Wind Hill Bike Park - Pay Rise drop nailed!

First ride of 2024, took a trip to Wind Hill Bike Park and Im now closer to 50 than I am to 40 🤔
Great place, really pleased with getting the drop on payrise done, seem to have lost some confidence on the jumps on Empuru though.
Great first ride of the year, thanks to Josh for coming out with me, and cheers to Alex who led me into the drop and showed us down Ark At Ee.
Great day out, nice bit of progress. I'm already looking forward to getting back out here and getting more practice on Ark At Ee and getting some confidence on Empuru again. 😉

[@user-xw4ef1ql5g]

😮 great!

[@midlife_mtb]

Cheers!

[@smv9338]

Nice one buddy!

[@midlife_mtb]

Thanks man! 😁

[@jameslines9794]

Was there yesterday , first time ive ridden payrise and managed to follow my mate off the big drop on the 2nd run in 🤪 my god it feels big

[@midlife_mtb]

Well done going of the big drop 👊, Im a bit off that one yet, its lke a massive step down! Watching someone bottom out on it didnt help, maybe near the end of the 2024 if I get a few more visits in...

[@SFBFoD]

Nice work bud 🤙, that drop is pretty tasty. I've only been to Windhill once, and my head wasn't in the game, unfortunately, plus my rear brake was playing up, so I didn't enjoy the day much 😕

[@midlife_mtb]

Yeah not sure Id have got off it myself if a friendly local hadn't led me in, it feels a surprisingly light landing once your off it though, felt quite safe

[@briztoleez9025]

Nice mate, windhill is a bit sketchy until you done the tracks a few times..

[@midlife_mtb]

Cheers, yeah want to get back there more often this year and run em a few more times, recon I need a few more runs to get my speed n confidence up on em, its nice to have some feature just out of range for progression 👌, hoping for skills to do full payrise with the jumps by end of year

[@user-xw4ef1ql5g]

😮

[@midlife_mtb]

😁

[@BigSmartQuiz]

Good riding there buddy, and KUDOS for doing Pay Rise. I've been there and looked at that middle drop about ten times, and STILL have not done it. As you say, the chicken line to the left is sketchier if you ride it quickly, and everybody says the middle drop is very smooth. It's just a head game for me now about being in the air for that long, well it's only about a second right? Any tips matey?

[@midlife_mtb]

Cheers man, not got much tips except get someone to lead you in, makes it much easier to follow someone who knows and not worry aobut the speed. It is very smooth as long as you dont go to fast, a bit more speed and its more air time and a rougher landing, still fine though.

[@Ew-mtb]

I havent done the middle drop yet its a bit scary atm for me...do you have any tips?

[@midlife_mtb]

As you come out the corner at trail speed just free roll down to it, you'll have the speed, you can even dab brakes a bit but prob best not to. The worst thing about it is you cant see the landing until your right over the lip, but its actuall quite a smooth light landing. Hover near the top of the jump and hopefully a friendly local will lead you in, I find thats the best confidence boost. This feature is actually really smooth once you go off it, less sketchy feeling than the smaller line next to it, its mostly the confridence to go off it thats the struggle.