I don't think thats true. 29" wheels and modern geo have led to much higher speeds. And speed is the killer. Impact energy grows quadratically with velocity.
@Ttimer: it's very much true. Having slacker geo if you're body weight goes over the center of gravity of your front wheel when you land front heavy your going over.
@dhagz: Yeah, but that assumes the rider doesn't get accustomed to that stability.
When I converted to 29", it only took a few rides to get more confident in the downhills, which resulted in going faster. When I got into enduro (next to XC and marathons), the added suspension travel and slack geometry (compared to my XC bikes) upped the speed even more.
In the end, everyone just rides as fast as their bikes allow and they can read the terrain, given the skills you have. With more stabile bikes, you simply go faster, but the risk of falling off really doesn't change. Like @Ttimer said, if anything, the impacts might even be bigger.
Some real hard cases this week. ha ha IDK if those R really a save but on another note Im def. down w/ @kobeefton88 & @sjma Tuesday Termoil series would be da shiz bro thats a jam up ideer besides it kinda seems like PB’s been in the need of some more ahh , well diversified content, lately ,anyway ,cough cough (Sat Sends?) or maybe just content in general ? idk But think of aaaall those CLICKS And u can win stuff too, be like a win win
"Holy cow" I prefer the fails to most of these lame saves. Fail to the guy shooting superman, we will never know is the man of steel saved it or is dead....The 10 extra seconds wont cost or save their lives but could and would make them a legend.
If the suspension is the only thing doing the saving, they shouldn't be in a "saves" video. Change my mind. And by that, I mean all these nose-heavy landings where the rider isn't doing anything actively to save it
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When I converted to 29", it only took a few rides to get more confident in the downhills, which resulted in going faster. When I got into enduro (next to XC and marathons), the added suspension travel and slack geometry (compared to my XC bikes) upped the speed even more.
In the end, everyone just rides as fast as their bikes allow and they can read the terrain, given the skills you have. With more stabile bikes, you simply go faster, but the risk of falling off really doesn't change. Like @Ttimer said, if anything, the impacts might even be bigger.
IDK if those R really a save but on another note Im def. down w/ @kobeefton88 & @sjma Tuesday Termoil series would be da shiz bro thats a jam up ideer
besides it kinda seems like PB’s been in the need of some more ahh , well
diversified content, lately ,anyway ,cough cough (Sat Sends?)
or maybe just content in general ? idk
But think of aaaall those CLICKS
And u can win stuff too, be like a win win
Sunday Fails: maybe I was a bit hasty, sorry
Vote please
And by that, I mean all these nose-heavy landings where the rider isn't doing anything actively to save it
To be fair, a good portion of Friday Fails are also nose heavy landings..