Nassahegan - 10/13/08

Nice vid! Great perspective for a chicken like me who probably won't try those stunts. :lol:

bvibert said:

I'm starting to feel a bit left out with all this stuntry you guys are hitting...

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Bah! Ride at your own pace/comfort/skill level. Despite all the ribbing we do online, I think we all know it's not a competition. I'm starting to get over my bridge fear so that helps. Also, those two drops at Tyler Mill made me more comfortable in the air. They're in the 3 foot range, but the approaches and more importantly the landings are wide open and smooth so they were good confidence builders. 3-4' is going to be my max for now and I'm cool with that since I'm primarily a trail rider. If you want to go any bigger you need to start hunting them out most of the time.

o3jeff said:

You'll have to let me in on these breathing tips you mentioned.

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bvibert said:

Same here!

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No big secret really, and probably stuff you already do. Really concentrating on doing it often is the key vs. just hammering the gas the whole time. I started a thread on it:

http://forums.alpinezone.com/38518-rolling-recovery.html

Greg said:

Bah! Ride at your own pace/comfort/skill level. Despite all the ribbing we do online, I think we all know it's not a competition. I'm starting to get over my bridge fear so that helps. Also, those two drops at Tyler Mill made me more comfortable in the air. They're in the 3 foot range, but the approaches and more importantly the landings are wide open and smooth so they were good confidence builders. 3-4' is going to be my max for now and I'm cool with that since I'm primarily a trail rider. If you want to go any bigger you need to start hunting them out most of the time.

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I am riding at my own level. Riding with you guys gives me the confidence to try harder stuff, not to mention I don't like hitting too much stuff when I'm by myself, for fear of getting hurt.

bvibert said:

I am riding at my own level. Riding with you guys gives me the confidence to try harder stuff, not to mention I don't like hitting too much stuff when I'm by myself, for fear of getting hurt.

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My advice is to get that beefier set of wheels before you start going after more air. You have been busting spokes on trail rides. You start hitting hitting several 2 to 3 foot drops in a row and your wheel will explode :razz:

MR. evil said:

My advice is to get that beefier set of wheels before you start going after more air. You have been busting spokes on trail rides. You start hitting hitting several 2 to 3 foot drops in a row and your wheel will explode :razz:

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It will make for some good video.

MR. evil said:

My advice is to get that beefier set of wheels before you start going after more air. You have been busting spokes on trail rides. You start hitting hitting several 2 to 3 foot drops in a row and your wheel will explode :razz:

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New wheels are definitely in order, but I'm not even really talking about the drops so much as skinnies, a-frames, rollers, etc..

bvibert said:

New wheels are definitely in order, but I'm not even really talking about the drops so much as skinnies, a-frames, rollers, etc..

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I am starting to find drops are easier than rollers. Steep rollers really freak me out. I need to get back to Case so I can hit those two rollers I wussed out on and get those off my list.