This is really cool to see. I'm some where in between as an amputee. Learning to ride with a prosthetic leg and no lower leg muscles has been a challenge, but doable. It's great to see the bike community stepping up to help people with a challenge.
Jeremy is one hell of a super cool dude brilliant to see him and Neil having a lot of fun riding together!!Hope we get more great AMTB videos in the future!!Thank You Guys!!!
You can’t underestimate what adaptive mountain bikes give back to disabled riders, so much has been taken from your life, but with a amtb your world opens up again, I don’t think I would still be here now if I hadn’t found a way to ride trails again, to have something that feels “normal” , they are fuel for the soul.
These adaptive bikes are amazing, I love what they're doing for people with disabilities. They do all seem front heavy though, it contributed to his crash. I'd love to ask adaptive bikers what they ride like and how they feel, in fact I'd like to design one with perfect weight distribution and see how it rides.
I'd really like to have a go of a adaptive bike even as as a able rider, I bet they take alot of getting use to but so sick 🤟 and wow that guy can sent it ❤
Would the solution of getting rid of the in air jump whiplash of the rear of the AMTB bike be a AMTB jump that would have the lip of the jump designed like car jumps?
I think just from watching Martin, biggest issue with doing jumps is body position relative to the weight distribution of the bike... I think with some designs tweaks, these adaptive bikes could be adjusted so that the rider can use his own body weight to adjust the trajectory for smoother landings... it seems like they are nose-heavy, so if you can move the center of gravity further to the back it should even out. I don't know if headfirst seating like this is such a great idea, easier to see what's coming up on the trail, but if you misjudge the approach to a tree, your head is right up front 😬, plus your body weight is up front as well making it even more front-heavy, and because you're supporting your body weight with your chest, a hard landing could knock the wind out of you or even break your ribs
Is there a way to connect the helmet to the steering rack whilst peddling up the fire roads so when you turn your head is where you steer?Kind of like the apache helicopter pilots use to direct there forward guns. It would free up the hands to blast to the top.
It would need to be 'drive by wire' so that hitting a rock doesn't kick the helmet and snap your neck. I can't imagine what it would cost (or weigh), but maybe someone will get it to work. I never imagined that the Bowhead could exist either until I saw Martyn riding one here on GMBN.
This guy is a beast! Super fast, and putting in work for everyone else! Thank you, sir.
Such respect for the A-MTB riders, and then even putting in effort to make it better for everyone
This is really cool to see. I'm some where in between as an amputee. Learning to ride with a prosthetic leg and no lower leg muscles has been a challenge, but doable. It's great to see the bike community stepping up to help people with a challenge.
Jeremy is one hell of a super cool dude brilliant to see him and Neil having a lot of fun riding together!!Hope we get more great AMTB videos in the future!!Thank You Guys!!!
You can’t underestimate what adaptive mountain bikes give back to disabled riders, so much has been taken from your life, but with a amtb your world opens up again, I don’t think I would still be here now if I hadn’t found a way to ride trails again, to have something that feels “normal” , they are fuel for the soul.
Love it !! Thanks for covering Jeremy !! What an inspirational rider and person!!!
These adaptive bikes are amazing, I love what they're doing for people with disabilities.
They do all seem front heavy though, it contributed to his crash. I'd love to ask adaptive bikers what they ride like and how they feel, in fact I'd like to design one with perfect weight distribution and see how it rides.
Yep, super front heavy and surprisingly easy to tip over on the off camber sections of a trail
HECK YEAH!!! I’ve personally rode and spent time with Jeremy on bike park we were building in SoCal. What an amazing dude, he is!!!
Loved this episode!! It looks like I need to get myself over to Bentonville!
I love Martyn's Bowhead but it's great to see that there are also alternatives. The more the merrier!
MTB is super inclusive, as it should be. Excellent vid, we need many more of these kinds of vids.
I love this bike design. Nice!
Pedal assist is a definite improvement over the other trail to get up to thunderdome but its still a significant grade for any bike
Gmbn needs a North America-based presenter to go to all the mtb events and do group rides.
That's sick.
Cranking up the rear rebound seems useful on these
Phooo 😎😎 he is a beast 😃😃
I'd really like to have a go of a adaptive bike even as as a able rider, I bet they take alot of getting use to but so sick 🤟 and wow that guy can sent it ❤
Would the solution of getting rid of the in air jump whiplash of the rear of the AMTB bike be a AMTB jump that would have the lip of the jump designed like car jumps?
I think just from watching Martin, biggest issue with doing jumps is body position relative to the weight distribution of the bike... I think with some designs tweaks, these adaptive bikes could be adjusted so that the rider can use his own body weight to adjust the trajectory for smoother landings... it seems like they are nose-heavy, so if you can move the center of gravity further to the back it should even out. I don't know if headfirst seating like this is such a great idea, easier to see what's coming up on the trail, but if you misjudge the approach to a tree, your head is right up front 😬, plus your body weight is up front as well making it even more front-heavy, and because you're supporting your body weight with your chest, a hard landing could knock the wind out of you or even break your ribs
It really depends on the individual. If you have a high level of injury moving your bodyweight around a bike would be impossible.
Is there a way to connect the helmet to the steering rack whilst peddling up the fire roads so when you turn your head is where you steer?Kind of like the apache helicopter pilots use to direct there forward guns. It would free up the hands to blast to the top.
Jesus, those comments...
....and we complain about bike prices now...
It would need to be 'drive by wire' so that hitting a rock doesn't kick the helmet and snap your neck. I can't imagine what it would cost (or weigh), but maybe someone will get it to work. I never imagined that the Bowhead could exist either until I saw Martyn riding one here on GMBN.
What brand / model adapted bike is he riding??
is it appropriation if I want to try out an amtb, despite, I'm totally abled? these amtbs look so fun.
That rear shock needs some serious on-board telemetry data to straighten out the buck over bumps. #elbowpads
Could be a regular AMTB feature, seems there is quite a few riders out there...
Where is Martyn?
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Adaptive riders should be allowed to use throttles.