Its been a while since a did a single post on a single ride, last time I did that was on the hangovers ride here and here. Anyway, I joined up with Jan and Henning and had a 3 hour ride. We sessioned some jumps, had a good crash, and hucked - hard. Check it out.
Henning going full throttle into the trail gap.
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Speaking of Henning, he a major spill while trying to whip a jump, he didn't succeed. What he did succeed however, was twisting his seat and stem in different directions.
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Post-ride beer is soooo 2012. Mid-ride beer is the new black. (followed by post-ride beer)
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While it might not look like it in this picture, this new drop is 2m+ (6.5 feet+). And the 2m barrier is finally broken in this particular forest. HOWEVER. The landing is not steep enough, and entry speed is a bit slow, this result in a furious bottom out. Here you see me barely having any travel left in the front and back, and my body is squashing in. Ough.
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Henning giving it a go. His poor trail bike blew through all the travel and he told me afterwards, that he felt that the frame itself flexed in different directions. : )
The biggest killer however, is that this was supposed to be a drop that boosted you into a jump, but so much force goes into the landing, that it actually has no boosting effect at all. I highly doubt that this drop continues to exist in its current form. Good times tho' :)
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