Mountain Biking - We did a little riding yesterday (Video)

I cant go huge yet due to my suspension being way too soft, but we got some footage. The rail gap opened up finally (the harbor parks peoples yachts in the way and they finally put them in the water) so we went and hit it up a few times. First time I did it jason stopped the camera way too soon, second time I bottomed out. I gotta get smoother!!!

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http://www.killerasp.com/albums/matt/Riding_5_24.wmv

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that was awesome! keep up the good work.

that rail gap right before the end was amazing good.

Man if you were up here I would buy you a beer. That was some impressive riding. Of course I am not as much impressed by the size but some of the stuff you hit. The wallride at the end, the skinnies along the building...so much good stuff in that vid.

BTW looks like you were really muscling the demo9 around. ;)

Good work :beer:

Good work Matt, should have been in the UFC

Thanks guys. I plan on doing the ufc one of these times with the footage we will get this summer. I went and checked out a big roof huck today, a big long motel and the side that i was on was impossible due to the gap length, but the on the other side the hill is closer so it might be possible.

You should GO to the UFC.

And I should improve my riding.

Great video. Will you be posting more? Be careful out there.

That is awsome.

I will be getting lots more video. There are maybe 5 more video cameras I can get ahold of and get a bunch of angles on different stuff. Once I get the front brake I will have footage on trails and stuff too. It should be a good year.

Thanks for sharing that. I sure wish my balance was that good!

Ride skinnies...your balance improves 10 fold within a few rides. ;)

Ride skinnies...your balance improves 10 fold within a few rides. ;)

Yea, I don't have any around here. Perhaps I'll lay out some 2x4's in the back yard to practice on.
Maelstrom, do you think that would be of any value?

Thanks,
Bob

Thats how I started. Layed out 2x4's and rode them (you will have to find a way to stabalize them as they do turn on their side). When I felt comfortable I raised them and put in turns. Initially the faster you go the easier the balance. Eventually slow yourself down and just pedal smoothly...stopping and starting. You get the balance thing fast :)

then after that either raise them higher or make them skinnier.

Pssh, I don't see anything but cross country riding

ive always wanted to try jumping off stairs. do u just hit it like a huck or drop-off? or do u need to go a lil faster?

and how do u just lift up ur back tire by itself and turn it? i can bunnyhop both wheels at a time, but i cant just lift the back tire and turn it.

ive always wanted to try jumping off stairs. do u just hit it like a huck or drop-off? or do u need to go a lil faster?

and how do u just lift up ur back tire by itself and turn it? i can bunnyhop both wheels at a time, but i cant just lift the back tire and turn it.


You mean when he goes to turn on the white cement wall at the end? You grab the front brake and kick the rear end up, while you shift your body in the direction you want to go.

I think he means "how do I do a real bunny hop"

Looks good! Hey, that's (the video) more than I've accomplished so far.... Everyone's gotta start somwhere, right? My fav was that jump onto the floating deck thing.

At least you two have each other to film, I almost always ride alone, and therefore limit what craziness I totally get into (and still get back to the vehicle). Some of my wildest rides were with fellow bikers, but unfortunately we didn't have a video camera, nor did we think about filming our stunts at the time.... :rolleyes:

nice video me and my mates r trying to make our own vid but so far we only have some alright stunts and mostly of me crashing and bailing we decided to call ours "case and die" for obviouse reason but the vid was ausome

im practicing a real bunnyhop i dont mean that.
i mean wen ur jumping down a flight or 2 of stairs, is it just like going off a drop off?

im practicing a real bunnyhop i dont mean that.
i mean wen ur jumping down a flight or 2 of stairs, is it just like going off a drop off?

Depends on the dropoff. Some people bunny hop down, some don't. Depends on the situation (speed, distance, size of drop etc...)

yes or no question. is jumping off stairs like going off a drop off? do the same factors apply? or is it differnet? wat about landing?

Hey...there is no YES OR NO answer...not every dropoff or stair gap is similar...has to many variables...I sometimes hop it..sometimes I just fly off like a wheelie drop.

Why does everything in riding have to be yes or no. Its like most sports, there are too many variables. I can walk you though how to tackle someone but unless you have practiced every situation I promise you won't knock everyone down. Is it really that difficult to realize.

Hey...there is no YES OR NO answer...not every dropoff or stair gap is similar...has to many variables...I sometimes hop it..sometimes I just fly off like a wheelie drop.

Why does everything in riding have to be yes or no. Its like most sports, there are too many variables. I can walk you though how to tackle someone but unless you have practiced every situation I promise you won't knock everyone down. Is it really that difficult to realize.


ok thx

Niether of the links work for me.

Nice!

:d

Very nice! But you can't just post ONE video, give us more!!!

Very nice! But you can't just post ONE video, give us more!!!


After I get my front brake...............hopefully I will feel like going to the shop on tuesday to see if my adapter is there. I have been waiting for the damn thing to come for a long ass time....stupid shimano.

After I get my front brake...............hopefully I will feel like going to the shop on tuesday to see if my adapter is there. I have been waiting for the damn thing to come for a long ass time....stupid shimano.


What kinda brakes are you running now Matt?

Did the HFX-9's break on you already? I'll have to ride the 9's until I can afford the Mag Plus's.

I'm definitely going 04' Mag Pluses ... the silver ones w/ the Carbon lever :D


-Matt

Nice video.
Even though it took extremely long to load on 56k, then I had to dl a codec...

Anyway, nice stunts. Any good outtakes where one of you wrecked? hehe