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guest_s
08-10-2005, 10:52 AM
Thanks to Michael for his darn cool camera skills.

http://www.shadconcepts.com/images/OverTreeAnimLg.gif

I made it over this tree on the third try. It was up a hill which made it super tough. I was super stoked when I cleared it and it made my day.....especially since Ryan told me it wasn't rideable after I asked him if it was.......:)
FSSS
08-10-2005, 10:54 AM
Sweet post... and sweet riding!!


And with platforms!!
transplant
08-10-2005, 10:55 AM
Sweeeeeet.
guest_s
08-10-2005, 10:56 AM
And with platforms!!

Yup....platforms rule!!

Hey....and I have a helmet on.....:)
transplant
08-10-2005, 10:58 AM
Hey....and I have a helmet on.....:)

That's why I'm not sure it's you.:crazy2:
LightWeight
08-10-2005, 11:08 AM
What trail?
Rocky Mountain
08-10-2005, 11:09 AM
So I am assuming this at Mammoth and who is this Micheal dude, your personal bike mechanic.
guest_s
08-10-2005, 11:14 AM
Michael Haynes (aka: drakh) is the photographer.

The trail is Hillside. The tree is not a stunt, it's a down tree in the way and I just felt like trying to ride it. I am sure it will get removed someday soon.
dave t
08-10-2005, 12:03 PM
Cool! Did you completely clear the tree or was it a kind of hop-slam? It looks a bit over knee-high. Is that about right?
Panman
08-10-2005, 12:36 PM
This little stund Shad did costed me 2 rolls of duck tape!! (inside joke) You are the first person to do that, no one else is stupid, ahh...cool enough. The tree has about 8-10" off the ground plus the tree, ~14".
Adam Hjelle
08-10-2005, 12:52 PM
Shad - Nice work man! I ride Hillside a couple of times a week and haven't even considered that to be a possibility! The picture doesn't do it justice, that is a HUGE log to clear!
Wolfchimp
08-10-2005, 12:58 PM
Pretty sweet riding. Very impressive. So when will I meet this man with the masterful skills?
guest_s
08-10-2005, 01:03 PM
The hardest part is the fact it's on an uphill.

I like this sequence. It's a good chance for a how-to since I like to do them in riding tips. In a few minutes I will have a link to a web page that will have a how-to sequence for those of you who want to try this stuff and learn how to clear larger objects.

Eventually, I want to start a website with sequences like this. This is a start though.....:)....hope some of you like it and can put my pointers to good us. I am on a mission to make all of you good riders......if you are not already that is. You don't need to do stuff like this, but my how-to will help people with much smaller stuff too, like log rolls and such.
guest_s
08-10-2005, 01:17 PM
I didn't get too fancy with the code. If you have a slower connection, wait for the images to load. I didn't preload them or anything.....yet. I just whipped this up in a few minutes using JavaScript Arrays.

http://www.shadconcepts.com/howtos/OverTheLog.html

Hope some of you find this helpful. I will also post this in Riding Tips.
dave t
08-10-2005, 02:25 PM
That's cool. I do a slight variation on that to go over the huge stuff. I ride with cleats but it would work without as well. I think it is really like a trials lunge and it works in slow situations like uphills but it does require some traction if the obstacle is extra big.

I have wanted an optional section full of "impossible" stuff like this at Leb for a long time.
guest_s
08-10-2005, 02:39 PM
I have wanted an optional section full of "impossible" stuff like this at Leb for a long time.

That would be cool. We could call it the psycho line or loop.
stefan
08-10-2005, 03:03 PM
So I assume that since I don't have a bashguard on my sprocket, I shouldn't attempt something like that? :eyeroll:
guest_s
08-11-2005, 08:34 AM
So I assume that since I don't have a bashguard on my sprocket, I shouldn't attempt something like that? :eyeroll:

Probably not something that big. But you would use the same technique to get over a log that won't hit your sprocket, so go for it on smaller stuff.
Don Youngdahl
08-11-2005, 01:53 PM
I made it over this tree on the third try.

Are those dark stains on your right leg and right arm blood from the first two tries?

Don Youngdahl
guest_s
08-11-2005, 02:01 PM
Are those dark stains on your right leg and right arm blood from the first two tries?

Don Youngdahl

Nope, I didn't crash on my first two tries. I just didn't make it and had to put a foot out.

But, they could be leeches.....oh I hate leeches!!
Danimal
08-11-2005, 07:04 PM
Shad.... Is that a helmet your wearing?????????? Wholly crap it IS!