvoted for writing it.
In all seriousness, the ride looked awesome and you’re way better than I am so thanks for the fun watch!
Pedal harder and brake before corners you should be exiting corners full tilt to really go fast
Trues to go faster -> can’t handle that cornering speed -> over braking -> goes actually slower
your entries are too sharp. start entering the turn further back. Tilt in slightly slower. Trail braking is an okay thing, but you are tilting into the berm too fast, so at the apex where you should start leaning out and accelerating, you grab a fat stab of rear brake to keep the front end from plowing back wide to where it should be. Also when trail braking, the initial stab at entry is what gets the bike to rotate and should be done as you initially turn the bars and pulse taper from there. you are stabbing slightly late.
and jump up that wood as much as possible/lean back and manual up straight legged so you can suck up the lip once the rear wheel touches wood at the base.
Go faster.
In all seriousness, less brakes, more bike lean.