Steep-Faced Jumps | MTB Skills: Practice Like a Pro #25
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- Why do steep-faced jumps feel so much harder?
In this episode, Jason helps @linnearooke start getting rid of old habits that become even more pronounced as the jumps get bigger and steeper.
1. Your body should remain perpendicular to sea level; handlebars will move toward your body
2. Drive your knees forward into the face of the jump
3. Hold compression (through your feet) until the rear wheel leaves the lip
Want to learn more? Check out the full episode (18:06) on fluidrideonlin...
🎥 Filmed and edited by Kyle Ilenda
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Linnea has been racing locally in the pro category, but until this year she had almost no formal training and was held back by major gaps in her technique. While she was able to carry speed well on straight downhills and high-bermed turns, she lacked foundational cornering skills and was timid in the air. In Feb 2020, she met up with Fluidride to help with a filming trip in Baja, and was fascinated by Simon's teaching methods. Wanting to be part of this mission, she left her career in healthcare in July 2020 to officially join the Fluidride team as COO. We started filming this series to document her journey of cleaning up bad habits, adding new skills to her toolkit, and chasing her dream of riding with style.
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Recently joining the Fluidride team, Jason is an accomplished enduro racer in the PNW. Following many years in BMX and dirt jumping, he picked up mountain biking at age 39 and was soon bringing home pro podiums in enduro! His experience in multiple disciplines also brings a uniquely fun and playful style to his riding.
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Thank you for finally clearing up whether you should compress the front fork with your hands. It totally makes sense, that if done properly with knees over toes, compressing the pedals will also compress the front.
Yes! This was also iluminating for me. It allows you to relax the arms and not tilting the bike in the air by pulling on it
So push down into bars with arms as well as push down with legs??
I find I pull up on the bars and I can land uneven.
@@cycloboyriley only through the feet, nothing through the arms.
The 30 seconds from 3:40 to 4:10 is GOLD.
Thanks so much for watching! 🤪 -Linnea
For real! That explains a lot of what I've been seeing!
At his age, he jumps like a young kid... effortlessly... damn 🤟🏽
Well he's still a kid! Kidding but he does have style for miles! -Simon
Age ?Not important🤷
@@MTB_Nephi This ... Passion over rides age!
Thank you so much for this. Jumps are my absolute nemesis. I've never known about the knee and toe combo with perpendicular body. mega.
There is no apology needed for having fun.
Best line I've heard today👌
I can tell she has anxiety haha
Relatable
Keep your body perpendicular to sea level and knees over toes is such a big revelation. It finally makes sense to me know. Hopefuly this will reduce amout of crashes on a big jumps 😅. Awesome video😁
I enjoyed watching this and learning something. My cryptonite is is steep faced jumps. I dont know why I have such a mental block on steep faced jumps
Thanks so much! I've watched countless videos of the type "do a bunny hop on the way up", which I just wasn't skilled enough to put into practice, and that only got me close to dead sailoring. But after carefully watching this lesson, I think I got it, and after putting in practice the instructions I feel today I had a small breakthrough in my jumps. Again, thank you!!
So smooth and so much pop...slow speed too...
Exactly the video that I needed to work on my jumping. Kudos for the crystal clear explanation and coaching. Great progression from her in such a small time frame. Thanks for this awesome video!
This is such kind feedback - thank you. I'm happy it resonated! -Linnea. (and I'll let Jason know 🤪)
Wow ,watch till the end and see the " super boost " same speed but man did he "BOOST " . Good job coach and I wish I was riding with you guys ,I could learn alot from both of you ! Thanks for taking the time time to make and post these videos .
the whole vibe of this video is weird and strange but so damn helpful, clear and informative. After a bazillion contradictory videos about jumping, out of now where, David Spade and some girl with a full face, made everything make sense...
Well, I think Jason would be the first to admit he's not traditional. One hell of a coach though, and an amazing jumper. I'm happy to know it was helpful! -Simon
@@Fluidride yeah, 100% new subscriber here. There's so many good tid bits in here, so clear and professionally presented. I can't wait to put them into practice. Your channel is SOOO GOOD! can't wait to watch more!
@@bikeninja956 Thank you. It's been a labor of love for sure. You've got lots more to watch, but if you run out, more videos are available online at www.fluidrideonline.com. It's free for a week so it's easy to check out at no charge. (over 60 hours of content - about $8/mo). Al the YT stuff is there and a ton more. It's morning here in France. I'm off to film more content for you at Vallorcine, near the Swiss border! -Simon
@@Fluidride ok, thanks for that info. Hands down one of the best on YT in my opinion. Keep it up!
This video has really help my jumps, I'm 50 years old and now clearing tabletops 🤟 thank you
Damn, that part about keeping knees and toes aligned, and why... explains a lot, and has probably saved me in advance from likelihood of jump OTBs (long-time roadie converted to MTB this year). Awesome tip!
Wow such a brilliant explanation of jumping. "Knees over toes", so subtle but important!
Ah yes we love this saying! It applies to so many riding techniques too. Thanks so much for watching! -Linnea
huge value for everybody trying to understand fundamentals of whole trying to jump "thing",. For me is very hard to go through mental part of jumping and stop to fear of what´s comming, but what helps me is to build it step by step, again and again on the same jump and scale it up when I feel that I start to enjoy it and not to fear about jump it self anymore. I am still in begging but contend like that, really helps me to understand key part and try it on the trail.
Yes, having something to anchor on that is not fear based is hugely helpful. I'm not a natural jumper, so I rely on these techniques to keep me out of my head, especially when I'm feeling intimidated. -Simon
That was AWESOME. Jumps scare me…I’ve always had this morbid fear of being launched into space but watching videos like this help me see that gravity is really pretty consistent lol and helps the bike come back down in the order in which it’s launched. I’ve got to practice!
This is a great explanation. On a DJ, I can complete jumps safely and correctly using the bunnyhop/penciling technique, but different people giving me instruction that conflicts lately (saying it’s all in your arm pump VS leaning back) has been frustrating and unhelpful. Neither focus works correctly or effectively.
So, I’m excited to try this focus of knees over toes while utilizing my arms to create pressure and get my weight back-with the goal of boosting the jump.
Probably easier said than done, but I’m feeling pretty good about it.
"literally the point is to have fun" best quote to say to someone starting in mtb
I can’t thank you enough for your simple to
Understand instructions, all your videos are incredible and the tip of knees over toes as I approach a jump has massively improved my technique and helped avoid dead sailors along with conquering the mental block of progressing to doubles. Thank you🤟🏽
Super clean and clear! Also thanks for finally dropping “preloading” and switching to “compressing”. The former could be understood as “before loading” meaning “unweighting”, opposite of your intention.
Jason you are one of those naturals man. You're boosting like nobodies business, super stylish
I am a total beginner and love the sound effects! 😁 They are fun and happy! I am loving these videos. Thank you!
This channel does very well at clearly delivering simple points. I agree that a lot of other videoes talk about compressing and then moving back to bunny hop from the lip. Just getting the simple version down is really valuable.
Thanks so much for your thoughtful feedback - we appreciate it!
Staying perpendicular to the ground is a tip i rarely see when riders teach new people how to jump, Stand up to the jump! :)
Yeah, best way to jump well is to stand up (or stay perpendicular to sea level). The sea level and not the ground you are on is the key to standing up on a jump. -Simon
That explanation of why keeping weight back on compression is VERY BAD makes evvvverrrythging makes sense! Thanks!
finally makes sense ! thank you! and love the little sneak of Simon! as usual smooth and so useful!
the breakdown with the subtitles was immensely helpful!!! Thanks for this, really good info!!!!!!
Thanks for watching!! And we’re stoked it’s helpful for you
Great explanation! Also, she crushed it!
You are an excellent teacher.
Holy cow! This is a veeeery good explanation @3:50 thanks! Just what I needed.
Wow... the front/rear wheel arch explanation is spot on... Now I want to go hit some jumps!
Yeah that makes the dynamics of the jump a lot easier to understand now, great stuff 👍👍
Great tutorial and video
Really good tips here. The most helpful to me was "body should stay perpendicular to sea level." I find it slightly tougher on jumps that have a downhill approach. I need to transition from being more rearward on my bike on the downhill approach to getting centered on it just before the launch and then pushing straight up, which basically places you "forward" relative to the bike as it rides up the face of the launch. I think the "body perpendicular to sea level" tip is a way of thinking of where your weight should be rather than thinking how the bike is positioned relative to your body in these three different down hill, level and uphill scenarios.
Just bought myself a nice $220.00 mountain bike at walmart. It's a little more money than I wanted to spend but needed a shredder bike. It's my first suspension bike. Cant wait to start sending monster jumps like these. Thanks for the video bud!
Knees over feet is gold!
It's changed everything for me this year... I'm happy it's helping you too! -Linnea
Great video with solid instruction. Always had the dead sailor problem to contend with and this clearly shows how not to die on these steep faces🙏
These lines look sooo much fun!!!!
Great video and very good and simple tutorial on jumping technique! 5 weeks into a broken collarbone injury and still have some time ahead of me but looking forward to climbing back on the saddle. Keep up the good work
Best explanation ive seen great vid 👌
Awesome! Jason will be psyched to see this! -Simon
Wow. One of the best jump vids out there
Brilliant.
Thanks guy's.
Great video as always. Love to see the progression. I squash the bigger jumps but it is easy to see how knees over the toes make it safer than having the hips back. Thank you.
Sometimes you have to squash jumps of you are going to fast for the size of the gap. If your speed is right then getting that nice pop feels so much better and controlled.
You guys nailed that explanation! Thank you!
Very helpful tutorial, mind opening breakdown. Thanks & keep'em coming!
Thanks for the awesome feedback!
What a good video, love her progression
Watching this makes me miss Washington so much. I lived there for 5 years and Duthie was one of my main spots. I saw you guys out there all the time and now I regret never signing up for a course.
I hope you have the chance to return and hop on a bike!! It's only getting better here, and so many new trails popping up all over. Tiger and 27 have really taken off!
This guy is a REALLY GOOD COACH!
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Great video guys. Thanks!
This man knows his stuff
Jason is an awesome coach and an incredible jumper! - Coach Kagen
Nice work you guys, great review for how to ride steeper stuff 👌
I cant wait to ride with Linnea and have so much fun on the trails after were married!!
Great instructor! Linnea is rocking it.😍 Can't wait for spring here up north to be able to practice all this techniques.
This is really helpful thank you. Also credit it to lady rider here for pushing to bigger scarier jumps. Takes guts 👍
We're so happy it's resonating! And thanks for the kind words too! -Linnea
Great video, your a great teacher!
Damn! Finally got it! Thanks a lot!!! I will be finally able to help out my friends and improve too! cheers from Germany 🍻
We love hearing this - and it's so great when riders can improve with their friends and help each other too. Cheers from Seattle! -Linnea
I totally agree to this, my explaination to my trainees here in Cebu Philippines is, just do an English Bunny Hop on all kinds of jump and your good.
I forgot we have no lean back policy
Excellent video! It's great to see you doing this Gainey! Successful at all you do my friend :)
Very good video, cheers from a french mtb instructor👍👍
04:05 - Now I know why I OTBed on my last big jump... XD thanks guys & keep up the great vids. I can't believe that it wasn't that long ago that @linnearooke broke her collar bone!
Impressive and big help for me again, many thanks
Brilliant explanation. Thx for that.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching 🥳 - Coach Kagen
Awesome, thx for the lesson!
This is more like dirtjump/free ride..hehe..nice one
This also gives riders the confidence to hit ramps faster because they understand how not to end up with the Dreaded OTB Crash.
Best jump video yet! Wish I had something like this 3 years ago when I messed up my shoulder OTB! Thank you Jason/Fluidride!
3:40 good to see at least a few other riders try to get this info out there. too many give the generally terrible advice of "lean back to get your front wheel higher" which, as you say, is likely to do the opposite as seen in PB Friday Fails videos.
I've been saying it for years and commenting such under said videos since at least early 2020.
i find it kinda interesting how coaches explanations of techniques like jumping differ. I've done a few sessions and was told to extent out and forward above the bike after compressing into the lip, whereas y'all teach to 'stay perpendicular and let the handlebars come up' which looks exactly the same but is worded wayy differently. kinda cool!
Great episode, very helpful for those poppy jumps. I have the online subscription for the site and this is a great series. Complements all the other content really well.
Thanks Chase, it's a labor of love for sure. Thanks for subscribing to our online school as well! We are hard at work to make all our content even more complimentary. Stay tuned!
Really clear and well explained
Thanks so much Jim! - Coach Kagen
Loved watching the learning curve and progression and really good instruction ! Really super channel here for those of us starting to learn more skills to mix it up from regular trail riding.
Really like this 👌
Thanks so much for watching, Vince! -Linnea
Y'all are super informative. I didn't know that I needed to learn this stuff
Awesome progression, you'll be boosting them soon enough 🤘
I heard this dude is a mtb wizard. 😀
wish i could ride with this master for a day or two
If you're ever in the Pacific Northwest, I bet Jason would be excited to coach you! - Coach Kagen
Mad!!!
as always, such a great and crystal clear explanation! I have a more basic jump related question: when do you initiate the compression, I kind of do it by instinct but it would be so good to put words to it...thanks :)
AS the front wheel is moving into the ramp of the jump, so about 1-2 feet before the ground starts going up. I hope this makes sense. -Simon
@@Fluidride it does thanks!
Nice 👍🏾
Very good video!! 🤙🤙
Incredible! Linea made such a huge progress! So many good Tips even for advanced riders.
Oh and what would i give for riding this trails! The Forest looks so awesome and the jumps perfect for easy and save progression. I don’t think we have something similar good and beautiful here in germany!
Thanks for the kinds words. We are SO spoiled here. The trails are great, and the dirt is even better!
I’m a local legend at dead sailing
Dude you are the best at explaining how to jump so we understand and video reinforcement really helps watching Linneas arc on those jumps 🤘 one question how do you get super boost made it look effortless thanks for the videos 👍
Nice to see Fluid ride sharing sum knowledge that will prevent progressive riders who are transitioning to the next level...be safe.
We have the same blue helmet..i wish i could jump just like that too...
Great as always guys! One thing that confuses me no matter how I hear it explained: How do you "hold compression"? You drive weight down on the suspension. It bounces back right away. So how do you "hold" the compression in the suspension and release it to meet the size and steepness of the jump? 🤔 (this is literally the key for me to get more air off of jumps, I don't know what this means!)
You resist the energy/pressure/compression of the jump face with your legs until the rear wheel contacts the lip. This way you ensure you are matching compression with the shape of the jump. Imagine trying to stand up on a roller coaster as it goes through a dip without bending your legs...you would have to resist the pressure it creates. That's what it feels like to jump well. Let me know if this makes sense. Can try to explain in other ways if need be. Thanks! -Simon
@@Fluidride Yes thanks Simon that's a huge help! So feeling that resistance ...waiting... then popping up (making the bike light) as the rear wheel is leaving the lip is basically what is going on? (keeping it super simple)
@@VonSC2 Spot on!
One of the best videos on jumps on the internet! I have a question though, I have a problem with releasing too early, I am going to try and change this, but what happens if I release too late? Just so I know where the sweet spot is?
I really would love to take some lessons with this guys.
Come and join us in Seattle sometime!
@@Fluidride yeah im every weekend at the duthie hill park and trying to mimic the video lessons. Will have to check your page for a schedule and prices.
Amazing
What i do to hit big ones and not go OTB is to tuck the bars up into my waist or stomach. Its easiest for me to just think to tuck before the jump.
“Move toward the jump.” That’s interesting.
this is gold
Watching these videos has realy helped me. And I keep coming back to them. But, when you say 'press harder', is that a reference to popping or am I missing something?
Pressing harder is really just pressing into the jump 'more than it presses at us'. For a neutral jump outcome we teach newer jumpers to press into the jump 'as much as it presses at them'. This feeling is the same as rolling down through a depression and up a hill on the other side. We all know how much to push back in this instance so as to not get taller or be crushed under the pressure. When we 'press more' it makes us taller...which is the outcome of pressing into the jump more than it presses at us. Remember that we have our muscular system to help with this and not just our body weight. It is possible to 'push into' a jump harder. In my way of speaking, this would make us 'pop' more. So we are likely on the same page here. Happy to clarify as needed. -Simon
this is awesome! where are these trails? on the other side of the world I bet 🤣🤣😭😭😭
Duthie Hill Park in Issaquah Washington near Seattle. (Pacific Northwest, USA)
@@Fluidride thank you
Is it compression, like forcing the shock from a squat-like movement as you go into the jump, or is it compression from the change in the bike's direction (pushing the shock down from the position of the rider)? It might be really subtle, but I'm not seeing the former.
I have a tendency to over press on everything sometimes I have to just say no preload or press
So the key is to not only stand up to the jump but really stand up INto the jump!?
How do you prevent the fork from rebounding you downward after the lip and throwing you forward down, otb?