FEEDBACK @Svobodna01 Question 1 - How to balance with the front wheel on higher obstacles. There is quite a big in the 4 questions you asked so Ill do them each a seperate videos to reign me in a little 🤣. Balancing with the front on the obstacle can be made much easier with a few tips. MAJOR POINTS Body Position - Body position over the bike generally has the effect of; Forward = More obvious feel & less stability Back = Less obvious feel & more stability Rake and Trail - Front wheel contact patch under the Steering Pivot = No push and pull of the bike to correct the balance, which means less feel for how to correct the bike. - Front wheel contact patch at 45° point at front of tyre = best feel and best correction of balance - Contact Patch Too far forward or back will cause your steering to "tuck" and you can't turn back. - If the contact patch is in front or behind the steering pivot then turning the bars has the opposite effect on the steering head of the bike to correct your balance. Loading the bike When you have the front wheel on the obstacle set the bike lower by holding on the rear brake and front brake then taking some of the load on the clutch. This will lower the bike and with the tension in the bike it will stabilise it more. TIPS >Get your balance before you load the bike on the clutch, because if the bars are turned the force will tuck/full lock the bars and you cant get back from that. >Lift and place your front a little lower than you want, then in a section you can creep it up. If you go too high, alternate releasing your front and rear brake, (always keeping one brake on) so you move back/lower, without the observer noticing (thats a cheeky little secret 😉) Let me know if i have missed something or confused anything for you.

Posted by Neil Price at 2024-04-09 11:00:01 UTC