My Worst Enemy In Trials

[Dr Game]

I've discovered what my worst Enemy is in trials... I'm sure you've all been there, it's momentum. Once I start trying to gap something consecutivly, i eventually pick up enough speed to make me fall forwards. I'm not saying I suck at lurching... on flat ground I could just hop around till i get tried. But gapping stuff I find i start going too fast...

What I've Tried:

Doing 2 or 3 hops on the spot to slow down myself
Plane old balencing on the spot until I'm ready for the next one

I find doing 2 or 3 hops difficult sometimes, like I'll fall back or fall off to the side which i find really dangerous when your up high.

My worst enemy is momentum... can someone give me a tip?

[AgrAde]

practice. when i'm gapping/upping to something i always conciously try and get my weight exactly perfect so i can sit on the rail/whatever, decide what i want to do before i gap to something else. thinking about it that way has aided me in my balance, technique and smoothness. lean back a tad and push your rear wheel out in front of you to meet the edge you're gapping to. you need to be able to trust your brakes.

[Dr Game]

funny you say trust your breaks... mine are hard to trust... right now i'm running v-brake pads i took off my supercycle xti-18

[Matt]

Trusting your breaks is the biggest factor in this, I think. Also, stick your legs out and absorb the impact before landing. That will get you started in the right direction and you won't be so apt to falling forward.

[Dr Game]

does anyone know how much 2 plasmatic pads would cost for v-breaks?

[Ross]

WEBCYCLERY.com (http://www.webcyclery.com)

[Dr Game]

"These are for trials, don't get these for your XC bike."

why not? what if i do xc on my trials bike?

[cogmog]

you will burn them down fast. they are ultra rubbery...trials specific only!

[Dr Game]

shoot... cus on my bike i've raced xc, and I plan on racing again, and I bike to the skatepark everyother day and that's quite a distance away.... so I guess if i were to have them, i should disconnect the breaks for distance?

and one more thing, how many hours do you think i could get out of a set?

[fennell]

i should disconnect the breaks for distance?

Just get a set for the back and only use your front brakes when going from A-B