Looks generally fine for that specific perfect set up of training drops. With an au naturale drop with bumps and loose terrain near the take off and landing, that kinda hoppy unweighting can spell your doom.
These drop trainers are GREAT for learning how to do the 2 styles of drop, but people tend to do neither on them. The trials drop and the racer drop.
The trials drop is a low speed either bunny hop or manual off drop, with an intention to land on the back wheel first because the landing is flat (and usually low speed).
The racer drop is a crouched scrub drop, maximizing traction and control particularly at higher speeds. Also usually indicates either a steep landing or just being on steep terrain and needing to put the front wheel in first for control.
Ben Cathro’s Pinkbike series is a great way to learn racer techniques.
SuperRiderTV on instagram is a great way to learn trials/BMX techniques.
Figuurzager on
If you’re so good that you want to save the 0,1 second by popping of a drop you don’t ask the question here.
Popping of a drop is for 99% of the people horrible imho. Provides 0 benefits when not done perfectly (It will often actually make the drop bigger and airtime longer thus slower) and if you come short you dive in the ground face forward.
evilcheesypoof on
That’s a bigger drop than I’ve ever hit (I can hit 3 footers very well lol), but the little hop with bad timing could actually be a bad thing, if you mess up that timing you’re nose diving harder.
You want to preload with your upper body/head down into your handle bars, and then push your bike forward off the edge of the drop, matching the angle of your landing. Works great and you feel your bike launching at the correct angle every time.
Edit: I see from your comments that you thought that’s what you were doing but no, you need to exaggerate those motions to see the effect. You’ll really feel the bike lunging forward underneath you. You can even practice the motion rolling on flat ground and feel it.
RustyShkleford on
Do that lil hop one half second too early and your weight starts to come down while your back tire is still on the drop, you’re gonna have a real bad time.
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Uh oh, a drop technique question (grabs popcorn)
Looks generally fine for that specific perfect set up of training drops. With an au naturale drop with bumps and loose terrain near the take off and landing, that kinda hoppy unweighting can spell your doom.
These drop trainers are GREAT for learning how to do the 2 styles of drop, but people tend to do neither on them. The trials drop and the racer drop.
The trials drop is a low speed either bunny hop or manual off drop, with an intention to land on the back wheel first because the landing is flat (and usually low speed).
The racer drop is a crouched scrub drop, maximizing traction and control particularly at higher speeds. Also usually indicates either a steep landing or just being on steep terrain and needing to put the front wheel in first for control.
Ben Cathro’s Pinkbike series is a great way to learn racer techniques.
SuperRiderTV on instagram is a great way to learn trials/BMX techniques.
If you’re so good that you want to save the 0,1 second by popping of a drop you don’t ask the question here.
Popping of a drop is for 99% of the people horrible imho. Provides 0 benefits when not done perfectly (It will often actually make the drop bigger and airtime longer thus slower) and if you come short you dive in the ground face forward.
That’s a bigger drop than I’ve ever hit (I can hit 3 footers very well lol), but the little hop with bad timing could actually be a bad thing, if you mess up that timing you’re nose diving harder.
You want to preload with your upper body/head down into your handle bars, and then push your bike forward off the edge of the drop, matching the angle of your landing. Works great and you feel your bike launching at the correct angle every time.
Edit: I see from your comments that you thought that’s what you were doing but no, you need to exaggerate those motions to see the effect. You’ll really feel the bike lunging forward underneath you. You can even practice the motion rolling on flat ground and feel it.
Do that lil hop one half second too early and your weight starts to come down while your back tire is still on the drop, you’re gonna have a real bad time.