PDA

View Full Version : A Tip About Landing

my.ark.4@gmail.com
10-28-2004, 07:57 PM
Well i found this out by accident, but if you get a somewhat lose bike bell on your handle bars (get one from the dollar store for $3 and smack with a hammer if nessasary) you can actually train yourslef for smoother landings. Ever heard of the pavlov dog experiment, well if your bell rings when you hit the ground, your not hitting it smooth enough and you should absorb more of the impact. I found that this hellped me figure out is i was doing something wrong, because when you land (most of the time) the schock shouldnt transfer throughout the whole bike.

If any of the people who really know what they are talking about find something wrong with this, please tell me.
gttxc
10-30-2004, 01:00 AM
if your to lazy to go the the "bell store" you could always just use your chain hitting your chain stay but a bell would prob work better being loader and such
digby
10-30-2004, 06:37 AM
Heres a better one than the bell, slowly take the air out of your tire, and keep on doing drops till you can land smooth with no air in the front tire.

Ive never tried this before, but this is a bit more encouragement to land smoother as you'll bork your wheel if you dont.
GarthMc
10-30-2004, 09:22 AM
Heres a better one than the bell, slowly take the air out of your tire, and keep on doing drops till you can land smooth with no air in the front tire.

Ive never tried this before, but this is a bit more encouragement to land smoother as you'll bork your wheel if you dont.
But I can do it without a front tire or front wheel for that matter, maybe you mean rear tire?? That'd make more sense anyway...
Tanner
10-30-2004, 11:06 AM
But I can do it without a front tire or front wheel for that matter, maybe you mean rear tire?? That'd make more sense anyway...


That would defeat the point of landing backwheel first.
Bryan
10-31-2004, 10:05 AM
Landing with your front wheel not touching the ground isn't smooth, you should distribute it about 2/3 backwheel and 1/3 front wheel when you have the room to do so. That's what I have heard. In one of the TRA Echo videos he sticks a drop to rear only and you can see the frame shake considerably.