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    Help me improve my form – I know I dead sailored it, but the landing felt good…

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    2. a_cycle_addict on

      Nose heavy. Flirting with disaster there.

      Move your bike in the air. It looks cool, feels good and keeps you loose- and allows you to adjust angles.

    3. louislbnc on

      Basically pure luck why this didn’t end badly. You had the right speed and this jump’s shape lines up with the landing. Slower, you would have maybe cased with your front wheel, faster you would definitely landed front wheel first with your weight over your front wheel, basically guaranteed OTB crash.

      Get used to moving your weight around the bike. Looks like your legs absorbed the jump after your front wheel was off the jump. That started the rotation. Once you start spinning and your wheels are off the ground there’s very little you can do in the air to course correct. You want to do the opposite and push through your legs – that’ll help you keep the front wheel up and following the shape of the jump after it’s no longer touching the jump.

      Obligatory mention of the Ben Cathro jump video and Stand Up to the Jump video for detailed break down.

    8. n1tsuj3 on

      I’m also here to learn and a complete noob at jumps but I feel like your seat looks high. Do you have a dropper? When I *attempt* jumps I drop my seat so I can get into a better attack position and squat low to prepare to jump at the lip.

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