Palomar mountain... Gravity game

[Wavex]

Looks fun

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1n9FfZJAWM]Buell vs Buell/ Gravity Games - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Lefty]

Cool video David. It really takes the right wrist out of play and shows the importance of good, clean lines and judicious use of brakes. Looks like a lot of fun.

 

[Motogiro]

Hey! Who's that playing in my back yard!?!:BLAA:

Fun riding! :rockon:

 

[Humperdinkel]

What about the power steering .......... :justkidding:

Looks like fun & would be a pretty good learning curve :thumbup:

Best thing is , a bloke my size would flog everybody :BLAA:

 

[Humperdinkel]

Hey! Who's that playing in my back yard!?!:BLAA:

Fun riding! :rockon:

You know your going to try it now dont you Cliff

 

[Lefty]

You know your going to try it now dont you Cliff

We'll have to have a contest at next year's NorCal/SoCal annual ride. :rockon:

 

[zmeiaspas]

hahahah best video ever!! :BLAA: :rockon:

 

[lonesoldier84]

hahahah best video ever!! :BLAA: :rockon:

Haha agreed!!

 

[Wavex]

Best thing is , a bloke my size would flog everybody :BLAA:

If you drop a penny and a hammer from the same height, will the hammer hit the floor sooner? I don't think so, so I don't think your weight would help you go down the hill faster either. Aerodynamics and skill are probably the main factors.



I am down for a fun contest... it's definitely a display that HP, torque, and displacement figures are overrated (unless you're looking to go fast in a straight line... or trying to go UP the mountain I guess ).

 

[lonesoldier84]

If you drop a penny and a hammer from the same height, will the hammer hit the floor sooner? I don't think so, so I don't think your weight would help you go down the hill faster either. Aerodynamics and skill are probably the main factors.



I am down for a fun contest... it's definitely a display that HP, torque, and displacement figures are overrated (unless you're looking to go fast in a straight line... or trying to go UP the mountain I guess ).

No he meant he would win because he would go rolling directly over the side of the mountain and beat everyone to the bottom!!

 

[Erci]

That was so fun to watch! I remember reading one of Keith Code's articles where he talked about learning so much by doing just that.. racing downhill with engines off.

 

[lytehouse]

That was so fun to watch! I remember reading one of Keith Code's articles where he talked about learning so much by doing just that.. racing downhill with engines off.

I'd be interested in reading that if you know where I can find it.

 

[thieu]

If you drop a penny and a hammer from the same height, will the hammer hit the floor sooner? I don't think so, so I don't think your weight would help you go down the hill faster either. Aerodynamics and skill are probably the main factors.

If all other factors were equal - particularly aerodynamics - the person with the most mass wins. The penny and hammer analogy has to due with gravitational acceleration, not with velocity potential. So the person with the highest mass also has the highest potential velocity as well - all other factors remaining the same.

That being said - i would lose everytime! cars in corners make me nervous!!

 

[chomorro]

hmmmmm so your saying my msf teacher is a liar!!!! ahhahah he says ALWAYS accelerate out of turns .

That looks insane, i have never ridden on that mountain but i can see why so many people die on it taking those turns.

 

[Motogiro]

You know your going to try it now dont you Cliff

It's an hour away Dan! The weekend are full of fast movers on this road.

We did a forum ride in Sept. of 09 PowellB was in front of me as we climbed South Grade on Pally. A bike came out of a turn and crossed right in front of Powell! You can see it in this video. If you watch carefully you can almost see the bike cross over and take the shoulder on our right.
Powell had a rear facing camera that was running so we both caught it on our GoPros
An awesomely fun road to ride and one of the most popular rides in the country. :rockon:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCrO47N1Xpw"]Powell near miss - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Wavex]

If all other factors were equal - particularly aerodynamics - the person with the most mass wins. The penny and hammer analogy has to due with gravitational acceleration, not with velocity potential. So the person with the highest mass also has the highest potential velocity as well - all other factors remaining the same.

That being said - i would lose everytime! cars in corners make me nervous!!

So a rolling mass that's say 3 tons is going to be rolling at a higher speed (3 times?) down a slope compared to a 1 ton rolling mass?

 

[Wavex]

It's an hour away Dan! The weekend are full of fast movers on this road.

We did a forum ride in Sept. of 09 PowellB was in front of me as we climbed South Grade on Pally. A bike came out of a turn and crossed right in front of Powell! You can see it in this video. If you watch carefully you can almost see the bike cross over and take the shoulder on our right.
Powell had a rear facing camera that was running so we both caught it on our GoPros
An awesomely fun road to ride and one of the most popular rides in the country. :rockon:

Powell near miss - YouTube

Here is another guy on palomar

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89pxKMZV1wU]nccoder ripping through Palomar 2/13/10 - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Motogiro]

hmmmmm so your saying my msf teacher is a liar!!!! ahhahah he says ALWAYS accelerate out of turns .

That looks insane, i have never ridden on that mountain but i can see why so many people die on it taking those turns.

If you're going downhill you get some acceleration...

 

[Motogiro]

If all other factors were equal - particularly aerodynamics - the person with the most mass wins. The penny and hammer analogy has to due with gravitational acceleration, not with velocity potential. So the person with the highest mass also has the highest potential velocity as well - all other factors remaining the same.

That being said - i would lose everytime! cars in corners make me nervous!!

So a rolling mass that's say 3 tons is going to be rolling at a higher speed (3 times?) down a slope compared to a 1 ton rolling mass?

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XJcZ-KoL9o]Feather and Ball Bearing Dropped in Vacuum - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Motogiro]

Here is another guy on palomar

LOL! that 4 cylinder sounds like a busy bee and the twin just ho hums up the mountain! :rockon: