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Title: knees down on the street..... Post by: Grampa on July 20, 2010, 11:25:22 AM is not advisable......
but it sure as hell turns a frown upside down. I wuvs my bike. Title: Re: knees down on the street..... Post by: Statler on July 20, 2010, 11:27:43 AM get off your knees you're embarrassing yourself.
and you might get arrested for indecency. and why do you keep calling LM your bike? Title: Re: knees down on the street..... Post by: Grampa on July 20, 2010, 11:55:55 AM I object!
Title: Re: knees down on the street..... Post by: lethe on July 20, 2010, 12:02:36 PM I so need to get knee pucks and join in the fun.
Maybe I should just duct tape some crushed soda cans on for now. Which would spark more colorfully, orange or Mountain Dew? Title: Re: knees down on the street..... Post by: arai_speed on July 20, 2010, 12:45:00 PM I've only done it once on the street...almost crashed as I didn't know what was happening. Next time try using leather pucks:
(http://www.kneedraggers.com/image_storage/3/ec/3ec3cd06b3102758036c70b72eb20f4c_refined.jpg) They smoke up and smell like bacon after a good thrashing. Title: Re: knees down on the street..... Post by: Statler on July 20, 2010, 12:46:36 PM I suppose it's time to revisit a run of custom pucks... we started that on TOB an then it sort of petered out as lots of folks said yes but not really. DMF pucks anyone?
Title: Re: knees down on the street..... Post by: lethe on July 20, 2010, 12:47:16 PM I suppose it's time to revisit a run of custom pucks... we started that on TOB an then it sort of petered out as lots of folks said yes but not really. DMF pucks anyone? I'm game.Title: Re: knees down on the street..... Post by: Triple J on July 20, 2010, 12:52:00 PM I'd probably take a set. What did they cost last time?
Title: Re: knees down on the street..... Post by: Statler on July 20, 2010, 01:01:47 PM the quote was high and was for something like 100 pairs....anyone got A and G contact info? I'll send them a DMF logo and see.
Title: Re: knees down on the street..... Post by: Grampa on July 20, 2010, 01:18:35 PM I'm in!
now that I can actually use them [laugh] Title: Re: knees down on the street..... Post by: Turf on July 20, 2010, 02:36:56 PM hell yea, i'm in
Title: Re: knees down on the street..... Post by: ducpainter on July 20, 2010, 04:42:25 PM 'm in too...
knee pucks help keeping us old guys from tipping. Title: Re: knees down on the street..... Post by: Statler on July 20, 2010, 04:43:44 PM I cant find A and G anywhere. need contact info and will start project.
Title: Re: knees down on the street..... Post by: DoubleEagle on July 20, 2010, 05:30:28 PM I can lean real good but so far only drag my boot sliders.
I don't know if being 6'5", 245, makes it harder to drag a knee. After 2 bad crashes I've slowed down a bit. I seem to be able to go around corners as fast as I want ! I just hang off and kiss that inside hand and lead w, my belly. What other need is there on the street for Knee draggin' ? Dolph Title: Re: knees down on the street..... Post by: redxblack on July 21, 2010, 02:17:29 AM Maybe it's where I ride, but there are far too many bicycles, cars and wild animals near the tarmac for me to even attempt to drag a knee on the street. I get it leaned over pretty well on the road, but not that far over. Maybe I'm overcautious. YMMV
Title: Re: knees down on the street..... Post by: the_Journeyman on July 21, 2010, 03:51:13 AM Redx - Use your knee pucks to take out squirrels on the road edge ~
JM Title: Re: knees down on the street..... Post by: avizpls on July 21, 2010, 04:10:15 AM Cant say I would be willing to risk going over that low. Now, I know you can get a knee down while going VERY slow around a corner. Maybe thats what you're all talking about.
but if you're actually moving at a race-pace on the street.... :o ....too many variables. Sketchy paving, cinders you cant adjust for at that speed....to each his own Title: Re: knees down on the street..... Post by: Grampa on July 21, 2010, 04:20:05 AM Cant say I would be willing to risk going over that low. Now, I know you can get a knee down while going VERY slow around a corner. Maybe thats what you're all talking about. but if you're actually moving at a race-pace on the street.... :o ....too many variables. Sketchy paving, cinders you cant adjust for at that speed....to each his own yes.... I am very slow. very very slow slothlike in my slowness Title: Re: knees down on the street..... Post by: hackers2r on July 21, 2010, 04:30:21 AM ^LOL^ that's pretty slow!!!
Title: Re: knees down on the street..... Post by: Triple J on July 21, 2010, 06:03:10 AM I can lean real good but so far only drag my boot sliders. I don't know if being 6'5", 245, makes it harder to drag a knee. After 2 bad crashes I've slowed down a bit. I seem to be able to go around corners as fast as I want ! I just hang off and kiss that inside hand and lead w, my belly. What other need is there on the street for Knee draggin' ? Dolph It's just a feeler for lean angle. I never drag a knee on the street, as I'm a pretty conservative street rider. Dragging a knee is weird though. I just recently got to where I can do it regurlarly on the track...and it's easier in right hand corners for me...I'm more comfortable in rights for whatever reason. Interestingly, I've passed people on the outside of corners before...they had a knee down, and I didn't. Some people can hang off like a monkey to touch their knee. I think being taller helps as well, as your legs are longer. I just focus on trying to improve my body position and smoothness. Speed...and the knee down...come by themselves. Title: Re: knees down on the street..... Post by: arai_speed on July 21, 2010, 06:54:37 AM I cant find A and G anywhere. need contact info and will start project. In the back of every RRW mag: 1041 Ardmore Ave. Oakland CA 94610 (510) 451-3044 Title: Re: knees down on the street..... Post by: Grampa on July 21, 2010, 03:01:03 PM Untitled (http://vimeo.com/13531684)
weeeeeeeeeee Title: Re: knees down on the street..... Post by: DoubleEagle on July 21, 2010, 04:04:06 PM Can you drag a Knee without sliding your ass off the seat ?
Can it be done w, just a lean or just hanging off ? Dolph :) Title: Re: knees down on the street..... Post by: El Matador on July 21, 2010, 04:09:00 PM Can you drag a Knee without sliding your ass off the seat ? Can it be done w, just a lean or just hanging off ? Dolph :) Sure, the only problem is you will probably end up dragging hip, shoulder, helmet, and any other assortment of parts you didn't intend to while you roll to a stop. Title: Re: knees down on the street..... Post by: DoubleEagle on July 21, 2010, 04:33:32 PM Sure, the only problem is you will probably end up dragging hip, shoulder, helmet, and any other assortment of parts you didn't intend to while you roll to a stop. J,So I take it , what you're saying is DON'T try dragging a Knee on the street ! Dolph :) Title: Re: knees down on the street..... Post by: El Matador on July 21, 2010, 04:52:32 PM J, So I take it , what you're saying is DON'T try dragging a Knee on the street ! Dolph :) Not without hanging off. You really do need to ensure proper body positioning to do so. It's a recipe for disaster to try to drag a knee without being properly positioned. Unless, of course, you're Kevin Schwantz; then you could use the proper body positioning textbook to wipe your ass. Title: Re: knees down on the street..... Post by: greenohawk69 on July 21, 2010, 05:32:20 PM is not advisable...... but it sure as hell turns a frown upside down. ...you mean for John????? [laugh] Title: Re: knees down on the street..... Post by: DoubleEagle on July 21, 2010, 06:15:46 PM Not without hanging off. You really do need to ensure proper body positioning to do so. It's a recipe for disaster to try to drag a knee without being properly positioned. Unless, of course, you're Kevin Schwantz; then you could use the proper body positioning textbook to wipe your ass. Well said El. M.Dolph :) Title: Re: knees down on the street..... Post by: Grampa on July 21, 2010, 06:44:05 PM ...you mean for John????? [laugh] Lennon or Hinckley? Title: Re: knees down on the street..... Post by: DanTheMan on July 22, 2010, 05:24:13 AM Interestingly, I've passed people on the outside of corners before...they had a knee down, and I didn't. Some people can hang off like a monkey to touch their knee. I think being taller helps as well, as your legs are longer. I just focus on trying to improve my body position and smoothness. Speed...and the knee down...come by themselves. Some have better flexibility and like to hang off more. I was about three seconds a lap faster than this other guy and my knee wasn't touching. (https://www.garyratherphoto.com/AFM/2008/BW_Mar08/race_01/0803_9899.JPG) Title: Re: knees down on the street..... Post by: duccarlos on July 22, 2010, 05:46:08 AM I'm short and I try not to drag my knee on the track. I've done it, but it felt weird and unneccesary. I would rather tuck it close to the bike. My huge ass hangs off so much I don't need to drag the knee to actually tip the bike over. On the street? I live in Florida, the land of no turns, so it won't happen.
Title: Re: knees down on the street..... Post by: Grampa on July 22, 2010, 05:55:37 AM get ass pucks
Title: Re: knees down on the street..... Post by: duccarlos on July 22, 2010, 06:01:53 AM You mean hip pucks. I don't plan on landing on my ass any time soon.
Title: Re: knees down on the street..... Post by: Grampa on July 22, 2010, 06:10:26 AM You mean hip pucks. I don't plan on landing on my ass any time soon. I've never been hip Title: Re: knees down on the street..... Post by: duccarlos on July 22, 2010, 06:29:10 AM Per our friend Huey Lewis, it's hip to be square
Title: Re: knees down on the street..... Post by: Grampa on July 22, 2010, 06:35:32 AM Per our friend Huey Lewis, it's hip to be square well there ya go..... my pucks are oval shaped. = not hip Title: Re: knees down on the street..... Post by: duccarlos on July 22, 2010, 06:37:04 AM oval = ghey
Title: Re: knees down on the street..... Post by: ducpainter on July 22, 2010, 06:49:50 AM you silly kids...
go get a job. Title: Re: knees down on the street..... Post by: Grampa on July 22, 2010, 07:25:27 AM you silly kids... go get a job. I did.... and how I cant hang out with you :'( Title: Re: knees down on the street..... Post by: duccarlos on July 22, 2010, 07:52:44 AM I am working. Working from home not only allows me to constantly post, but also allows me to do so while naked.
Title: Re: knees down on the street..... Post by: R0CKETMAN on July 22, 2010, 11:28:24 AM you silly kids... go get a job. to pay for comedy lessons Title: Re: knees down on the street..... Post by: El Matador on July 22, 2010, 11:46:30 AM oval = ghey My pucks are triangular. Does that mean I swing both ways ??? Title: Re: knees down on the street..... Post by: duccarlos on July 22, 2010, 12:13:41 PM My pucks are triangular. Does that mean I swing both ways ??? It means you're a eunuch. Title: Re: knees down on the street..... Post by: DesmoLu on July 22, 2010, 12:16:57 PM It means you're a eunuch. I can assure you, he most definitely is not. :-* Do you have anyone that can say the same for you? And what exactly would no pucks be? Title: Re: knees down on the street..... Post by: Gus Duc on July 22, 2010, 12:46:05 PM BP........
I saw you do it two years ago on Hwy 58.........course you were in the dirt & on the wrong side of the road......you were going slow though [cheeky] That caused a big change too.........brought you to the "Dark" side ;) Title: Re: knees down on the street..... Post by: DoubleEagle on July 22, 2010, 03:22:55 PM I have pucks like Rossi's ....but they look brand new all the time .
Dolph :) Title: Re: knees down on the street..... Post by: ducpainter on July 22, 2010, 03:31:08 PM to pay for comedy lessons [thumbsup]Title: Re: knees down on the street..... Post by: Grampa on July 22, 2010, 05:16:20 PM BP........ I saw you do it two years ago on Hwy 58.........course you were in the dirt & on the wrong side of the road......you were going slow though [cheeky] That caused a big change too.........brought you to the "Dark" side ;) [laugh] and..... make the beast with two backs you very much [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] Title: Re: knees down on the street..... Post by: Gus Duc on July 22, 2010, 07:46:20 PM [laugh] and..... make the beast with two backs you very much [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] I'm a true friend BP......... I stab you in the front [laugh] We need to do that run again.......Pismo house is still vacant [thumbsup] Title: Re: knees down on the street..... Post by: Grampa on July 23, 2010, 04:24:26 AM I'm a true friend BP......... I stab you in the front [laugh] We need to do that run again.......Pismo house is still vacant [thumbsup] [thumbsup] |