whitcraft
PR Member
OK heres my rational...lol.. Im not a physics major....lol so Im not saying I am correct but I have raced sx and such. From the force aspect and such of it. The bike is compressed/ bottomed out up the face of triple, so there is some spring coming up and such and if you envision the arch of the path that the bike travels.... on the up ward before at the peak of top or coming down. The bike in traveling up from the take off and assistance of suspension. But the bike as to also carry the mass/ force of the rider that gravity pulls on him. So before reaching peak he lets loose of the pegs.. When your are riding your weight rides centered in the bike not on the bars....otherwise kiss your ass goodbye and endo...lol if you look at alot of photos alot of riders in the air are barely even gripping the bike on the bars floating like that. It is a resting point in the race. So the weight is mainly on the pegs.....and the momentun force going up in the air, if he lets up on the pegs before climax, the bike no longer has to fight the weight/gravity force of the rider, gaining minimal float time. However this is only good until it hits the rider in the butt. then he and the bike descend through the arch pattern ....thats where I noted if you notice is isnt landing strong standing up good and such because of what he is giving up in the air... he loses the opportunity to have his legs planted good and to stand up strong for a case..therefore if you chose to do this and come up way short....you are screwed.....
Like i said...Im not a physics major ...so I am not saying I am right. lol But thats my belief from racing sx.
Like i said...Im not a physics major ...so I am not saying I am right. lol But thats my belief from racing sx.