Definitely focusing on jumps right now, making a lot of progress. I bought a really nice brand new dirt jumper about a year ago (huge mistake in hindsight, should have bought used, but eh), a few months after I had done my first jump, but long before I was any good at it all. Now, I'm finally good enough that I can go to the BMX park and (1) not make a fool of myself; (2) not hurt myself; (3) have fun; (4) get an insane full-body workout; and (5) actually ride the damn bike. Maybe I'll see you some time at Northstar. I'm there most weekends this season, but I also have to go check out Dodge Ridge.
Funny you say that I bought a new DJ bike last year to hit up the local pump track for the same reasons. That being said I need to go on it more often. I ma hoping to get back to Northstar at least one more time this season. Im in SF so it a big day trip if we dont stay over night.
I was just talking to someone online about Dodge Ridge. They said its worth checking out but not necessarily a stand along destination, yet. They also said there is only 1 lift and it carries max of 2 bikes at a time. I still want to check it out but if we have to drive that far I would much rather visit Northstar
@@singletrackbandit Interesting. That sucks about the lift. It's closer to me than Northstar (I'm in Livermore, so it's about 3 hrs to Tahoe, 2:15 to Dodge Ridge), so it's worth at least one look. But Northstar I think will always be my happy place, no matter how janky and kinda bad it might be compared to places like Whistler. I've never been, and honestly I'm not sure I want to. I'd rather not know what I'm missing, if that makes sense.
Thanks for the comment I appreciate it. I have another Livewire run I’m going to post which felt better. The audio is trashed on it so I need to figure that out.
Are there any specific skills or techniques you're focusing on improving? Let me know in the comments.
Definitely focusing on jumps right now, making a lot of progress. I bought a really nice brand new dirt jumper about a year ago (huge mistake in hindsight, should have bought used, but eh), a few months after I had done my first jump, but long before I was any good at it all. Now, I'm finally good enough that I can go to the BMX park and (1) not make a fool of myself; (2) not hurt myself; (3) have fun; (4) get an insane full-body workout; and (5) actually ride the damn bike. Maybe I'll see you some time at Northstar. I'm there most weekends this season, but I also have to go check out Dodge Ridge.
Funny you say that I bought a new DJ bike last year to hit up the local pump track for the same reasons. That being said I need to go on it more often. I ma hoping to get back to Northstar at least one more time this season. Im in SF so it a big day trip if we dont stay over night.
I was just talking to someone online about Dodge Ridge. They said its worth checking out but not necessarily a stand along destination, yet. They also said there is only 1 lift and it carries max of 2 bikes at a time. I still want to check it out but if we have to drive that far I would much rather visit Northstar
@@singletrackbandit Interesting. That sucks about the lift. It's closer to me than Northstar (I'm in Livermore, so it's about 3 hrs to Tahoe, 2:15 to Dodge Ridge), so it's worth at least one look. But Northstar I think will always be my happy place, no matter how janky and kinda bad it might be compared to places like Whistler. I've never been, and honestly I'm not sure I want to. I'd rather not know what I'm missing, if that makes sense.
I am assuming you ride at Livermore. Those trails are great. Ive only been twice but I will definitely be riding there again when it cools off.
I watched your Northstar video from last season. Looked way smoother this year. Progression indeed!
Thanks for the comment I appreciate it. I have another Livewire run I’m going to post which felt better. The audio is trashed on it so I need to figure that out.
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Epic!
We need to work on those jumping techniques together!
@@singletrackbandit yeah, now that I've reviewed my video footage I wonder why I didn't hit certain jumps.