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Rock, boulders, loose soil NEED STRATEGIES (3 posts)
|  Rock, boulders, loose soil NEED STRATEGIES | Brandolbca
Oct 20, 2003 6:55 PM | | Went on my first intermediate technical trail over the weekend (Aliso Viejo/Rockit Trail). Had an AWESOME time. But need wisdom from more experienced riders on two things. One, how to go up switchbacks with rocks and boulders with loose soil. Found out standing up was a no-no. Two, how to go steep downhills with nothing but rocks and boulders. Thanks. |
| practice. | EricTheRed
Oct 20, 2003 9:44 PM | | and line choice, gear choice, body possition and tire pressure (and probably 20 other things too, so practice).
Sometimes taking a line that has one hard move rather than taking a line (assuming there are really more than one line in a trail, obviously stay on the trail) that has many small moves is better.
Also know where you rear wheel tracks. Your rear wheel will take a more inside line (if you aren't skidding) so you have to account for that on turns. I also find that climbing in a harder gear will prevent me from spinning out, and usually it can give me a decent speed to make stuff too.
Going down.
relax. keep loose and expect the bike and you to be moved around a bit. Sometimes the faster you go over nasty stuff the easier it is, on the other hand if you go down the more its gonna hurt. |
| re: Rock, boulders, loose soil NEED STRATEGIES | 711
Oct 20, 2003 10:46 PM | | I'm in the san dimas area and ride down in OC often.
clmibing the steep stuff: i sit on the front edge of my seat and lean forward as much as possible. you pretty much want as much weight as possible in the front yet have your butt on the seat to weigh down the rear for traction. work on balance. i've noticed knowing how to track stand has saved me many times in keeping my balance going up steep stuff, especially on switchbacks.
downhill: you need to trust your bike will clear it! you need to trust your wheels will make it over rocks and boulders. you need enough momentum for your wheels to get over some rocks. if you brake too much on a steep rock riddled trail you have a good chance of getting your front wheel caught up and end up going over the bars. sometimes when i get in trouble i like to just let the brakes go to give my wheels a chance to clear things.
oh and just keep riding!
jr
other trails i've done down there
-San Juan Trail(saw Tara Llanes there once)
-Crystal Cove/El Moro
-Whitting Ranch and the one right next to it forgot what it was called, had a trail called Luge |
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