[blueflyer83]

That shit really pisses me off. I’m really sorry she hurt her self but seriously, whatever
Happened to accountability?!

[blueflyer83]

"Jared13" wrote

The nice thing about technique being the culprit: It’s (usually) cheap to fix! 😆
I’m glad to hear the ride went well!

+1, 😆 Yeah, I was really hoping I wasn’t having too much of a noob moment; tiz all good. 😏

"maddslacker" wrote

Did you come down Enchanted Forest?

Did NOT this time around, I had a time constraint. I have done the loop from Heritage Road, down 6th, up Chimney Gulch, past the nature center to Apex Park, down Enchanted/Apex, and back to Heritage Road; GOOD TIMES! I’m hoping to do that again soon; maybe Kenosha this weekend. 😃

"skibum" wrote

Ditto. Good on ya. The enjoyment only grows from this point!

+1, I’m hoping so! I got pretty discouraged after going down at Marshall Mesa because of this. In all fairness I did miscalculate the turn with the slope of the trail juuuust a little bit. It was definitely a laughable moment…felt like I was sliding into home plate! 😆

[blueflyer83]

So I rode up Apex, Sluicebox and back down yesterday. Through all the loose gravel, sand, and rock the bike climbs like a boss; so it’s not the tires. On the descent I dropped my seat as low as it’ll go and had a field day! [i:3trg3yqk][size=85:3trg3yqk]NOTE: when i last rode White Ranch I neglected to lower my seat, which kept getting in my way while descending the carriage road back to the car.[/size:3trg3yqk][/i:3trg3yqk] This time I paid more attention to my body position and center of gravity. Maybe its that I adjusted my technique or that I am getting used to how my bike handles, but I didn’t have any issues this ride. I had more traction this past ride than I’ve had with any of my other bikes….with the major addition of a far smoother and controlled ride. As we were all thinking, it was mostly my cornering technique. *face palm*

Thanks again everyone for all the feedback and patience! See you on the trails!

[blueflyer83]

Skibum: Sorry for not giving more background info. I have been riding bike since I can remember, MtB since 2001. First ride was a Gary Fisher “Wahoo”(2001?), second a 2011 Kona Fire Mountain, then massive upgrade to the Remedy. I would have stepped up to a nicer ride over the Kona, however that was all I could afford at the time; lesson learned. I’ve never had much of an issue with my bike sliding out on me till this one. Since my OP, I’ve done some serious thinking about what I’m doing wrong on this bike that I did right on my other two bikes…and it was something fairly obvious that you pointed out. My center of gravity has been off. My other two bike’s geometry and forks meant I didn’t have to lean over my bike very far, however with 6” of travel and a slightly higher top tube I’m thinking that I have not been leaning over as much as I SHOULD. These could all be excuses, but I’ll give it a shot on my next downhill run. NOTE: I live in Golden, CO and did the Chimney Gulch/Apex Trail loop on my Kona…not sure if that helps diagnose my “issue”.

Fleetwood: The last I checked I weigh about 165. I’m running tubeless and keep my tires at about 35psi (never felt very safe running lower than 30psi…especially on the rocky stuff around here).

Thanks everyone for the outstanding incite! I’m going to tool around with my stance a bit before I decide to upgrade my tires….i’m leaning more towards rider error. *face palm*

[blueflyer83]

…yeah, I’d be scared that thing would pop my head like a zit!

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