11/23 and 11/25 - More baby steps and a stick on the ground...

Went riding with Jamie, Terry, Darren, and Josh on Friday, and Jamie, Darren, and Casey on Sunday. I'm getting more used to having the shorter stem and am getting progressively faster cornering my bike. Feeling a little more comfortable jumping it bigger too, although I was having trouble going fast enough to hit tranny on the Stimulator in Basic Training or on E.T., even when following someone in. Darren told me if I didn't clear a stick on the ground 20 feet past E.T. (official starting point of the tranny) that I'd be walking home from Black Rock. Given that choice, I finally made tranny by about a foot, but "worked my chain" for it. Pretty sure I found the problem though.

Irish Rob came by last night and was checking out the new parts, and said "dude, you have no spring tension." So, as I thought before, even though I thought the suspension was balanced again, it is under-sprung right now, which is sapping my energy and getting me squirrelly when I land. We dialed-in the shock, and we're going to spend some time on the forks tonight with a shock pump so I'm good to go for next weekend.

Hopefully next weekend is bigger air with less effort. Hell, I may actually take off the skirt again and get in one of Jamie's vids.....Or so I can dream, anyway....

Darren, Casey, and Terry were sending huge as usual, and Casey and Darren have progressed to an entirely new level. It's impressive to watch!!