First of all. Get an unobstructed run up and go a little faster. Then re-take the video
Nightshade400 on
Practice bunny hops
BikeSkiFishSail on
Call a bike shop. Ask for the name of some local trails. Bike to the closest one. Bike the trail. Find a jump. Session the jump. Find other jumps. Get good.
New-Warthog3810 on
dontfeedthenerd on
Hey! Glad you’re getting out there and trying to learn how to work your bike.
A couple of things, I think it may be a good idea to get brushed up on the basics before trying this on a different jump.
Right now there are a couple things that I see.
1) You’re in the saddle (on the seat) while you’re trying this out. Anytime I’m trying to jump, I’m out of the saddle, crouched in proper “attack position”
2) You’re pedaling through the jump. You really shouldn’t be pedaling while trying to jump. Keep your pedals level.
Now just seeing these two things makes me want to suggest that you watch Ben Cathro’s – How to Bike series from the very beginning:
Once you’ve gone through that, and are comfortable out of the saddle, have the fundamentals of biking on lock, we can talk about how to make that jump a bit more fun for you and how to build a jump wtih a bit more kick.
Ncc2200 on
Speed and technique but to be honest you probably won’t build either in that driveway and on that bike. Speaking of that bike, I wouldn’t trust jumping that thing in the first place.
BreakfastShart on
thatshowitisisit on
More speed!
Yew.
also_your_mom on
Speed. You won’t get it maneuvering around in that driveway. Get the adults to move their cars.
aelze on
You do need a little more velocity and you you can attempt to jump by having your body basically standing by the time the front tire pops up. Do take my advice with a grain of salt as everybody will have their own method for every trick. The one thing that should be taken seriously is when dropping; you seem to have had the front tire completely hit the ground before the back tire even got off the ramp. This can cause you to mess up or worse which can ultimately result to injury. Try to aim for both tires to land roughly within the same time
Dristig on
Rgulrsizedrudy on
You need a sledgehammer. Then you’ll get 3 feet of air
Stickey_Rickey on
You have baby deer coordination now, get your feet under you first and create some room, your runway is too narrow and short
quattro725121 on
Riding off of curbs and trying to land with both wheels making contact with the ground at the same time will help you with some low consequence bike control.
Keep at it and good job wearing a helmet! 😊
GoMoriartyOnPlanets on
Have you watched Napolean Dynamite yet?
MundaneAd5257 on
Ride your bike more. A lot more. You look seriously uncomfortable
CruisinRightBayou on
Honestly just keep doing what you’re doing and increase your speed as you get more comfortable! Maybe move the ramp to the front of the driveway and let it rip! 🤘
aylesworth on
Good on you for wearing a helmet even while messing around in the driveway. I’m not any good at jumping so I can’t really offer much advice outside of practice, practice, practice. You’ve already got more going for you than some by taking safety into account, so keep that up as well!
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First of all. Get an unobstructed run up and go a little faster. Then re-take the video
Practice bunny hops
Call a bike shop. Ask for the name of some local trails. Bike to the closest one. Bike the trail. Find a jump. Session the jump. Find other jumps. Get good.
Hey! Glad you’re getting out there and trying to learn how to work your bike.
A couple of things, I think it may be a good idea to get brushed up on the basics before trying this on a different jump.
Right now there are a couple things that I see.
1) You’re in the saddle (on the seat) while you’re trying this out. Anytime I’m trying to jump, I’m out of the saddle, crouched in proper “attack position”
2) You’re pedaling through the jump. You really shouldn’t be pedaling while trying to jump. Keep your pedals level.
Now just seeing these two things makes me want to suggest that you watch Ben Cathro’s – How to Bike series from the very beginning:
[https://www.pinkbike.com/news/tags/how-to-bike/](https://www.pinkbike.com/news/tags/how-to-bike/)
Once you’ve gone through that, and are comfortable out of the saddle, have the fundamentals of biking on lock, we can talk about how to make that jump a bit more fun for you and how to build a jump wtih a bit more kick.
Speed and technique but to be honest you probably won’t build either in that driveway and on that bike. Speaking of that bike, I wouldn’t trust jumping that thing in the first place.
More speed!
Yew.
Speed. You won’t get it maneuvering around in that driveway. Get the adults to move their cars.
You do need a little more velocity and you you can attempt to jump by having your body basically standing by the time the front tire pops up. Do take my advice with a grain of salt as everybody will have their own method for every trick. The one thing that should be taken seriously is when dropping; you seem to have had the front tire completely hit the ground before the back tire even got off the ramp. This can cause you to mess up or worse which can ultimately result to injury. Try to aim for both tires to land roughly within the same time
You need a sledgehammer. Then you’ll get 3 feet of air
You have baby deer coordination now, get your feet under you first and create some room, your runway is too narrow and short
Riding off of curbs and trying to land with both wheels making contact with the ground at the same time will help you with some low consequence bike control.
Keep at it and good job wearing a helmet! 😊
Have you watched Napolean Dynamite yet?
Ride your bike more. A lot more. You look seriously uncomfortable
Honestly just keep doing what you’re doing and increase your speed as you get more comfortable! Maybe move the ramp to the front of the driveway and let it rip! 🤘
Good on you for wearing a helmet even while messing around in the driveway. I’m not any good at jumping so I can’t really offer much advice outside of practice, practice, practice. You’ve already got more going for you than some by taking safety into account, so keep that up as well!
Y’all take this one.
Jump higher 🤡