View this post on Instagram I deliberately ran my front tire past the Y on the Camelback skinny at @lebanonhills today. I wanted to practice hopping backwards and rocking the front wheel sideways to try to 'recover' and exit the other direction. Out of about 20 tries, I only cleaned it twice, and even then with a slight shoulder dab on the tree. So hard but so fun. 39-second video. 50% slow motion A post shared by Griff Wigley (@mountainbikegeezer) on Nov 13, 2016 at 7:22pm PST … Read the rest
View this post on Instagram Sessioning a difficult obstacle typically involves way more many failed attempts than successful ones. This was especially true for me two weeks ago when I kept trying to ride this new log skinny 'backwards' at CROCT's Caron Pk trail. The timing for unweighting the rear wheel to prevent slipping was surprisingly precise. And even when I got that part right, holding my line on the skinniest part of the log was sketchy. The 7 fails in this 34-sec video are just a few of the many that day A post shared by Griff Wigley (@mountainbikegeezer) on Nov 10, 2016 at 7:22pm PST … Read the rest
