omg... 3 posts in a day!

motorex259

is there kind of controled sliding arount corners using rear brakes to stop the rear wheel and sill slideing?
like drifting!

Archibald

i've used something like that on some switchbacks - sometimes intentionally, sometimes not intentionally...

graphixgeek

Good DH'ers drift to get around sweeping corners at speed. You want to keep your rear wheel rotating though as it helps keep the bike stable and in control, only feathering the brakes. Your braking should be done before the turn anyway. My DH'ing career ended on a drift. The bike kept sliding until it slid out from under me and I didn't unclip my outside foot in time. Messed my knee up pretty good. It's kind of scary at first, but once you get used to the feel, you get addicted!!

__________________
'06 Cannondale R700

motorex259

i tried, but the way i do is simular like car brake drift,
i drift into a corner while the rear tire is locked
i cant make the rear tire rotate while the drift, becuase its too hard to do that while controlling the bike from falling, i think my rear tire is wearing down(13 tires and counting)

graphixgeek

Initiate the drift with a hard stab on the brakes, then leaning hard into the turn. As I said, do your braking before the turn to set your speed. If you watch cars drift, they stab the brakes to initiate the drift, then apply throttle to control the drift. On an MTB you can't stab the throttle to control the drift, but you can release the rear brake after intitiation and let the rear tire rotate freely (which incidentally is easier to control than a locked tire anyway) and shift your body to control the drift, or just let the bike drift around the turn. It takes a lot of practice and knowing which line to take in a turn. You want to aim to get as close to the apex as possible so that the bike can drift to the outside a bit. The type of drifting your doing isn't a true drift in the sense of cars or bikes. You're doing a pendulum turn (rally racing) which rotates the rear of a car quickly for sharp turns. Even then, the time the brake is applied is very short as the car is still controlled by the powered wheels (the front wheels). Drifting is a way to maintain a high rate of speed through a turn. Your locked wheel will actually slow the bike through the turn because it isn't rotating and resisting forward momentum.

__________________
'06 Cannondale R700

motorex259

thanks but now i need a good tires......that wont wear out fast.....
i did you just said after the hill that goes over a freeway.
there was a cop and didnt bust me cuz i wasnt wearing a helmet.... lazy cops....
now i know i can drift on a cheap *bleep!* mother*bleep!* bike, i might go and get that mtb with 203mm disc brakes.........

graphixgeek

That's awesome! Keep practicing and you'll love drifting!

__________________
'06 Cannondale R700

motorex259

oh i did research and found out D1 pro drift actually make the drivers drift in the rain(not on topic but oh, well.)
i was gonna try drifting in the rain where the concrete gets less grip, but the problem is if i ride home from school w/my backpack my backpack is gonna get soaked (means homework+wet= F in class) so i was wondering, is there a web site that sells something to block water that fly's off the rear tire?
i need a site that ships to CA (california)

graphixgeek

D1 is awesome. The really good drivers can start a drift just by flicking the car back and forth really quick. The wet concrete makes for a looooooooooong drift. You can try this:
http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?...at%3A%20Fenders
or you can try Price Point. These fenders are nice because you can take them off when it's dry.

__________________
'06 Cannondale R700