A little happy-happy DH training
A new Demo 8 and Lisa Myklak and gnarly trails and nice weather make for a decent afternoon.
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Lisa was KILLING it! She’s a great athlete, and I can see the skills we’ve been working on soaking into her riding.
We shot video for coaching purposes, so these images are hypo-low-res style.
 The new machine! Today was my first DH ride since Keystone last fall. These bikes get more and more refined. Mine felt perfect in two seconds. |
 Lisa Myklak, with the smile that launched a thousand ships. |
 Lisa loves working on DH tires! |
 It’s a heck of a hike to the top of the Left Hand Canyon OHV Area, but the view is epic and you gain plenty of potential energy. |
 Pedaling out of a sweeper style. |
 At moments like this, these cornering drills really pay off. |
 Head up, elbows out, arms relaxed. Who’s coaching this woman? 🙂 |
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BRAAAP! She’s about to jump across a heinous rock. |
 We practice this position in a parking lot. With enough practice, it’s yours when you need it. Lisa sucks up a rock and is about to extend into the back side. |
 This image does no justice to this super-sick 100-foot huck. |
 Jumpy jump from rock to root. Have I said I like this bike? It’s an honest 38something pounds. |
 Low attack position comes in handy. I got the biggest BRAAAP off the backside of those rocks. |
 Setting up for a 100-mph sweeper. You gotta thread through a 2-foot gap in some hungry-looking rocks. |
 Pump Track Nation: If you manual enough rollers on your pump track, some day you’ll be hurtling toward a rocky ledge and you’ll find yourself manualing like Weir Himself (with a capital H of course). |
 A little manual style then rat-tat-tat down some rock action. |
 This delicious moment was brought to me by Pump Track Nation. I pumped off that rock ledge into a depression then — pop — doubled to the next rock. Yum! |
 I was pretty busy at the time, but the view! |
 I pulled some nice cornering moves on this waterfall section … |
 … but Lisa just went straight. She wins. |
It was a sweet sesh. We both win.
I have sweaty palms and my pupils are dilated…
Hi Lee,
I’ve been exploring up the OHV quite a few times. What’s your route perference. I was end up on some huge hike-a-bike, with a fun 15min DH.
your new demo is super slick. I really like the pin stripes (and really hate the other paint jobs it comes in)… and thats all that really matters about a bike right?
Josh
Oh and Lisa looks REALLY relaxed and smooth! You’re right, she must have a good coach. Either way, you can tell even in the stills that she is getting a lot out of her hard work.
Tom, that sounds like what I’ve been doing. On a moto I ride everything both ways. On bike I hike to the tippy-top and take various routes down.
How is it that you keep getting to hang out with someone as cool as lisa? i am starting to get jealous of you and your awesome life…..better see you at Otter…
Hey Patrik, it’s because I’m cool! … 🙂
Sea Otter. I’m ambivalent on that one.
Rock it,
— Lee