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A forum where tall people can post photos of themselves riding!
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flag Louip
Posted: Apr 21, 2009 at 20:21 Quote
joaovidal12 wrote:
The people I ride with say over and over again: « If I had your legs I would do that ! ».
Being tall is a great thing in many aspects of riding.
If you know how to do a bunny hop longer legs means more impulse, for exemple.
However shorther people can do them maybe higher than you ...
I think dirt is not the best thing to do when you are tall... Street is ! Big Grin

So true !
flag freeride11
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Posted: Apr 21, 2009 at 20:28 Quote
im a football player 6'2 230...
being big saves my ass everytime i hit the dirt.
one hit on the football field is pretty much the same as hitting the dirt when u fall.
the thing is during a football game its non stop hitting. im a defensive lineman, so when i wad on dirt just once i laugh and shake it off.. the sad thing is im accustomed to concussions and im a lil head damaged.. but lifting wieghts and throwing bodies has made me be able to throw my bike around like its nothing... i corner with the precision of a drunken gorilla though that the only side effect.

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flag Suicide-Freeride
Posted: Nov 2, 2010 at 8:17 Quote
as far as i know greg minar is like 6'4"
flag muzzgnar
Posted: Nov 2, 2010 at 17:52 Quote
6 foot 2, some pics from our park.

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flag CrankyMonkey
Posted: Nov 6, 2010 at 12:28 Quote
Hitting the gym really helps. Because we are big it takes more effort and control when we are throwing our weight around. I started working out on core and hip exercises and it's made a huge improvement in my riding.
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Posted: Nov 6, 2010 at 12:46 Quote
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just a few pics
i've been riding around 2 and a half years.
just going into xc now, but still sticking with my downhill routes because my physique does not help towards xc. But there is no dh tracks around my area Madder
flag cyclebean
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Posted: Nov 6, 2010 at 12:54 Quote
Suicide-Freeride wrote:
as far as i know greg minar is like 6'4"
greg minaar, steve peat ,nathan rennie and brandon faircloth are all 6ft 3+ .. seems height is a major advantage in downhill.. imagine how good sam hill would actually be if he was a foot taller Wink
flag CrankyMonkey
Posted: Nov 8, 2010 at 9:04 Quote
Phil Sundbaum is like 6'5" 225lbs and he rocks it.

https://www.pinkbike.com/news/Phil-Sundbaum-Interview-2007.html
flag cardronapumpandjumptrack
Posted: Nov 14, 2010 at 3:18 Quote
norcorider121 wrote:
Suicide-Freeride wrote:
as far as i know greg minar is like 6'4"
greg minaar, steve peat ,nathan rennie and brandon faircloth are all 6ft 3+ .. seems height is a major advantage in downhill.. imagine how good sam hill would actually be if he was a foot taller Wink

fairclough is barley 6ft
flag heldt
Posted: Dec 11, 2010 at 23:25 Quote
6'3.7" I got tall genes
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flag knightridersix04
Posted: Dec 11, 2010 at 23:40 Quote
I'm 6'3" getting close to 6'4"
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