Max ALine speed?

[Straw]

So...I'm thinking that there must be a max speed you go on ALine, or else you'll overshoot all the trannies. I guess the faster you go, the lower you should keep your bike?

Anyway, I'm finding that if I'm catching tranny on most of the jumps, that's about as fast as I can go. Any faster, and I have to scrub speed, or land flat and crash.

With the Air DH coming up...how do these guys (and you guys who will race it) go faster without landing to flat? I'm thinking go for distance rather than height on the jumps, keepign the bike as low as possible?

[RideCraft]

prejump.

[Hip Hop!]

pump. keep the bike super low. probably even manual some stuff. crank it out.

[JSinclair]

You'll find all of the above, but the real time savings is how fast you can corner and what you can make up on the straights.

A good time is under 5 minutes.

Average racers will do 4:30-4:45.

Fast guys will be 4:20-4:30.

Winner will be 4:10-4:15

Prejump, Suck everything up, pump trannies, Air the Drop (Don't go around), No breaks on corners....Pedal like crazy.

Even then you will be shaking your head at how fast cedric and Morland are...and how fast they can get down.

Good luck.

[Straw]

Thanks guys...

I'm actually not going to race it (OK...maybe I'll look into it!) but was just wondering what the techniques would be, and seeing if I could use them on my normal laps.

Prejumping sounds like it will take alot of getting used to...how to do it correctly, and how to get it feeling normal. That concept seems pretty foreign to me at this point.

[AnTi-TrAiL_nAzI]

Thanks guys...

I'm actually not going to race it (OK...maybe I'll look into it!) but was just wondering what the techniques would be, and seeing if I could use them on my normal laps.

Prejumping sounds like it will take alot of getting used to...how to do it correctly, and how to get it feeling normal. That concept seems pretty foreign to me at this point.
pick up fundamentals man, super dope video, basicly a pre jump is where you hop before the lip, or drop, so that you clear the lip and land in the tranny.
if i were you i would forsure get fundamentels!

[JSinclair]

Thanks guys...

I'm actually not going to race it (OK...maybe I'll look into it!) but was just wondering what the techniques would be, and seeing if I could use them on my normal laps.

Prejumping sounds like it will take alot of getting used to...how to do it correctly, and how to get it feeling normal. That concept seems pretty foreign to me at this point.

Running A-Line this way is not really fun. It is hard work and takes all the airtime out. The trail was not really meant to be ridden this way.

The other issue is other people on the trail, you tend to close in pretty fast and have to pass a million riders.

It is nice however to have the skill sin the bag to gas up and go when you want to get by someone or just feel like dusting some guy on your butt that might be complaining.

[seand]

or just feel like dusting some guy on your butt that might be complaining.



...you get lots of guys around your rear section who complain? :P

[thom9719]

Thanks guys...

I'm actually not going to race it (OK...maybe I'll look into it!) but was just wondering what the techniques would be, and seeing if I could use them on my normal laps.

Prejumping sounds like it will take alot of getting used to...how to do it correctly, and how to get it feeling normal. That concept seems pretty foreign to me at this point.

go to your local BMX track, that is the best place to practice prejumping and pumping, and keeping your bike low.

Kyle,

[littled]

suck up every single jump

[rowdy01]

Pedal....then pedal more.......try not to coast to much....evan through the rock garden section, it`s very hard but you will go faster.

[Sgt. Pepper]

i saw a vid of cedric doing a table in the last years race and he pumped his bike down and was like a foot above the table it looked really weird but he was ripping

[Sharon]

How about 50-53 km/hr !!!

PROFESSIONAL MEN - 3.80 Km. - [ 35 entries ]


RK BIB LIC PARTICIPANT ----------------------- SPONSOR ----------------- TOTAL AVERAGE ---POINTS---
NUM NUM NAME+SURNAME PR. NAT. TIME --DIFF.-- Km/H PROV. WCUP

1 7 12465 RENNIE, Nathan AUS 0:04:15.40 53.56
2 1 12427 GRACIA, Cedric CT USA 0:04:16.70 0:00:01.30 53.29
3 8 12462 RANDO, Jared AUS 0:04:18.99 0:00:03.59 52.82
4 29 1271 COOK, Adam BC CAN 0:04:21.03 0:00:05.63 52.41
5 20 12364 CARTER, Eric CO USA 0:04:21.21 0:00:05.81 52.37
6 28 2912 MORLAND, Tyler BC CAN 0:04:21.70 0:00:06.30 52.27
7 14 12407 LOPES, Brian CA USA 0:04:21.85 0:00:06.45 52.24
8 26 5100 BILLINGHURST, Adam BC CAN 0:04:22.63 0:00:07.23 52.09
9 38 12422 ATKINSON, Bryn AUS 0:04:22.99 0:00:07.59 52.02
10 41 12433 KELLY, Brad NSW AUS 0:04:24.51 0:00:09.11 51.72
11 36 12419 PANOZZO, Joel BC CAN 0:04:25.79 0:00:10.39 51.47
12 19 12379 VANDERHAMAM, Thomas BC CAN 0:04:27.46 0:00:12.06 51.15
13 32 12412 BALLOOCHI, Robin CA USA 0:04:28.35 0:00:12.95 50.98
14 47 12464 PATCHING, Luke BC CAN 0:04:29.44 0:00:14.04 50.77
15 31 12381 THERRIEN, Jean-Sebastien BC CAN 0:04:31.11 0:00:15.71 50.46
16 25 12361 POWELL, Chris BC CAN 0:04:31.23 0:00:15.83 50.44
17 24 12360 BARTKOWSKI, Kevin BC CAN 0:04:32.67 0:00:17.27 50.17
18 15 11422 RITCHIE, Kyle BC CAN 0:04:32.84 0:00:17.44 50.14

[Wayne P]

Tyler should be on the podium this year.

[Jon-boy]

I've entered for some reason and am well nervous about this race, even though it's not that hard a course! I have a feeling the red mist will descend and I'll crash hard. More positive thoughts required.

I'm aiming for a 4min 10 sec time. :)

(Seriously, less than 5 mins I'll be laughing).

[Straw]

I think I'll find a place on-course and watch how the fast guys do it. Should be fun.

[theweev]

I've entered for some reason and am well nervous about this race, even though it's not that hard a course! I have a feeling the red mist will descend and I'll crash hard. More positive thoughts required.

I'm aiming for a 4min 10 sec time. :)

(Seriously, less than 5 mins I'll be laughing).

don't be nervous. it's actually the only time of the year that you'll have the chance to rip the trail the way you always wanted to. Reason..? no one else on the trail. you don't have to worry about passing anyone or coming up on anyone who's wiped out. It is a cool sensation chasing the whistle down the course. just giver the way you would on your best day and enjoy the hell out of it. I ran it in 2002 and had a blast. I tried my hardest but still took the time to feel the love, while other friends of mine took the opportunity to style out evey jump and just have a big ol fun time. Focus hard on what you're doing and all will go well. See you up there i'm racing in the Masters class. Beware the fat old guy that's out to kick ass.