Why are mtb pros not whipping like this?

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Why are mtb pros not whipping like this?
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flag canadianfreeride
Posted: Nov 1, 2007 at 17:41 Quote
So our pro can dow backflip superman and front flips, But not a super whip. I want to see them trow whip like this!I mean it is possibly on a mtb right?[YT=https://youtube.com/watch?v=D2Vefodp55Y] I
flag crs-one
Posted: Nov 1, 2007 at 17:45 Quote
canadianfreeride wrote:
So our pro can dow backflip superman and front flips, But not a super whip. I want to see them trow whip like this!I mean it is possibly on a mtb right?I

be waaaaaaaay hardrer. keep in mind that the mxers have a throttle to help tuck the bike in, and using their brakes and throttle in the gets a LOt of the pitch in, they jsut have to worry about lateral angle, and then not even tucking it in.

vanderham comes the closest, i think. no-one can touch that whip of his in ROAM Morocco. i watch that clip over and over again, just that one hit

if anyone, vanderham could do it, he has the best whips in mtb
flag jordanofteambiehn
Posted: Nov 1, 2007 at 17:47 Quote
It looks so sick, i wish i could whip like that, however, that has to be what, a 70 foot gap? when mountain bikes average at about 20. Theres WAY more airtime off that jump than any mtb due to the fact that its like 12 feet high and their going pretty fast into it. It can be done, but it has to be fast so it basically end up being, an, un-turndown?
flag cdavis
Posted: Nov 1, 2007 at 17:49 Quote
I don't think it'd be possible, it'd be harder to get the bike back around, the pro would be better off finishing the rotation as a 360. You also need a lot of air.
flag morewhitenoise
Posted: Nov 1, 2007 at 17:53 Quote
i imagine the gyroscopic momentum from a spinning back wheel helps the rider move the bbike around alot more than we mtbrs can apreciate due to the speed/weight.
next time you take a wheel off your bike, hold it by the axel, spin it as fast as you can, then try and turn it.
flag levigardiner
Posted: Nov 1, 2007 at 17:57 Quote
that would be soooo gnarly if someone could do that on a mtb
flag djjumper13
Posted: Nov 1, 2007 at 17:59 Quote
check this out if u could do this on a bike which would be possible you could do it over huge rollers or even try it on a DJ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYytyij1wII

his brake lever hits the lip!!!
flag zaidmac
Posted: Nov 1, 2007 at 18:01 Quote
I saw a bmxer do a 180 degree whip in some video it was sick. If I ever learn to whip 90 degrees I will try to push it out further.
flag morewhitenoise
Posted: Nov 1, 2007 at 18:11 Quote
cant mx bikes preload the rear shock to? or is that just myth?
flag woohill
O+
Posted: Nov 1, 2007 at 18:12 Quote
that is the craziest whip ever
if people could do that on a mtb that would be my new fav trick
flag rlee560
Posted: Nov 1, 2007 at 18:13 Quote
chase https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxazLlwlNrU
flag grant446
Posted: Nov 1, 2007 at 18:20 Quote
dabomb666 wrote:
cant mx bikes preload the rear shock to? or is that just myth?
no they can
flag morewhitenoise
Posted: Nov 1, 2007 at 18:21 Quote
maybe thats a factor too then!
flag scaliwag
Posted: Nov 1, 2007 at 18:34 Quote
I think a big factor is the weight of the motorcycle versus a bike. A lot of things that MX can do that bikes can't has to do with the amount of mass you're flying through the air with. It's a different beast...
flag orion95
Posted: Nov 1, 2007 at 18:34 Quote
rlee560 wrote:
chase https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxazLlwlNrU

I'm just amazed at the speed he can generate by pumping!
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