Admittedly, these guys throw themselves off some pretty gnarly stuff, but as I’ve learned this new flavor of riding, I can see that it is not nearly as reckless as it looks. In fact one technique I’ve been polishing, a “wheelie-drop”  is used to move yourself from one level of trail to a section of lesser height  The wheelie-drop means that your tires should land at the same time, instead of the old way of front tire nosing down then pedaling the back tire off the lip of the step. This innovation means that the rider does not go over the bars unexpectedly when something impedes the front tire from rolling forward. When the wheelie-drop becomes increasingly instinctual to one’s riding style, the height of the drop becomes less of a factor. Old guys like me may have pioneered mountain biking, but new techniques like the wheelie-drop take it to another level. While I’m still into riding as fast as I can both up and down everything Westwoods has to offer, freeriding, which is mostly down and off stuff, (stunts or features), with measured plodding in between, and more hike-a-bike; requires less cardio fitness, but more technique. The proposal these boys have put together is quite compelling and I support their effort as long as the effort is executed as well as it is written on paper.