How to jump you MTB: Debunk “Stand up to the lip” 

Your instructions are legit man. There's too much bad or incomplete instruction online. Thank you

I watched that Stand Up to the Jump video and tried the technique. That resulted in failure. Using your technique resulted in immediate success. I appreciate that you included the part about what to do after getting airborne.

Man, everything you described in this video is 100% me in doing it the wrong way. You just made me realize HOW I've been doing it all wrong and describing that compression of my chest going into the bar. The only way I can clear a jump is with A LOT of speed! I've always seen the position of going back with really good jumpers but it scares the crap out of me thinking about that angle but your J hook is going to definitely help.

Man ,your tutorials are the best on RU-vid. That standing up to the jump video never felt right to me. Great content. Thank you 🙏

Thanks for being the first to explain where the UPPER body needs to be at the lip. I have watched countless videos and took the Ninja and Rich Drew jumping clinics. I can jump a little, but I haven't been able to definitively determine where my upper body id supposed to be. Stand up to the jump was great, and Kyle and April were great instructors as well, but they have all left out that crucial upper body component. The stick figure was very helpful.

This video and a Barry Nobles video taught me how to jump and I’m 45, thank you so much for sharing

Out of all the 'how to' jump videos I have watched, this has by far been the best. You have actually managed to break it down in a way that I can understand. Thank you!

I could be completely wrong but if when your talking about "stand up to the lip" as in loam rangers video he describes it very similar to you but less complex and less depth. He talks more about trying to push your weight into the takeoff of the jump which is what you would be doing the j-hop technique. I'm interested if I'm missing something here but watching this I felt as if I was watching that video but more in depth. Great content btw but its sometimes a little hard to follow, really looking forward to how you improve and develop as a teacher to help us improve :)

Thanks i like your explanations, i know i rely too much on speed and not enough on technique. I was at Bike park Wales a few days ago and watching your pre-load video helped me clear everything on a jump line called A470.

I feel like this is stand up to the jump in greater detail. To be fair I couldn't jump at all until stand up to the jump. I'll watch this again and incorporate the finer detail esp chest position, but the stand up to the jump video was so simple that even I was able to do it. Some of these videos get so complicated that when I'm on the trail I can't remember it all.

I watched thousand hours of jumps, got coached by professional coach, but never got a good description about all the "bricks" you need to have the full correct jump flow. I started to understand every good and bad advices a few weeks ago just before discovering your channel, and then watching this I am "I understand it right ! Ok I can pursue my learning knowing what to do and what not to do". Amazing tutorial ! This is head and shoulder best explanations : a good teacher is teaching what to do but also what to not do, explaining why and why not and your video is a master class ! Thank you so much ! The only thing I understand a bit differently, is that I would not bring my hips forward/toward the stem in air but it's the fact I point my feet down/pushing the bike below/behind me in air the create the hinge/rotation that will make my hips to be closer to the stem. Can't wait to ride again to practice more and more (almost fifty, I want to jump right when I'll be fifty)

Really glad you’re putting out these videos. My gut feeling told me that whole “stand up to the jump” saying was nonsense. Went for a ride yesterday and applied most of what you described in your last video about body vs. shock preload. I feel 100% more confident working my way up in air time now. Thank you🤘🏽

Great explanation and demonstration.

Nice anders complete! Cheers ✌🏼

Excellent video. Keep em coming brother!

Good stuff man. Keep it up.

its hard to explain the whole thing and honestly most people explain it terribly trying to make it short. that was actually interesting to hear about all the steps and these made a lot of sense. Imma try to think about it on tomorrows jumps. I still do it a bit wrong even clearing it and my j-hop technique sucks. This explains that... Note, I heard these being called the "english bunny hop" and the "american bunny hop" for a very long time personally

Solid video bro, keep em coming! 🤙🏼😎

Thank you. Sub and very good explanation

What do you do if the lip is a lot steeper than in your video? I would be scared to loop out if I leaned back with my arms straight out like in your video.

there are similarities to bunny hop, jhop; there is 1 genuine difference though - you do not jump the rear wheel off the flat surface i strongly recommend testing what I write out - I do not mean to be a couch pundit ;) there is one not obvious similarity - to ski jumping - as a friend of mine noticed when watching bikers jumping at the pumptrack there is a sweetspot of body explosion - it is the very edge of the lip - the closer to the edge you jump off, the more energy gets converted to getting airborne you have to strart the movement earlier, but the reaction force of the ground should start close to the lip edge common mistake is jumping off too early you should not forget about the speed, and the speed at the edge is what counts - here lighter riders have an advantage because they loose less speed riding up the slope

The getting back part always throws me off and I end up pulling too much with my hands, which can be disastrous as I've found out. :) What are the hands doing from the start to when the bike is fully off of the lip (pull? relaxed? if pull, how much?)?

your face at 9:29 is great lol

Can i just clarify please when do you lever yourself back overthe top tube , if ive followed correctly you should be fully expected at the rear 1/3 of the bike until the rear wheel leaves the lip then use your arms to " bar hump" then wrist roll to level out? Many thanks

I'm not an expert, but the way you're teaching it, it's call boosting the jump.

The plain just “stand up” thing is missing a lot of components to actually jumping.

One question. Do you get back on the rear of the bike by pushing with your hands (i.e. exywnding your hands) on the lip? Thank you for answering and keep on posting :-)

Still stand up to the jump .

it's standing up in relation to the angle of the jump... Hanging back is what that implies. it's all the same info lol

sorry, the j-hop for myself as a beginner jumper had no impact on how i Iearnt to clear table tops. I feel its too far an explosive manouver for beginner jumpers to use in its purist form. pushing my handlebars into the last 3rd of a jump to counteract forces gave me confidence to stand straight up off the lip, rather than potentially pulling bars j hop style unevenly off the lip. You actually concede that standing up to the jump is what ur doing and i can happily say the 'loam Ranger' 'How to Jump with no fear ' instructional is by far the best and easily understood instructional for newbies. im turning 55 this year and really dont want to crash .

Flat hop and J hop.

I don’t know man. Seems like all you did was prove standing up to the jump in finer detail

The stand up to the jump trick (and song) is just an easy way to remember what to do when coming up to a lip and it works fine. New riders can't process a bunch of info and nuances, they will freeze and just dead sailor of the jump. When you boil it down, it works: approach the jump in attack position, resist the compression and push off the lip (stand up to the jump). Gets you 75% of the way there.

It’s more like straight legging the jump.

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This info is incomplete. This is the correct way to jump when trying to air it out and get steezy. This is NOT how you jump when racing. When racing you don't want to go up, you want to go forward. You suggested this is improper. There are different required techniques depending on the situation. STAY GNARLY!