It’s Awkward, but the “Torso+2Tire” Technique Guarantees You Gap Jumps [Without Crashing] - 4K 

I have no issue hating on some other channel's "tutorials"... Hate watching gets old fast 😂

the song and video are now in my head and I can't make it stop 😅

Could be worse - I could do a video about no handers and get you to sing let it go from frozen

Crouch down? You’re a (soon to crash) clown.

love the Loam Ranger video'stand up to the jump' or how to jump with no fear transformed my learning curve. He nails it in the simplest concise way.

You got to stand up, to the jump; to got to stand up to the jump.

I believe this, perfect explanations and comparisons on what to look for

I discovered it when I collapsed under my own weight trying to be a hero with bent legs. My kids destroyed me.

I like to think of it as jumping on skis. Compress just before the transition, then extend the legs as you ride over the lip. Timing is crucial.

Good analogy for sure

Glad you like them! My bro in law (head coach of MTB academy) is actually the real expert :)

We don't recover like we used to! I've got more scars on my body in the last 7 years than my lifetime up to that. Thank goodness for pads!

As a 38 year old who have been mountainbiking "seriously" for three years it is always great to hear people 10-15 years older than me still sending it. This passion is for life ❤

On our last bike trip to italy, there was one 72 years old senior. Some trails he skipped but the rest he did 👌🏽❤ Hope to be fit like him when 30 years from now have past 😅

Wow, thanks!

Agreed - thorough without being overly boring or long winded. I love that he covers the Concepts and basics first building up to the actual exercise/jump!

Many thanks! This means a lot (it’s a bit challenging to find this balance and I’ve definitely got lots to learn and improve) - super appreciate this!

Good stuff! Yeah injuries usually happen when we’re tired

I'll have to look into this place. I'm a local. Hopefully it's better than PSF?

Thunder is AWESOME for the true intermediate rider to progress.

​@@tagzedawgthis is real, once you find the lines and a flow on trillium you can shred🎉

Glad it helped and sorry about the stitches!

Super- glad it’s good

Glad you like them! Lots of really solid entertainers and established how-to guys and gals

Nice. Lots of crossover. LOTS. Bmx is legit.

Glad it’s practical! 💪🏻

You bet!

Yup I’ll probably do an entire series on that Plus I’m rebuilding my backyard pump track

Glad it helped!

Glad it’s chill 💪🏻

It’s ok we can just leave it on bake instead of roast

Thanks again! Tryin my best

Glad it was helpful!

Spot on

Ya know - I'm getting a lot of this. Might as well.

I know I had an off day lol

@@mountainbikeacademy I'm not much of a jumper, but listening to your step by step on how to apply the theory, I'm excited can't wait to nail it

Have fun!

I think that’s an accurate assessment of what’s happening… but in practice it’s not exactly that. More like: press into the jump on the takeoff, get your torso trajectory going to where you need it to go, when in the air stop pressing downward with your legs and start using the combo of your legs, torso, and momentum to land the bike properly.the bike’s momentum will want to help it come up with your body. Allowing the legs to bend allows the bike to come up. Resisting the legs bending pushes the bike away from you. If you jump as high as you can right now on your feet from a standing position, your legs will naturally bend some as you land. If you force your legs straight you might hyperextend your knee. If you force yourself into a squat position mid-air you’ll land and have a hard time resisting the falling weight. Instead, use a slight bend to help absorb any impact. The same goes for the landing impact on a bike. Too much crouch and you won’t resist the impact and collapse into your bike, no bend and you’ll have a harsher impact (luckily people have suspension and are often landing on a down-slope). Staying relatively loose in the air is important. If your torso is going to the right place but the bike is a little misaligned, loose-ish arms and legs can help you bring the bike to where it needs to be. Stiff arms and legs won’t be able to guide that bike to where it needs to go. Press into the jump, in the air let the legs bend and allow the bike into you (maybe even scoop a little as Steve Stevenson says in the video), get your torso and bike oriented to the right angle, land and get ready for that next corner IT’S SO CLOSE!!!!

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Exactly. I'm in the same spot as you.

Super detailed/good question I’d have to see it to really offer detailed insight of course but the principle of putting your torso on trajectory during takeoff is 3x more important because you have to both land and change direction at the same time. So it’s complicated Watch Brandon semenuk raw v1 on RU-vid about halfway through he hips left and over turns it midair Then go back and watch the torso He simply puts it where it needs to go then moves the bike around himself. What you’re talking about is quite advanced stuff lol

I’ll have to check I literally set it up once and forgot Fantastically easy setup.

Ha I only do that if necessary Kinda uncomfortable to ride without a shirt on for some reason.

Very very good question - In general, you're totally right. Faster speed needs less "pop". Where you want to be careful is going all speed no pop- you can get compressed. Also, going way too slow and ultra-popping hard seems to only work for BMX riders who don't care and somehow know how to defy physics :)

You are!

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Thanks very much for the reply. Firstly 2010 , not my birth year, just some number given me by the Internet machine. I am some way older, way older . This explains why taking risks has to be balanced as well as bad technique minimised. For instance, you called it I often land tail first, especially when tired...just forget to scoop , bad technique. Regarding the angle of the jump and body position/ movement, reality difficult to define, just the steeper the slope the less need to hang back and bring the wheel up as the slope just sends you up, it does the work for you. Let's see, I will try the excersise and get the feeling. Once again thanks for your comments .

Yessir literally just made one - last third or so of this one ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--dQQxzgXwGA.htmlsi=yEo6xWgWqUaEeZvO

lol maybe not

You're the only sane one in the neighbourhood.

Nope - you gotta push and the jump does the lifting for you!

​@@mountainbikeacademy Yeah, and it feels like I have to 'jump' off the rear wheel at the lip. Almost like the rear wheel is an extension of your foot, you would just off the lip the same way.

Way better than mine lol

Not yet hoping to later this august

Not pulling. Bouncing it up by pushing - review the front wheel lift!

Precisely old chap

same general concept...totally depends on landing IMO this is kind of a question you may want to ask a coach, friend/riding buddy while you are at the feature specifically! Hope that makes sense. But yes the concept of creating the trajectory you want = same

Thanks. Today I have cleared jump that was giving me issues before. Now it was easy followi your tips. Will try it slowly on other features as well ! Keep up the good content!

Alexa delivers at the worst times had to roll with it

@@mountainbikeacademy didnt hear Alexa thought it was a joke because of the boost from the force of weight that you take off to the sky "ding" and pointing the way. 😂😂😂

Literally Amazon delivered haha

Try it. It’s different but the same at the same time.

@@mountainbikeacademy So in other words, try the same drills on my hardtail. My biggest problem with jumps is that I pull the bike up into me in the air. I don't really get kicked or anything like that but I may be overcompensating. I'm also of an age where if I'm going to jump, I want to make sure I'm doing it safely. Not looking for any big air but would be nice to not feel like I need to roll everything.

Yeah I did mention Hope your nuts are ok✊🏻🥹

@@mountainbikeacademy The left one fully recovered.

All you need is one haha haha

Maybe I don't, maybe the enemy is... boredom because we're stuck inside and can't ride lol

@@mountainbikeacademy 😂

I explained my reasoning pretty thoroughly- Obv if you’re in control and aimed straight you can totally be fine landing gear first (aka back wheel first) But 100 percent the worst slams I’ve seen in person have been back tire first.

@mountainbikeacademy Yea don't get me wrong I think this vid was awesome and very well made and explained. I think however in a situation where it's a new rider trying to learn jumps and starting gaps, landing front first is pretty dangerous. You did say only by a fraction of a second but to a new rider that means str8 nose manual all the way down the lander. When in reality it's just getting to a point you can steer the bike again. Landing parallel is the goal but for new ridets rear first allows for a much larger window to land the jump and can eliminate some of the fear that comes w matching a steep lander until you feel confident to do it better. Contrary to what you said tho, I've never seen someome crash from landing too far back, but have witnessed plenty of otb crashes on jumps, getting bucked or trying to land too nose heavy and rolling straight over the bars down the lip. I'm not encouraging back wheel landing I'm just saying for new riders it's probably safer.

@@MatttKelly all fair points - and in theory you're spot on (plus I'd agree that more FREQUENTLY I see OTB than not, it's the ones that get someone concussed have been the back tire first) In practice when I teach beginners + actual coaching companies all kind of agree getting people to practice landing tires at the same time first without clearing a whole table is certainly a better progression. But yes I agree- if you could prevent beginners from nosing over that's ultimately a good outcome! Thanks for taking the time to write!

Missed opportunity: SPOTTED

Or send, depending on the gap

It’s bouncing up. If im pulling, its extremely small in this example

@@mountainbikeacademy i mean i dont know how to practice it the right way, can you make a video to explain it more clear? Many thanks, love all of your tutors!

Fair enough!

Doctor hasn’t cleared me yet :) had surgery months ago and all my footage is from last year ! I will soon.

Dang did I say front? Yeah back brake is good- good catch - thanks!

You mean you don't just have to stand up to the jump???

​@@TheBigBloakHimself Haha, that really caught on. And no, that video didn't do much for me (but I did like his video on cornering). Simple, good advice about body position, but preload is half the battle.

I thought the video was catchy and was curious if it really helped or just got a lot of love in the comments - glad he made it lol

Go ahead! Eventually I’m going to recycle all my content in other languages too

Yup IMO some of the best universal tips right there

talk about a missed opportunity on my part lol - sheesh

If this is a roast I am failing to catch the analogy sorry But If serious critique what’s upside down about it?

Well, i would edit some visual demo before all those words.

Ah fair Tbh I’m doing less editing because it helps me get more content out but totally fair- thanks for the feedback

Checked, not related that would be too good

lol mountain bikers aren’t very uptight they tend to think it’s funny but all good man

Fair- have you seen any of my other videos and this one wasn’t helpful or are you a bit newer to the channel?

I dunno my friends and co workers always roast heavy it’s fun

Alright then, you've been warned. You're very handsome and your videos are super helpful

Well you're just super nice and if I rode bikes w you I'd probably like it

You can absolutely build up the skills to jump properly, I'd recommend the loam ranger's video on hitting jumps at any speed as well. Relying on speed only works until it backfires terribly.

Dear God, finally - a decent roast - I’ll send you some earplugs for my next video I just got a 30 pack from Amazon, more than enough to go around 😅😂@bullit4x doing gods work

@@mountainbikeacademy thanks man. I have ADD (seriously). It’s so hard for me. I’m a in person student. That’s why I keep bugging you about lessons. But I will take some earplugs.

have you tried Ninja or a local instructor? Just curious

Damn good advice, you probably

Couldn’t even finish my disrespect before hitting send I give up haha

How did I miss this 🤣 the attempt was made. I like it 👌🏻

Sometimes that happens. Not for everyone.