Came off today practicing a drop. Pride was the only injury thankfully.
I can see I was over the front too much and as I’ve got to turn right into it I twisted my body position too. It’s a short run up so I can’t get the speed into I wanted.
Any help appreciated!
by elgardo
7 Comments
The reflectors threw you off.
Weight back
Try to do it in a way that you keep riding on the bike until i stop seeing you and you exit the right of my iPhone.
You pulled up on the bars which created uneven distribution of force on the bars throwing you off balance. This can also cause you to dead sailor when jumping. When doing drops, if you think about it, if you have the right speed you will be fine, technically it is more about pushing your bars away from you which will also put your body in a better position. Go on you tube, loads of content on this.
Need to stay centered over your bike, your momentum was carrying you left
1) you hopped off instead of proper jump technique, which caused you to 2) turn the bar in the air. So when you landed 3) your momentum is going forward but your wheel is at an angle, which means 4) your bike stopped but your momentum carried you over the bars
Your body is suspension alongside your bike’s suspension. Looks like you’re trying to stay as rigid as possible.