lostboy wrote: ↑Mon Jan 24, 2022 12:10 pm
What were the comments?
In simple terms, my flat speed is good, my tech speed is fine but my cornering is my weakness, Mostly on corner entry and seemingly in part/mostly down to my choice of lines and coming in too tight and taking the sweepers too sharply, instead of widening them out and sweeping round more.
It's something that's been prevalent in my track riding too, coming in to a turn too early. I guess it's some sort of weird safety mechanism i have and seems to have translated too into MTBing.
I hit a couple of proper tech chutes which were shall we say, a bit challenging. I also hit a decent/big drop on Y2K which was arguably outside of my comfort zone for drops lol.
We had a bit of a discussion on tyres too, i've been running a WTB Vigilante for over a year in Tough / Fast Rolling, but thoughts are that they're a bit plasticky and not exactly the grippiest out there, so this morning i've gone with a MAxxis Dissector in Maxterra compound which may give me a bit more front end feel, well maybe.
I only Strava'd 1 of my runs, mostly because as i've said i'm trying to keep it outside of my riding and enjoying rather than timing and pressuring myself. But i was 15s quicker than i've been before there so i do feel i'm hopefully getting somewhere and with a bit of luck will drag myself out of last place in a race or 2 this year lol.
so the judgement is yours!
