- A look at the drop itself 0:00 - The gloved one 0:32 - Race wrapping up 1:29 - Run 5 of 10 highlights 1:54, UPPER EMPIRE 2:57, LOWER EMPIRE 4:48 - Run 6 of 10 highlights 5:24, UPPER EMPIRE 6:31, cheer squad 7:50, LOWER EMPIRE 9:09, EWOK 10:02, HAPPY ENDING 10:06 - Run lucky 7 of 10 highlights 11:42, EL CAMINO 12:15, UPPER EMPIRE 13:47, heavy breathing 14:16, The One 14:44 - Run 8 of 10 top to bottom 16:04, CAMINO 16:39, UPPER EMPIRE 18:14, LOWER EMPIRE 19:37, EWOK 20:41, HAPPY ENDING 21:39 Thanks For Watching! Don't Forget To Subscribe
@@rossmandrone I'm glad the video got you stoked. Scout a given trail and get a feel for it. Blue has speed and lip variations that can quickly lead to the ER. Mtn Creek spoiled you (and me). Blue is loose and different, which is why I suggest scouting things out before you go full throttle. Like Creek it has jump trails and chunk trails, so lots to choose from. Be just safe enough and have fun!
My 117 run-up routine drives people around me nuts, but it works for me. I'm getting use to everything; the trail's nooks & crannies, more deeply evaluating what speed feels right (critical), memorizing the visuals, the feel (muscle memory on a short time scale), etc. It's my way of warming up to a feature. By the time I do it, it's usually far less of a big deal than my mind made it out to be, because I put in the time. These ARE big deals. Even a 2' drop will break bones... Don't let those thoughts overwhelm you, because you'll freeze up & cause a crash, but never forget about what it is either. It's a constant courage (based on skill) versus stupidity battle in our minds. If you can find local features that you can hit over & over again, it's a great way to progress, while building your bike muscles & endurance. After you clean a feature for the first time, do it over & over again until it feels so comfortable that you can start to add things like a bar turn while you're in the air. Then move on to the next feature that's 15-25% larger than the previous. Don't do a 2' drop, then immediately try a 10' drop... Early on try to get more comfortable with the bike & you being at different angles; pitch, roll & yaw. 1.5-2 years ago my brain only wanted to be straight & level. I intentionally taught myself to land front tire first, even on jump to flats, because my main goal was to clear tables, which have an angled landing. That taught me that I needed to unlock myself from the straight & level mentality, which wasn't easy but IS easier when you focus on doing only that part of it. Knowing what to focus on can great speed progress as well. Two years ago I didn't believe I'd ever do 30' (long, not tall...) jumps, but now I'm doing those & it doesn't feel like I'm a stick of lit dynamite being thrown off a cliff. I'm in control because of an immense amount of focused effort to get here. I started doing this from scratch when I was almost 49 years old. No BMX racing as a kid, no enduro or DH racing experience. Nothing. Most riders are a lot younger than me. If you keep at it, you will succeed. Initially we all want to do big jumps because it looks so fun & a 30' jump is so foreign to riders who have jumped no more than 2' (me 2 yrs ago). As your skills get really close to being able to handle all the big features at a bike park, it makes the riding exponentially more fun. This doesn't happen until you reach this point. Prior to this, trail features can be really frustrating. But all the effort is well worth it because it's such a rush clearing some or all of the largest features in the park. Plus it makes you a better rider, even on the mid-sized features. That's when it becomes truly like a kid in a candy store. It's sooo worth it!
I dig watching your progress! I had some follow footage of you from a while back, but for some reason it was recorded in time lapse. Unfortunately I couldn’t use the footage in the video of that day. Perhaps our paths will cross again next season
Thank you. That must have been my radar-jamming fanny pack (fouling up your GoPro). I've done that too; time lapse when I wanted normal video. I'll never have a year of larger progression than 2021. The second half of bike park season was nuts and gives me plenty of material to show in the coming months. Keep progressing. You're doing some big features and that's one of the things that started my increased progression. Heavy feet, light hands, being balanced, then doing a trail over and over again. The reactions are too fast to consciously learn. It needs repetition. Tiny progression each run is actually faster than "sending it" into oblivion; taking too big of a bite. If you see me off-season or next season, say hello.
- A look at the drop itself 0:00
- The gloved one 0:32
- Race wrapping up 1:29
- Run 5 of 10 highlights 1:54, UPPER EMPIRE 2:57, LOWER EMPIRE 4:48
- Run 6 of 10 highlights 5:24, UPPER EMPIRE 6:31, cheer squad 7:50, LOWER EMPIRE 9:09, EWOK 10:02, HAPPY ENDING 10:06
- Run lucky 7 of 10 highlights 11:42, EL CAMINO 12:15, UPPER EMPIRE 13:47, heavy breathing 14:16, The One 14:44
- Run 8 of 10 top to bottom 16:04, CAMINO 16:39, UPPER EMPIRE 18:14, LOWER EMPIRE 19:37, EWOK 20:41, HAPPY ENDING 21:39
Thanks For Watching! Don't Forget To Subscribe
Nice job 🤘
Awesome video! Keep progressing! 🤙
So fun & cool!
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Do you have access to bike parks like Blue or Creek?
bout to head to blue mtn later this month. I've only ever done mtn creek so far. this is getting me stoked!
@@rossmandrone I'm glad the video got you stoked. Scout a given trail and get a feel for it. Blue has speed and lip variations that can quickly lead to the ER. Mtn Creek spoiled you (and me). Blue is loose and different, which is why I suggest scouting things out before you go full throttle. Like Creek it has jump trails and chunk trails, so lots to choose from. Be just safe enough and have fun!
Awesome that you didn't give up! I go through that process on much smaller drops :)
My 117 run-up routine drives people around me nuts, but it works for me. I'm getting use to everything; the trail's nooks & crannies, more deeply evaluating what speed feels right (critical), memorizing the visuals, the feel (muscle memory on a short time scale), etc. It's my way of warming up to a feature. By the time I do it, it's usually far less of a big deal than my mind made it out to be, because I put in the time. These ARE big deals. Even a 2' drop will break bones... Don't let those thoughts overwhelm you, because you'll freeze up & cause a crash, but never forget about what it is either. It's a constant courage (based on skill) versus stupidity battle in our minds.
If you can find local features that you can hit over & over again, it's a great way to progress, while building your bike muscles & endurance. After you clean a feature for the first time, do it over & over again until it feels so comfortable that you can start to add things like a bar turn while you're in the air. Then move on to the next feature that's 15-25% larger than the previous. Don't do a 2' drop, then immediately try a 10' drop...
Early on try to get more comfortable with the bike & you being at different angles; pitch, roll & yaw. 1.5-2 years ago my brain only wanted to be straight & level. I intentionally taught myself to land front tire first, even on jump to flats, because my main goal was to clear tables, which have an angled landing. That taught me that I needed to unlock myself from the straight & level mentality, which wasn't easy but IS easier when you focus on doing only that part of it. Knowing what to focus on can great speed progress as well.
Two years ago I didn't believe I'd ever do 30' (long, not tall...) jumps, but now I'm doing those & it doesn't feel like I'm a stick of lit dynamite being thrown off a cliff. I'm in control because of an immense amount of focused effort to get here.
I started doing this from scratch when I was almost 49 years old. No BMX racing as a kid, no enduro or DH racing experience. Nothing. Most riders are a lot younger than me. If you keep at it, you will succeed.
Initially we all want to do big jumps because it looks so fun & a 30' jump is so foreign to riders who have jumped no more than 2' (me 2 yrs ago). As your skills get really close to being able to handle all the big features at a bike park, it makes the riding exponentially more fun. This doesn't happen until you reach this point. Prior to this, trail features can be really frustrating. But all the effort is well worth it because it's such a rush clearing some or all of the largest features in the park. Plus it makes you a better rider, even on the mid-sized features. That's when it becomes truly like a kid in a candy store. It's sooo worth it!
@@mtbdream3053 Great insight & advice for anyone looking to progress!
I dig watching your progress! I had some follow footage of you from a while back, but for some reason it was recorded in time lapse. Unfortunately I couldn’t use the footage in the video of that day. Perhaps our paths will cross again next season
Thank you. That must have been my radar-jamming fanny pack (fouling up your GoPro). I've done that too; time lapse when I wanted normal video. I'll never have a year of larger progression than 2021. The second half of bike park season was nuts and gives me plenty of material to show in the coming months. Keep progressing. You're doing some big features and that's one of the things that started my increased progression. Heavy feet, light hands, being balanced, then doing a trail over and over again. The reactions are too fast to consciously learn. It needs repetition. Tiny progression each run is actually faster than "sending it" into oblivion; taking too big of a bite. If you see me off-season or next season, say hello.
@@mtbdream3053 will do brother. Will do. Thanks!