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    Struggling with drops, how can I Improve?

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    1. bwvHKiSBNC on

      Try going a little bit faster and don’t try to pop. All you want to do is slightly shift your weight backwards, a moment before the drop and absorb the landing. It’s really that simple. Good luck.

    2. Academic_Feed6209 on

      I’ve seen a few people making the same mistake in this sub recently. You are popping off the drop when you should be getting low and pushing the bike forward off the drop (at the angle of the landing). Ben Cathro has a fantastic video in the how to bike series on riding drops.

      By popping the drop like you are doing, you are taking off before the end of the drop, your front wheel clears the drop while your back wheel is landing on the lip, tipping the front wheel forwards. On a bigger drop, this really risks throwing you over the bars.

    3. badsapi4305 on

      As said push the bike forward and get in a “tuck” position where your but is over your rear tire more than the seat. Make sure your elbows and knees are bent as well.

    4. niki1509 on

      Imo just timing. Your approach is a bit slow as your nervous but at faster speed you would not notice it being as lumpy. That doesn’t mean go faster but thats what’s happening. Pop a little later while your getting comfortable with it then speed and flow will come.

    5. norecoil2012 on

      Get your chin over your front wheel, then push the bars forward when you reach the end of the ramp.

    6. Zacish on

      Don’t try to pop or bunny hop or manual or wheelie off it like a lot of people will say.

      Squat down a bit before the drop so your chest is closer to the bars then as your front wheel is about to leave the lip push the bike forwards. You should end up in the air in roughly your normal riding position if not a little bit back. Don’t fully extend your arms doing this as you want some bend so you have control when you land.

      This drop is perfect for practicing as it looks like you could just about roll it.

      Speed will overcome technique on this drop so hit faster to begin with just to get the feel of the movement and once you have that feeling go slower and slower. Youll know you’re doing it correctly when both wheels are landing at the same time and you’re immediately in control

    7. RioTheGOAT on

      Speed saves and speed kills; the former here. It will be easier to figure out proper positioning if you go faster. You won’t be able to push the bars forward and flow into the drop with your current approach speed; front wheel will just drop like a rock and you’ll ping pong.

    8. tweakophyte on

      The cue that somebody posted in response to a similar request is to push the bike forward like you are shoving a shopping cart forward. You can do this riding around to get a feel, and it helps creating awareness with bike/body separation. This is in the context of all of the other comments saying to push the bike.

    9. Slavitom on

      You lift your front wheel way too early. This makes it drop right after the edge, going nose heavy.

      Lean backwards and pull on your bar just before the edge.

    11. InevitableMission102 on

      A super safe way to learn drops, is dropping from sidewalks into the road. Or something similar. The important thing is a straight take off, a straight landing, and a small height. If you aim to land both wheels at the same time, the small height will force you to learn how forceful the movement needs to be and the timing of pushing yourself rearwards (not upwards like in the vid) at the moment the front wheel is about to roll out of the take off.

      When you nail this, it translates perfectly to the type of drops on the video.

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