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Percy Pig
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| scatter wrote: | My problem is I don't want to soak up that jump 
I'm just getting back into jumping again and just want air, air and more air 
Yeah, was flatlanding the jump before the 4WD one as well.....seems easier to hold together into the next jump than the 4WD one though.
I reckon you're right about softening the first one and pulling the launch of the second.
Hey but all in all, it's a great track and I'm loving it  |
Bubba scrub!!
I have the same issue, practice might be in order me thinks. 
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ashesman
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| Posted: Thu 20/Nov/08 10:26am Post subject: |
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What's happening down race line? I came across a sludge of new dirt and some random new corners....Bike HQ round 2?? |
Yeah I heard someone had been messing with that track and it wasn't cool now! I hope it isn't too messed up as that was my (and alot of peoples) favorite bit of track... I certainly hope it wasn't unapproved track work!
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ashesman
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| Posted: Thu 20/Nov/08 10:28am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | My problem is I don't want to soak up that jump Laugh Out Loud
I'm just getting back into jumping again and just want air, air and more air Blush |
Go hit up the new B-line jumps then... If you can flat land crake free jumps then they will not be too hard...
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scatter
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| Posted: Thu 20/Nov/08 10:49am Post subject: |
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| ashesman wrote: | | Quote: | My problem is I don't want to soak up that jump Laugh Out Loud
I'm just getting back into jumping again and just want air, air and more air Blush |
Go hit up the new B-line jumps then... If you can flat land crake free jumps then they will not be too hard... |
What/where are the B-line jumps?  (my Vic Park knowledge is lacking )
If they're the ones I'm thinking of, they might be a little beyond me 
Like I say, just getting back into it......
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danose
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| Posted: Thu 20/Nov/08 10:58am Post subject: |
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| scatter wrote: |
What/where are the B-line jumps? (my Vic Park knowledge is lacking )
If they're the ones I'm thinking of, they might be a little beyond me
Like I say, just getting back into it...... |
they're the big scary things at the bottom of gums 
I really need to drag myself and the sherd up and get some percy coaching on brakefree - I'm still parc
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1bikerider1
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| Posted: Thu 20/Nov/08 11:01am Post subject: |
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| ashesman wrote: | | Quote: | My problem is I don't want to soak up that jump Laugh Out Loud
I'm just getting back into jumping again and just want air, air and more air Blush |
Go hit up the new B-line jumps then... If you can flat land crake free jumps then they will not be too hard... |
The brake free jumps have flat landings anyway dont they?
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ashesman
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| Posted: Thu 20/Nov/08 11:10am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | they're the big scary things at the bottom of gums Oooooooh Oooooooh Oooooooh Oooooooh |
They aren't all scary! They are actually much easier than they look!
Shame they took the tabled jump out but hey who cars what the average rider wants eh?
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scatter
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| Posted: Thu 20/Nov/08 11:16am Post subject: |
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Doubles are a hell of a mindkcuf for me
Silly though, if you lay a pallet across the gap, then I'll jump it sweet.
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elpalmo
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| Posted: Thu 20/Nov/08 11:21am Post subject: |
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Na it's better as a double. When it was a table it got smaller and smaller and it was starting to get big ruts in the centre as people kept rolling it. The double is no harder than the table, its just a mind trick. If you want a small jump, theres the middle be line, 15, the texco table and loads more little things you could learn to jump on. Besides, when the skidder site is re-built there'll be stuff for everyone to play around on.
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danose
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| Posted: Thu 20/Nov/08 11:22am Post subject: |
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| ashesman wrote: |
Shame they took the tabled jump out but hey who cars what the average rider wants eh? |
never mind the average riders - what about the seriously below average riders like me
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ashesman
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| Posted: Thu 20/Nov/08 11:22am Post subject: |
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Yeah, everybody is scared of them but some of
the new B'line jumps have no gaps.
Step downs are good jumps to get over gaps on.
A good learner gap jump is the one above the teeter totter and the ones on Sesame St.
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Trail
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| Posted: Thu 20/Nov/08 11:32am Post subject: |
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I have jumped a number of doubles when I have come into them right on someone elses wheel. Rode them no problem at all.
However if I had been riding along and come up to them I might have chickened out.
Find someone on a similar sort of bike that is riding the gaps and follow them in to get a good idea of speed needed etc...
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JohnnyC
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| Posted: Thu 20/Nov/08 11:41am Post subject: |
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| scatter wrote: | Cheers Jono. Might have to get you to do a demo for me. I shall pay in beer?  |
Cool yeah I'm always keen to session it, I just cruise up on my jump bike. Don't worry about the beer, I'm a coffee man anyway 
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dh_winner
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| Posted: Thu 20/Nov/08 7:20pm Post subject: |
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| ashesman wrote: |
Yeah I heard someone had been messing with that track and it wasn't cool now! I hope it isn't too messed up as that was my (and alot of peoples) favorite bit of track... I certainly hope it wasn't unapproved track work! |
Its hardly messing with the track. Cam and a few other was getting ssiped off with the square tihshouse blind corner onto the end of tits so he was up there last week and made a few more corners at the end so it actually flows and you can see people coming both ways. I thought it looked pretty sweet and is a huge improvement on what was there both saftey wise and creates a lot more flow.
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DH-Rider
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| Posted: Thu 20/Nov/08 9:52pm Post subject: |
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So big b line is no longer a table and is a double again?
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