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    1. TigerJoel on

      You have to compress your suspension at the beginning of the lip and then stand up to the jump as your front wheel goes off the lip.

      More speed with your current technique might sen you OTB.

    2. OrdinaryRow4168 on

      You also have to lift your front of the bike up a little bit before the ramp ends that’s because if you don’t then you go rotating or nose down.

    3. S1r_Galahad on

      More speed = Broken collarbone

      You need to practice smaller jumps and get comfortable in the air. Your timing compressing in the lip is off, and it sends you nose heavy.

    4. chooseph on

      Both, but technique first then speed.

      Notice that your front tire hits well before your rear? It’s because you’re getting bucked off the lip of the jump and then lacking any control or movement in the air, aka the dead sailor. This can happen for a number of reasons- too stiff coming off the lip, too much pre-load, weight too far forward, braking right before lift-off, or pulling up with your arms too much.

      Doesn’t look like you’re braking and doesn’t look like you’re pre-loading too much, and tough to tell from the angle but don’t see you really bringing your weight forward. If anything, it almost looks like your position doesn’t change as you approach takeoff. You need to be standing up to the jump.

      There are a lot of really great videos on YouTube about “standing up to the jump”, i personally like this shred academy’s breakdowns but I’d recommend watching several and comparing the instructions.

      https://youtu.be/kjOgaQmH6v8?si=O9vvcX7lgm6WHmNY

      This does look like a great learning jump though, assuming you don’t start trying to send the entire gap until you’re a bit more comfortable with the takeoff. More speed with the video posted and you’re hitting the landing OTB

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