Vic Park Mtb Tracks

[DHhucks]

I've got a bit of a problem, I want to start riding some more tracks, but i don't have enough speed around berms to say do cool runnings, and I get freaked out by steep slippery tracks like tilted sally etc. At the moment I'm doing the easy parts of pono's and rad^sick. I like tracks like bridges and pono's where it's a bit more open. Are there any more tracks like this, or do I need to get some coaching r.e. berms? Also what is the technique to steep loose stuff?

[Trail]

Flying Nun is a fun track and great for your skills.

However I would recommend this mtb-skills-clinics-christchurch-t93282-90.html

[Astoria Paranoia]

Flying Nun is a fun track and great for your skills.

However I would recommend this mtb-skills-clinics-christchurch-t93282-90.html

[DHhucks]

Yeah i've done flying nun, I'm after bigger jumps etc. than that really. I'm not worried about jump size, its just the berms I can't do

[Trail]

Soooo... you want something easier, but with bigger jumps?? Sorry, nothing like that up the hill.

By the way, there are a ton of berms on Flying nun to practice on!!

Doing a Phundamentals clinic with MTBSkills Clinics however will give you good technique for berms and riding steep stuff properly...

[DHhucks]

Don't have $125 for coaching

[DHhucks]

What are teh gravity canterbury coaching days like?

[Trail]

or do I need to get some coaching r.e. berms? Also what is the technique to steep loose stuff?

Don't have $125 for coaching

Got a birthday coming up, or maybe someone nice could buy you the coaching as a Christmas pressie??

Coaching is the quickest way to learn. You can learn the same stuff without coaching but unless you are a complete natural it will take a lot lot longer than having someone knowledgeable that can explain what you need to be doing. There is a good book by Brian Lopez that explains a bunch of technique, which can be helpful, and as it is in the library it is free... you have to be really quite disciplined to translate everything recommended in the book into riding skills tho...

There are also plenty of skills technique videos out there, but again, you have to be able to translate what they tell you into what you are doing on the bike.

I have never been to a GC coaching day and so I have no idea what they are like.

[DHhucks]

I've read BLs book, and it helped quite a bit. Actually i'm getting a full-face for Christmas. does tyre choice affect it? I have a 2.3 WTB Timberwolf out the front, and while it grips like crazy the sideknobs are quite squirmy

[Trail]

Tyre choice does not really make a difference on a berm, but it would on flat, loose or off camber corners.

Someone with good skills on bald tyres will still rip downhill faster than someone with no skills and super grippy tyres!!

Try searching places like youtube for free mtbike skills videos, or go through back issues of this online magazine http://www.imbikemag.com/ they have a skills section each issue.

[phantasim]

I've read BLs book, and it helped quite a bit. Actually i'm getting a full-face for Christmas. does tyre choice affect it? I have a 2.3 WTB Timberwolf out the front, and while it grips like crazy the sideknobs are quite squirmy

put the full face off and get whoever to pay for the skills clinics instead, I've done both the phundamentals and the first two trailmaster courses early on when I started out and they did make that bigger differences to how I ride. My brother done the phundamentals earlier in the year and the difference I noticed after the one day was immense, plus a lot of the things in the Lopes book actually make more sense after as well.

[DHhucks]

Tyre choice does not really make a difference on a berm, but it would on flat, loose or off camber corners.

Someone with good skills on bald tyres will still rip downhill faster than someone with no skills and super grippy tyres!!

Try searching places like youtube for free mtbike skills videos, or go through back issues of this online magazine http://www.imbikemag.com/ they have a skills section each issue.

I looked through one of those mags, I got the one with berms first try I think that will help so thanks

[DHhucks]

I've read BLs book, and it helped quite a bit. Actually i'm getting a full-face for Christmas. does tyre choice affect it? I have a 2.3 WTB Timberwolf out the front, and while it grips like crazy the sideknobs are quite squirmy

put the full face off and get whoever to pay for the skills clinics instead, I've done both the phundamentals and the first two trailmaster courses early on when I started out and they did make that bigger differences to how I ride. My brother done the phundamentals earlier in the year and the difference I noticed after the one day was immense, plus a lot of the things in the Lopes book actually make more sense after as well.

I need a full face cos then I can do the 40 and go faster cos I'll have more confidence.

[Trail]

Tyre choice does not really make a difference on a berm, but it would on flat, loose or off camber corners.

Someone with good skills on bald tyres will still rip downhill faster than someone with no skills and super grippy tyres!!

Try searching places like youtube for free mtbike skills videos, or go through back issues of this online magazine http://www.imbikemag.com/ they have a skills section each issue.

I looked through one of those mags, I got the one with berms first try I think that will help so thanks

It is a good magazine for a free online publication

[danose]

but i don't have enough speed around berms to say do cool runnings

say what? even I can nail the berms on cool runnings - it's just a matter of speed and belief in the laws of physics (just like riding around a velodrome - except you're much further up the banking at denton park ).

Wheras like any good roadie/xc whippet even wee jumps like on flying nun make me poo my pants

Have you been out and ridden anaconda - even more bermtastic than flying nun and an easy push back up the hill (though I suspect it's possibly still closed due to rockfall danger)