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skizzian said:
looks like you're going to be going through a lot of brake pads
do you ever ride on the drops?
I have a 'road' ebike I use to commute sometimes and I never use them..
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LOL.... I fixed the howling brakes this morning. Funny conditions yesterday... very wet everywhere, even on the bits that look dry(ish) there was underlying water. Usually I'm pretty easy on brake pads but took it fairly cautiously yesterday trying to get used to the bike. And the drops, no I never used them on any of the singletrack stuff but did on my way to the off-road area. I'm an ex-roadie so used to be used to using them. In fact, as part of my acclimatisation to this new bike will be to ride some of the more technical bits on the drops and see how I go.
 
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Little Short from last Sunday riding a new trail for me at Hawes. Action camera effect is real because it’s steeper than it looks here. Perhaps the skidding is a tell?

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Following on from a post a few days ago and the question of riding on the drops on a gravel bike I went out today to see whether riding on the drops on the trails would work for me.
Anyway, I'd basically say, Yes... it felt fine, the hardest bit for me in doing this is that it put a strain my ancient neck looking far enough ahead on steepish downhills and having to lift my head sufficiently. Here's a little video, over at Swinley Forest.
I haven't attempted to be on the drops all the time but there's some of that.

 
MasterDabber said:
Following on from a post a few days ago and the question of riding on the drops on a gravel bike I went out today to see whether riding on the drops on the trails would work for me.
Anyway, I'd basically say, Yes... it felt fine, the hardest bit for me in doing this is that it put a strain my ancient neck looking far enough ahead on steepish downhills and having to lift my head sufficiently. Here's a little video, over at Swinley Forest.
I haven't attempted to be on the drops all the time but there's some of that.

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it actually looks more exciting in the drops in the drops, although transitioning back doesn't look easy !
 
skizzian said:
it actually looks more exciting in the drops in the drops, although transitioning back doesn't look easy !
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I think that's fair comment. If you're on something pretty "bumpy" and you decide to move from hoods to drops you need to plan a bit in advance especially if you're looking to activate the dropper post. Although once you've got used to it more I think it will become more intuitive.

By "you've" I mean "I've".
 
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FrogSkunk said:
That looks incredibly stable for a chest mount! Maybe I need to google Stuntman because my chesty bounces all over when Ive tried it with my OA5. I also have a boost lens and wow, what a difference they make. 🤘🏼
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I like the results a chin mount or under visor mount provides; I just really don't like the weight hanging off the front my helmet.
I position the chest mount high on my chest and find it works pretty well.

 
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Rocky spot this time, almost lost the drone multiple times. I have finally understood something I have been doing wrong, I think if you place the drone using the hand motions it can't really figure out where to place itself relative to the rider, this is why I have these nice dynamic shots in the first and last clip. But when flying this way the drone is very likely to crash. Whereas setting its position from the menu like in the middle clip the footage is a bit less interesting but the drone is able to stay behind and avoid obstacles a lot better.

 
MasterDabber said:
Following on from a post a few days ago and the question of riding on the drops on a gravel bike I went out today to see whether riding on the drops on the trails would work for me.
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Nice! I have been riding a gravel bike a lot over this winter, especially when the trail conditions aren't great. I try to include proper mountain bike trails into every ride.

It's reminded me the drops are the safest place to be on any technical/DH terrain. It feels counter-intuitive, but we get so much more leverage on the brake levers, and unlike riding in the hoods, there's no risk of hands sliding forward completely off the bars under impact.

I put a OneUp 120mm dropper on my gravel bike and I can't imagine riding mountain bike trails without it.

Descending on these is a real work-out! I'm sore today!
 
Emailsucks98 said:
Nice! I have been riding a gravel bike a lot over this winter, especially when the trail conditions aren't great. I try to include proper mountain bike trails into every ride.

It's reminded me the drops are the safest place to be on any technical/DH terrain. It feels counter-intuitive, but we get so much more leverage on the brake levers, and unlike riding in the hoods, there's no risk of hands sliding forward completely off the bars under impact.

I put a OneUp 120mm dropper on my gravel bike and I can't imagine riding mountain bike trails without it.

Descending on these is a real work-out! I'm sore today!
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I'm coming around to the same way of thinking. I do have to overcome this thing with me having to work hard to look far enough ahead on steep downhills due to my neck being a bit stiffish. I've been riding with my mtb helmet (Troy Lee) and it's peak which sort of restricts my view. I think I'll try my roadie helmet with no peak.
 
Elsonator said:
Having some fun at one of my local spots in the FOD.
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I've not ridden this one in years, certainly not since they've done a lot of work on it. But i think i may give it a run this weekend as my lad is coaching some enduro racers all day on Sat. I'm doing with some kind of lurgy at the moment, but getting over it now and hope to be OK for the climb by Sat. My Sly won't be here yet so i'll be on the manual.
 
A bit repetitive perhaps but having had a few more days on the Creo 2 Comp I went back to Swinley Forest to see how it (and me) went on doing all of the Blue trails. I started on Blue 9 and rode to the last trail, Blue 13. Then from Blue 1 to Blue 8 to complete the Blues. I couldn't do Blue 7 as it was closed. I thought it a nice little test of a Gravel bike.
 
Magnolia Ranch in California. Just me and my buddy Curtis. My phone is so screwed up it won't let me post the whole video. Absent is the part we're I crash (fall over) in a mud hole. Hey give me a break, I haven't been riding much in the last year and a half. Mainly due to medical problems. It's not that great due to my GoPro being on the handlebars. It's me saying "shit" a lot because I couldn't get either shoe to unclip. Hopefully I will get my phone problem resolved and post the whole video. Either resolved or phone meet the wall.
 
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Been riding some form of bikes most of my life. Got back on the mtb’s about 10 years ago, but wasnt till last year when I fell in love with flow trails at the park. I find myself out of breath at the end of a run. Not because its overly strenuous, but because the adrenaline rush. That feeling you get when you finally hit a feature thats been haunting you….

 
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