Ditto about always learning from Lee. I also have a new bike with different geometry and realized, after a wipe out, that I needed to modify and dial in to new thinking and coordination of skills in addition to modifying the setup. It is, indeed, always a learning process, and primarily fun and freeing when vertical!
Big time. Since I made this video I started making bikes with F1 fore/aft weight distribution. I raced the trail bike at masters DH worlds, and it worked great. www.mistresscycles.com
Is wheel flop equivalent to 'trail". The distance between the contact patch on the tire and the extension of the steering axis to the ground? On mx bijes thats what we call it. The longer that number the bigger the arc the front end makes when move the bars back and forth. The biggest issue i seem to have is diaconnecting my muscle memory from motocross. I tend to let my weight go too far inside on flat turns. With a 220lbs mx bike its fine but a 32lb mtb it doesnt work so great without a bern😂😂
Hey there! Thank you for the thoughtful question. More trail yields more wheel flop, but it’s not linear.* Cornering on an MTB and a moto is similar, but there are some differences. If you try to corner your bike like a moto, you hit a ceiling and can get into trouble (as you probably know). The biggest change is you need to move your body more dynamically. To learn how to corner an MTB with total confidence, see my lessons at www.llbmtb.com or rock some Zoom classes with me. www.leelikesbikes.com/mtb-coaching-on-zoom - - - *To be precise: wheel flop = trail * (sin(head angle in radians)) * (cosine(head angle in radians)) trail = (tire diameter * 0.5) * sin((90 - head angle) * 0.0174533) - fork offset I don’t suggest thinking about this while you’re riding, but it doesn’t hurt to be aware of how these things work (if your mind works like this).
The one thing I learned from your video is the "namastoke". So, Namastoke my brother.
Yes! Namastoke to one and all!!
Appreciate you Lee! Great insight. Merry Christmas!!
Great video Lee!!! Always learning something new from you!!!!! Jordi From Argentina!
Thank you! And you are welcome.
Ditto about always learning from Lee. I also have a new bike with different geometry and realized, after a wipe out, that I needed to modify and dial in to new thinking and coordination of skills in addition to modifying the setup. It is, indeed, always a learning process, and primarily fun and freeing when vertical!
Yes! Me too. I also find a longer chain stay helps.
Big time. Since I made this video I started making bikes with F1 fore/aft weight distribution. I raced the trail bike at masters DH worlds, and it worked great. www.mistresscycles.com
Is wheel flop equivalent to 'trail". The distance between the contact patch on the tire and the extension of the steering axis to the ground? On mx bijes thats what we call it. The longer that number the bigger the arc the front end makes when move the bars back and forth.
The biggest issue i seem to have is diaconnecting my muscle memory from motocross. I tend to let my weight go too far inside on flat turns. With a 220lbs mx bike its fine but a 32lb mtb it doesnt work so great without a bern😂😂
Hey there!
Thank you for the thoughtful question.
More trail yields more wheel flop, but it’s not linear.*
Cornering on an MTB and a moto is similar, but there are some differences. If you try to corner your bike like a moto, you hit a ceiling and can get into trouble (as you probably know). The biggest change is you need to move your body more dynamically.
To learn how to corner an MTB with total confidence, see my lessons at www.llbmtb.com or rock some Zoom classes with me.
www.leelikesbikes.com/mtb-coaching-on-zoom
- - -
*To be precise:
wheel flop = trail * (sin(head angle in radians)) * (cosine(head angle in radians))
trail = (tire diameter * 0.5) * sin((90 - head angle) * 0.0174533) - fork offset
I don’t suggest thinking about this while you’re riding, but it doesn’t hurt to be aware of how these things work (if your mind works like this).