Stop Crashing On Drops | How To Bike with Ben Cathro EP 9 

Watch ALL the How To Bike episodes below! Ep 1: How To Actually Learn New Skills On Your Bike - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BGsNvd9EhvQ.html Ep 2: Pro Mountain Bike Setup Guide - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PfUyN6znF3c.html Ep 3: Decoding The Best Mountain Biking Body Position: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-iVLJIuYwW_g.html Ep 4: Absorbing Trail Features & Maintaining Speed: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Iu4plluUVtA.html Ep 5: How To Use Your Brakes To Actually Ride Faster: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-aFcj7078gtA.html Ep 6: How To Get More Speed From Trails With Pumping: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-04e_s9_LpVA.html Ep 7: Line Choice Is Easier Than You Think With These Rules - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-82T0m_uja4g.html Ep 8: How To Corner Properly - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ZOqFywGllFw.html Ep 9: Stop Crashing On Drops - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-uJJAW0iNhUY.html Ep 10: Make Jumping Easier - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IB5GmIL0slg.html

To any newbies, I broke my neck 6 months ago while dropping off a 3ft drop and going too slow. I held on and my front tire just dropped off while my back tire hung up and I slammed myself headfirst into the ground. I crushed my C5, and had hairline fractures to my C4 and C6. Lost all feeling in my hands for a few minutes, and got super lucky as I was alone in the woods of BC, and I am finally back on the hill. Bottom line, this video is gold, and don't be like me. ;)

I'm always amazed by the knowledge of Ben and the way he can explain the techniques so eloquently.

Cathro is the coach that everyone needs! 10/10 for most understandable free bike lessons

It must have been sooo scary to demonstrate all the death methods. Especially hopping and catching the rear on the lip! That stump landing is hawt!

Ben once again goes over every technique and myth out there, debunks them and shows us the clearly best option backed by some physics in a very well explained manner

Cant wait for the jumping tutorial. Hope it will have at least 30 minutes

Best MTB teacher in the world! 🙏🏼

OMG, this is incredible! Until now I was using the hop technique. Not being comfortable with the manual technique, I settled with the hop. But when I tried the push technique my landings were so smooth, I couldn't believe it. So I tried a few more times and it seemed as if the drop I was practicing it was suddenly half the height 😲 . I used a drop that is about 50 cm high (not rollable) with a level landing, so with the hop technique the landing was not nice. When I tried the push technique the landing was so smooth it seemed as if I, somehow, did a much smaller drop. The part about going so low and so close with your face to the handle bar is somewhat counter-intuitive, but it works.

I can't tell you how glad I am to have found Pb & Ben. Appreciate all the hard work that goes into these vids...

Very good video, with lots of fine pointers. The most important is "the principles are the same" that is key to helping learn the basics and then how to apply the techniques as needed. I'm an old guy - 73- and love having added riding single track after years of road riding. Thanks, now a new subscriber!

I have to watch this video series again and again, maybe best even in a loop, before the next bike season starts. Thanks Ben! You're the best!

Ben is killing this series. Stoked to see him do more with the channel, maybe see him on PBA?????

Great video as always. The pushing the bike off a drop is something that I do work on but the pushing the bike at the same angle as the slope is a new one to add and will be really helpful.

I absolutely love the presentation of these tutorials. Fantastic work folks

Honestly the best video on this topic in the whole Internet. Too much Trainers explain the "push" as "manual light". A manual comes from the legs, a push from the arms. I learned this the hard way.

This mans a legend, I’ve been riding for years and this is the first time I’ve watched technique videos. I’ve never been the best at drops can’t wait to try the push technique always used the front wheel lift can’t wait to watch the rest of the series 5 stars

These videos are so good , every time I jump on my bike a Scottish voice inside my head goes “boss stance , boss stance BOSS STANCE ‘. Thanks Ben 👍

Dude, I've been riding longer than you've been alive lol! Very well done. I learned something and I was entertained I can't wait to get out tomorrow for a practice! :)

Love watching Ben, he was made to present. Need to rewatch this series. I would love to see him on PBA!

Love the explanations. My riding is at another level because of Ben.. Thank You

Great video on a complicated subject... I've had 2 hard crashes on 4-5' drops recently, this video really helped me understand what I'm doing wrong on specifically the landing component... cheers Ben, thanks for the breakdown!

Ben, you are the Brian Cox of the mtb universe

Thank you for putting your laugh back into the opening:)

These videos are gold! Have waited half of them and learned tons so far

what a genius, so clear and complete, love it

The level of details and explanations were incredible. Thank you!

Awesome video as always. Ben is killing it while keeping it light and funny. Unlike other drop technique videos on RU-vid that take two or three iterations of convoluted explanation, this video clearly explains all the techniques, the good and the bad in such a concise way. Thanks Ben, love it. By the way, I can confirm your findings about riding down under! :P

Simply brilliant!! Love the vibe as well!

This series by far is the best how to mtb series on youtube; way better than previous pinkbike editions and GMBN. Only other that's decent is Kyle&April, but this really knocks it out of the park!

Great explanations, great delivery - cheers Ben!

Brilliant! I have watched hundreds of MTB videos, but nothing comes close to this technique demonstration. Thanks!!!

Love the level of technicality and detail....well done

Love that series! Helped me to make so much progress. Especially the absorbing techniques! Thanks!

I have been riding for a long time and still get a bunch out of these videos. Great work.

Thanks Ben! All these tips were so helpful. I have been working on drops for years, always doing one of these three techniques without really having enough knowledge about which one was best, so drops always felt awkward. The day after I watched this video, on that next ride, it finally clicked. This video has put my biking to a slightly higher level, since I finally have a knowledge framework for this approach to drops, if that makes sense. Looking forward to your next video!!

Ben Cathro you are a legend, this explanation was super clear and helpful!

I’m Australian, the whole video I was wondering what he was talking about until right at the end

An absolute delight watching these videos

BEST "how to bike series" on youtube!

Thank you BEN! You are a delightful host as always. Love to hear you on just about anything!

Pure Entertainment and a lots of knowladge. Thanks a lot!

The best series of Pinkbike!

Extremely useful guide..... thanks mate!

My friend shared this technique with me which he learnt from this video. I've been practising it and it's really cool! Thank you so much for sharing this amazing skill!

My new favorite channel to binge watch!!!!!😮

Great video as always. Only thing missing that a Trail Boss video covers is the front wheel preload/unload when there is a bump/rock/obstacle at the edge of a drop to minimize its effect. Looking forward to next one

This video explains the physics of a drop the best of any video I've seen before. THX

Awesome! He's hilarious and explains stuff very well at the same time. Love it.

Very good tutorial. Perfect job. Thanks a bunch.

One of the best explanations, well done mate!

An amazing channel I have learned so much from these guys and girls love them! They helped me pick out my bike as well the Giant Trance X1 and I love it!!

For someone who just came from XC to a Trail/Enduro bike this series is pure GOLD!

Great explanations Ben. i always struggle when explaining this to people. Now i'll just suggest they watch this. Cheers mate

Awesome instructional video… thanks for this!!

Great vid man! You did a fantastic job of explaining techniques! I cant wait to try this out!

Fantastic info vlog..got to love Bens way of teaching...makes it funny and that with me makes me remember

Slinky science guy! Great breakdown as usual from Professor Cathro 🤘🏼

There are a couple of other YT channels that do good skills videos but this series has been the best I've seen. Ben explains everything so well and I like the examples of the other techniques. It's definitely going to help me "level up" my riding skills. Could this be the end of Friday fails?

Truly inspiring video! Thank you for sharing.

Cycling physicists loving this video 😂

Great teaching. Thanks

Another great video. I really like the presentation style: the way you talk through and demonstrate many of the poor techniques. More please!

In the end it's all about timing . If you screw that up the better at knowing how much to recover is key and why I like how you incorporated that into your teachings

Hilarious but so informative and good… love this guy for learning!!🔥🔥

Very cool. These same techniques have been applied in downhill and Super-G ski racing basically forever. Pre-jumping drops and rollers, up-unweighting and down-unweighting, etc. It's interesting how the same physics apply in both sports.

Really enjoyed your delivery and humour. Cheers.

There’s some great drop tutorials out there, that this literally shows each bad technique and what not to do helps the most.

Stopped by to tell you, you're the man. thanks for the awesome series

Very very clear explanation.. I'm Italian, but i understood more in this english video than an italian video. Many thanks Ben. Great!!!! 🤟🤟

Thanks for this video as this is one of the next skills I'm hoping to work on this season!

Late to this but fantastic advice from a guy with a style that just makes you want to listen. I used to drop by lifting the front wheel thinking is was cool - and it was, until one day it wasn't.

Nice work, Well described this is a difficult thing to describe but once you done it you can use it anywhere. I rode motocross for about 20 years and we used the technique as a habit on all jumps because it mitigates any kickers or irregularities in the face / take-off of the jump and allows you to control the bike and not get thrown off your line. One of the most useful skills you can develop as a rider 🙂.

For me is crucial to be in the mood ... so I don´t start the ride with drops etc, I start easy and if you are in the right mood and enjoing the ride ... all comes, you feel that you can do it and feel the terrain and the reactions of the bicycle and the strenth of your body.

This is seriously good teaching, thanks

Great teacher and video editing...keep up the great work!

Brilliant Ben I'm off to push now ! That was great will actually transform my riding

Ben is awesome at explaining thing. Love these videos

Thanks for dropping this vid, you really pushed the limits of explanation. Away to work on my floppy drop.

Great explanations of techniques!

Really appreciate! I am also really excited for the How to Jump episode😁

Brilliant as always!

This is brilliant, thanks Ben - up until now I've no idea what I've been doing - now I know what I should be doing. Time to progress 😬👍

Thanks for droppin that knowledge on us

Super Vids Ben. You're presentation and writing are spot on!

Best video on this technique very very detailed!

i have seen 10s of videos about how to do drops but this is by far the best.

Always enjoy your vids.

Excellent tutorial. Thanks very much. 👍👌

Loved the overlapped videos showing the lines of all 3 drop techniques

Thanks , great series

Excellent video. Really good tips.

Best MTB technical series ever!

I will practice this! Thank you!!

Ben, thanks for the excellent video. There are many confusing drop videos out there and, following one, I have been bunny hopping off the edge of the drop wit inconsistent results. I feel out of control and way too high. Every time, it scares me. Now I know what I was doing wrong and will fix it. Great job!

This is a strangely excellent series. Thanxalot

Great video, thanks!

Superb! Great vid!

A must see, rewatch vid. Thanks!

You're a great teacher, Ben. Good on ya. :)