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    I almost always land back wheel first


    I am a pretty intermediate biker, I can confidently hit some 5-6 meter jumps and ride some tech trails without any problems. The thing is that on some jumps I tend to land back wheel first, I even had a pretty big crash because of it 3 weeks ago and I still have back pain. I theoretically could reduce my rebound but is it that I need to work on my technique or is it really the rebound’s fault? And on the jumps where I land back wheel first pretty much everyone lands nicely on 2 wheels and I never and I say never land on my nose wheel, even on other jumps. Thanks

    I almost always land back wheel first
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    by Dangerous_Studio_493

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    1. coco_is_boss on

      Seems obvious but, are you leaning back perhaps? It’s hard to tell without an outside perspective.

    4. skaarlaw on

      On the first jump you remained fluid in the air, bars went up, steezy lil bar turn then went down… nice landing!

      On the second jump you froze in the air aka dead sailor… zero air movement… I would say work on preventing dead sailor and you’ll be jumping consistently (and you’re way better than me!)

    6. Gold-Foot5312 on

      Can you please post a side-view of you jumping? Any advice based on this POV will just be speculation, because it can be everything from bike setup to your technique causing it.

    7. illmasterj on

      Too much rebound on your shock would throw you forwards. You are very likely leaning back too much and then not shifting your weight forward.

      If this happens often I also recommend practicing your manuals. Someone who spends a lot of time manually would have tapped their rear brake lever and brought the front wheel down instead of crashing.

    8. razorree on

      just ride more, it comes with experience (but even pros do mistakes sometimes). also every jump can be a bit different (and kicks you a bit differently)

      Złoty Groń and Skolnity have great jumps, maybe with a bit less speed.

    10. YazZy_4 on

      You aren’t pushing enough through your feet, so your front wheel “rebounds” harder and comes up higher while your back wheel sinks as there’s no reactive force applied to it.

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