This isn't the best run I had today but it was the only video I took. Anyone have an idea of what I could do different. I feel like my timing is just off somewhere.
by Djanges
This isn't the best run I had today but it was the only video I took. Anyone have an idea of what I could do different. I feel like my timing is just off somewhere.
by Djanges
5 Comments
As you pull back bend your knees a little more than you did in this vid and drop your butt to just above your rear tire. Be prepared to jump off the back if you pull too far. An empty parking lot with lines is a great place to practice so you can measure your progress over time.
You need to push down hard to start things.
Try riding tall and loading your weight down into the bike first, then as the front wheel wants to come up that’s when you throw the body back. Over-exaggerate it at first. Really helped me to loop out on purpose a handful of times.
Leaning back into the sweet spot before you’re close to getting there.
Pull harder with more central weight balance UNTIL you get closer to the sweet spot.
Once you get up enough, ideally you’re going to want to practice loop out bail outs. It’s better to do these ‘intentionally’ with an obvious loop out on an over pull… Then trying to learn them in the sweet spot, because people get so focused on the sweet spot they don’t realize when they lose it and that’s when they go straight down to the tailbone/back.
I like to do a lot of intentional tall standing pulls as well to not only work out the arms but practice safely. I may film some clips for your tomorrow since it’s hard to explain.
But ya don’t lean that far back when your front wheel is barely leaving the ground. You will have to stay more in the middle until you’re at least halfway to the sweet spot, then the weight gets pushed back to give you leeway for balance humping to stay in the spot.
This sounds weird but you need to get your butt a little more back then do almost like an air thrusting motion to keep balance