Laurence--Trials Posted November 26, 2012 Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 His friggin forks!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Gething Posted November 26, 2012 Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 Good find that one Laurence Hoffman's moves to front wheel always look so bizarre, I have never seen anyone get into the position he does I saw him do an up to front like that in one of the videos of the Cologne trial jam and thought he was just messing around, but he obviously wasn't 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted November 26, 2012 Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 Hahahaha love the images put up when he does the up to front! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted November 26, 2012 Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 Fair one, they're both damn good riders! Hook to sidehop on that pointy rock near the end was gnarcore. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben_travis Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 just...what...is.....that.....song? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 I've gotta say it......that bar angle is doing nothing for his riding other than ruining his style. Some riders can get away with it and still look fairly normal (Carthy) but he can't. The mod rider looked fairly good though (and he didn't have a silly forward bar angle), that hook to sidehop is pretty serious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Gething Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 I've gotta say it......that bar angle is doing nothing for his riding other than ruining his style. Some riders can get away with it and still look fairly normal (Carthy) but he can't. The mod rider looked fairly good though (and he didn't have a silly forward bar angle), that hook to sidehop is pretty serious. Have to agree with you there Ali, that bar angle makes his riding style look pants Lehmann is a sick rider though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty99 Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 my theory... if you've seen carthy, you know he's tall guy. not tall overall, but he has a tall upper body. I guess that's the reason why he, and some other riders with either a long torso or perfect technique can benefit from that bar angle. Why so many tilt their bars... I don't know. ok... It's because Carthy and Gilles do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Gething Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 my theory... if you've seen carthy, you know he's tall guy. not tall overall, but he has a tall upper body. I guess that's the reason why he, and some other riders with either a long torso or perfect technique can benefit from that bar angle. Why so many tilt their bars... I don't know. ok... It's because Carthy and Gilles do it Nah, thats not why I do it. Personally, I do it to give me a more upright position on the back wheel, and it makes it much easier to hold on the back wheel too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty99 Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 Nah, thats not why I do it. Personally, I do it to give me a more upright position on the back wheel, and it makes it much easier to hold on the back wheel too ok... that's gonna be hard to explain, since I'm not a native speaker. I understand what you are saying. But I'd rather adjust my bar in a way that affects the move itself, not the "build-up" to the move. For example: I'd say a stretched rear wheel stance gives an advantage for sidehops. It gives you that last bit of "snap" at the take-off when pulling your legs towards the bars. That gets lost when you tilt your bars that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dngr2self Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 I hope he's not going to front like that when his forks eventually give up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andeee Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 Awesome video from both of them! Great riding styles.. The drilled forks look scary/ At first when i saw the "hoffmann" in the title i was thinking bmx rider "Matt Hoffman" but i was wrong :/ lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo Prattley Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 forks made me sick in my mouth at the thought of pure flex when going to front .. really nice style from the stock rider (although ive never enjoyed watching mod riding) those up to fronts look schwing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalRobbo341 Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 Thats a very tasty dent in his downtube, trust me to notice that, was put off by the song a little, eventually faded out and enjoyed it, was laughing at the up to front images :') Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 Enjoyed the mod riding, not so much the stock riding. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalopS Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 I do it to give me a more upright position on the back wheel, and it makes it much easier to hold on the back wheel too Is holding the bike on the rear wheel that hard though? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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