Bumps?

Stand up and try not to hit them at top speed! Standing will keep your tailbone from hurting.

kdelong said:

Stand up and try not to hit them at top speed! Standing will keep your tailbone from hurting.

Further to what kdelong says, also use your arms and legs as shock absorbers; particularly if you have a rigid bike. Depending on the type of bike you have you could also try to bunny hop some of the smaller obstacles.

I have a ramp attached to 6 ft arms which, in turn, are attached to my bike. When riding normally, the arms are vertically oriented with the ramp above my head. However, when I approach a bump, I pull back on an old Suntour downtube mounted shifter, on the left side of my downtube, which causes the ramp and arms to rotate forward. Once the ramp contacts the ground, the arms retract, pulling the ramp toward the bike and under it, causing the bike to jump over the bump. The arms then return to their normally stowed position.

I am selling custom installs of this sytem on bikes.

alienator said:

I have a ramp attached to 6 ft arms which, in turn, are attached to my bike. When riding normally, the arms are vertically oriented with the ramp above my head. However, when I approach a bump, I pull back on an old Suntour downtube mounted shifter, on the left side of my downtube, which causes the ramp and arms to rotate forward. Once the ramp contacts the ground, the arms retract, pulling the ramp toward the bike and under it, causing the bike to jump over the bump. The arms then return to their normally stowed position.

I am selling custom installs of this sytem on bikes.

Sounds like someone has been watching too many Coyote-Roadrunner Cartoons. Considering you are in Arizona and all..........😄 . You don't happen to work for Acme, do you?

kdelong said:

Sounds like someone has been watching too many Coyote-Roadrunner Cartoons. Considering you are in Arizona and all..........😄 . You don't happen to work for Acme, do you?

It's funny you should mention that. I've got an anti-roadrunner rocket, last year's stock, with a wobbily launch stand, short fuse, and defective guidance control. Interested?

I had the seatpost on my absolute lx switched to one with a suspension. Works wonders.