I will be going to Philly sometime in the next few weeks to ride at the
ESPN X Games skatepark. The attached picture shows a particular set of
ramps at the facility and I was hoping to get some opinions from you
guys as to how doable you think a certain line that I'd like to attempt
is... on my Coker, of course.
First I'll tell you what I'd like to do and then I'll tell you the
challenges I see in being able to pull it off.
Here's what I'd like to do:
1. Ride up the first ramp (on the left side of the picture) to nearly
the top.
2. Curve my turn such that I am parallel to the catwalk next to the
first ramp, but slightly above it, and
3. Bank the Coker as I ride across the ramp so that it is leaned over a
tad more than perpendicular to the ramp, and then
4. Plow over the ledge (where the ramp meets the catwalk) and ride up
onto and across the catwalk, and then finally
5. Drop off the other side of the catwalk and ride down the ramp on the
other side back to the ground.
Impediments and/or Challenges to Pulling it Off:
1. My left Pedal hitting the ledge. Ideally I'd like my left pedal to be
down low and my right pedal to be up high when I'm ready to plow up onto
the catwalk... but that will most likely be luck, unless somehow I try
and calculate my exact line and pedal revolutions in advance, but I'm
hoping that I won't have to do that. Sufficient lean should enable me to
clear my left pedal from hitting the wall... but it leads to my next
problem, which is...
2. Plowing over the ledge. The ledge gets higher the further down the
ramp I hit it, so I'll want to hit it as high as I can... but it seems
like it will be really awkward to plow over that ledge WITH the amount
of lean required to clear my left pedal from the wall. Normally I ride
up stairs or over obstacles with my wheel standing totally upright...
what's going to happen when I try and ride over that ledge with my wheel
beeing leaned over a bit and being far from upright? Will I still be
able to get up onto the catwalk?
3. Obviosly there are many other challenges to pulling if off, but the
above two are my greatest concerns. What do you think?
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