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When you buy a full facer do not mess about. Get the best one you can afford. I destroyed a tld d3 this week and those things are solid. I now have another. I also use a neck brace but that is up to you. I would not dh and or jump without it. Flats pedals are a worthy investment as are some decent shoes that will grip said pedals and also protect your feet. Look at how your bike is set up as well. The first thing Jedi did to my bike was alter the position of the brake levers.
full face and done!
Am i right in thinking that is you in the picture?? to the OP
As for your question you certainly have a point in asking that.
What was you thinking trying riding of a professional level in the picture without being seriously kitted out im baffled!
It goes without saying that proper protective apparel is without doubt the most important thing when trying anything even remotely close to that level of freeride next time wear it!
Chilled76, I said I'd try flats, so er... Chill fella.
Thanks everyone for all the advice, look forward to the journey.
During my race today there was a rollable gap jump, had to quell the urge to go for it and squash the bumps. My xc bike flies like a dream but the SID fork feels horribly noodly on landing.
don't need a full face, listen to the guys bout flats though. I jump on spds now ('cause that's what's on my bike), but learned on flats and the advice "Get the bike away from you as fast as you can when it goes tits up" rings as true now as it was when I was taught it years and years ago.
crashing off a jump on spds is a world of wrongness
nickc - Member
don't need a full face, listen to the guys bout flats though. I jump on spds now ('cause that's what's on my bike), but learned on flats and the advice "Get the bike away from you as fast as you can when it goes tits up" rings as true now as it was when I was taught it years and years ago.
crashing off a jump on spds is a world of wrongness
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Hmmm.. Who would have taught such a thing as 'getting the bike away' during a crash?? The one thing I always taught my clients was to try think more about body posture, do NOT tense up, this is by far the worst mistakes that I see on a regular basis! Stay calm and keep as relaxed as possible, thus stopping any breaks that could occur if one was to tense up, when you concentrate on getting your bike away you are not relaxing! Please do not listen to the people telling you not to wear a full face, that would be plain silly when trying such manoeuvres on a bike. Hope this helps to take you to the next level. 🙂
richmtbguru
A quick hop over the bars and running out >>>>>>> holding onto the bars, relaxing and falling onto my face
Being able to eject from the bike with zero notice has saved me over and over and over.
As others who have said (from my life time riding DJs/BMX, spending my whole life around DJer and BMXers)
.Flats
.Short stem
.No excessively loose clothing
.You already have helmet/knee/elbow pads, that's all you need
LOL @ Pro DHers using spudds cos they're better for jumping
Yep. One of the most useful skills I learned from riding bmx trails was getting away from the bike when it all goes wrong.
I think this is the most unintentionally hilarious thread I've seen in a long time!
Please rename this thread to "Davy Jones' locker" as I'm certain its chocked full of dead sailors.
Ahoy hoy! 🙂
richmtbguru
You've clearly never seen me jump chap. Really, some times getting the hurty metal thing as far away from where I'm intent on landing has saved me a few times. I get what you're saying about staying calm and relaxed, but don't worry after 20 years, and no bust bones, I'm happy to carry on carrying on..
thanks though
I think this is the most unintentionally hilarious thread I've seen in a long time!Please rename this thread to "Davy Jones' locker" as I'm certain its chocked full of dead sailors.
Ahoy hoy!
One has certainly lost me there?
Dead sailor is a term used to describe a jump gone wrong. Usually a [i]nothing [/i]jump where the rider goes stiff and falls through the air instead of flies. Happens to everyone once in a while.
And richmtbguru, you don't really teach people do you?
And richmtbguru, you don't really teach people do you?
I often think this.
How dare you? He's a guru!
A dead sailor is where you are really stiff in the air surely (ie have no style), just like a dead sailor would get all stiff due to all the salt in them?
And agreed with the hilarity of this thread, coming from a dirtjump background - piss pot, flat pedals (not even 5.10s as they are too grippy), and get used to ditching the bike.
Sorry mate, so you did. I said I'd not read the whole thing, I got to the bit where you were saying you didn't need to try flats a few times and then I skipped to the end and posted...
You won't regret it. Also no footers are one of the easiest tricks to learn first when you start getting airborn.
Think I'm due a burial at sea but genuinely grateful for this thread because hidden within it is some good advice. Just need to work out where. 😉
Update.
Just bought some shin guards.
er... what flat peddles for under £50 thread diversion....?
Superstar or Carbon Cycles for pedals