Long time road cyclist putting in 80-100 miles each week in the Oakland / Berkeley hills mostly. I rode a mountain bike way back in 1983/4. It was a chrome Mongoose with a Marzocchi fork. The the trails where I lived at the time sucked so rather than doing premeditated damage to my head, body and limbs I stuck with being a roadie. Full circle and now I have an Ibis Mojo 3 and ride all over the amazing SF Bay Area and spend the majority of my time mtb'ing.
Most recently I've had a horrible sinus infection for the whole month of April, so no riding really. Which finally brings me to the title of this post. In my down time I've entertained myself by watching mtb videos of all sorts. Some good, some bad, some super bad. Under the heading 'Fails' there is much to ponder, most notably why do so many riders go over a jump or drop or ramp only to find their front tire making a beeline for the surface of the planet and their body doing the inevitable? I see it in so many videos and can't for the life of me figure out the physics behind it all.
I'm sure it's all body positioning or weighting and unweighting but I would really love for someone to explain it to me so I can start saying "Oh man... they should have... "
Thanks.

Most recently I've had a horrible sinus infection for the whole month of April, so no riding really. Which finally brings me to the title of this post. In my down time I've entertained myself by watching mtb videos of all sorts. Some good, some bad, some super bad. Under the heading 'Fails' there is much to ponder, most notably why do so many riders go over a jump or drop or ramp only to find their front tire making a beeline for the surface of the planet and their body doing the inevitable? I see it in so many videos and can't for the life of me figure out the physics behind it all.
I'm sure it's all body positioning or weighting and unweighting but I would really love for someone to explain it to me so I can start saying "Oh man... they should have... "
Thanks.
