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27-11.-2005, 11:11 AM
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New to mtb
Hello
I have recently got a new mtb (in fact, my first ever bike, previously ive been riding my friends etc.) and ive been having a lot of fun around a jumps course thing. it has a range of jumps, some absolutely huge but plenty of a size i want. Ive been noticing whenever i go off, i always land hard on my front wheel, even though i try and pull up at the top of the jump. i am 15, about 165 cm tall, 55 kg. my bike is a "Specialised HR Sport", i bought it from The Full Cycle. (it's a mountain bike) Apart from that, im still having a lot of fun just riding around, but if anyone could offer some tips for going off jumps that would be great. thanks  |
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28-11.-2005, 06:17 PM
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Re: New to mtb
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i just went for a ride and saw this guy go over the whole course... it looked real easy, even jumps with a 2 metre gap between ramps insane  |
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28-11.-2005, 08:26 PM
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Re: New to mtb
Wish I could help but the last dropoff I went over was rather unexpected and resulted in a short flying lesson (the flying part was rudely interrupted with me biting dust!).
So, after 5 months healing, I'm almost allowed back on the MTB!  |
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28-11.-2005, 08:40 PM
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Re: New to mtb
You might not be timing it right. Can you do a bunny hop? ie. lift both wheels off the ground without using a jump. Practise bunny hopping speed humps, then do them and try and land the back wheel first instead of both wheels at the same time. Then start on smaller jumps and work your up from there.
When you stack it (which you most definitely will  ), that jump was probably a bit too big and you should go back to a slightly smaller one |
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29-11.-2005, 03:28 PM
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Re: New to mtb
Bunny hop, eh ?
no, i can't bunny hop, ill have to try and master that one thanks for the advice. |
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04-12.-2005, 09:48 AM
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Re: New to mtb
You also need to roll your wrists forward a bit and slightly shift your weight to the rear and pull up. Rolling the wrists keeps the bike under you, the weight shift and pull up raise the front wheel. If you cant pull off both wheels at the same time, the rear wheel is the better of the two to land on.
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22-01.-2006, 10:13 PM
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Re: New to mtb
The best tip I ever received about jumping and landing, is don't fall off. When you master that, you are all good
 . As other people have said, try landing your back wheel slightly before your front, and don't push/stop pushing down when you make contact. I just turned fifteen to, I usually road bike, but mountain biking is just as fun. U should try XC, as well as keeping on jumping. XC is fun and good for fitness. (GT's are Freakin' INVINCIBLE) |
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