Just stating the obvious here, but the SC trails have been in amazing shape for the past week. Go out and get it before it starts raining again. I got in some great riding this weekend with markk (and his bro Tim and friend Mike) and surfinguru. Also ran into TotalHeckler and Matt on Sunday - always cool to meet people from the forum out on the trails. Here are a few pics:
Tim on the log ride
Mark
Rich getting some air
On Sunday I played around with the helmetcam on a certain trail which doesn't exist. Finally got around to editing it. Something is weird with the conversion from .mov to .wmv, like there are some sections where there are dropped frames and it looks kinda jerky (for example the step-up at the end). Dunno what's up with that, but it looks fine in the original. I don't think I have the compression settings dialed yet either, it definitely has some artifacts that aren't in the original. Oh well. Check it out:
http://media.putfile.com/SC-Riding
Anyone know how to actually download files posted on putfile so you can play them offline? Any suggestions for other good sites that let you host video?
Tim on the log ride
Mark
Rich getting some air
On Sunday I played around with the helmetcam on a certain trail which doesn't exist. Finally got around to editing it. Something is weird with the conversion from .mov to .wmv, like there are some sections where there are dropped frames and it looks kinda jerky (for example the step-up at the end). Dunno what's up with that, but it looks fine in the original. I don't think I have the compression settings dialed yet either, it definitely has some artifacts that aren't in the original. Oh well. Check it out:
http://media.putfile.com/SC-Riding
Anyone know how to actually download files posted on putfile so you can play them offline? Any suggestions for other good sites that let you host video?
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). Like TH says if you hit the step down smooth that's a good indicator that you have the right speed. I'd say hit the step down and just coast it the first time. It depends on the conditions too. If it gets a little damp you might have to pedal a couple times. I remember when I first hit it about a week ago I had to pedal after the step down; now I usually do a tiny brake check if anything.