@@50mtb44 Not uphill. I've ridden the blue downhill but not up. I'm visually impaired and can only catch a line about 5 ft. in front of me. Makes tech hard because speed is your friend on sections like that. Sometimes I lay out a colored strap so the line is easier to see.
Pretty cool , Not sure about 13 try's lol... good stuff though, " I'm in the older class rider Club also and love it.. I'm head to little Scraggy on the 11th Hope my skills and cardio are on point on that day..
Try going up a gear in your technical climb sections! I like picking my way slowly through gnarly stuff, too, but there are things that I can get over/through in 3rd or 4th that I can't get through in 2nd. A little momentum (and a well-timed hip/bar thrust) can go a long way. You'll get it!! :-)
James, good call. I''ll try that - increasing gear. Also, picking lines that are hard to enter, but easier when clear. So much is in our head. Thanks for advice.
@@50mtb44 Its a mix, really. I used to ride observed trials, so my default response is to stand up through stuff, so that I can throw a lot of body movement and body english around. That was also a fairly necessary technique for getting through tough sections on my old 26" bike. I'm finding more and more on the 29'er, however, that I'm often better off staying seated and motoring through stuff as much as I can, or lifting up a tiny bit from the seat, and staying loose in the arms and legs so the bike can move around, but keep moving forward. The big wheels and low-pressure tubeless tires have been a serious revelation to me. I still stand up through some stuff that I cannot pedal through, and for bigger moves, but I'm trying to keep my butt planted as much as I can, and I'm finding that surprisingly effective!!
50mtb I wish I could go but I also have a conflict but want to put it on my list for next year. My daughter loves the trails there. I have a couple of kayak trips planned in Missouri and Texas while it is going . I hope it works out that you can make it so you can tell us all about it. Keep up the good work and videos that keep us old guys inspired.
Ha ha, I was wriggling in my computer chair trying to will you up the tech.
Thanks for the vote of encouragement. I need the extra push. : )
@@50mtb44 You were SO close.
@@knordberg yep! That last lip ... is tough to get over. Still practicing. Have you tried it?
@@50mtb44 Not uphill. I've ridden the blue downhill but not up. I'm visually impaired and can only catch a line about 5 ft. in front of me. Makes tech hard because speed is your friend on sections like that. Sometimes I lay out a colored strap so the line is easier to see.
@@knordberg cool how you adapt to the trail and situation. It is a fun section down (and up). Keep rocking forward.
Pretty cool , Not sure about 13 try's lol... good stuff though, " I'm in the older class rider Club also and love it.. I'm head to little Scraggy on the 11th Hope my skills and cardio are on point on that day..
Cool. Ride On!
Do you session? What is your current challenge?
Try going up a gear in your technical climb sections! I like picking my way slowly through gnarly stuff, too, but there are things that I can get over/through in 3rd or 4th that I can't get through in 2nd. A little momentum (and a well-timed hip/bar thrust) can go a long way. You'll get it!! :-)
James, good call. I''ll try that - increasing gear. Also, picking lines that are hard to enter, but easier when clear. So much is in our head. Thanks for advice.
James, quick question. Do you climb tech standing or sitting?
@@50mtb44 Its a mix, really. I used to ride observed trials, so my default response is to stand up through stuff, so that I can throw a lot of body movement and body english around. That was also a fairly necessary technique for getting through tough sections on my old 26" bike. I'm finding more and more on the 29'er, however, that I'm often better off staying seated and motoring through stuff as much as I can, or lifting up a tiny bit from the seat, and staying loose in the arms and legs so the bike can move around, but keep moving forward. The big wheels and low-pressure tubeless tires have been a serious revelation to me. I still stand up through some stuff that I cannot pedal through, and for bigger moves, but I'm trying to keep my butt planted as much as I can, and I'm finding that surprisingly effective!!
James, cool. Thanks for advice. I think you are ready for "trials" riding. : )
Cool trail
Rodel, thanks. It is a fun one. This section is the most technical. All is fun.
Hope you get to make Outerbike in Crested Butte. Would love to see your take on it.
Lan, hi. It is on my list. Just had a conflict come up. Well see. Are you going?
50mtb I wish I could go but I also have a conflict but want to put it on my list for next year. My daughter loves the trails there. I have a couple of kayak trips planned in Missouri and Texas while it is going . I hope it works out that you can make it so you can tell us all about it. Keep up the good work and videos that keep us old guys inspired.
Lan, awesome. Been riding every day. Need to bring my camera.