i have been thinking about arcs
say i have a 2 foot jump that endt in 75 degrees - or a 6 foot jump that ends in 40 degrees
wont the first one feel like a really big curb because its so short and steep - and the second not require any thinking on my part at all but scrub a good part of my speed?
what i mean is i have to pull up very aggressively on the first one - and the second one is so long that i aligns my bike perfectly on its own
so what i was thinking is this: if i want jumps that will do some of the aligning for me so i can relax and concentrate on doing interesting things - what is the ratio then?
is it 2 feet no more than 45 degrees, 4 feet no more than 60 and 6 no more than 75? but would it also be an advantage to have jumps as short as possible to maintain speed? or is it the other way around?
i thought further that the ideal arc would be different for 20 inch and 26 inch wheels - and speed: if i go fast enough the steep jumps will require more action on my part however big they are
does this make any sense?
i am of course interested, because i would like to build my jumps well from the beginning
thanks
rasmus
say i have a 2 foot jump that endt in 75 degrees - or a 6 foot jump that ends in 40 degrees
wont the first one feel like a really big curb because its so short and steep - and the second not require any thinking on my part at all but scrub a good part of my speed?
what i mean is i have to pull up very aggressively on the first one - and the second one is so long that i aligns my bike perfectly on its own
so what i was thinking is this: if i want jumps that will do some of the aligning for me so i can relax and concentrate on doing interesting things - what is the ratio then?
is it 2 feet no more than 45 degrees, 4 feet no more than 60 and 6 no more than 75? but would it also be an advantage to have jumps as short as possible to maintain speed? or is it the other way around?
i thought further that the ideal arc would be different for 20 inch and 26 inch wheels - and speed: if i go fast enough the steep jumps will require more action on my part however big they are
does this make any sense?
i am of course interested, because i would like to build my jumps well from the beginning
thanks
rasmus