It might be the angle, but your bars look like they are rolled too far back. That could be why your thumbs get sore. Take your bike to a bike shop or ask someone on the trail if they think your bar position is OK. You don't want to keep riding with your thumbs above your bars because that's not going to end well. THANKS for the video.
nice job kid - been looking forward to riding this, thanks for posting and giving me something to look forward to. best wishes on getting your FS - keep pushing!
Rode a Marlin 6 for 4 years, put 5k miles on it. More of an XC bike, and thats the style i ride so i got a Santa Cruz Blur. They have some nice trail and enduro bikes too! How much you got saved for a trail bike? I live up in Fort Collins.
Good job I rock my trek Marlin 7 gen 3 on everything it's my favorite xc racing bike getting speed is all about using your body weight to get the correct center of gravity and don't be afraid to get in a crash just focus on getting down the trail and ride it multiple times until you get the confidence to go faster and the more you practice the better keep on working hard
Good storytelling, the Marlin isn't built for steep tech. You are wise to dismount. First thing & it's big, whoever told you to keep the thumbs over the grip hasn't had their hand slip off the grip at the worst possible moment. It's very ugly and I recommend thumbs around the grip for hard braking and handlebar security. Personally I only use the pinky fingers to death grip the end of the bar. The middle two fingers are just along for the ride. Second, please turn that frown upside down. The bars that is. Especially in steep chunk that hand position puts your body position at a disadvantage. Rolling them forward 10-15 degrees will make it happier. Kudos I'm subscribing for you
I'm impressed you were able to ride that much of it on the Marlin, there's some properly big features on that trail. Also who the heck told you to ride with your thumbs over the bars through chunk, I've literally never heard of that? Sounds like someone was feeding you some really bad advice.
My problem is my thumbs getting sore while trying to keep my hands on the bars on the chunks, so I can imagine how easy it'd be to lose control if I didn't at least have that going for me. I'd say bad advice, but I'd like to hear otherwise if anyone knows better.
looks super gravely... sketchy even on a full suspension. Props for hitting it tho. I rode for years on a janky hardtail, made it that much sweeter when I got a full suspension. You'll get there. The whole "thumbs over the bars for gnarly terrain" is total BS. Don't do that lol. You have less control over the bike and your hands have less grip strength that way.
Looks like your bars are tilted down too much. Bring them up for more control. Don't ride with your thumbs under the bars, you have way less control. Whoever told you to have them over is wrong. Also that gold foil on your bars will corrode over time, I'd recommend taking it off.
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Ride what ya brung. 🎉🎉. Looks like I’m headin to the springs for a ride. Nice video. That good ol loss granite. 👍👍👍👍👍👍six thumbs up
It might be the angle, but your bars look like they are rolled too far back. That could be why your thumbs get sore. Take your bike to a bike shop or ask someone on the trail if they think your bar position is OK. You don't want to keep riding with your thumbs above your bars because that's not going to end well. THANKS for the video.
That’s the first thing I noticed. It looks like he has them rolled down. Those are riser bars, they are supposed to rise up, not down.
Rockin' the Marlin, nice! I ride a Marlin 7 myself. Looking to upgrade soon though....
I just heard about this tail. Thanks for showing us what it's like. Looks gnarly!
nice job kid - been looking forward to riding this, thanks for posting and giving me something to look forward to. best wishes on getting your FS - keep pushing!
Great effort and impressed you went for it.
Nice trail etiquette! Thanks, old Colorado guy
i love my trek slash 8 good on you for attempting that on a hard tail!
Rock that hard tail till the wheels fall off my man. Makes you a better rider. I still enjoy taking my hard tail to trestle over my full suspension.
No slack baby.. You are awesome - balls of steel and deserve a FS - nice comments and well done
Rode a Marlin 6 for 4 years, put 5k miles on it. More of an XC bike, and thats the style i ride so i got a Santa Cruz Blur. They have some nice trail and enduro bikes too! How much you got saved for a trail bike? I live up in Fort Collins.
Hardtail, strong work! Also good climbing. No one includes the climbing and that's where a lot of the juice is...
Good job I rock my trek Marlin 7 gen 3 on everything it's my favorite xc racing bike getting speed is all about using your body weight to get the correct center of gravity and don't be afraid to get in a crash just focus on getting down the trail and ride it multiple times until you get the confidence to go faster and the more you practice the better keep on working hard
Good stuff man! You still need to make it down to Trinidad state park and hit this downhill sometime!
Looks pretty technical this!!
Good storytelling, the Marlin isn't built for steep tech. You are wise to dismount.
First thing & it's big, whoever told you to keep the thumbs over the grip hasn't had their hand slip off the grip at the worst possible moment. It's very ugly and I recommend thumbs around the grip for hard braking and handlebar security.
Personally I only use the pinky fingers to death grip the end of the bar. The middle two fingers are just along for the ride.
Second, please turn that frown upside down. The bars that is. Especially in steep chunk that hand position puts your body position at a disadvantage. Rolling them forward 10-15 degrees will make it happier.
Kudos I'm subscribing for you
Exactly. Way too much down tilt. Yikes.
More speed more subs
Cool you got a TH-cam channel now
All that gravel reminds me of ball bearings. Ask me how I know😅
yeah that's above my pay grade. nice work though!
I'm impressed you were able to ride that much of it on the Marlin, there's some properly big features on that trail. Also who the heck told you to ride with your thumbs over the bars through chunk, I've literally never heard of that? Sounds like someone was feeding you some really bad advice.
Lol thats what im saying 😂
My problem is my thumbs getting sore while trying to keep my hands on the bars on the chunks, so I can imagine how easy it'd be to lose control if I didn't at least have that going for me. I'd say bad advice, but I'd like to hear otherwise if anyone knows better.
That was giving me anxiety watching it. Hand slips and he's kissing that stem with his teeth.
More speed bruh! Good video!
Knarly as hell
looks super gravely... sketchy even on a full suspension. Props for hitting it tho. I rode for years on a janky hardtail, made it that much sweeter when I got a full suspension. You'll get there.
The whole "thumbs over the bars for gnarly terrain" is total BS. Don't do that lol. You have less control over the bike and your hands have less grip strength that way.
What the camera doesn't show is the whole trail is about -25% grade.
Looks like your bars are tilted down too much. Bring them up for more control.
Don't ride with your thumbs under the bars, you have way less control. Whoever told you to have them over is wrong.
Also that gold foil on your bars will corrode over time, I'd recommend taking it off.
Rotate your bars up my friend. Your bike will be much easier to ride on the DH, and safer. You have riser bars, and you have them upside down.
Those are flat XC bars with a backsweep. That's what comes on a Marlin.
Yikes, GG is def not a good climbing trail…oof