just wondering what is the biggest drop to flat you guys have done on a full sus.
if you have any pics please post em
cheers
Si
nothing, but that wasn't the question.Who cares how big a drop to flat you can do? What does it prove?
Wow your calling a 14year old kid names on the internet!"like you know something"?
you cretins crack me up. what makes you think a "drop to flat" is worth anything at all?
who designs a drop to flat on their trails?
I've ridden plenty of burly-azz trails and a drop to flat is usually a sign that a jr high schooler built the trail.
if you want to know who's done the biggest drops to flat, check the trials riders. but don't compare yourself to them, they actually know how to ride a bike.
as to the fool who said he did 12 feet to flat. grow up you lying sack of schitt.
its not like i can build a transition on a football pitch where the drops are located. the local council will do there nut.ohh and dude there is one good way to solve your drop to flat problem. build them with trannies and hey there are no more drops to flat.
maybe it is worth nothing to you or to any one else, but it is to me. i just like the feeling i get from conquering a drop to flat now & again and in all honesty that's all what really matters. that's what freeriding is all about to me, doing what i like doing on a bike.what makes you think a "drop to flat" is worth anything at all?
"like you know something"?
you cretins crack me up. what makes you think a "drop to flat" is worth anything at all?
who designs a drop to flat on their trails?
I've ridden plenty of burly-azz trails and a drop to flat is usually a sign that a jr high schooler built the trail.
if you want to know who's done the biggest drops to flat, check the trials riders. but don't compare yourself to them, they actually know how to ride a bike.
as to the fool who said he did 12 feet to flat. grow up you lying sack of schitt.
you have a pointWow your calling a 14year old kid names on the internet!
You must be pretty tuff huh?
Please spell douchebag correctly.deutschbag.
okay so by all of your deffinitions of freeriding that means i am one. man who new that racing dh would make you a freerider. ohh and when i decide to throw down on some xc i must be a hardcore freerider becuase i am doing what i like doing on a bike. yep that is about as clear as mud. where do we draw the line with all this bull.originally posted by monk E: i just like the feeling i get from conquering a drop to flat now & again and in all honesty that's all what really matters. that's what freeriding is all about to me, doing what i like doing on a bike.
I want a Monster 'T...dude calm down, i'm 14 and i dont think drops to flat are "tough and scary", i think that sometimes they are fun in the aftermath that you can say that you almost ate it hard because you overshot a decent drop of some kind. if youre whole life is about drops to flat, more power to you, its your choice and no-one will stop you.
link to the first pic in the sequence:
http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/971229/
just click on the 'album' link under my name and youll find the rest of the seq.
hell yeah, they rock. absorb everything from running over your friends when they fall in front of you DHing, to landing as i did and .75 of an inch more:biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:I want a Monster 'T...
i don't know dude....super monsters are the way to go
I tend to agree with this logic. There's a five foot drop to a very short transition at a local ride spot. You can drop speed to make sure you hit the trannie, or you can jump early, or you can just go faster. The faster you go, the farther you are out past the trannie the easier it is to keep moving. The forward momentum requires the bike to suck up less. When I urban freeride, this technique comes in handy when jumping off steps or built up areas to sidewalks. However, I've never had the balls to try this on something really big. Ten feet or more. Maybe it's because I am 39. But, I definately would try it given the right situation. Does that make me the same as a 14 year old trying to prove myself. I sure hope so.unless youre building on the slope of a mountain, like i am not, you cant make a tranny "un-overshootable"or "overshoot-proof".
people make mistakes and overshoot drops that they normally land perfect on... kinda like what i did.
same thing with any kind of jump, other than a well placed hip.
if you hit a drop to flat with speed, it isnt too bad. when i overshot the drop in my sequence, i was doing about 20 and the landing felt like a 5 to flat doing about 8. which still hurts by the way, i cant deny that.
What camera does he have? I have a Cannon 20D (8.2mp). I'm always looking for people to film and shoot, but noone will reply to my threads and go.
If I go to San Diego, i'll call/pm you.
my setup is a 1997 Cheeta Prowler frame with an '03 Monster up front, Romic D 9.5x3.0 in the back, Magura Tomac hydraulic rim brakes in the back and no front brake as of right now, and my wheels are: front-Alex DX32 (cracked pin) rear- Sun Mammoth (cracked pin as well).I really can't imagine what enjoyment could possibly come from doing big drops to a painfully flat landings. However, do what makes you happy... sorry to rain on your parade. btw, what kind of setup you riding?
wow i will say you got crazy balls doing drops with no front brake. i mean thats where the majority of my braking is done. you must do a lot of rear wheel slidding. ohh and i do have one question. why choose that frame over so man others that will acctually handle a monster. i mean i saw the other pics of that frame it was an oldschool AM setup????????????? i dont think i have been this confused since this morning.:huh: :huh: :huh:originally posted by cheetaprowlerDH : my setup is a 1997 Cheeta Prowler frame with an '03 Monster up front, Romic D 9.5x3.0 in the back, Magura Tomac hydraulic rim brakes in the back and no front brake as of right now, and my wheels are: front-Alex DX32 (cracked pin) rear- Sun Mammoth (cracked pin as well).
there is absolutly no point, all they do is hurt you and your bike, how ****ing old are you?maybe it is worth nothing to you or to any one else, but it is to me. i just like the feeling i get from conquering a drop to flat now & again and in all honesty that's all what really matters. that's what freeriding is all about to me, doing what i like doing on a bike.
i think you all should just chill out