HOW TO JUMP A MOUNTAIN BIKE, BASIC AND ADVANCED TECHNIQUES!!! 

"...Pop too early. My life's story." ahahaha

Far and away the best jump tutorial I've seen, the only thing I felt slightly lacking was replays of good technique: can't beat seeing it over a few times - some slo-mo, maybe different angles - for it to really seep into the mind. The more we can imagine the ideal position, timing etc the easier it is for our bodies to replicate that. Look forward to getting out and working on it, cheers 👍

One of the simplest and best explanations I’ve seen, cheers Deaks

I can already jump, but an amazing tutorial. Well done Ben

Been looking for a good how to jump vid for ages now. There's a lot of vids out there but this by far is the best

These vids are helping me loads my manual is getting better and hopefully now my ankles will get a rest from casing all the time 👍

You’re such a legend looking forward for this one

Thanks once again Ben for a brief insight into how to jump. Never too old to improve technique. Now just need to find sensible jumps.....

Thanks to this video. Over the past 2 day's I've learnt to jump my EBike. Previously I was holding onto the bars like my life depended on it. Now I've relaxed and loosened my grip and learnt to push the bike rather than pull I'm clearing jumps. I'd normally nose dive off them instead of jumping. Brilliant video Ben and one of the best tutorials 👍👍👍.

Hey Ben just wanted to say thanks heaps , I watched this to learn the races take off and I got confident getting on an angle and started to scrub a little bit, and I realised this until my friend recorded me, I have always wanted to learn how to scrub or race takeoff and I just couldn’t do it with the other videos but this just helped so much so cheers a lot mate

Absolutely the best jump tutorial. From theory to practice in few time

Love this video Deaks, my two boys are inspired!

Finally put this to practise today and finally clearing jumps on the trail over at Ptown that i normally skip round. The manual vid has also helped massively. Cheers!! 🤪

Really helpful vid Ben, best tutorials I’ve seen and all properly explained. Cheers.

Excellent that was so well explained

Looking forward to getting out and making use of some of these techniques! Great vid deaks! 👍🔥🚲

This is a great! My dad is helping learn to jump with my kicker ramps but I’m going to try the push. Thanks 🤘🏻

Finding these very helpful, been hitting a few jumps today down upton heath, keep up the awesome content 💪🏼👍🏼

Wow, that's a great video and tutorial on how to jump. Thank you!

Savage vid dude... loads of detail and nicely delivered. Cheers 👌

Enjoyed this. There's a lot of how to jump vids on RU-vid - this is one of the best ones I reckon

Loving the white porcupine tyres, use to run these back in the day. Think I'm going to get some for my newly refurbished santa cruz bullit and go totally retro 🤘

Push and relax.. I like that simple and effective tip

When searching for this video, my brain shortcuted, and I couldn't figure out why I couldn't find it. I searched for Dean Benkin.

Cheers for Deeks mum helping out 🍻👍. Great video mate , I can jump ,nothing like you and your mates though, you gave me lots of stuff I can use thanks mate cheers 🤘

Great Job brother this helped! I cant wait to apply it!!!

Came and stayed for the great info-- thumbs upped for the recycling tip. Nice one, cheers!

Yet another gr8 how to by the deakinator👌nicely explained,keep upthe good work🤘

Thanks very very much indeed for your help and explanation.

Great explanation clear easy to understand and remember. Best explanation on RU-vid.

Great video Ben. Very informative. Your mum did a great job with the recording.

Clear, helpful content thanks - and better to pop too early than not pop at all...

Great and helpful vid, watched it before going to Chicksands this morning

Good explanations Deaks, just need my DMR Sled now!!

Great tips Ben!

Brilliant content Ben 👌🏻

I so needed this video.....

Top camera work Mrs Deaks.

thanks Ben!

now this... this is epic

Awesome video deaks. Nicely explained. Thanks dude.

Some how I am patiently waiting

Thank you, Appreciate the advice

Great video, really well explained 👍

+1 for drop offs. Particularly bigger ones that don’t have a flat landing. The one at antur stiniog is a good example 🤙

Well explained Ben.

Dope! Thank you best ever.

Fookin awesome.

Nice vid, going to use this info to improve my jumps.. But after my ribs heal, just crashed and broke two 😂 (not jumping haha). Can't wait to get back on the bike again

Jumping is like cornering in the most basic of sense - if you look into the rut of a corner you'll dig into the ruts - if you look out of the corner you'll keep better speed and have a better turn.. Same goes for jumping - don't go off the jump and look down - you'll just go straight over bars - Go off the jump and push is definitely the best way to figure out the basics - pushing into the jump will allow you to set the base for all jumping skills - you'll slowly get more and more comfy with the control aspect and then get into the pop or carve technique where you throw your bike around - you'll need to lay a base before this as the added weight shift when moving is something you'll need to train your muscle memory on Long and short of it - BIKING IS MUSCLE MEMORY - you need to practice and condition your muscles and reflexes to react without overthinking it. The more you do it the less overthinking and the more sending you'll be doin! Send on shredders! Keep it rolling Ben!

Class video

yeah nice vid Ben🤘🏽

Top bloke!!

Really good video

Good stuff 👍🏻

Fab job mum!

Thanks a lot for.the tutorial my friend

You had me at Action Man! ;-)

Roll it Deak!!

Awesome Video Deaks! We should call you Skills with Ben :)

Awesome video, thank you soooo much perhaps the next time you come to New Zealand we could organise some coaching

so good thanks

Nice tips and information 😁

Just subscribed. Nice tutorial covering the basic stuff we all can find in the woods. Request : how to go from tables and little fly offs and drops into steeper gaps ie 45 degree take offs and landings with gaps more thane a bike length. I fear casing the landing!

Yep, I definitely need to stop pulling up. Next time I'll just push into the jump then relax at the top. Hopefully this does the trick!

Nice instructional ... Subscribed

Thank you, thank you. You are the first person who has explained the different jump techniques.

Horribly brake checked a guy yesterday because I saw the hole in the middle of a double. He's ex pro...I felt miserable. Nice vid. Jumping is my weakest point.

Great video Ben , how about a tutorial on cornering , flat turns , banked corners , all the techniques needed .

Ben you should come to Bike park Wales after lockdown . Sick trails and jumps

Grew up learning to jump there. Sent that table top to flat countless times in the end!

Used to hit all sorts of huge jumps when I was a kid. I recently got back into riding... and now I’m sitting here watching this with a broken collarbone 😂

Great video. One of the best MTB jumping guides I’ve watched. Nice one Deakinator! 👍🏻

Legenddddddd

As I've just watched pilgrim I have to give you a "oi oi to the skoi'.

Another great vid Deaks defo do drop offs next time

Suspension set up first please. Yes we know but for many this is key to understanding stability and what the bike is doing and what should be considered

Nicely done Ben- clearly said. Can you do a cornering tute too?

I'm confused, do you want your bike to be seen or not? :D

Great video, very instructive! So in conclusion for most of the jumps we need to watch to the recepcion of the jump at least Can you explain most of the times whats the mistake if in big jump the rear wheel tend to inclinate in the aire roo much? could be high speed rebound in the rear shock? Thanks!

Roll it Bro! ;)

Biggest issue I see is see the front wheel drop on take off. Either resulting in low jump height or being bucked over the bars. Something that helps is the focus of being heavy on the feet and light on the hands. That is, jump through the feet but use the hands to not let the front wheel drop. Getting new jumpers to land on their rear wheel on step ups is another technique to achieve this. I also like to focus on jumping through feet just before the rear wheel takes off the lip. Another good exercise is to manual on a road towards the foot path/pavement and, just before the gutter, jump from the manual up onto the foot path/pavement. Start the manual close to gutter and slowly increase the distance from the gutter that you start the manual. It teaches you to jump through the feet and not through the arms as much.

Yo Ben, could you do a vid on drops (roll it) I think it would really help people with high and especially low speed drops, #oioi

There's a set of 3 doubles that I'm hoping this will help me get over. 🤞

Brilliant! That was the most informative and easy to decifer jump tekkers vid I've seen to date, which is exactly what someone of my calibre needs. Desperately want to get out there and follow my son Jacob, cos he actually leaves the ground and is now even getting a bit "sideways" these days and making me look like a right plumb. Nice one Deaks'.... OI OI!!

Hey Ben Deakin! Your Mom did an excellent job of filming you! How could you make that disparaging remark about shaky footage? Poor woman tried so hard to raise her son properly and teach him to be respectful of others and then she gets this???? You should apologize and order her favorite lunch from her favorite restaurant a few times as a start to make it up to her! Then flowers and spa day after the quarantine allows such things! Maybe you have been hanging out too often with that bad influence Olly Wilkins!!! Thanks for the excellent jumping tips! Ride ride ride!

Definitely sending this to my dad 🤣

Yeah I went Mach 10 into the kickiest jump ever on a downhill bike, broke my collarbone and more importantly my sunglasses 😂😂

Your bike is B.E.A-utiful

Been waiting for this .....

Roll it!

Some good points there but leaving loads of things out. Hip placement, arms bent, being perpendicular to the ground and the fact to let the bike pivot beneath you to name a few.

Do a video of how you became a mountain biker please.

Great video Ben. Quick question but I’m a learner with jumps and was wondering how is best to set the full suspension up before jumping? e.g. faster compression and medium rebound? Thanks

your a good instructor mate. consider teaching at the local park or downhill park or something!

Hi Ben, thanks so much for the tutorial! When you say to push do I only push through and pop thru the legs and heels or do you also push with your arms as well???

Is there any difference to these techniques when done on a hardtail?

Perfectly timed video, I should be hitting the local jumps this weekend. Cheers Ben

I used to play action man all the time

when you say “push” are you pushing your handlebars forward? this is for the normal push technique