Wade Simmons Teaches the Fundamentals of Drops - Pick-A-Part, Episode #8 

Love this mentality! "You're human. You go down stairs. You jump off of picnic tables." 🤘 More please!

i was 74 and was still dropping in on the North Shore [ easier ones like Floppy Bunny etc ] but did CBC, and a few others up on Whistler [ did a lobotomized drop on 'Joyride' aaaacckkkk ! ] Loved Burnaby Mt; and and my fav was Mach Chicken between Gibsons and Sechelt [ def had some bash ups but absolutely loved it all ] BUT, had 4 strokes AFTER i stopped riding [ sold my tricked out Transition Bottle Rocket, and with no exercise to burn all the sweets and crap carbs i was eating i had 4 Minor strokes from clogged arteries - anyway, managed to heal myself with change of diet and Nutraceutical supplements - the Pharmaceuticals work quickly but are absolute crap for long term and creates more of the same and worse problems - if i could afford to i would ride now at 78 with very little issues [ i did buy an Ebike but not a DH Ebike [ yuck ] so...i can dream ] meantime, thank you Wade for the memories [ i do have a few videos somewhere on RU-vid and Facebook...

When me and my buddies started getting into freeriding in the late 90s and early 00s, Wade was our hero. One afternoon when one of us got bootleg copies of Kranked 1-4 (because we were all students and broke as hell) we must've had those videos playing 24-7 all summer, every summer. We'd get stoked watching Wade do awesome lines, impossible trials from Ryan Leech.. they all inspired us to do crazy shit in our neck of the (urban) woods. My hero.

Loving these pick-a-parts with Wade...but man I would love to see another comical commercial someday soon too! Wade is hilarious when he's 'acting' in ads. Anyways, thanks Race Face MTB for putting these together.

I'm 44 and been riding MTB off and on since I was 13 .. these vids are INSANE. Already learned 2 things 10 mins in! Wades knowledge and skills are Great! Amazing to see him still have the passion after all these years. Loved watching him NWD and Anthill Films! #godfatheroffreeride :)

The Godfather nails it!! Always a treat to watch him ride!

Wade’s videos are so good! He presents the skills in a way that give you the confidence that you can do it too.

Luna!

damn this guy is great at explaining and very personable

This is the first drop video that I've see that actually explains the correct technique and actually demos it on a sizeable drop. Thank you!

Classic Simmons video, can listen to him for hours. Clean techinc. Always impressed on how a good suspension is fundamental to sustain your skills. Great video as always! I will Pay gold to ride with him!

Glad I found this channel man. I'm 53 y.o and picked up my first mtb (hardtail) 2 days ago, so I have a lot to learn!

Dude kinda feels like the bob ross of mountain biking. That was sweet

I'd take Wade on all my rides if I could! :D

Great video, definitely one of the better ones on drop technique. BTW, I use the same demo/analogy when I teach of hopping off a curb or ledge without the bike on how the kinesiology(human movement) is the same.

Great to see a how-to video from a long time shredder who actually understands what he's doing. can't emphasize enough about staying neutral over the bike. too many riders hang off the back and get bucked as a result and I've been calling it out for years now...

Loving this series as well. Wade does a great job breaking things down and explaining in relatable ways. Also, he's clearly just a good dude.

Thank you so much to Wade and the race face team. This is the best explained instruction on how to do big drops.

I hit the Scapulator last fall! Went for the "tactical case" approach. About as big as I'll ever attempt.

I'm only navigating urban streets but somehow I feel I will use this. Terrific video!

Legendary! Thanks Wade!

Yes! Another great vid. Thanks!🙏

What a Legend. Would be Grate to Hit the trails with hin 👍🚵

Great clip!!! Thank's a lot 😎👍🏽it's perfekt to make my jump's better 🙌🏽 Cheers

Love this guy! Thanks for the info, first mtb and I’m hooked. Love the community

Inspired by your explanations and videos. True rider bro

One of the best things on the Internets... thanks Godfather

Nicely Done Wade, simple and to the point! Was epic fun getting in some sendz with you in Arkansas at the Hollow, Interplanet Janet. Saw that you rode with Justice too, he’s a smasher! Have to come to Vancouver!

little school trip from the legend... that last drop tho...#sweatypalms.. eek.

Love it, recently started doing bigger drops. Thanks for the tips Wade!!

Best video on drops Ive watched

Great video. Learned a ton!

Best Mtb video on drops I’ve seen !! Good stuff

One of the best that can explain in such good sense to the normal riders.... thanks Wade!

So good. Thank you

Awesome lesson

Really helpful! I've been compressing to lift the front but not pushing it out as much, its nice to roll in slowly and lift the front rather then come if fast and count on momentum to keep the front end up, especially when the ride in isn't exactly straight, nothing quite like the terror of hang-time thats more then you expect, 1/2 a second can feel like forever when you end up going deeper then you'd planned!

Thanks very good tips

Amazing vid!

Great video.

Thanks! I'll use this.

Did my first decent sized drop today after watching this video. Thanks!!

Legend!

inch perfect on every drop , practice makes perfect , another great how to

great training on starting small, learn principals and then move up using the same skills.

roger on the forward part ... its like my life mission now to go forward , when i see a feature my mind goes "CHARGE"

What a Legend. Awesome teaching video. Can't believe you are still sending it like that. Sweet my dude.🤙🏻

Wade that drop video is banging 🔥 👌🏾

Excellent tuition thank you,that big drop was sweet,very nice

Can remember one fall night at the Cove bike shop (1990s) Wade was putting on a handle bar on a new bike I was picking up. No one else was in the shop that night so we had a good talk and he told me that a free riding film was premiering at a club that night and if possible I should go watch. He was in it and was hoping this free riding thing would take of in the bike scene.

I love how in the "spotting the landing" section at the crater Wade almost runs over the hapless jogger at the end of the landing! Thanks for keeping that in the edit! It happens!

look like so simple say like this, sooner or later I will have to teach that to my kids however I don't have it. if you want prove the theoretical, I will be so pumped to be teach by a legend

very nice video

Great video! And shout out to the dog munching on a stick as the end haha

It’s good information

This vids are Rad.

That is a big drop. Nice work. 19:00

Wow Wade! Remember him from the early Kranked videos in the late 90s

nice trail friend

Awesome vid, love the trail puppy. What camera set up are you using? looks great.

Thanks and subscribed ❤

Thanks for pumping our tires... I'm still a nope on that. ha

Wade, the crater, and a Z1. Who’d a thought we’d see this in 22. So sick

Nice done !! What tires are you running here ?

Hi, nice vid. Do you think you would do those drops on flats? 😲

nice video....like it 🤘🤘🤘👍👍

Maybe this is why I instinctively find drops easy to do. I'm a nut that is always either climbing or jumping off of things and I never grew up😂

Never been a big drop off guy meaning never a fan of and as well, the "Big" drops. Riding and racing a lot of XC in my early days (90's) just now getting back into it in my late 50's HAHA never too old right?....but noticing the trails are now a little more technical and bigger drops and with my 26er full suspension bike, it's getting the shit beat out of it....looking at a C30 Element but until then, these drops won't be so intimidating and ride-able as well.Hell if I'm going off anything higher than a meter ! ....I'm older and don't bounce or heal like I used to.....But at least I know how too now Thanks !! \m/

Is there any pick-a-part logo stuff like tshirts, hoodie etc. available ? I love the vibe of this series!

Great Video Wade. Made that last one look easy! its definitely not. Cheers

Geometry really does matter. The technic is basic. Not saying what you're doing is basic or anything but, you get the point. I have a old XC geo: 69° head 73° seat angle Giant maestro suspension, what's your bike geometry or should I say what do you recommend for this type of enduro ride?

Hello everyone. What helmet?

Hi, how do you tine your z1? Did you follow the base tube? I have z1 170mm can find the right tune, 80k with riding gears

what trail is the crater at the bottom of? that looks fun. heading out there this weekend!

Wade, are you running the bomber with a coil or air spring?

OMG!

should have had a set of 2006 Marzocchi drop off forks for this video

you guys need to make some flat pedal shoes!

Classic! 😂

Love how you compare jumping from a kerb is no different on a bike! Other video by the time they are finished explaining a jump by the position of your feet, arms, leg, wind direction, soil humidity, Weetbix v porridge for breakfast...you end up going 'yeah...but nah'' ! It take some serious ''big nuts'''to jump in a forest. I don't have a dog, how can l protect myself from the squirrels?

10 feet? Aren't you from Canada?

is that 27.5 or 29 Slayer? thank you.

Are you sponsored to ride the bomber fork and shock?

Great vid, but knowing what speed to go off the bigger gap drops is what scares me off

Im confused just watched Rich Drew’s method to do drops which seems at odds with this one. Any guidance welcome!

I get scared by drops where the takeoff fades away or rolls downwards a bit instead of being a straight continuation of the lead up.

5'10 what size bike is that? Reach = ?

That curb needs a proper session

Nice calm explanation of each drop without any matcho geezer crap.. Put the man on telly.. Flat landing =speed..

God damn Canadians! Oh Yah, oh ho ho

If new to drops, this is great. But strongly recommend this followup from Fluidride: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-d20ISxtBAvg.html

Bummer Wade. You cut us off in your car. Then you thought you would insult my brother and I. I have not missed a year riding North Vancouver since 84.5.. And by the way my brother Andy was in a serious crash July 17...he does not do drugs like you suggested he is recovering from a brain injury...Brutal. Something about matching jackets?

Why is the crater looks so tiny in this Video. That sh1t is the size of a house in person.

Wade is totally washed