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Title: Space Race Kneebar
Post by: csl on April 16, 2012, 10:39:39 am

Is the space race knee bar the intensely painful shite one in the big shield of rock before the little traverse right? Or was i doing it wrong.

Anyone got any tips on where it is? And which leg, facing which way etc?

Title: Re: Space Race Kneebar
Post by: RichK on April 16, 2012, 11:51:21 am

Your in the right place. Its R knee facing left & not at all painful if u get it correctly. Outside edge of R foot on a small square cut edge.

Title: Re: Space Race Kneebar
Post by: csl on April 16, 2012, 12:07:57 pm

Cheers!

Title: Re: Space Race Kneebar
Post by: skyscraper on May 16, 2012, 08:49:32 pm

think i used a neoprene knee support to take the edge off. It worked and it made me feel like dave graham.

Title: Re: Space Race Kneebar
Post by: Andy F on May 17, 2012, 07:30:31 am

When you get it right it's a full hands of job, if you dare...  :-\

Title: Re: Space Race Kneebar
Post by: Nick S on May 17, 2012, 12:04:11 pm

I got two knee bars in - the bomber one (R knee facing L) in the obvious overlap, then a bit higher IIRC, when going through the steep bit there is a more marginal one just before the traverse, with the L knee facing R - which wasn't hands off but worth taking for a shake and a chalk I thought.

Title: Re: Space Race Kneebar
Post by: csl on May 17, 2012, 12:09:01 pm

Did it on Monday anyway. Got a handsoff knee bar by the overlap thing. Cheers for the replies though.

Title: Re: Space Race Kneebar
Post by: J_duds on May 17, 2012, 12:37:43 pm

I couldn't get the knee to stay in for a full hands off (although I'm pretty poor with most know bars), so I shook out, chalked up, and then carried on.