This clip was my best attempt of this larger table top at this bmx jump line. Probably one of the larger jumps I've attempted. Definitely the most steep lippy jump ive done.
Any tips would be appreciated. Did i preload too early or too late? Didn't stand up to the jump properly? Need more speed? Bad posture?
by shmidzz
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1. Practice.
2. Have a plan in mind for what you want to do on take off, while in the air, and landing.
Having a plan helps prevent “dead sailor”. It doesn’t have to be a fancy plan. For example: when I want to do nothing special, my go to plan is “take off neutral, turn handlebars 5 degrees left, then return handlebars to forward, land neutral”. Another example, for a jump that I am approaching and I don’t have quite enough speed: “approach with preload, lift bars then pedals after take off, hold lifted position, land neutral”
BTW those jumps are a little too small for that bike and require a higher level of skill to execute smoothly, and they require more effort by the rider to overcome the energy that is soaked up by the suspension. Bigger jumps will actually be easier for that bike (of course bigger jumps are bigger, faster, more dangerous).
Suggest picking up a Dirt Jump bike, if you want to continue to ride that spot. Those jumps are tightly space for the full susp. Props on clearing that jump. Tight lips feel bucky on bigger bikes. You current bike will like bigger radius/longer lips, l bet you’ll do good quickly.