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5/18/2012 7:42am
5/18/2012 7:42am
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5/19/2012 5:02am
Wow, Great artical on Racerx virtual trainer.. Mans been teaching and watching riders since the begining of mx.. Might know something.. Oh and its about JS7.. Maybe someone can put the link up??
A VERY good read!
The Shop
Anyone who does not listen to a man like Gary Bailey is a fool.
He's good on spotting those details tough, he must have spent hours watching footage of all the riders.
http://www.vitalmx.com/photos/features/Chatter-Box-James-Stewart,36868/Slideshow,0/GuyB,64
Body position is so important
Just like weight location on race cars
You guys should try and find some nationals from 99' when Albee predicted and won the title.
I remember he passed people on some crazy off cambers and just flew by every time like they were standing still
His form that year was as good as it gets.
Pit Row
Also funny, Ryan Hughes was spot on in his assessment of Stewart and Villopoto, all the while being ridiculed for his take on Reed "unlocking his hips".
Growing up watching Gary Bailey's videos in the early 90s, I knew the article before I read it.
I decided I'd go back and forth trying the two to see which I like better...I over jumped a table top while on the balls of my feet and busted my ankle/leg (I didn't even crash)...six weeks later I got back on the bike and didn't even attempt to ride on the balls of my feet again.
Fast forward a decade, and now I race/ride offroad and I've been trying to get back on the balls of my feet...and it is literally the hardest thing I've ever tried to change (regarding riding technique).
I can appreciate the concept and benefits of it totally. But it's beyond me how one is supposed to switch between ball and heel without presumably careering off the track at some point.
Does he have smallish fingers?
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