I know we all must like riding drops, getting the wheels off the ground just feels so right, are there any at trail centres that stand out for you, can you think of any natural features that cut the mustard, pics would be nice.
There is a drop near me, i need some psyche for, not massive, but for a punter pretty intimadating, over head height to a steep transition, not sure i have the cajones!.

road gap (but it’s not a road and not much of a gap TBH) at Ae is prob scariest I’ve done. Not me

There’s an old train platform near me (no tracks) I used to practice dropping off.

You obviously go bigger than me, 4′-5′ with a nice easy landing is my limit, dodgy landings and the height will need to be quite a bit lower.

I will show you mine if you show me yours.

Woodbury Common.. (not me in the pic)

Must be 6 years ago now that :oops:, think I’m on my old bullit…

If you can do a drop of a few feet then head height is no prob’s, its the same technique, you just need to get your head round doing it.

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Vid from Woburn about a month ago, now doing it all on my hardtail cos I’m well ‘ard. As always the camera makes stuff look smaller/flatter but the last drop (or more of a step down I suppose) is quite large and very fun 🙂

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uIwZsal8sQ[/video]

Can’t see the landing. Good 5 foot off the ground 😉

The woodbury common pic looks like its going wrong

Teh one about 32 seconds in looks like he’s about to nose dive, then you see the landing really is that steep!

Biggest I ever do is about a foot, but hit one in the peaks yesterday and the long landing/transition made it feel like I was in the air for ages!

where on woodbury is that?

twas the first time I’d done it and did nose it in a bit much, I thought I was going over the bars 😆 It’s so smooth when you get it right because of the steep landing.

Ae again. Nice gap. Not super hard, but a nice buzz all the same.

jon – that one makes me imagine casing the landing, which then makes me feel a little bit sick.

Me few months ago…..

Jon- “Not super hard” – er…. I disagree… That is well beyond the realms of what my confidence/ability allows.

One near my ‘rents.

Seriously, it’s really, really easy. There’s a left hander into it from 20 or 30m above the lip. Roll in from there, no pedaling, no braking, the shape of the lip pops you up nicely without needing you to do much, and then you’re landing on the tranny which is just graded right and then rail the berm. I reckon I could do it on a hardtail.

As with all these things, it’s about condfidence. That drop has been built to be ridden on an “official” trail, so you know it’s doable. If you hit it at the natural speed of the track, how could you cock it up? If you start panicking and braking, then you’ve only got yourself to blame. Likewise if you crank into it superhard, then you could expect to overshoot. Flow it, knowing you’re doing it right and it will be right.

jon – that one makes me imagine casing the landing, which then makes me feel a little bit sick.

I’ve seen people manage to land both wheels short of the landing! They lived….

It is actually easy to do, just either run in from straight up the hill or on the track to the left (looking) up. These give a much easier run in than going on the main line, if you hit it at the right pace you don’t really have to do anything.

Seriously, it’s really, really easy. There’s a left hander into it from 20 or 30m above the lip. Roll in from there, no pedaling, no braking

I could manage the ‘no pedaling’ bit, there’s no way my brain would let me get away with the ‘no braking’ bit as that lip sped closer 🙂

Find someone who’s confident doing it, watch them doing it, then follow them in and over. That techniques always helps with my confidence as I know my speed and line will be OK.

Theres no way I’d do that AE jump. In fact anything that involves clearing anything to get to the landing zone is well off limits..

carlphillips – it’s at Pines Ridge.. not at the main bombhole with the dirt jumps but back further into the woods towards the main road from the carpark..

I heard a rumour the other day that the woodland there has been sold to a very unsympathetic landowner.. 😕

I’ve seen people manage to land both wheels short of the landing!

me too, seriously difficult to managed that tho, I must’ve hit it 100s of times and only time I’ve ever cased it I rolled in proper lazy from about 20 foot away and didn’t bother hucking off the end (a half arsed pre-load and I’d have made it over fine)

This thread has just reminded me of how shit most drops look in pics compared to similar sized jumps.

Ooh something im good at finally.

https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=200812539984031

http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/6468683/

Not me in the photo, but I droppe this in the race that day after a couple of unsuccessful attempts.

cheers yunki, ive not seen that before. not heard about it being sold off either…not good.

Here’s mine…

I’ve done 4ft to flat on my hardtail and a few hefty 6-7ft ones on the full bouncer.

The drop in this video is oine of them (you can’t miss it, the video’s only short):
http://www.pinkbike.com/video/235194/

My mate in the woods behind Penshaw. The run out must be about 45 degrees and looks much scarier than I managed to get accross in the photo…

The road drop at Cwmcarn took a couple of trips before I decided to go for it and then wondered what I’d worried about!

The drop offs at Lee Quarry. They might not look like much but I had made a right mess of them on a previous visit ( http://vimeo.com/21398681 ) so I was pretty happy to clear them first time on my return!

Thanks guys some great photo’s and inspiration, please keep them coming.

I would love to do some ladder drops, that one i presume is in the Alps, isn’t there a similiar one at Mabie?.

Something slightly different and a bit more mincy perhaps but I like the photo. The drop is only about a foot or so (back wheel is just leaving the lip in the photo), but it’s about a third of the way down this steepish little chute. Not much room to run in so you have to roll the rooty top of the chute fairly slow and then unweight the front wheel enough to get the front wheel to the smoother landing (somewhere near the light patch of sand below the front wheel).

slainte 😳 rob

Posted in the Reign thread. Cannock Chase/Stile Cop

Good ol’ Stile Cop

2012 was supposed to be my year of the slow speed giant huck – I have yet to even start to fulfil this goal 😆

Sovereign at Glentress, surprisingly soft landing!

I need more things like this to try – most excellent!