Here is 13 year old CJ Hauptman's first video dropping. For this episode of the Into The Gnar progression Team, CJ takes us on a feature that he has never done before. Brutus in the North Shore is a pretty big drop (15 feet tall x 20 feet long), CJ has been killing it and it made sense to keep his progression going strong, see how he feels on the bike, and send it!!
The idea for these first videos is for me to be with the riders, see how they ride and adapt to the new bike, and give guidance when needed. CJ's process is awesome and I'm really pumped to see that he approaches everything cautiously, takes time to look at things and sends it with ease, control and style.
We hope you'll enjoy this first one, LET'S SEND IT!!
CJ and Yo Discussing how to approach Brutus, CJ's calm, focus and happiness was awesome to witness. PC by Travis Bothner
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@cjhauptman Next up you will see Nicole Kennedy sending it in Squamish!
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We have a family saying "if you think you might not make it, you won't".
So they / we evaluate big sends and if they think they have it they hit it if not then you back off. This kid certainly has the skills and I imagine he knew that he had it.
The potential for injury is not any more than every jump / drop on Dirt Merchant and there is a line of teens hitting those features at speed on that all day everyday.
My kids and I also got to ride with Yoann last summer and he is one of the nicest people I have met and I don't think he would pressure anyone into anything he wasn't confident they could ride.
My kids have never had an injury outside a couple of minor concussions over the years. In terms of what they wear when they 8 - 12 I had had them in full body armor.
These days though much like what you see the pros wear they will wear kneepads and that is about it. If they are racing they might add a blackguard and elbow pads. Unfortunately pads aren't cool so even getting them to wear knee pads in the bike park is tough. A tank top and jeans is their go to crash protection for bike park laps.
Thank you @yoannbarelli for mentoring these young ones, help them in assessing risk and giving them a reason to stay off the streets!
When I was thirteen, we did all kinds of crazy stuff on BMX bikes (back before mtb existed) and I can tell you, the crashes were huge because we went big; and our parents didn't know shite!
There is no such thing as the right age, it's more about progression, and clearly this "kid" has progressed enough to do this gap.
But more importantly, as a mentor, Yoann is there to monitor the risks, and I believe he's shown us that he's responsible enough to say no.
For shuttle days I'd cover him head to toe in heavy armor- moto chest protector, elbow, knee shin, padded shorts, armored gloves, etc. He got used to that being normal too.
Obviously a broken collar bones better than a broken neck though so it kinda comes down to balancing risk and priority
CJ: Hold my chocolate milk...
@yoannbarelli gotta ask, what pressure did you put in the kids tires? sounded like he had the same presusre as you?
Take his system weight? (maybe70kg for bike and rider kitted?) divided by yours (90kg?)and you have a percentage of your pressures for grip for someone who's lighter. Ex 70/90=0.777=78%
0.777 x 21psi = 16.3psi as an example.
mommy and daddy are too busy spending money and forgot how to teach there kid some manners
“Fk with the bull and you will get the horns”…
I definitely don’t owe “these people” any manners or respect. They lost that chance when THEY harassed ME by riding and filming my work when they were asked not too etc. I don’t give a shit how you view me anyways.
I’m grumpy with you fools for a reason. Understand it or pound sand.
Just because there is a trail ..that doesn’t mean you have the right to ride it or film it. It’s simple. Don’t piss off builders and you won’t catch any flack.
Guess that’s a hard one to understand for you’re small minded brain.
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