![]() Ride more or build more? Eat shit more? The answer is obvious, do your homework first. Unless of course you want to move earth multiple times rather than ride. The likelihood of a rough landing or total miss and serious crash are lowered if a little math is done first. However, chances are their luck has run out more than once, as well as their time riding because they were re/moving dirt, perhaps with elbows, knees, and face. ![]() Experienced builders that don’t break out calculators are good at witchcraft, or perhaps its craftsmanship/art they can see the parabolic line of flight when they build because chances are they have enough flight-time to render themselves Pilots in Command. The math starts relatively simple for jumps and ladder drops (see below), but a lot depends on the rider, the bike, and how they behave on lift-off, but a little math will get riders/builders in the ballpark faster so there is more science and success, and less trial-and-error witchcraft. By science I mean the consistency or repetition of outcome, and even prediction, which is what riders seek- science meets mathematics (and art or craft). I think a lot of builders go with trial and error: ride it, reshape it, ride it… In other words, experimentation or science. I’ve also gone too slow and too fast on jumps and suffered the consequences. Regardless, I’ve hit some good jumps and drops that seem to be dead on, take-off to landing that is. If things start to get over 5 feet high or more than 20 feet between lip and landing, especially with gaps, I’m probably not going to do it. I don’t hit huge jumps, drops, or gaps, at least not at this point in my life. 120 Trails in 18 Days- A Southeastern MTB Epic.Wider Rims Are Better and Why Tubeless Tires Burp Air.Stability Criteria for Soils Under Seepage.Moving Rocks with High Lines and Levers.Guide for Quality Trail Experiences (GQTE).Trail Hardening- Replacing or Capping Unsuitable Soils (Geotextiles).
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