Posted by: RAHrider
Posted by: Kenny
Posted by: nortonwhis
Posted by: Kenny
Posted by: nortonwhis
For me that vague sensation is a constant reminder that i'm not leaning the bike properly, and i should be pushing harder. I found that riding tires with those intermediate knobs (Magic Mary, Assguy) made me corner like a little bitch cos i didn't need to push hard to get the traction. I've been running DHF front and rear on all my bikes for the past 3 or 4 years now once i figured this out.
Maybe on flow trails, but in technical trails or off camber landings the angle of my tire relative to the trail surface is not something I'm really in control of.
Hmm to me its more apparent on tech trails, and especially flat corners. I'm whistler based so things like Howler, all the Blackcomb trails, thats where it becomes more and more noticeable.
Yeah I agree, I think we're saying the same thing - on tech trails it's a problem because it's not just a manicured berm where you're under control of what part of the tire is in contact with the trail.
I crashed again yesterday. 2 crashes in two rides due to wierd washouts with that damned DHF.
Swapped an assegai in this morning. Even just visually it feels much less sketchy.
Maybe I just don't have the skill for a front tire with no transition knobs, but never again...
Yup, the DHF needs to be leaned over. Just get your body low to the bar and lean it in. It will hook up. Thats the great part. If you trust it, and ride it hard, it will deliver. Haven't tried an Assegi but I hear they are slow rolling but super tractionous (is that a word?).
Again I get that in a flow trail type scenario but I don't see how getting low to the bar and leaning the bike over helps on a trail like lower Dale's. When coming around and down half rock/half mud/half root jank festivals, the tires just need to grip however they can, to whatever surface is available, at whatever angle it presents itself.
Maybe some people can tip their bike side to side through stuff like that to get their various tire knobs to the right spots, but I don't have the skill.