Just watched the you tube of this, and being old have a few questions;
1) what sort of bike, wheels and brakes is used for this sort of stuff - generously curious is it bmx / mtb some form of combo?
2) If a normal bod rolled off say, a substation hight building how hurt would they end up or can you pick stuff like this up - obviously not at 44, overweight and with a dodgy back!
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http://www.inspiredbicycles.com/inspired_skye_bike_p33.php
2)
Trials riders train their brains to use their legs in such a way, that impacts don't hurt quite so much...
.... same applies to skateboarders and BMX riders.... zero inches of suspension to absorb the ipmact!
2)Trials riders train their brains to use their legs in such a way, that impacts don't hurt quite so much...
.... same applies to skateboarders and BMX riders.... zero inches of suspension to absorb the ipmact!
so for me it'll hurt a lot then
Yes, it would probably hurt.
I'll work up to it then 🙂
Danny used to use a magura hs33 brake on the back, but from his rising fame got picked up by shimano and consequently has moved onto having a shimano saint rear brake on the back with a 203mm rotor.
So if you train your legs to absorb the shock, presumably something like say a parachute landing does this mean a hardtail is a better bike for a trick like this?
i think the bike is rigid so the rider has better control over what it does, rather than being better at dropping from a large height - having said that, their landing technique suggests that they don't really need help!
Search out a video called 'tricks and stunts' it had the two Martyn's in, If I remember correctly its a kinda instructional vid.