Grenoside Woods DH Video

Unobtanium

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Hi all, I'm not sure where videos go but here's a mate chasing me down Peaty's Steel City DH track in Sheffield. Be kind, I only took up biking in July. LOL.


Bike: Trek rail 5 with various upgrades. I filled the forks and shock with tokens just to try it and it rides like a dream now. 5 tokens in the 38s and 4 in the X2. I've put 60mm raiser bars on and a very short Renthal stem as well as DHF Maxx Grip tyres front and rear. This bike used to buck me over certain jumps when I got it but it now floats over the gaps. I probably should have bought a DH emtb but this thing now does everything I need. Oh and I have DMR V12s and Hope Fortus wheels on too, The question is, what upgrade would you buy next if anything? (Colour coding can come later)

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Here's a few more vids:

1. Clearing a gap I said i'd never try:


2. Almost hitting a tree last night:


3.All 3 gaps POV:


4: Trying to keep up with a proper rider:

 
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yorkshire89

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Sep 30, 2020
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Decent riding for someone who's only been riding a couple of months!

Your arse is going to take some time to get used to riding so I wouldn't rush to swap saddles. I quite like Specialized saddles for comfort though.

Do you ride over Wharncliffe side much?
Not an upgrade but I have a spare battery which is good if you want to get lots of laps in at Greno/Wharny/Deepcar in a day
 

Unobtanium

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Aug 30, 2022
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Decent riding for someone who's only been riding a couple of months!

Your arse is going to take some time to get used to riding so I wouldn't rush to swap saddles. I quite like Specialized saddles for comfort though.

Do you ride over Wharncliffe side much?
Not an upgrade but I have a spare battery which is good if you want to get lots of laps in at Greno/Wharny/Deepcar in a day
Not much really. I seem to be sticking to steel city but if i can get a group together we will do some exploring.
 

Unobtanium

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Props. Good work doing the big gap, that thing is very intimidating (so much so I haven't done it yet).
My mate Jonny is an ex trials bike rider but a complete novice at mountainbiking. I recently got him to buy an ebike and on his 4th ride, after poring all my knowledge into him and telling him how to avoid the mistakes I made, he did this....


So if you fancy it let me know and I'll tow you in like I did him. It's not even hard as long as you stand tall on the bike and don't squash the back wheel into your arse resulting in a nose dive. 25mph take off min.
 

RiderJake

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Oct 12, 2022
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My mate Jonny is an ex trials bike rider but a complete novice at mountainbiking. I recently got him to buy an ebike and on his 4th ride, after poring all my knowledge into him and telling him how to avoid the mistakes I made, he did this....


So if you fancy it let me know and I'll tow you in like I did him. It's not even hard as long as you stand tall on the bike and don't squash the back wheel into your arse resulting in a nose dive. 25mph take off min. I also recommend looking at this website - here you can have a great time playing without investing.
Your mate hasn't given up riding? He probably forgot all your instructions at that moment.
 
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Unobtanium

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Your mate hasn't given up riding? He probably forgot all your instructions at that moment.
He's barely competed on his trials bike in the last 10 years...nor ridden it. I drummed it into him to stand as tall as he can and at the point of the jump he remembered not to put his arse on the back wheel...which I forgot today and almost went over. :/
 

RiderJake

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Oct 12, 2022
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He's barely competed on his trials bike in the last 10 years...nor ridden it. I drummed it into him to stand as tall as he can and at the point of the jump he remembered not to put his arse on the back wheel...which I forgot today and almost went over. :/
Turns over once, and he remembers. It often does. Words are poorly remembered, but personal experience is good.
 

G-Sport

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Oct 7, 2022
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My mate Jonny is an ex trials bike rider but a complete novice at mountainbiking. I recently got him to buy an ebike and on his 4th ride, after poring all my knowledge into him and telling him how to avoid the mistakes I made, he did this....


So if you fancy it let me know and I'll tow you in like I did him. It's not even hard as long as you stand tall on the bike and don't squash the back wheel into your arse resulting in a nose dive. 25mph take off min.
Thanks. Having someone to follow in for the speed would be very helpful. I've done the table next to it on the meat-bike but rather over-jumped it a few times.
Lots of good DH stuff over the road in Wharncliffe but some of it is quite hard to find. I can probably return the favour by showing you round.
 

Unobtanium

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3 degrees temp today...not one person on track so did 3 runs and went home...just in case I crashed and was left for hours. I need to get non fingerless gloves.:
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Unobtanium

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But what happened on the shark fin man? Those are usually fun and easy to work whips off of.

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Here’s the video thread

I only started riding in June and I don't know how to do a whip properly, especially on a 25.5kg ebike. I need to start riding higher on that fin. It's probably because i once fell off there and bashed my head on a rock.
 

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