yellow up and pink down = a loop that i have done a bunch of times a long time ago, was resurrected today (thanks jim for the inspiration from your last post)...
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Wisdom Delivered - replay!
Replay of Finn's original post of this video!
This conversation between Fabien and Steve is as close to perfectly verbalizing the Jedi Way Of Flow as ever has or ever will be pontificated again.
"the main mistake of the average rider is to believe that to ride fast you need to pedal to accelerate"
"the instinct of how to use the shapes of the trail to generate power"
"a trail has a certain flow"
"if you don't get that flow you will obviously get in a situation where you use more energy, and if you use more energy you are not in the optimum position"
"believe it, feel it, do it"
"lets not talk competition"
"the excellence of riding is to be capable to come to a trail you don't know - to read it, to anticipate it and to feel the terrain"
Mandatory viewing, regularly.
This conversation between Fabien and Steve is as close to perfectly verbalizing the Jedi Way Of Flow as ever has or ever will be pontificated again.
"the main mistake of the average rider is to believe that to ride fast you need to pedal to accelerate"
"the instinct of how to use the shapes of the trail to generate power"
"a trail has a certain flow"
"if you don't get that flow you will obviously get in a situation where you use more energy, and if you use more energy you are not in the optimum position"
"believe it, feel it, do it"
"lets not talk competition"
"the excellence of riding is to be capable to come to a trail you don't know - to read it, to anticipate it and to feel the terrain"
Mandatory viewing, regularly.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
#morer(a)edtrails
Waddell Basin East trail - formerly know as Middle Waddell Loop trail. Classic Capitol Forest red trail - two or three lines to choose from, and even some chain link fence on the trail to make you wonder what it would feel like to fall on and have a finger or two go into the links while sliding fast. Not.Your.Typical.Check.Your.Mind.At.The.Door.One.Line.Green.Trail. Capitol Forest, lots and lots to choose from - 180 miles of it as a matter of fact.
Post title unashamedly stolen from Cam.
And for the not-too-hip and non-troglodytes in the room, here is the Strava.
Waddell Basin East - The Mini D from Jim Graham on Vimeo.
Post title unashamedly stolen from Cam.
And for the not-too-hip and non-troglodytes in the room, here is the Strava.
Monday, May 13, 2013
The North End
High quality trail riding on the north side of the forest this last weekend. These trails don't see much traffic, and the traffic they do see does a fine job of stirring up plenty of roots and rocks and quality corner shaping. These are the only "moto" trails you will encounter in Capitol Forest that could be described in some sections as "loamy". Similar to MP8 on the dark side, but with more DH flow and more technical. This is one of the few areas in Capitol Forest that still feels adventurous to me. Not knowing for certain exactly where you are is ironically liberating. No confines of familiarity to trap the psyche in safe, dull comfort - nothing but undefined potential all around. Dream land. And not another single crown mountain bike for miles.
The North End from Jim Graham on Vimeo.
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Friday, May 10, 2013
Sunday, May 5, 2013
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