Downhill Muni Course - Your ideas, please.

get a fleet of trucks (or make a ton of trips) to a pallet recycling
plant, good for trials, and you could make some cool obstacles for
muni. plus,all the processes wood

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i think Van would be the leading [censored] in "Have U dropped YOUR balls
yet???*bats eyelashes*"

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Mate, I'm not into muni or DH as such, but HUGE props for running a high
enough profile in Cape Town to be approached about this.

Good work lad!

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GILD said:

HUGE props

He is apparently 'down with the kids' though 😄

But seriously, i've always wanted to try digging some dirt jumps
suitable for uni, just small kickers with a downhill runout

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kington99 said:

He is apparently 'down with the kids' though.

Aye, I've been hanging out here too much.

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It was really great to meet someone who doesn't unicycle, but who is so
enthusiastic about our sport. I was absolutely blown away when he
offered to build what ever we wanted in a course and in a skills
training area.

I have some ideas, the thinking cap is on, and the propeller is
spinning 🙂

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GILD said:

Mate, I'm not into muni or DH as such...

Mate, sounds like a great life-skills opportunity to me. Kind of like
summiting Mount KJ. Getonthatshit.

My weak spot is DH...the theme of April is Practicing Downhill
Cokerspeed (pdc). Maybe just maybe I'll be faster at RTL than I was at
Uninam.

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Great! maybe a swingy hang-brige would be nice. And tell them not to
make helmets compulsory. Hope to be there soon.

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kington99 said:

But seriously, i've always wanted to try digging some dirt jumps
suitable for uni, just small kickers with a downhill runout

that would be awesome! but could a uni even get enough speed to get
airborne? maybe with a geared hub?

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please help the non-expert Muni people! so for instance:
- provide small drops, then bigger, bigger, bigger and so on so we can
learn
- same for skinnies: start with larger (and on the ground) then
skinnier and higher
-same for descents: simple then steeper, steeper and more difficult

having a progression in difficulties will entice people to learn: if
too "hard" for beginners they will simply not enjoy the place. When a
group plays there are different levels

thanks

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Tjorning said:

that would be awesome! but could a uni even get enough speed to get
airborne? maybe with a geared hub?

a 29er can get quite some air off the right jump, especially if there's
a good dropoff after it. I've noticed that bikes really don't have to
go that fast to clear large jumps, if i have the time I'd love to play
with the concept of dirt jump style course for unis.

Also what Mr. Bear said, a good progression of courses, particularly
for stuff which is dangerous/scary.

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Tjorning said:

could a uni even get enough speed to get airborne?

The question isn't "can a uni get airborne", because we've all seen
videos where unis "get air". Gears aren't necessary.

The question is, how does one design a jump that lends itself to
"getting air".

Ramps on flat ground aren't super fun to ride (for myself) since one
doesn't get much time in the air. Either the ramp doesn't get me far
enough above the landing zone, or it's steep enough that I lose all my
momentum just riding up the thing.

As Kington et al have already said, a small ramp that ends at a
drop-off is an ideal jump for wheels of all sizes: small enough that
one doesn't lose much momentum riding to the top of the ramp, and with
a drop-off in elevation (for more air time) and grade (for a smoother
landing).

If I were designing a muni course, EVERY negative grade transition
would be preceeded with a ramp, kicker, log drop or somesuch other
stunt. It's just fun!

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Moepanie-Wurm said:

And tell them not to make helmets compulsory.

That ship has sailed.
Wear your brain-bucket.

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I'd aim to have a super steep section including lots of large rocks
(rock garden) a shute, some ledges and variation between narrow (to
force you to be acurate in your reading of the terrain and executing
it) and wider sections so people can choose their own path and
difficulty. It is this sort of terrain that seperates Muni from b*ke DH
terrain. Maybe then when some b*ke guys try the muni section they will
appreciate what we do. I'm not such a fan of the jumps idea, or even
structures- a bit to gimmicy for my liking.
mark

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I get air all the time when I ride. Just going over a rock that juts out
from the single with a height of about 10 cm will give you air. Not a
huge amount, but you will travel about 30 to 50 cm in the air if you
have some decent speed. Now hitting drops and going off ledges at good
speed can give you a lot of air if you are going fast. You can also get
good air with either shorter ramps or ramps with a 20% incline rather
than a 45% incline. All depends on your speed.

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Thanks for all your input so far, i am making notes :-) keep the idea's
rolling in ...

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