MikeyMK

Looks to me like his hands were very important, as the seat was pushed out from under him by the rock, rendering his hands the only point of contact above the feet. Given he was palm-on-hood with nothing holding him but his thumbs, which failed him, i'd suggest riding the hoods like this proved to be completely inadequate for that terrain. I suspect he was riding light on his seat and bars, with by far the most weight on his feet, due to the rock-hard nature of a full rigid bike on rock hard tyres. So then, he could really have done with some risers, bouncy forks and balloon tyres as well. Watching that video was like watching Formula1 cars on a rally circuit.