"One wheel is more efficient than 2" 2:00 that's been my motto since you did a video positioning a year and a half ago on gnarly lines. It's the main reason I haven't gone down in rocky situations. I'm riding the bike like it's a unicycle with a Stabilizerwheel; steering with my hips instead of putting inputs into the handlebar.
Thanks Rich.. loving the pro vs joe vids and the detailed break-downs.. very insightful, practical and useful content. Having followed Adam from the beginning, I'm super stoked to be able to watch his progression.. keep shredding!
Hi Rich, I completely get your “staying on the top is better” but as a novice level rider I know how scary it is to put your bike up on a boulder knife edge with nowhere to find a dab?!?…most of the time I’ve tried to track through boulders my safety net is finding a line that has my dab planed out…I don’t particularly like the idea of losing balance when the first chance I get to stop the fall is my head against a boulder! I know I need to fight that fear, but that’s my flight response overriding my fight :-)
I enjoy your videos as I’m getting back into off road riding and brushing off the rust as I’m 65 now and enjoyed off road riding and motocross in my teens. I bought a lightly used 2005 Honda crf230 and could use your recommendations for tires for use in the North East off road, some mud, clay and lesser extent hard pack. The bike currently has original tires, so they need to go. Thanks for your advice and keep the riding tips coming! Marty
I've ridden with adam before and like you said he's a pretty good rider. Line choice is huge and staying on top and being light with the front end makes a world of difference.
Great content. Very valuable and I’m learning a ton with these vids. It’s so great to hear your thought process, it helps me pick a better line and know what to look for.
Rich, first off thank you. These videos of yours have helped me tremendously. Sidebar question for you - a buddy suggested I use the midwest mountain eng B2C clutch lever. I did it but feel like the longer distance needed to dump the clutch is off to me. I understand it's supposed to give you more control but thinking about just going back to my stock lever that has a very small engagment point. I'm on a 24 Xtrainer (not your favorite I know but I like to have my feet on the ground.). That said, do you have an opinion on the BRC clutch or a preference towards a different one? Thanks again!
For sure needs a repack. Also sounds like it could be leaking from the expansion pipe to cylinder head connection as well as the silencer. Sounds terrible 😂
Adam's bike was also jetted on the lean side. Little richer and he would have lugged right outta there 😊. Great breakdown... now if only I could get my mind convinced that falling from ontop of the big rocks doesn't hurt😂
clutch finese is a constant issue for me. on my bike yhe range of movement from fully disengaged to fully engaged is only 1/2 inch so trying to use varying degrees of slip to navigate a tough section is really difficult
I am very much the second guy. We encounter boulder fields like this often and it is always a struggle. Definitely going to watch this video a few more times!
Hey Rich, im 18 and the nearest riding area to me is around an hours drive away... wondering if you could make a video on how someone can still practice some hard enduro techniques in a more urban area. Thanks for the video :)
That would be tough to do it in an urban area. That being said, I did do a video on three garage techniques you can check it out here.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wThFocfJh1E.htmlsi=TA27XZm58PBgNNt2
If you have a backyard of a reasonable size you can practice clutch control, balance, lofting the front wheel, pivot turns, cones. Could get some rocks or a chuck of railroad tie (staked in) to use as a kicker. All that kind of practice is like confidence juice once you get out in the woods. There’s some guys on RU-vid that have built backyard trials practice courses. Look that up on search for some ideas.
FANTASTIC!! Unfortunately I whine to my self about my injured and weak shoulder and poorly repaired shoulder ACL!! slightly loading clutch is key! # 1, but I pull too much INSTEAD OF letting bike do the work and just hold on!! Takes alot of INSTINCTUAL MOVEMENT to stand on peg, and sit in best spot on seat, and load the clutch, and give throttle, and step on rear brake or pinch front brake!! Seems that most Hrd enduro riders bully their way thru and TRIALS RIDERS finesse their way thru. I barely do either!! I'm just lucky to stay mounted and engine running, hahaha Don't make mistakes!!!!, because ankles and femurs and exhaust pipes and levers and elbows and shoulders ARE EXPENSIVE!!!!! Have fun READERS and good good luck to y'all!!!!!!!!!!!!! CHEERS and thanxxx for fantastic vid!!!!!!!!!!
I count myself a tiny bit above average and for me, I fail not on the first move, but while in the field I have troubles to make the right decisions for the following steps, so I must stop and ruin my momentum. Is there a way to exercise choosing the right line beside practicing on and on?
Having the mindset if you stop you are dead. Think fast and don't stop. I have always taken that approach and it works most of the time. Riding mountain bikes for training through similar terrain can also give you that extra bit of confidence and handling skills.
It’s very common! Usually the fear of falling in the hole is what makes riders aim towards them. A lot of this sport is counterintuitive! Thanks for watching.🙌
@@johnbranson7253 yup, I got a compound screw fracture the same way , foot twisted 270 degrees, leg full of metal now and bone exit wounds at ankle and knee 🤬🤣🤣
Staying high is the result, not the skill, so what is the learnable skill? No doubt he's taking the worst line here, but staying on top AND staying on the bike is not simply a matter of choice. I can see plenty of lines I can't do. May as well say "just clear that triple!" People choose to err toward the "holes" because lost momentum is preferrable to crashing off completely.
Right! My ass is not stopping on those high lines, nowhere to put the legs. My strategy so far has been to ride a little too fast on the high lines and controlled crash down into the low lines. At least it's better than starting in the holes. But it tears shit up and I don't learn anything. Need to focus on static balance and holding pressure first I think.
