Dangerous jumping advice
Good video. Good teaching style. Great rider. Some dangerous advice.
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7 common jumping mistakes according to Rich Drew
/6 Comments/in Skills/training/by leelikesbikesRich Drew is an MTB skills coach. I think most of his tips are spot on.
Jumping straight
/7 Comments/in Ask Lee, BMX, Skills/training/by leelikesbikesLee, When I am jumping my bmx bike I have a tendency to get off balance in the air if I try and push the face of the jump. If I do not push the face of the jump and just let my momentum carry me off the lip I fly straight as an arrow, […]
Fore-aft balance when jumping
/10 Comments/in Ask Lee, Dirt jumping, Skills/training/by leelikesbikesThe comments for The end of flat pedals at World Cup downhills? tracked into this subject, and I think it’s pretty interesting. Check it out:
Effect of rebound damping on hopping and jumping
/8 Comments/in Ask Lee, Skills/training/by leelikesbikesLee, I love your book and site. You really know how to break down riding skills into digestible bits. Last weekend I was able to attend a suspension clinic with the guys at PUSH Industries, they are super knowledgeable and great guys. They took the time to review our suspension set ups and had me […]
Jumping technique: Help, I’m tilting sideways
/11 Comments/in Ask Lee, Skills/training/by leelikesbikesHi Lee, I’ve been mountain biking for years, but I just generally ride xc. After a trip to Whistler (I’m from New Zealand), I’ve got the DH bug, but I find I have real trouble jumping. Well, it’s getting sideways when jumping that’s my problem. I feel like I am hitting the jumps nice and […]
Dirt jumping with lots of suspension
/in Ask Lee, Dirt jumping, Downhill, Skills/training/by leelikesbikesHey Lee, My bike has a Rockshox Lyrik 2-step on the front and a Fox RP23 on the back. When dirt jumping should I set the Lyrik to short travel (and maybe turn pro pedal on) or just run with my normal downhill setup. Cheers, Andrew
Role of arms in jumping
/1 Comment/in Ask Lee, Skills/training/by leelikesbikesAndrew poses a fantastic question. Let’s rock this, shall we?
140mm travel fork too tall for dirt jumping?
/6 Comments/in Ask Lee, Equipment/by leelikesbikesLee, I really dig your website and all the solid advice and especially all the good pump track action. I recently built up a new dirt jumping bike with an azonic steel head frame which has classic dirt jumping geometry. I got a great deal on a new fox vanilla rlc 32 fork. This bike […]
Jumping: big rider with suspension
/3 Comments/in Ask Lee, Skills/training/by leelikesbikesHi Lee, The bigger they are the harder they fall. Or jump. So I’ve just found the local jump spot and I want to start building up my jump-fu. There’s a bunch of jumps from 2ft high table tops to 6ft high doubles and so a nice learning curve, but my question is this. As […]
Dirt jumping with Yellow
/3 Comments/in Dirt jumping/by leelikesbikesYesterday I got to meet Yellow — an icon in the Colorado 20″ freestyle scene. I’ve seen him in videos and heard of his shows; it was a treat to finally hang out with him.
Getting into dirt jumping
/1 Comment/in Ask Lee, Equipment, Skills/training/by leelikesbikesA young reader needs advice on picking a dirt jump bike and becoming confident enough to enjoy it.
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