For context, this felt just “ok”. Gap is about 1.5 bike lengths. My front dives a bit when it leaves the lip and I almost get bucked. I recover, but almost completely overshoot the landing.
What am I doing that’s causing this?
smoqueed on
You’re not “preloading” the suspension. So when the lip comes up, it compresses the suspension for you and then bucks you off the top.
Think about jumping while standing still, like just a normal jump off the ground without your bike. You bend your knees and ankles, compress, then extend. Now try it again without compressing your lower body; it’s quite impossible.
Now go back and watch your video again. Are your legs active? Are you pushing into the suspension before you reach the top of the lip? Work on this technique, focusing on how it affects the rear suspension. Front and rear obviously work together, so if you focus on engaging the rear suspension with your feet it will also help you engage the front suspension. Lots of people make the mistake of thinking they need to use their arms to push down on the bars to engage the front suspension, but that force is supposed to come from your legs, not arms
happydaddyg on
I am not the best person to be taking advice from but I’ll share what I’ve been learning.
You’re coming in too hot for this. You squashed the jump and still overshot the landing with poor control/unable to hit the next part of the trail confidently. Try to relax coming in, load, then ‘Stand up to the jump’ to try to get more leg extension timed with your front wheel first leaving the lip. Spot your landing in the air before looking up at the trail. Bend your knees and absorb the landing.
This is all way easier said than done but just be careful out there. I wouldn’t hit anything bigger until you are more relaxed and consistently hitting this correctly.
pulsating_rectum on
Is this rocky point?! Stump gaps?!
thatgoodfeelin on
It’s all in the hips, it’s all in the hips
Rnichols656 on
I believe you are preloading the required amount for a gap of that size traveling at that speed. You are preloading a bit early though. Your feeling of getting bucked is your inability to absorb the take off as your legs are fully extended throughout.
Just preload a bit later and you should feel better.
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For context, this felt just “ok”. Gap is about 1.5 bike lengths. My front dives a bit when it leaves the lip and I almost get bucked. I recover, but almost completely overshoot the landing.
What am I doing that’s causing this?
You’re not “preloading” the suspension. So when the lip comes up, it compresses the suspension for you and then bucks you off the top.
Think about jumping while standing still, like just a normal jump off the ground without your bike. You bend your knees and ankles, compress, then extend. Now try it again without compressing your lower body; it’s quite impossible.
Now go back and watch your video again. Are your legs active? Are you pushing into the suspension before you reach the top of the lip? Work on this technique, focusing on how it affects the rear suspension. Front and rear obviously work together, so if you focus on engaging the rear suspension with your feet it will also help you engage the front suspension. Lots of people make the mistake of thinking they need to use their arms to push down on the bars to engage the front suspension, but that force is supposed to come from your legs, not arms
I am not the best person to be taking advice from but I’ll share what I’ve been learning.
You’re coming in too hot for this. You squashed the jump and still overshot the landing with poor control/unable to hit the next part of the trail confidently. Try to relax coming in, load, then ‘Stand up to the jump’ to try to get more leg extension timed with your front wheel first leaving the lip. Spot your landing in the air before looking up at the trail. Bend your knees and absorb the landing.
This is all way easier said than done but just be careful out there. I wouldn’t hit anything bigger until you are more relaxed and consistently hitting this correctly.
Is this rocky point?! Stump gaps?!
It’s all in the hips, it’s all in the hips
I believe you are preloading the required amount for a gap of that size traveling at that speed. You are preloading a bit early though. Your feeling of getting bucked is your inability to absorb the take off as your legs are fully extended throughout.
Just preload a bit later and you should feel better.