TrashZen Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 (edited) A little video recorded at my new riding spot... rocks in the university campus' woodlands in Orsay. That's going natural on my GU over the autumn/winter season...5mn from home Enjoy Edited March 21, 2014 by TrashZen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross McArthur Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 Looks like a great spot. Some of your riding looks really big and dialled but other moves you do look quite sketchy. Your arm position looks quite uncomfortable. I can't work out if its the lever or bar angle but your wrists look they're bent too much? I have my levers a little flatter so when I'm leaning back on the bike, say for preloading a tap, the back of my hands face upwards, not towards the object. Whatever works for you I suppose.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrashZen Posted March 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 Looks like a great spot. Some of your riding looks really big and dialled but other moves you do look quite sketchy. Your arm position looks quite uncomfortable. I can't work out if its the lever or bar angle but your wrists look they're bent too much? I have my levers a little flatter so when I'm leaning back on the bike, say for preloading a tap, the back of my hands face upwards, not towards the object. Whatever works for you I suppose.. Interesting comments... I like the new bar position, but maybe the levers could be tuned... I'll experiment further this WE just to break the habit and see how it feels... Or maybe I am becoming rusty :'( in the wrists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weebryan Posted March 22, 2014 Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 Yea i agree with ross, been playing with brake lever angles myself last few weeks Found if levers are down like yours good modulation but lack power finger not in a strong position I seen gilles and jack run there brake almost level to ground so tried it Lever pointing to just higher than front wheel great power but i have lack of modulation either on/off feel I used to run mine like yours found the rim needed ground more so change angle, hey presto fixed simples As for riding awesome and nice locations my kinda of riding 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimpanzyyyy Posted March 22, 2014 Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 super good riding Julien Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Anscombe Posted March 22, 2014 Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 When i saw this video i thought to my self--Wow big improvement -You ride the gu well man keep it up-Loved the video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrashZen Posted March 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 Yea i agree with ross, been playing with brake lever angles myself last few weeks Found if levers are down like yours good modulation but lack power finger not in a strong position I seen gilles and jack run there brake almost level to ground so tried it Lever pointing to just higher than front wheel great power but i have lack of modulation either on/off feel I used to run mine like yours found the rim needed ground more so change angle, hey presto fixed simples As for riding awesome and nice locations my kinda of riding Adjusted my bars further down today, with the brake levers about 30 degrees below horizontal, that s yet another sensation. Exploring another zone... I think I got used to steep down levers when practising static hops and hooked statics, it really helped... but for other transitions, yes, the wrist position was a bit extreme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perez Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 Yeah Julien! I was very surprised with your actual riding! Keep going strong my brother Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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