Pre-Work Ride || Tear Gulley Solo

Little Solo mission in Tear Gulley before work on Valentines Day. Definitely getting faster through this! As more and more people find and ride it its getting more and more gnarly!

[@Ridersofthelostpath]

I use the front brake on down hills more than the rear. I did trials to get better on the dirt bike and you learn to use and trust the front brake. But you can’t lean back or bias weight to the rear as you’ll lose the front end as there is no pressure there with no weight. You have to commit to pushing your weight through the front end and through that front tyre. Great vid too.

[@RoostGumps]

Thanks for the feedback! I have thought many times about getting on a trials bike just for the experience. I think my problem is exactly that, I lean back too far and dont put enough trust in the front, ironic that exactly this is what causes the front to wash lol. This particular track isnt too bad, but a lot of what we ride down here are seriously off-camber downhills, easy to come unstuck with the front brake, catches me out quite a bit.

[@Ridersofthelostpath]

@@RoostGumps trials is a great way to improve your enduro skills. It taught me traction, body weight, balance and most importantly, clutch control. I was lucky enough here in Perth to get along to a few of Neil Price’s coaching clinics when i was doing trails. Unfortunately, i wasn’t scared of doing some of the harder stuff and i don’t bounce like i used to. It was starting to hurt a lot.

[@RoostGumps]

@@Ridersofthelostpath yeh i could certainly do with help with all of the above lol. I’m not scared of the harder stuff, I’m probably a bit too keen for my skill set tbh. One way to learn though…