spicewookie Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 I'll just happen to be in Angel Fire on 3/24 and might have just registered for this: Anyone have any tips? I'd like it to go like this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 (edited) The trick to the helicopter drop is to not jump too high when exiting. Just jump down. It seems it also helps to have a silly name. Edited March 11, 2019 by Barry 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spicewookie Posted March 11, 2019 Author Share Posted March 11, 2019 I can't wait to try out my snow scrub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olddbrider Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Super skinny tires and high tire pressure. Recipe for victory! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridenfool Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Your naturally low center of gravity should offer you some sort of an advantage. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olddbrider Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Do you still have that shiny, red jumpsuit from a few years back? Couldn't hurt... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spicewookie Posted March 11, 2019 Author Share Posted March 11, 2019 6 minutes ago, olddbrider said: Do you still have that shiny, red jumpsuit from a few years back? Couldn't hurt... Red and blue speed skating skin suit? Yes, yes I do. Or as my kids like to call it, my "Super Suit." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spicewookie Posted March 11, 2019 Author Share Posted March 11, 2019 12 minutes ago, Ridenfool said: Your naturally low center of gravity should offer you some sort of an advantage. + dropper post, biatches! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spicewookie Posted March 11, 2019 Author Share Posted March 11, 2019 My snow radness resume. 885BEADD-362E-49D5-8064-CAF581314C65.mov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree Magnet Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Definitely duck before you exit the chopper. Also, find a good way to tell the ground crew to ensure it has enough fuel....there must be a good saying for this. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cxagent Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Its just like riding sand - only slicker. Keep your weight back. Until you want to turn - then weight centered. NEVER weight forward like you would do on snow skis / snowboard. Keep the bike vertical and make very small turns with the front wheel. Once a turn starts it will get tighter and tighter unless you stop it. So about the time you get a turn started you need to be counteracting that turn. You can actually see some of this in the video as riders going roughly straight kind of look like they have a speed wobble going. If you have a berm is about the only time you can lean the bike. Braking???? You can try but don't expect much. Think about whipping the back of the bike around like a hockey stop on skis. Then slide the bike sideways to actually slow down. All of this may be wrong if you have a snow bike with the 5 inch wide soft tires. This is what I found riding a normal MTB on snow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spicewookie Posted March 11, 2019 Author Share Posted March 11, 2019 Real tips! I’ll be on the Banshee, maybe with 26+ tires (2.5 rear and 2.8 front). It’s all DH, so I don’t even know if fat tires will be an advantage. Maybe my 27.5 x 2.35s would cut into the snow better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridenfool Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Where's the sport in giving him real advice? Stop it. Stop it now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlienSP Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Studded tires, Flexstem, and dropbars...carbon of course. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chongo Loco Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Drink lots...wear a cup.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridenfool Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 (edited) Dress real warm, the extra padding will help when you fall. Think "Michelin Man" or Stay-Puft parade float. Edited March 13, 2019 by Ridenfool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spicewookie Posted March 15, 2019 Author Share Posted March 15, 2019 bike is dialed for the race (thanks, Canyon Cycles!), but with 27.5" x 2.35" DHRs. Got a new shifter cable because BLUE feruls and caps! It is on like neckbone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fontarin Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Borrow a Go-Pro if you don't have one so you can record it and post it here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridenfool Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 (edited) 15 minutes ago, fontarin said: Borrow a Go-Pro if you don't have one so you can record it and post it here. Just hold your cell phone in one hand to video your ride. 🚲 Edited March 15, 2019 by Ridenfool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spicewookie Posted March 15, 2019 Author Share Posted March 15, 2019 I bought a highly-rated GoPro knockoff from Amazon. I tested it at work this week and was really surprised at the quality and ease of use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spicewookie Posted March 25, 2019 Author Share Posted March 25, 2019 Rode the pre-ride on Friday after the lifts closed with my rad 12yo. She was doing great, but we had a 4” powder day and she OTB’d on a pretty steep pitch. Snowmobile with a sled took her and her bike down (she rode on the snowmobile and her bike rode down on the sled). I finished my ride with her on my mind. She whopped her head enough for a headache, but zero concussion signs and she’s fine. Saturday was race day and she was all for it, but her little sister (10yo) popped out of a ski on Eagle Glade (Black with moguls) and landed her bare boot funny. We gingerly skied down to the base (it was late in the day), and my dad brain took over from my dude brain and we bowed out of the actual race. Seeing one kid carted off the mountain and the other one limping made my decision. I hate that I broke my own rule of “never back down from a bad idea,” but my protective dad side won the day. After ice and Tylenol, both kids are fine and back in school today. Thanks for following my antics. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spicewookie Posted March 25, 2019 Author Share Posted March 25, 2019 We had a blast skiing, and the biking was just a bonus, so no regrets. I can ride a bike pretty well. I can ski pretty well. Neither of those skill sets applied to riding a bike down a snowy ski run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridenfool Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 All Awesome. However, your bacon rations should be temporarily reduced for missing the race after such a spectacular build-up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spicewookie Posted March 25, 2019 Author Share Posted March 25, 2019 3 minutes ago, Ridenfool said: All Awesome. However, your bacon rations should be temporarily reduced for missing the race after such a spectacular build-up. Begrudgingly, I'll take the title of Good Dad over Snow Bike Shredder. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridenfool Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 2 hours ago, spicewookie said: Begrudgingly, I'll take the title of Good Dad over Snow Bike Shredder. After lookitg it up in the TMW rulebook there is a Good Dad clause that not only offsets the performance penalty, it adds bacon. With this clarification, your bacon rations should only be affected in a positive way. 🥓🥓🥓 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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