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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ต.ค. 2024
- What a day this was!
You know, apart from my bottle of water flying out of my cage, sitting on the uplift when it decided to rain, ONLY during the uplift mind... Oh and crashing, yes... That as well.
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You done well !! One thing dont stop in the middle of the trails keep it up your doing great !!
Thank you! And yeah the only reason we stopped on it is because we would have gone on what I think was perhaps a more pro jump line 😬 I do try to by very considerate because I'd hate it if someone just stood on a trail whilst I was coming at them with speed 🥹
NICE RIDING🤘
Thank you 😁
I like the debrief afterwards! Helps you remember where you are at, when the experience is fresh. Will be fun to look at years from now, yeah?
I'm sorry you get so frustrated, but I thought you did really well--the length of the runs was far longer than what I remember you doing. That will get you a lot more experience and flow, as it has already.
From just watching the videos, I don't like the germs either. I know people can just lean and roll right out of them. It must be a confidence in balance to do that, and then you will have speed to flat-out clear the jumps. There must be a way to practice been turns or do exercises on grass? Would make it a bit less intimidating!
Anyway, now I'm rambling. It's exciting, even if you checked the "First Proper Crash" box. 🙂 You're doing awesome.
*berms, not germs. 😄
I wish it was fresh, that debrief afterwards was a couple of days ago whereas the trip to Dirt Farm was the end of July 😅 I'm behind on editing and posting videos right now as I've been really busy but I'm getting back on track slowly!
That's true, I didn't think of the change in the length of the trails, the ones I've usually been on have been much shorter. This is why I like posting videos, because people like yourself can open my eyes to things I hadn't thought of :)
I agree, the balance you need with berms and the positioning all plays a part, I think once you nail it a couple of times it'll just come to you. Pump tracks are a great place to practice berms (at least the tracks I've seen!)
But thank you so much, I'm glad others see progress :)
I mean, I don't like germs either 😅
@@flynnrow That made my day, hahaha!
Great video, I’ve not been there yet but hoping to go sometime this year.
you should try forest of dean. you'd love it there
Hi, Nice riding, the proggress seems better and better. Would you tell me please what camera are you using (: thank you.
Hello! Thank you 😊 I always want there to be progress in each video.
I use a GoPro Hero 11, although I am eyeing up the Insta360 👀
@@flynnrow I personaly started mounting biking like trals and bikeparks this years as well so i understand you. Thx for camera tip
That's cool! How is mountain biking going for you this year? The lovely weather seems to be gone for the year now so I'm a little unsure about how to tackle wet trails haha
@@flynnrow dont like wet trails asv well. But the wather is good. Since i bought new bike this year and started learning everything i made huge progress. I will 100% train as well trough the spring winter if its not gona be too wet. If you would like to ask smth to help with i think i could tell u few tips. Btw i think honestly on trail that dusty trail is worst than bit wet trail.
well done, love dirt farm, can you ask your mate with the vitus, where he got the purple frame stickers from :) thanks
How often have you been to Dirt Farm? I'd love to go again once I feel a lot more comfortable on the bike. Seems like a big playful park! I asked him and he said Etsy, if you type "Vitus bike vinyl" a suggestion comes up, I hope that helps :)
@@flynnrow thanks, ill look on etsy :) , only been there 4 times now, rained every time though, im an old codger at 52, so not super confident on the big jumps there lol, just changed jobs and get a 3 day weekend every other week, so will be returning, im spoilt as i live close to forest of dean, so spend most of my MTB time there :) you were there not so long back, just about to go down flatlands.
Did you end up finding them? If not, I think I found them when I asked for you so if you need a link let me know :)
Aw 52 isn't old! Even if you're not confident on the bike jumps, just getting on the bike and going on the trails is confidence in itself :D
3 day weekend sounds great, if only a 4 day working week was a normality haha
Yeah I was there a good couple of weeks ago! There's the FODfest this weekend isn't it? I'm unsure what's there but I'd like to go just to experience it :)
@@flynnrow still need to look for the stickers, if you have a link that would be great, went to FoD fest last year, gets very very busy, that said still planning to go again this weekend
You’ve come along way in a short space of time , very impressive riding for a beginner at a place like that , you’ve crashed and hurt yourself, that’s a physical thing , the pain is short term , riding straight afterwards is mental , it shows you have character …. You did the right thing after a fall and kudos to you for doing it , watch Loam Ranger videos on berms , I found that helpful 👍
Thank you for the kind words 🙂 sometimes I don't feel like I've made progress at all but to know that others see it in places I don't really boosts my confidence.
I'll definitely watch his berm video, his one on jumps helped me so much so fingers crossed the berm one does 🤞
you are getting so good. i wish i could try that.
Aw thanks Pen! Did you say before if you had any trails around where you live? Perhaps the places you snowboard turn into trails in the summer??
@@flynnrow I need to look into it but you're prob right
proper biker now!
I'll be a proper biker when I achieve my first gap jump 🤓
Damn Flynn that fall looked very painful, it would have shook me up as well! Like you said its difficult to tell from the video how it happened, does seem like you could have perhaps come up a bit short and bounced? I'm just guessing though, as I've not attempted stuff like this myself nor do I ride a full suspension bike like you. I rock the much cheaper hardtail haha.
Your doing everything right though, trying to analyzing everything. You have got really good in such a short space of time, you shouldn't beat yourself up so much not being able to do things like that steep bridge drop. It will come.
These trails though are bloody wild btw! How the different trails were weaving in and out of one and other, and to me at least it looks like your were flying through most of it. Boy did I also get furious when I seen those people WALKING the WRONG way down the trail toward you, and even the people that were stood barely off it... I thought you were gonna clip em as you were going past. Some people man, so bloody inconsiderate
With the exception of you getting hurt. What a fantastic video Flynn!!! I loved that you've done clips from both helmet & chest mounted angles. Then to add clips from one of your friends, so we can view you from behind as well..... BRILLIANT!!! So cool you have people you can ride with.
Sadly i'll not be out on any significant big trails in the near future. My car has packed in and is destined for the scrapheap so I'm stuck with my local family friendly trails haha. Which is gutting, because I was planning on going to Glentress mtb trails once they opened back up after the world championships had finished there. Sadly need a car to get to these bigger places
It was SO frustrating that I fell on what was one of the smallest things, but that goes to show that you should be on your A game on the trails, big or small 😅 yeah that could be the case, I didn't really clear it!
Ah I just get SO frustrated when I can actually do jumps (albeit not a gap jump) but I can't go down a bloody ramp because it's 'steep', I think I'm nervous about the wrong things 😣
Honestly, even though it was after the crash and I wasn't really going to try to go all out on the final part, to just see people walking up the trail ON the trail and the ones right on the edge... Imagine if a decent rider was coming down there super fast?? It's just really inconsiderate.
I don't know which camera angle I'd like to stick with, but it isn't difficult to switch from chest to head, but when it's on the helmet you can really 'be' the rider, you know, you see what they see.
I'm really happy I have people to ride with, it's a nice switch up as I like being by myself, but I also like going with others.
I'm sorry to hear that! At least, for now, you have the local family friendly trails to just get out :)
Sick video! Those trails look so rad 🤘 proper jealous!
Thanks! The trails are fantastic, especially if you're experienced. I highly recommend going. The only thing I found a little difficult was the interchanging trails, I'd be on a blue then blink twice and you've accidentally turned onto a black 😂
@@flynnrow definitely will hit them up if I ever find myself in Wales!
Glad you had your elbow pads on unlike the other guys, still hurts though but fair play for getting strait back up!
It’s quite a step up at dirt farm compared to the other trails you have been on and you done well! Progression is good 👏🏾
Not impressed with your mates breaking so hard in front of you though 😬
It's extremely rare I ride without elbow pads, I'll be kitted out once I get a chest guard 😅
Shaun, the first one who crashed is getting elbow pads after this, I will also nag him if I don't see him with them on next time!
Ah yeah it did ruin my flow BUT I did it to Jarryd in the video as well :(
The progress you've made is impressive! I don't believe that anyone has mentioned this. The second crash you had happened because of a "case", meaning you landed on the uphill side of the second hill of a double. For doubles you can either try to clear both of the lips which requires boosting the jump a little more than you did by loading the bike with your legs coming up to the first jump's lip, or you can deaden the jump by absorbing some of the energy at the lip of the first jump with your legs like you would on a pump track which will cause the jump to land shorter. In either case I feel like you had good speed for the features right before your crash and you did an excellent job of assessing yourself quickly then getting off the trail to further assess and collect yourself to continue to the bottom of the trail. Major kudos to you and your physical and mental toughness to jump back on the bike.
Thank you! Dirt Farm really pushed my small skillset to the limit 😅
Thanks for explaining that, I didn't even notice that I landed on the second hill of the double! I'll definitely have to go back to check, but everything you said makes sense. I've come across doubles before and I haven't had the experience with them often to figure out how to handle them so I just absorb and move on.
I had to get back down one way and my legs and arms were still moving so the bike was the quickest way haha!
Your progression is quite impressive!!
Aw thank you 😁
Well done for your first time at dirt farm, don’t let the crash put you off all that matters is you got back on your bike. Pain is temporary achievements last for ever
Thank you! It's a great place, especially if you're good and know the trails!