What are your shocks pumped to? Looks like you bottomed out. I’m not an expert and just returning from a hiatus but I don’t think you should be close to bottoming out on such a small drop
Edit: also your weight still looks pretty forward and up high, I’d say get lower and farther back
jp50to01 on
With drops that size with that long of a run up, you can gain enough speed to the point where you don’t have to pop, Because when u pop of it your taking massive impact but if u just take a bit more speed you’ll take so much less as you wont have to pop of the lip 🫡making the run out smoother to
Aonsuree on
More weight on the rear, you look compressed on the bike, your center of gravity should be higher, core rigid arms too but not too much, should still be playful for the scrubs
ceIbaIrai on
Off the drop looks alright, maybe too stiff on the push forward and not enough of a weight shift back. You also panicked and tensed up in the air when you saw you weren’t landing where you thought you would. Chill out and smoothly absorb the landing with your arms and legs along with your suspension and it’ll feel much more relaxed.
Aonsuree on
Suspension should be stiffer if you’re doing more of these types of jumps, then adjust back for normal trail riding
Aonsuree on
Higher psi in the tires as well
dontfeedthenerd on
Think of it as less of a shove and more of a hip shift backwards. You don’t want this movement coming from your arms as you’ll end up hanging off the back of the back too much.
The green is what I would aim to be in. The goal would be to land both wheels at the same time, or even better front wheel ever so slightly first.
Part of the harshness right now is because you’re landing HEAVY on your back wheel and then your front wheel is getting smacks into the ground.
If you look at the moment your back wheel hits the landing, there’s a good 6 inch gap for your front wheel to travel before it hits the landing
The reason why you want to have your front wheel land ever so slightly first is that’s your steering. If you land back wheel first and realize you’re about to go off the trail or into a tree, you don’t have a really quick way of changing that until your front wheel has traction.
TheDoc321 on
Why err body wanna pop on the drops?
notForced on
You can read all the advice online you want, and yeah it’s great advice too, but nothing beats getting out there and trying it again. and again. and again. Hit that thing until one round feels easier than the others, and then try to feel WHY and HOW it felt better, and replicate it again!
Personally, advice and technique is lost on me. I have to just get out there and FEEL it. Even if I have to start small and work in baby steps.
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What are your shocks pumped to? Looks like you bottomed out. I’m not an expert and just returning from a hiatus but I don’t think you should be close to bottoming out on such a small drop
Edit: also your weight still looks pretty forward and up high, I’d say get lower and farther back
With drops that size with that long of a run up, you can gain enough speed to the point where you don’t have to pop, Because when u pop of it your taking massive impact but if u just take a bit more speed you’ll take so much less as you wont have to pop of the lip 🫡making the run out smoother to
More weight on the rear, you look compressed on the bike, your center of gravity should be higher, core rigid arms too but not too much, should still be playful for the scrubs
Off the drop looks alright, maybe too stiff on the push forward and not enough of a weight shift back. You also panicked and tensed up in the air when you saw you weren’t landing where you thought you would. Chill out and smoothly absorb the landing with your arms and legs along with your suspension and it’ll feel much more relaxed.
Suspension should be stiffer if you’re doing more of these types of jumps, then adjust back for normal trail riding
Higher psi in the tires as well
Think of it as less of a shove and more of a hip shift backwards. You don’t want this movement coming from your arms as you’ll end up hanging off the back of the back too much.
Second, try to match the angle of the landing.
https://preview.redd.it/nsl1exky3y7f1.png?width=581&format=png&auto=webp&s=9e14c7889638de9ca57e9bf86ad2e6fd7a349353
The red line is your current orientation
The green is what I would aim to be in. The goal would be to land both wheels at the same time, or even better front wheel ever so slightly first.
Part of the harshness right now is because you’re landing HEAVY on your back wheel and then your front wheel is getting smacks into the ground.
If you look at the moment your back wheel hits the landing, there’s a good 6 inch gap for your front wheel to travel before it hits the landing
The reason why you want to have your front wheel land ever so slightly first is that’s your steering. If you land back wheel first and realize you’re about to go off the trail or into a tree, you don’t have a really quick way of changing that until your front wheel has traction.
Why err body wanna pop on the drops?
You can read all the advice online you want, and yeah it’s great advice too, but nothing beats getting out there and trying it again. and again. and again. Hit that thing until one round feels easier than the others, and then try to feel WHY and HOW it felt better, and replicate it again!
Personally, advice and technique is lost on me. I have to just get out there and FEEL it. Even if I have to start small and work in baby steps.
Love supernova 🙌