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Different sort of fitness, that's why DHers train differently to XC riders! Strength endurance, particularly through the core and upper body, is what you need.
Totally get your point... was more a response to his comment that clearly i was unfit, rather than a specific type of fitness.
Aye, he's just suggesting you have matchstick arms and a flabby belly.
Posted : 04/05/2017 12:46 pm
Aye, he's just suggesting you have matchstick arms and a flabby belly.
didn't think he'd met me !
Posted : 04/05/2017 12:48 pm
The worst grading I've seen is the ones in Verbier..Oh this? it's an easy blue...uh-huh, sure it is.
Well I only crashed once on the blue, versus about seven times on the red.
Posted : 04/05/2017 1:24 pm
Skills course.
Default STW answer, but true.
Makes you better at riding everywhere, including Bike Park Wales (I assume, having never been there).
Posted : 04/05/2017 1:51 pm
Are we essentially saying that the colour gradings are useless across different centres and that they just grade the trails at that centre?
No useless, but are only a guide.
I could list greens in the Alps harder than some Reds in South Wales and any number of other strange and wonderful trails, sections and obstacles that seem to fly in the face of their grade.
If you just consider the 3 main obstacles Jumps, Rocks and Drops - some people love 2 of them, hate the 3rd some can do them all, some can only do 1 well and okay at the others etc. So to an individual one black trail might be easier than a blue because it's the right mix of features they like.
You've just got to 'look before you leap' and not ride on flat out and blind into a trail because you think it's a grade or two below where your skill level is at.
Posted : 04/05/2017 3:02 pm
The last time I was at BPW, which was the 1st time on my mtb for about 6 months I had 2 crashes, first was due to my mate having a panic brake going into a drop and me crashing into him, the second was the classic - last bus, hammering the blue after Hot Stepper and then having a big off over the bars and straight into the ground. I was so pleased I had a full face on as it (and my casio g-shock - an smart watch would not have done the job :wink:) too the full impact. My knee pads and my sternum, which broke - I think, took the rest of the stop.
I honestly thought something serious was broken - probably time to take on board the "stop if you're tired" messages next time!
A broken Sternum is painful!
Posted : 04/05/2017 3:02 pm
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