shaolin
January 7th, 2002, 08:23 PM
i had 3 days to jump this ramp at the nex compound, at the moment its only got 2 dirt jumps 1 ramp and 1 huge landing but the second ramp and landing is coming same with a bunch of other dirt hits, 50 track, little ryhtms and stuff.
on my first day there i got all geared up and stuff and we started our bikes and went out to jump, the ramp was at 40 foot. i did a few speed checks and then went for it, lucky enough i landed perfectly time and time again for about an hour, then lance got to liams house with his new biek and he jumped the ramp then we pulled it back to sumthin like 50 foot which i jumped again no problem after an hour or so of jumping we had like an hour break, straight after the break i went straight for the ramp again which turned out to not be such a good idea cause i cased the landing but not bad enough that i rode it out
on the second day it was much better cause i had my ramp technique all sorted out and body positioning right and we just mucked around at smaller gaps for a day trying different ways and gears to hit it
3rd day liam got his new cr and lance came out again with his new cr, i took 3 rolls of film and am hoping they turn out well but we will just have to wait and see
one more thing, i learnt bar hops and no footed candy bars. i was going to try suran wraps and a few other things but it was too windy, o well.
some tips for other ppl jumping ramps soon, you have to preload or have your head over the cross bar cause other wise you will jump way too nose high, dont lose concentraition, you cant really just go out and jump a ramp without thinking cause you really need to be on alert and ready to move around on the bike and to preload ect. also, if its your first time dont try and go straight back to where you were after a break or a day of riding you should warmp up on some dirt jumps or move the ramp in again
on my first day there i got all geared up and stuff and we started our bikes and went out to jump, the ramp was at 40 foot. i did a few speed checks and then went for it, lucky enough i landed perfectly time and time again for about an hour, then lance got to liams house with his new biek and he jumped the ramp then we pulled it back to sumthin like 50 foot which i jumped again no problem after an hour or so of jumping we had like an hour break, straight after the break i went straight for the ramp again which turned out to not be such a good idea cause i cased the landing but not bad enough that i rode it out
on the second day it was much better cause i had my ramp technique all sorted out and body positioning right and we just mucked around at smaller gaps for a day trying different ways and gears to hit it
3rd day liam got his new cr and lance came out again with his new cr, i took 3 rolls of film and am hoping they turn out well but we will just have to wait and see
one more thing, i learnt bar hops and no footed candy bars. i was going to try suran wraps and a few other things but it was too windy, o well.
some tips for other ppl jumping ramps soon, you have to preload or have your head over the cross bar cause other wise you will jump way too nose high, dont lose concentraition, you cant really just go out and jump a ramp without thinking cause you really need to be on alert and ready to move around on the bike and to preload ect. also, if its your first time dont try and go straight back to where you were after a break or a day of riding you should warmp up on some dirt jumps or move the ramp in again