This one is at Ray's. I'm pretty sure it's the one in the medium-size trails line that goes to the big Red Bull berm/wallride.
I call it the "ribbon" style berm. When I went to Ray's, it took a little getting used to, because I have always built and ridden transitioned "bowl corner" type dirt berms. After a while I had it dialed...but I still kept wondering why Ray's didn't do the bowl-corner style. (I know it's a lot harder to build them with wood).
In this picture it looks like this dude would slide out if he got any more leaned over.... but if the surface trannied up to vert, he could get completely sideways....
What do yall think? Do you like "flat bank" berms or is bowl corner always better? I had a discussion with one of my buddies recently where he thinks you need sort of a blend of ribbon and bowl. Like the tranny has to be mellower in the beginning of the berm and at the exit... I'm not so sure... When people rail a pool corner, you just pick your line on the transition as you lean into it, the transition stays the same, you don't need the berm to set your line for you.... Does that make sense? What do yall think.
Mark Weir. Short berm with tight transition:
A pic from my spot... This 180 bowl used to be more transitioned, but the face has started to flatten out with wear...Also the shape is not a perfect radius, it starts to mellow out at the end to drop into a landign...
...And a repost of a couple berm pics in the "Dirty Update" thread...cuz they're so sick:
I call it the "ribbon" style berm. When I went to Ray's, it took a little getting used to, because I have always built and ridden transitioned "bowl corner" type dirt berms. After a while I had it dialed...but I still kept wondering why Ray's didn't do the bowl-corner style. (I know it's a lot harder to build them with wood).
In this picture it looks like this dude would slide out if he got any more leaned over.... but if the surface trannied up to vert, he could get completely sideways....
What do yall think? Do you like "flat bank" berms or is bowl corner always better? I had a discussion with one of my buddies recently where he thinks you need sort of a blend of ribbon and bowl. Like the tranny has to be mellower in the beginning of the berm and at the exit... I'm not so sure... When people rail a pool corner, you just pick your line on the transition as you lean into it, the transition stays the same, you don't need the berm to set your line for you.... Does that make sense? What do yall think.
Mark Weir. Short berm with tight transition:
A pic from my spot... This 180 bowl used to be more transitioned, but the face has started to flatten out with wear...Also the shape is not a perfect radius, it starts to mellow out at the end to drop into a landign...
...And a repost of a couple berm pics in the "Dirty Update" thread...cuz they're so sick:
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