Hcor.net Forum Index -> Trials -> is this normal       View previous topic :: View next topic  is this normal Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2004 12:08 am dh_devil All-City   Joined: Sep 14, 2003 Posts: 1379 Location: NZ a guy here in wellington did a drop on his trails bike, the drop was about 10 foot to flat is that normal? that cant be good for the bike he looked good doing it tho _________________ boogenman wrote: if you start masterbating more you will ride smoother, faster and most of all you will fall a lot less. So start punching your clown 3 times a day, before or after meals it is up to you Re: is this normal Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2004 11:41 am ghostrider Bomber   Joined: Sep 10, 2002 Posts: 59 Location: NJ riding your bike off of any large drop isn't normal that's the point I guess . Screw the bike what about his back, I have heard rumors that some pros have back problems due to big drops to flat on hard surfaces. Re: is this normal Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2004 1:21 pm o UnCola o All-City   Joined: Apr 23, 2003 Posts: 534 Location: Baltimore He is probably superman and thus there is nothing to worry about. He will be fine. _________________ RIDE that bike like it is your mom. onclick the picture to view enlarge Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2004 1:32 pm Toshi Kingpin   Joined: Sep 6, 2002 Posts: 2074 Location: seattle dropping in proper trials form, which is pedal kicking up to the edge, lowering the front wheel as much as possible before kicking off, then landing back wheel first, is much less abusive on the bike than big bike hucks imo. from a physics perspective this is valid: the good form both lowers the center of gravity of the bike and rider before the actual drop takes place (this through lowering the front wheel, which forces the rider to lower himself to the back tire to compensate), and lengthens the time over which the impulse is absorbed through the back wheel landing technique. longer time, same impulse (comparing equal height drops) == less force. edit: cleaned up grammar, syntax, punctuation, etc. Last edited by Toshi on Sun Feb 08, 2004 6:44 pm; edited 1 time in total Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2004 4:27 pm Kevin All-City   Joined: Jul 6, 2003 Posts: 604 Location: Fairfied, CT Toshi wrote: dropping in proper trials form (pedal kicking up to the edge, lowering the front wheel as much as possible before kicking off, then landing back wheel first) is much less abusive on the bike than big bike hucks imo. from a physics perspective this is valid: the good form both lowers the rider/bike combinations center of gravity before the actual drop, through lowering the front wheel, which means that the rider lowers himself to the back tire to compensate, and lengthens the time over which the impulse is absorbed, through the back wheel landing technique. longer time, same impulse (comparing equal height drops) == less force. this guy knows exactly what hes talking about, hes totally right. but if you were asking if this was normal for a trails rider to do, no its not. most trials riders dont have the form, balls, or bike enough to do 10ft to flat. ive only seen one guy do it and that was in a video, in other words that guy is above-normal with his riding, he sounds pretty nasty if nothing broke when he did it Re: is this normal Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2004 6:53 pm Geoff All-City   Joined: Sep 7, 2002 Posts: 844 Location: CT i've seen plenty of ppl hit drops that big... i used to drop 6-8 to flat concrete all the time and i really wasn't even that good (sport level) Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2004 12:16 am Scott Burner   Joined: Sep 10, 2002 Posts: 134 Location: West Hartford CT i have done like 6 to flat on my full ridge trials bike that has been smoother than like 4 or 5 to flat on my dh bike...its all about the trials form...all rear wheel basically...when you do it right its sweet...when you dont...it hurts _________________ WERD Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2004 11:52 pm Wassobe Burner   Joined: Jan 2, 2003 Posts: 267 Location: Simsbury, Ct scott u suck Re: is this normal Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2004 7:40 pm boogenman Kingpin   Joined: Sep 17, 2003 Posts: 2501 Location: Amherst, NY A 10ft is a big drop but most expert and above riders can do it. I am a old trials rider, I have never done anything above 8ft and do not care for stuff over 8ft, if a 1oft drop was in a course I would do it. As for flat landings, they are desireable for trials drops that are over 5ft or so, it gives you a better idea of how to land, since you need to use your bike and physics to take the hit. p.s. side hopping 7ft drops works well too, just make sure rear wheel hits first Re: is this normal Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2004 1:20 am TeeDee All-City   Joined: Sep 29, 2003 Posts: 1584 Location: Passaic N.J. If you plan on landing flat just go real fast and youll be OK.. _________________ http://www.deitycomponents.com/ http://www.diamondcycle.com/ http://www.deitycomponents.com/Home/home_page_phonetics.gif http://www.jlpgalleries.com/1092/large/03.jpg

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