I’ve been repping these jumps at my local trail, and I’m feeling quite good on them. These videos aren’t super clear, but from what you can see- how can I improve? What am I doing well?
Thank you!
by milkandrelish
I’ve been repping these jumps at my local trail, and I’m feeling quite good on them. These videos aren’t super clear, but from what you can see- how can I improve? What am I doing well?
Thank you!
by milkandrelish
11 Comments
You want to stand up to the jump by preloading your suspension on the uphill and standing up on your pedals to release suspension load as you hit the crest, I think berm peak express has a video that explains this a LOT better than me
Not this.
Go faster
Jump more. And I mean that literally. You’re absorbing the lip of the jump and losing out on tons of amplitude.
push with legs, don’t yank the bars
…and don’t go faster – your “technique” is terrible and speed will just make it worse
Is this Peanut Butter?
Do a backflip
I found two table tops in a row that didn’t scare me at all to ride and spent two days back to back Riding them over and over. I kept trying different inputs (pushing with legs, different timings etc) one thing I realised is you will absolutely feel if you’re on to something. I found if I wasn’t sure I’d done the technique well it meant I definitely hadn’t, it was very obvious from feel when I’d done something right. But you need the repition.
Two jumps in a row helped because it means you spend less time pushing up and if you did something that felt right on the first jump you can immediately try it again! As mentioned they need to not be too scary so you can experiment and keeping them similar in shape/size will really help.
Little tips helped like trying to go high rather than far and I found turning the bars even a fraction of a degree in the air stopped me from getting the dead sailor feeling as it helps to decouple your upper and lower body so you don’t freeze up!
Imagine yourself on the free throw line and make a jump shot, only as you extend your legs bend over at the waist and shoot.
Don’t be shy stand tall and push the hips forward into a bar hump. This is counterintuitive, now don’t just keep flying, push the bars up and over an imaginary basketball and match the down slope of the landing.
Try going off the side of a cliff, it should get you more air time