I rode Cacapon pre-thunderstruck build and North Zyler was exciting on my cross country bike. I remember a chest high tree on the trail (yikes!) and your "Holy Cow" boulder field. I decided the risk reward was a bit too high, but many good trails at the park! Congrats on taking this race on!
Thanks Dwight! North Ziler caught me off guard because I rode it the weekend before and knew it was tough but after all of the traffic it saw this weekend with the moisture it was scary, for sure!
Are you riding a mountain bike designed for downhill? They usually have really soft floaty suspension with lots of travel. Your suspension seems pretty rigid.
@@trihalfmatt The Yeti SB150 looks like a beautiful bike. I know that you can adjust how soft and rigid the front and back suspension are. Perhaps you could have adjusted them to give you a smoother ride. I've only rented downhill mt. bikes and they've been pretty smooth over trails like that. Of course a softer tire pressure can also help smooth the ride. A smoother line helps too. I used to race mt. bikes with no suspension. I was good at bumpy downhills because I would take the smoothest lines. There is also an optimal speed for smoothness. It's amazing when all the pieces fit together and you're flying down a bumpy trail and hardly feeling it.
I rode Cacapon pre-thunderstruck build and North Zyler was exciting on my cross country bike. I remember a chest high tree on the trail (yikes!) and your "Holy Cow" boulder field. I decided the risk reward was a bit too high, but many good trails at the park! Congrats on taking this race on!
Thanks Dwight! North Ziler caught me off guard because I rode it the weekend before and knew it was tough but after all of the traffic it saw this weekend with the moisture it was scary, for sure!
Are you riding a mountain bike designed for downhill? They usually have really soft floaty suspension with lots of travel. Your suspension seems pretty rigid.
I was riding a Yeti SB150
@@trihalfmatt The Yeti SB150 looks like a beautiful bike. I know that you can adjust how soft and rigid the front and back suspension are. Perhaps you could have adjusted them to give you a smoother ride. I've only rented downhill mt. bikes and they've been pretty smooth over trails like that. Of course a softer tire pressure can also help smooth the ride. A smoother line helps too. I used to race mt. bikes with no suspension. I was good at bumpy downhills because I would take the smoothest lines. There is also an optimal speed for smoothness. It's amazing when all the pieces fit together and you're flying down a bumpy trail and hardly feeling it.
The rock to
Dirt ratio does not look appealing.
😂