Butt back, point it forward, keep your speed - up and over the gnarly roots. Then weight forward, all leg power, spin as fast as possible and get up the steep section. OK, up and over a big stump: speed, weight back, keep pedaling, pull the front tire up just a little and keep pedaling with an eye toward the exit. Another steep section- weight forward and pedal like you mean it. Around a hairpin, over a log, down the hill and up - onto the bridge. Hard right turn, over the log...
After 20+ years of mountain biking I can do the basic moves: short, steep climbs, hairpin turns, stumps, roots, rocks. The fat hand trail (Iverson RR) at Tiger has all of these in spades. I had never, in all my years of biking, made every obstacle on the one-way, mile and half trail. Riding with Aaron on Wednesday night it all came together. I couldn't believe I had actually made every obstacle- it's almost humbling because there's certainly no guarantee I'll ever do it again! Something about the climb up the trail to warm up, the fact that I had ridden it several times already this year and the mental attitude of "I'm going for it" all came together to make it happen. Luckily it's fun even when you don't make everything, but it sure is nice when it all clicks.
After 20+ years of mountain biking I can do the basic moves: short, steep climbs, hairpin turns, stumps, roots, rocks. The fat hand trail (Iverson RR) at Tiger has all of these in spades. I had never, in all my years of biking, made every obstacle on the one-way, mile and half trail. Riding with Aaron on Wednesday night it all came together. I couldn't believe I had actually made every obstacle- it's almost humbling because there's certainly no guarantee I'll ever do it again! Something about the climb up the trail to warm up, the fact that I had ridden it several times already this year and the mental attitude of "I'm going for it" all came together to make it happen. Luckily it's fun even when you don't make everything, but it sure is nice when it all clicks.
