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Had an ace long weekend away (bikeless).Haven't had much chance to ride the past few weeks, due to time away + building & rebuilding my cheapo remix.Most recent progress includes started trying to 180 flyout, and been doing 90s out then dropping back in with varying tidiness. Looking forward to a few days of riding consistently as I haven't really been out yet since switching to 25/9. Sink at dropping in! I loved that 'Is that it?' feeling when I finally took the plunge.
rode on saturday and monday night. getting used to a new frame,skinnier tyres etc so bike is different from the dolomites i've been riding since 2006.nearly landed a few double decades- very different on the new skool odyssey waltz frame as its lot lower so when you land and switch feet again for the next decade jump around it makes a lot of difference. relearnt the backwards framestand with foot on the grip for first time in years as with the new shorter but slightly raised stem i can finally get my foot under the stem a little. still riding as often as time permits at nearly 41.
Read or saw somewhere about being able to ride up it before you can drop in it. & I try something new, whether riding up a different ramp or dropping in off something bigger each time I ride a certain park.I find variety of ramps helps, keep trying stuff from different angles on different ramps. Lucky for me there's a few good parks within a 5 mile drive.
had a good early morning ride today at Cadishead with Hellcat Dan, airing just out the coping on the halfpipe ( so Dan said , it didnt feel like it to me ) some nice air over the hips ( out of the low bit hehe) and a few attempts at miami hoppers onto the flat of the halfpipe, its about ten inches up from the floor , so its cheating a bit. Miami Cheaters we'll call them got right over onto the bar end , almost held it for a second or two before pulling back and dropping back in , it was easier with a 3 foot long seatpost and a seat with a pokey-out bit .... I hadn't ridden since last months Rampcity lock - in so i was pretty pleased with how i rode today