Jumping on a hard tail?

[ollietrex]

So what's the story with doing little jumps and drop off's on a hard tail? On the full sus I would use the suspension a little bit and load the suspension to give that little bit of lift.


Do you do the same thing on a hard tail?

[Oisin]

Its more the landings that the suspension comes in handy, or rather when you mess up the landings it saves you! Dirt jumpers all use hard tails cause they have the skill to land smoothly. I suppose you can get more lift with a hard tail as well cause there is no suspension to suck up your momentum.

[Morgan]

Jumping indeed. Are you trying to compensate for spending yesterday snuggled up in your duvet?

[Fergal]

throw him out of the club and let's keep his woman!!!!!

[ollietrex]

Ash is the savage of our household, while ash was out throwing her self down trails I spent the day making cakes and muffins.


http://www.flickr.com/photos/ollietrex/sets/72157607289129061/

[Martin]

ohhh no!


single speed, cake cooking what next origamee?

[paddyobrien]

jaysus morgan, look what you've started with this singlespeed lark


We've gotta rescue ollie from himself at this stage

[Liam]

Mission Rescue Ollie's manhood is under way. :-)

[paddyobrien]

i'll call over to him tonight with a 12 pack of dutch gold and we'll take it from there!

[Liam]

PS: When doing that course up north, Glyn O'Brien said jumping is all about 'weighting on' the bike in attack position before the jump and then weighting off the bike as you leave the jump, keeping your arms even to ensure you go straight and keep bike level to land on two wheels.


Doesn't matter what type of bike it is.

[Fergal]

no - feck it - he's to far gone - I'm tearing up his membership as we speak - Paddy - go spend his club fees ona few pints for yourself, actually, no,

you don't deserve the money - where were you yesterday?

[paddyobrien]

hit a tree with my head on saturday :-(


(well, the helmet took the brunt)


still sore on top, and my necks a bit wrecked too

[Morgan]

I'm not sure about this - those look like some pretty nice cakes. These ones remind me of the trail yesterday.


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3110/2857010304_6641a994f6.jpg

[ollietrex]

Yep... cakes for the chairman and others, none for the secretary


That cake is my mothers secret recipe fruit cake.

[Ash]

Ah, don't throw him out, I think he's great :o)


I was never so happy when I walked in the door yesterday mucky from head to toe and there were loads of chocolate muffins waiting for me to stuff in my belly, yumyum, you're all just jealous :o)


At least we know who can make our cakes when we hold an NPS next year, I think we should make him a club apron!!

[Liam]

If I was a girl now I'd give you a big ...aaaaa, isn't that cute...


but I'm a guy and the unwritten guy rules state that we have to slag Ollie when we see him!

[diamondG]

sounds reasonable to me


and sure wasn't the whole purpose of the trans wales that it was going to harden you up for the blast??

[Cormac]

Ollie, you can bake all the cakes for the hungry masses at the National Trails day.

[ollietrex]

If the club pay for the ingredients and buy me another muffin tray I can do...

[ciaranc]

All this talk of food is making me hungry , well then again im always hungry and nothing these days is putiing on ANY weight. now that i think of it i think i need help too....