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This guy is not human. All this without real gear...
How do they decide which trees to put padding on and which to skip?
In one of the world cup downhills a couple of years ago was won by a ride who broke his chain just after starting. In other words hi coasted 99% of the course to win.imagine what an engine could do for this fellow.
I wondered...there are a couple of jumps where he landed in the rut of a turn. Unless he has a rudder or knew where to launch that'd be pretty unlikely. Still though...rascal can flat out ride.They do get practice on the course, but mostly its a healthy disregard for personal safety.
and if I were to try that course, they'd have to put pads on every tree because somehow I would manage to hit them all.Those are probably the trees someone has previously hit...
You are so correct about the suspension. I was a dirt motorcycle guy before also doing mountain bikes. The lack of suspension on MTB's kept me away from them. Long about the mid to late 90's, MTB's started getting some decent suspension design. I went whole hog into MTB's, especially the big hit, long travel models...doing Moab, UT for 2 weeks at a time on trips, etc.Don't forget those bikes they have now, the suspension on them is insane. Very impressive run, I couldn't do that.
And besides the super suspension is the are the 29" Plus wheel tire combos that are larger in diameter than a 21" 90/90 mc wheel combo.
If you hit a tree, your family sponsors a pad on that tree next year. (I am making this up.)How do they decide which trees to put padding on and which to skip?
I was surprised to see a 27.5 plus wheel/tire combo the same size as a 21" 90/90 wheel tire on a DRZ 400.One of these 29" plus are maybe 2" larger in diameter than a motorcycle 21" 90/90. Of course depending on the tire. Could be closer.
I was surprised to see a 27.5 plus wheel/tire combo the same size as a 21" 90/90 wheel tire on a DRZ 400.