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[Closed] Jumps / Drops - help / pics

oscillatewildly · 2012-06-15T08:08:07Z

any pointers on jumps/drops or technique in jumping/getting your head around landing? where i ride mostly it doesnt tend to include many jumps/large drops, more rocky fast descents with the occasional 'lip' jumps etc... however we are now finding more and more jumps/drops off piste that havent been specifically created as such, just sort of there already, ie, walls that have launches on them with 3-5ft drops usually on a flattish surface and sometimes a short landing period (ie suddenly you'll have to brake before you hit a tree).... the problem is i look over the edge before riding it to suss it out, on the bike and it seems 10x higher than it actually is, i know i could do it (maybe not bigger 5ft wall drops quite yet) but to be honest ive never really jumped much before so not to sure on technique and more importantly technique to land it properly/safely... as i said ive been riding years and not a bad rider in general, and ill do pretty much all the techy downhill stuff i come across, but jumps have never been apart of my riding.... btw i mean natural jumps here, the sort of jumps at trail centres im fine with that specifically made to land and roll on etc.... any pics of your local jumps you do or advice would be appreciated, im guessing a skills day would be very helpful indeed to get me properly into though

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nwill1

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Session stuff over & over, start small work up, find what feels comfortable & take it to the bigger stuff,also check this.....

http://www.pinkbike.com/news/How-To-Drop-Off-and-Jumping-2012.html

Posted : 15/06/2012 5:25 pm

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