jcougs

Yall are pretty dumb. There's a video of two dudes doing triple back flips on moto and the only thing any one cares about is some jacket.

@abzillah: I think it would be most helpful for recovery from injuries. Wouldn't surprise me if Tom van Steenberger got some stuff to recover from his injury last year that could disqualify him from race events.

I think you need more head mobility when you are doing rotations. Gotta be able to spot those landings.

Neat. Buy one of those bikes then if you care about weight.

@Cafemagnum: that's really dumb to make a product and not have those that already participate in the hobby as the target audience. Most e bike sales are for older people who don't have the endurance/strength to self power. Those people will never buy this product and neither will core bikers.

@Cafemagnum: have you ever even ridden a dirt jumper? Apparently not, because there isn't a single advantage to putting a motor on a dj.

I'm 6' tall and I ride an S3 Stumpjumper Evo with 445 reach and high rise bars. That's the same reach as the Small Meta AM. The Stumpy is beyond stable at steep and on steeps and even with the HT raked out to 63.5 is incredibly agile. Shorter reach and a slack front end is the most fun combo on steep or tight terrain.

Levy had mentioned that is going to be included in the next field test which should be arriving soon.

I've found its helpful to visualize the run in and mentally prepare yourself while you are off the bike so once I get on the bike I just drop and don't over think it. Hike to the top or walk the feature then take a minute to think about the feature and catch your breath. Then when I am ready I will get on my bike and drop asap. If I straddle my bike and think about the feature and catch my breath I'll psyche myself out a lot of the time.

Where you ride and what kind of trails you ride matters massively. I would much rather have a down country bike with aggressive ~65 degree HTA because I like to go uphill and then down hill rather than across the hill.