Conor F#*&ing MacFarlane! Hopefully Conor gets a wild card entry to Rampage again. I reckon the new format (more time, more natural) and new area would suit him.
an average mountain biker ...with balls, won't be average after a thousand hours of practice but i guess the beer and the sofa it's a much easier and safer way to do it.
Just saying
@beatjumper average is a very subjective word...certainly someone who is far less talented "could" hit these jumps, but it's unlikely anyone who wants to remain out of a wheelchair and has enough jumping experience to even consider it would do it.
I would think the biggest difference for a park jumper would be the speed required to clear these, full out commitment.
Reminds me of watching less experienced jumpers try crabapple hits at whistler (obviously a lot smaller, but still a step up from anything else available there). Most of them come out unscathed, but a lot of times look seriously sketchy...the penalty for failure is high enough there...here you are almost certainly going to get really f*cked up, especially if you don't have a lot of experience will proper crashing.
unless you're really serious about pushing limits I can't imagine any "average" rider trying to work up to something like this -
Anyone could hit these jumps, as long as they have decent jumping ability and can control a bike in the air, they might even be lucky enough to land it.... However the amount of practise these guys have had gives them a fairly slim chance of crashing badly, someone without experience, would have maybe only a 1000 to 1 chance of landing successfully on their first try, they might not get a 2nd try either...
You know how it feels to go 35 mph down a sketchy ass trail on the verge of crashing?...now add another 10 mph and add in a 100ft jump.
40 years ago there was one dude that would do something like this...Evel Knievel. No there's 100 on bikes and another 1000 on dirt bikes. Progressing so fast.
My buddy came out to Whistler a summer ago, with a background in fmx and bmx. Stayed with me and another mate and then came in one day saying he'd been riding with Nico Vink. A few moths later he got invited to loose fest, that was a year ago! He's in this one as well! Jasper is mental, not your 'average' rider but he was one of the locals
You may want to create 5 different accounts if your intentions are to post about how Nell (who obviously isn't you) is the greatest/favorite rider on Pinkbike on every single article and video shared with the community. With that being said I hope he (or you) gets a Rampage wildcard for progressing so quickly and having the opportunity to ride with some great people. That's what it is about after all.
I would think the biggest difference for a park jumper would be the speed required to clear these, full out commitment.
Reminds me of watching less experienced jumpers try crabapple hits at whistler (obviously a lot smaller, but still a step up from anything else available there). Most of them come out unscathed, but a lot of times look seriously sketchy...the penalty for failure is high enough there...here you are almost certainly going to get really f*cked up, especially if you don't have a lot of experience will proper crashing.
unless you're really serious about pushing limits I can't imagine any "average" rider trying to work up to something like this -
40 years ago there was one dude that would do something like this...Evel Knievel. No there's 100 on bikes and another 1000 on dirt bikes. Progressing so fast.
massive balls as well!
www.pinkbike.com/u/jim-laden/album/Fest-Series-Loose-Fest
you know, so they don't crack the frame.