Fcuking picced off

billyballs

I,m with blister puss- a bad workman always blames his tools.

YeehaaMcgee

billyballs wrote:

I,m with blister puss- a bad workman always blames his tools.

+ enoughpotatostoputIrelandinanotherfamine

ilovedirt

styxd wrote:

Its not really the bikes fault that you dont know how to ride it properly.

Spend some time learning how to ride before you blame the bike.

This, stop complaining and learn to ride your bike properly.

That or it was down to your bodged tubeless conversion.

craigw99

mb london wrote:

I don't think it's me to be honest, I am sure it's the fact the tyre blew off the rim

its cause and effect... the tyre comming off was the effect not the cause - you need to work out cause... you had a heavy front landing - i did as well when i switched to full sus, the rear end was kicking up something shockingly, nicklouse helped me by suggesting the same thing he's said to you rear end is sending you forwards so you land on the front... your weight + 4ft up + landing on a tubless conversion with a narrower rim etc is causing it to come off. Play with the suspension to get the settings right, play on the bike to get used to it - its new and you will need to change your riding a bit do this and the tyre issue will perhaps not be so much of an issue or put a tube in.....

chrisw333

I think some of you are being a bit harsh.

The guy is obviously used to the jump and normally capable of making it. OK, it may well be rider error as the FS rides differently and pointing that out is fine. But to do so with such glee and in such a derogatory way when the OP was just asking for advice is, in my opinion, un-called for.

cooldad

chrisw333 wrote:

I think some of you are being a bit harsh.

The guy is obviously used to the jump and normally capable of making it. OK, it may well be rider error as the FS rides differently and pointing that out is fine. But to do so with such glee and in such a derogatory way when the OP was just asking for advice is, in my opinion, un-called for.

You did read the title of the thread?
Andy likes Glee (wonder where he's been lately?)

DCR00

chrisw333 wrote:

I think some of you are being a bit harsh.

The guy is obviously used to the jump and normally capable of making it. OK, it may well be rider error as the FS rides differently and pointing that out is fine. But to do so with such glee and in such a derogatory way when the OP was just asking for advice is, in my opinion, un-called for.

have you met Bike Radar ?

paul.skibum

Not sure I consider a 4ft drop to be something any beginner could handle - its about the level that makes my butt eat my saddle as it puckers up hard and I have been riding for a while. That said I'd do it at least confident that I was going to land on both wheels.......

The Rookie

But WHY did it blow off, land from 4' on the front wheel with some steering on due to poor rider technique (not used to FS) and you'll risk blowing it off, but that is your not the bike's fault (assuming that is what happened).

cooldad

paul.skibum wrote:

Not sure I consider a 4ft drop to be something any beginner could handle - its about the level that makes my butt eat my saddle as it puckers up hard and I have been riding for a while. That said I'd do it at least confident that I was going to land on both wheels.......

He isn't a beginner - just has a new bike. Read again.

paul.skibum

But he says the drops do-able t beginner. I was just querying that point.

nicklouse

paul.skibum wrote:

But he says the drops do-able t beginner. I was just querying that point.

But whren you go from a bike that does not kick to one that if your drive it into the take off will kick you into a nose dive.

It is fun.