Pinkbike grom Jacob Lingemann and downhill racer Alec Grogan-Crane team up for an edit to showcase both their skills and different riding styles on the bike.
Jacob Lingemann, just 12 years old, has been constantly progressing his riding and has already surpassed many adult riders.
Jacob Lingemann going massive on this right hip, landing in the second landing that very few can reach.
Alec at age 20 has been racing regional and national downhill races for years, and is known to have raw speed with a healthy side of steeze
Alec scrubbing this right hip to stay low while doing an oppo-whip.
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My kid, like Jacob, is on his bike every single day whether it's a BMX, DJ, or trail bike. We've got an inch of ice on all surfaces right now with the entire area shut down, and he's asking me if I think he will be able to ride the skatepark later today. Yesterday, he was out riding until dark while the ice storm was starting. I know it's a hobby/sport, but these kids are absolutely dedicated to it at the same level of young pro tennis stars or golfers or basketball players.
These kids are so lucky to have amazing trails to ride as well that pushes their progression.
The issue that we're starting to have crop up is that a lot of the younger riders don't think that the trails being built here are hard enough or steep enough, so they're starting to build rogue lines. As of now, the trail overlords don't seem to mind too much and have sort of given silent permission. But that could definitely change if we end up with unsafe trail intersections or other issues that create user conflict problems.
P.S. I didn't know the term "oppo-whip" but it makes perfect sense and is stylish as hell.
Watching this video, it supports my theory, either you're born with "flow" or you aren't. You can't learn flow. Kid has flow!
On the other hand, it's a bit silly to downvote providing a general trail region...anyone who has ridden in Santa Cruz will be able to identify this. In fact, without knowing the actual trail location I can probably give you a decent 5 mile radius (and based on previous comments I was dead on)...
(37.0154445, -122.0683408 )