What is Pura Vida

July 25, 2018 jeffkendallweed Leave a comment

Jeff Kendall-Weed mountain biking in Costa Rica and on the hunt for la pura vida!

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Can you "flow" down a trail? Here's how I do it.

#kendallweedclassic ‪#‎howtoflow ‬#pumptrack ‬‬

If you’re an acute observer of mountain bike videos, you might notice that I’ve got a little bit of a unique style when I’m riding downhill. Why’s that? Well, I’m all about finding my flow- and that means I’m constantly trying to build and conserve momentum.

Watch the full video here: https://www.patreon.com/jeffkendallweed

Thanks for all your support, without everyone here, I wouldn’t be able to make these videos!

Any purchases from these links will directly help support this series as well:

Jenson USA: http://bit.ly/JensonJKW
PNW Components: http://bit.ly/PNWComponentsJKW
Kitsbow Cycling Apparel: http://bit.ly/KitsbowJKW
Kali Protectives: http://bit.ly/KaliJKW
Wilderness Trail Bikes (WTB): http://bit.ly/WTBlocaloam
Ibis Cycles: http://bit.ly/IbisJKW
Camelbak: http://bit.ly/CamelbakJKW
Industry Nine: http://bit.ly/IndustryNineJKW

My additional sponsors:

Trust Performance: http://bit.ly/TrustJKW

Check out our podcast! http://bit.ly/KendallVSKendall

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Where am I riding? Right here: https://www.trailforks.com/region/galbraith/
I broke.

#kendallweedclassic #jeffkendallweed #keeppedalling

Check out my riding tutorials: https://www.patreon.com/jeffkendallweed

I had a bit of a big crash a week and a half ago, and I’ll be on crutches for a few more weeks, but it’s looking like I’ll be fully recovered soon. This was a scary one, and it was my first ever overnight hospital stay. I haven’t got the bill in the mail yet, but I’m bracing myself for that! Anyhow, rather than dwelling on what happened to me, I’d love to hear YOUR recovery stories! Let me know in the comments!

Thanks for all your support, without everyone here, I wouldn’t be able to make these videos!

Any purchases from these links will directly help support this series as well:

Jenson USA: http://bit.ly/JensonJKW
PNW Components: http://bit.ly/PNWComponentsJKW
Kitsbow Cycling Apparel: http://bit.ly/KitsbowJKW
Kali Protectives: http://bit.ly/KaliJKW
Wilderness Trail Bikes (WTB): http://bit.ly/WTBlocaloam
Ibis Cycles: http://bit.ly/IbisJKW
Camelbak: http://bit.ly/CamelbakJKW
Industry Nine: http://bit.ly/IndustryNineJKW

My additional sponsors:

Trust Performance: http://bit.ly/TrustJKW

Check out our podcast! http://bit.ly/KendallVSKendall

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https://www.instagram.com/jeffkendallweed/
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Where am I riding? Right here: https://www.trailforks.com/region/galbraith/
Why do mountain bikers hate jumps?

#shirejam2019 #shirejam #dirtjumping

As a lifelong devotee to dirt jumping, it’s always surprised me how when jumps get bigger and steeper, mountain bikers lose interest quickly. Every time I post dirt jumping content, all I hear are crickets, and the same is true for many of my colleagues as well. But if I’m riding my trail bike on jumps, my audience loves it. What gives?! Perhaps jumping looks too foreign? The lack of location change? Not enough tricks? Too many tricks? Let me know what you think!

Big thanks to these guys for making this all possible! Any purchases from these links will directly help support this series as well:

Jenson USA: http://bit.ly/JensonJKW
Industry Nine: http://bit.ly/IndustryNineJKW
PNW Components: http://bit.ly/PNWComponentsJKW
Kitsbow Cycling Apparel: http://bit.ly/KitsbowJKW
Kali Protectives: http://bit.ly/KaliJKW
Wilderness Trail Bikes (WTB): http://bit.ly/WTBlocaloam
Ibis Cycles: http://bit.ly/IbisJKW
Trust Performance: http://bit.ly/TrustMessageJKW
Camelbak: http://bit.ly/CamelbakJKW

Check out our podcast! http://bit.ly/KendallVSKendall

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Check out my riding tutorials: https://www.patreon.com/jeffkendallweed

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Do you notice hub engagement?

#keeppedaling #workhardriderharder #myi9

Check out Industry Nine over at Jenson USA (affiliate JKW link!): http://bit.ly/IndustryNineJKW

Podcast with Jacob McGahey, Industry Nine vice president: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kendall-vs-kendall-ep-10-sea-otter-classic-jacob-mcgahey/id1386409671?i=1000435311459

Industry Nine Torch vs Hydra hubs - how are they different on the trail?

What’s up guys! Some of you might be obsessed with fast engaging hubs. Me? Well, I’m going to admit something here- I’ve never been much of an “engagement snob”. And today, I want to test the new Industry Nine Hydra hub against the older I9 Torch hub.

What is hub engagement? Bikes have evolved from the historical fixed gear designs, which meant that the pedals were always moving in conjunction with a wheel. Sometimes the pedals were on the front wheel, like on a Pennyfarthing, and sometimes they were connected with a chain to the rear wheel, like the fixie bikes that the kids ride in the big cities.

For all of us single track connoisseurs, well thank goodness, we have evolved to where bikes are now, with a ratcheting system that allows the rear wheel to spin independently of the pedals. This system is possible with what we call a free hub, or free wheel, that’s built into the bike’s rear wheel. Most ratcheting systems have a small bit of free play between starting a pedaling motion and actually driving the bike forwards. This free play is the result of the drive pawls of the ratchet needing to span the distance between the teeth they engage to then drive the bike forwards.

I started thinking about how I could do a test to see how noticeable engagement actually is. With the new Hydra hub design, everyone has been talking about engagement, so this should be a cool way to bring the tech into a real-life application and see how it feels in the dirt!

My idea for today is to try some weird rock line stuff that doesn’t have a ton of space to really mash on the pedals. Theoretically, this will be the spot where higher engagement will be most noticeable.

On the Hydra, Industry Nine used some very clever engineering to turn a potential problem into a huge benefit. Jacob told me about this during our podcast at Sea Otter, and I think it’s a genius idea. On just about any hub that uses a traditional pawl/engagement tooth design, If you ever go to pedal and you hear a loud “clang” slightly after you started pedaling, well, that’s because a pawl or two that didn’t engage fully when you first started pedaling and finally slammed into place once. Bikes flex quite a bit, and even with a modern through axle, hub axles can flex. When they flex enough, only one (or two) pawls can engage. If there is too much flex, then a lone pawl can rip out of the freehub body, and ruin the drive ring and the hub as a whole. This has sent me OTB and I’ve even DNFd races after such failures!

The Hydra design is super clever. It is intentionally designed so that only one pawl engages initially. Then the following (and not-yet-engaged) pawls are designed to be able to flex enough to seat themselves fully. This is why 690 engagement teeth are more reliable than say, 24 really big teeth. The Hydra pawl that is snapping late into its engagement tooth will have a lot less force on it when it travels that small distance and finds its home. This also means that the slightly softer engagement will be more forgiving on low traction environments. That’s a super cool strategy!

Big thanks to Industry Nine for their support this

Big thanks to these guys for making this all possible! Any purchases from these links will directly help support this series as well:

Jenson USA: http://bit.ly/JensonJKW
Industry Nine: http://bit.ly/IndustryNineJKW
PNW Components: http://bit.ly/PNWComponentsJKW
Kitsbow Cycling Apparel: http://bit.ly/KitsbowJKW
Kali Protectives: http://bit.ly/KaliJKW
Wilderness Trail Bikes (WTB): http://bit.ly/WTBlocaloam
Ibis Cycles: http://bit.ly/IbisJKW
Trust Performance: http://bit.ly/TrustMessageJKW
Camelbak: http://bit.ly/CamelbakJKW

Check out our podcast! http://bit.ly/KendallVSKendall

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Check out my riding tutorials: https://www.patreon.com/jeffkendallweed

www.jeffkendallweed.com
https://www.instagram.com/jeffkendallweed/
https://www.facebook.com/jeffkendallweedMTB/
Reply to Instagram Direct Messages on Desktop!

Instagram normally disables desktop usage of the direct messaging feature. HOWEVER, there is an easy workaround! While on a Mac with Google Chrome (PC should be similar), go to the “View” menu, scroll down to “Developer” then hover and select “Java Script Console”. Be sure you’ve selected the mobile interface, then you can toggle which device and resolution. Finally, refresh the page, and boom, you can write and reply to Instagram DMs on your full size computer.
Sharing my favorite trail with an Olympian

Last year I had a BLAST riding with Sam Schultz (and Jordan Carr!) for a quick rip on Galbraith, and when Sam told me he’d again be in Bellingham, I was stoked to ride with him. I’d had a TON of long rides on my legs before this, and was feeling pretty under the weather. However, with how much fun we had last time, I figured no excuses, let’s ride again!!!

Check out Sam’s Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/samschultz13/

We rode one of my favorite sections of trail on the planet, Ridge Trail up on Chuckanut here in Bellingham, WA: https://www.trailforks.com/trails/ridge-trail-18760/

Big thanks to these guys for making this all possible! Any purchases from these links will directly help support this series as well:

Jenson USA: http://bit.ly/JensonJKW
Industry Nine: http://bit.ly/IndustryNineJKW
PNW Components: http://bit.ly/PNWComponentsJKW
Kitsbow Cycling Apparel: http://bit.ly/KitsbowJKW
Kali Protectives: http://bit.ly/KaliJKW
Wilderness Trail Bikes (WTB): http://bit.ly/WTBlocaloam
Ibis Cycles: http://bit.ly/IbisJKW
Trust Performance: http://bit.ly/TrustMessageJKW
Camelbak: http://bit.ly/CamelbakJKW

Check out our podcast! http://bit.ly/KendallVSKendall

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Check out my riding tutorials: https://www.patreon.com/jeffkendallweed

www.jeffkendallweed.com
https://www.instagram.com/jeffkendallweed/
https://www.facebook.com/jeffkendallweedMTB/

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