How I Learned to Hit Gap Jumps - San Clemente Mountain Biking
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- Опубліковано 4 сер 2024
- I started clearing gap jumps (doubles), and this is how I did it.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 I am afraid of gap jumps.
00:40 We're here to overcome.
01:21 Let's get loose and have fun!
01:47 A little crash...
02:11 Starting to clear gap jumps - Round 1
03:15 Clearing more gaps jumps! - Round 2
03:52 Problems - Round 3
04:25 I need some help.
04:48 Let's go! Round 4
05:36 Victory Lap!
06:24 Time to face the REAL fear.
07:50 Just for fun!
08:24 Glad you were here.
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thank you for this! I was legit talking out loud rooting for you to hit the jumps. Fantastic video!!
Ah dang! Thanks! 🤘🏾😆
That clip at 1:14 is sick! Nice work, gap jumps are scary
Sarah rips! Thanks man! I am still scared but more willing now. 🤘🏾😆
Great story telling brother!!! And yeah… that feeling of overcoming a fear. Priceless. ✊
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Awesome work Alan! Being vulnerable and filming it shows is all we can overcome in time. Kudos.
Thanks Chad!
Oh man! I was smiling ear to ear with you after you cleared that whole jump line! And holy smokes, that last gap chasm is scary. So cool to see you hit it! ✌🏼🤟🏼
Thanks Adam! Such a good feeling. And yeah…I thought I could get myself to hit the chasm gap but still needed help. 😆
Great video, crazy how riders strengths and weaknesses can differ so much. You hit stuff all the time that I wouldn't touch but for me gap jumps are not too big of a deal and I hit those at SC all the time. Really fun watching you progress through them!
Thanks! Yeah…so mental. That gap, the way the front of the landing looks…it messes with my head. But less so now! 😃
Really enjoyed that video. That was really fun watching both of you try to overcome those challenges. Let’s face it, gap jumps scare the shit out of all of us. I think the best way is to just have a good friend lead you into the jump. That way at least you have the visual in your head of them making the jump and you get the benefit of getting the right speed going in. Kudos to you man that was a lot of fun
Thanks Adam! Everything you said. 💯 👊🏾
That was Awesome! Thanks for sharing your jumping progression!
My pleasure. I hope it inspires others. 🤘🏾
So glad I watch your video I’m having the same problem fear of gap jumps,watching this video makes me more confident and ready to step it up.thanks
Heck yeah!
Rad video Alan!! Awesome job sending those gaps and running it back to reinforce the confidence!!
Thanks! 🙏🏾
Just very recently found and subbed your channel. Stoked to see a couple of my favorite local gaps from Loma Linda Hills in your intro! Love your videos!
Thanks John! I gotta get back to Hulda and hit those gaps now.
A great crew can really make a difference on your ride and progression hey! Stoked for ya on them gaps man!!!! We just recently started doing small gaps, hopefully keep progressing! 🤘👊
💯 Couldn’t have done it without that crew. Stoked for you on starting to hit gaps. I am still scared of them but clearing gaps and greasing the landing feels so good!
honestly i love your content more and more each video i watch :) I hope you continue to grow in UA-cam and Mtb!!
Thanks Addison! 🙏🏾
Just found your channel in the last few days. Loving it. Man you seem like a super nice dude. Keep up the good work man!
Thanks Cameron! 🙏🏾
Heck yeah man! Loved the video , lovef the editing. So awesome to clear gaps, feels so awesome to concour fears and send it! Im definitely not to your level but the gaps are so fun! Btw so awesome meeting you at sedona mtb fest!
Thanks! 🙏🏾
Likewise. Sedona was a blast even with the rain and cold.
Good job!!
I always found it helpful (if you have skilled fast friends) to follow my friends down a jump line matching their speed and look off the jump.
When I have done this it was always great.
Cool video 👍
Thanks!
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Thanks for sharing this Alan. It really makes me want to go and conquer something new.
Heck yeah! Go get it! 👊🏾
Excellent video! It's great to have a mix of skill levels so that someone always has some experience to provide. Definitely a hurdle what unlocks tons of potential.
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I’m glad you posted this! I went through pretty much the exact same process on these very jumps just a couple of weeks ago.
Heck yeah! 🤘🏾
Same here! These jumps are so well built that they inspire a ton of confidence.
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Rad video, Alan! All about that progression!!!
Thanks! And thanks for the support. 🙏🏾
You and Sarah are bad asses! I’m looking forward to hitting my first gaps thanks for your help.
Thanks! I was stoked Sarah was there. Get it!
Great video Alan! Love your style, riding, and especially attitude! Inspires me to keep pushing. As far as the crash in the beginning...I always think if you're not crashing occasionally, you're really not pushing outside your comfort zone. At least for me anyway! :) Keep progressing!!
Thanks Jason!
Definitely, a little tip-over here and there is par for the course. :)
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Just went there last week... just before the rains. I chickened out on ALL but the tamest of the jumps. NO GAPS FOR ME! So, CONGRATS TO YOU, on conquering that fear!
Right on. San Clemente is a great place to work on those gap jump fears!
Got to love these home town trails!!
Yeaa!!great vídeo alanos🍻🍻👍✌
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This was so sick bro 🤙🏾 great job over coming your fear and sending it 🚀💯🤙🏾
Yew! Thanks!
Love seeing a genuine progression of emotions when breaking through a barrier! I'm new in SoCal and Im gonna check this trail out!
Thanks! Welcome to SoCal!
I’ve been struggling with all types of jumps. Making it a goal this year to improve.
Great video!
Heck yeah!
Nicely done! That silence after hitting the gap into Hole in the Fence the first time is a real moment.
Ha! You said it. I tend not to celebrate right away...there's often something right after the thing you're trying to overcome. Nothing like succeeding and then crashing while celebrating. LOL!
Yup, stay positive, get a buddy to tow in... that's how i overcome my fear....your jumps look awesome 🔥🔥🔥welcome to gap jumps fun🤘🤘🤘
Ha! Thanks! Feels good to be visiting Gapville.
So sick! Love the storytelling man!
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MTB Allen your channel is awesome. I’ve watched a lot of them for tutorials and they’ve helped a lot. I’m usually riding solo so it’s hard to progress sometimes. But taking it slow and staying within my skill level I’m up to clearing about 6-8 foot gaps.
Yo! Glad the my vids helped, but you get all the credit for doing the work. Stoked for you! 🤘🏾
Very nice, I hit those same jumps for the first time on my birthday ride, so fun and rewarding. It’s nice to accomplish small goals each ride, really helps with progression 🤙🏻🤙🏻
Heck yeah! That's a rad birthday gift.
Excellent approach to this and a bit of inspiration for me to give these a go - the crew I ride with hit these, and I think now I need to as well.
Thanks! Heck yeah! Get it!
Great vid! This is some of my favorite MTB Alan content!
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@@mtb_alan Are these trails in Aliso? It looks like they allow much more jumps on trails up there! In SD, not so much.
@@sdtrailrider8070 San Clemente. Check the description for the Trailforks links. 😉
I'm like you, if I finally get it, I need to circle back and do it again a couple times to cement it inside of me. You did fantastic and it does help to have people like Jason and Sara to support. Gaps with kickers can be super sketchy to me. Well done video. Wish I was in Sedona enjoying everything, hope the weather co operates.
Thanks! Yeah…always good when you can safely redo it.
Sedona has been cold and wet, but we arrived a couple days before the festival and storm. Video coming soon. 😉
I so know where you're coming from with gap jumps. I've done quite a few different ones, but they get the heart racing every time!!!
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Great job Alan!
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Alan glad u send it.... the 4th gap with the paper had also an wood caseplate perfect for practice gaps..if u have someone in the near level u can push each other..!!
So true. 👊🏾
@@mtb_alan but in an safe way
Great video as usual Allen. I also like how you express how you are dealing with the challenges psychologically. I met you and Kelly again behind the coffee shop at Skypark a few weeks ago. I wanted to follow you down Comet.
Thanks! Confidence is an interesting thing. :)
Did we get a lap on Comet?
@@mtb_alan I told you I would buy you lunch if you let me follow you down Comet. You said that wasn't necessary. Then I screwed up the courage to just do it.
@@speed2live oh that’s right! Next time you got it.
Awesome Alan! Seems like were about on the same level, or at least Im trying to grt at yours!
Warm regards from Sweden! 🇸🇪
Nice!
Progression is such a great part of mountain biking, right?
Nice dude! You are a capable rider and you clear everything at snow summit...these jumps should be a breeze just don't overthink it! Nice work
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dude that was money, man! right on right on, keep ripping it man.
Thanks. Will do!
Great job!
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great video! love the confidence meter. I ride mainly by myself and taking risks with those features i have to be really picky choosy....I hate riding around features and gaps. It kills me! LOL
Thanks Mike!
I feel you. I always feel a little jab when I ride around a gap jump.
I also feel you on the solo style. I'm def more cautious without a crew.
Nice job gaps are always intimidating I was just able to clear the treeline jumps at Pacifica 🤘🏻rad video
Nice! Congrats! 🤘🏾
Hole In The Fence looked steeeeeeep! Nice riding!!
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I always avoid jumps.....scares the crap out of me. But in order to get better, I had to do it. I took a clinic with Rich Drew over the weekend in San Diego and all of the repetition gave me the confidence that I needed to jump. Definitely know how you feel when you were clearing those gaps. I'm not ready for gaps yet, but the same concept applies from my weekend learning. BTW, we met the president of YT North America. Really cool dude, gave us all some really cool headwear!
💯 I didn’t approach gaps until I was really confident on tables.
Nice. Jeff is out there a fair bit. Chatted with him just after filming Jason doing the one-footer. Nice dude.
Nice work brotha!…🤟
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San Clemente is my go to riding spot. I suffer from the fear of those same gap jumps and need to over come my fear. It's like my own trail tutorial. LOL Now I just need to go out and conquer my fears. You have great content and well created videos!
Thanks Frank!
It definitely helps to have a crew to tow you in.
@@mtb_alan Today a finally cleared that jump! There was another rider there lapping that same trail and he towed me in. Big help! I big shout out to Jose! Concurring your fears is a great feeling. Thanks for the encouragement!
Yew! Glad you overcame your fear! On trailforks the "rehab" trail is called beer run. Locals may have a different name of it but that's what I tell myself the trail is called.
Thanks! and thanks for the info.
Absolutely LOVE that line in San Clemente, it's done so much for my gap confidence. Still haven't hit that big gap before Car Crash though :( Still working up to it!
Heck yeah! Yeah, those jumps and the other ones on this line are on my list.
I also need to get over the same fear. Would be nice to have a line like that where you can session it over and over. Great job!
I definitely took time go get really comfortable on table jumps and small doubles (with bike length gaps).
And yeah...it's helpful to have a session line especially with a progression of gaps like this trail. I drive over an hour to get to this place. 😆
loved the video and the confidence, that’s my only problem confidence also the slap at the end though 😂
Confidence is such a huge factor. And yeah…Jason does squats. 😆
great story telling yea its normal to overcome that one fear
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Nice man. I was there that day. We spoke in the parking lot before your rode. I still haven’t hit the last three jumps in that line. First 2 I do just fine.
Yo! I feel you. It helped a lot to have some cohorts with me.
These are the first gap jumps that I have ever attempted! Riding San Clemente has really increased my confidence.
Heck yeah! I am definitely going back to keep progressing.
Great job I’m still working on that fifth gap one of these days I’ll have someone to tow me in
Thanks! That fifth jump ended up being the easiest and smoothest one. 😆
I know that fear. Took me *soooooo* long to work up the nerve for this one: 0:25 Now I just overshoot it all the time, and steer around the bigger/scarier ones. 😂 Those San Clemente trails look super fun. Gotta get down there and check 'em out.
You’ve been killing it at Hulda. And yeah, you’d have a blast in SC. It’s like Hulda’s bigger brother.
Ahh!! So just more speed for bigger gaps!?! Found when seshnin baby gap, each jump felt different from awkward pulling of bars or trying to boost. Was seldom adding more speed. Will be back at it next week then. Alan going totally RAD! on that first infinity gap!! Way to go man!! 🦅 Got # for a good tow!?!, Asking for a friend. 😁
😆 Thanks!
I’d say it’s less about more speed and it’s more about the right speed. I actually over-jumped the 5th jump the first time I hit it. And that can be just as risky. But I’m definitely not yet the person to be towing anybody in. 😅
That was indeed a rad day, let’s do it again soon!
Heckin’ A!
Good video 📹👍
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I wish there was a LOVE button, cause I woulda hit that. I've overcome similar things at a bike park here in Mt. Feels good.
Ha! Thanks Johnny. 👊🏾
Hell yeah!
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yeah after breaking my collar bone a few years back i been scared of gaps but is really all in your head i guess the trick is to be relaxed and dont panic right before hitting the jump
That definitely helps. Not shown in this video, I started by hitting smaller gaps before coming to these.
I was there with my buddies at the beginning of hole in the fence. That canyon gap is scary. Not crazy about trying that. I think one of your buddies came close to eating s##t on it. I have no problem with the beer run gaps but that one scared me. Good job on your channel!
Thanks Pat!
Yeah...that gap is a bit weird. It's not the kind of thing you can just rid off, you gotta pull some, the landing is flat, and there are hazards on the other side. Annnnd it erodes and grows a little bigger every time it rains. TBH, I don't know how many more times I'll do it now that I've done it twice. 😅
I just did this same trail for the first time a few weeks ago.
Yew!
Mind if I ask what you’re recording with? Great quality video!
Thanks! Except for the bit with me talking in the beginning, it's just a GoPro HERO10. But it's also about the settings, editing, and color grading.
I did a video on my settings. It's here: ua-cam.com/video/bH68ci2I9yY/v-deo.html
I've only made a couple tweaks since then. Now, I shoot at 24fps and use 5500 color temp instead of 5000.
Hope that helps!
Awsome Job ! Looking to take a trip out your way and wondering whats the trail name? Cheers from NC
Thanks!
You’re gonna have a blast.
The trails in this vid are on Trailforks. Check the description for the links. 🤘🏾
that run is sick! the camera does not do them justice. they are much larger in person vs what is perceived in the video. they have added even more jumps, etc.
Heck yeah!
And indeed, the new stuff is sick!
Jumps always seem smaller on camera . That said my local Forrest has many gap jumps im absolutely terrified of , many big ones but a few gap jumps that are only 1 or 1,5 bike lengths. The jumps in your video seem so nice , mostly dirt jumps and no trees around , I'm terrified of the jumps in my forest because they're all build out of wood and if I don't jump off correctly of that wood lip it's gonna send me flying who knows where . If that was a table I wouldn't have any problem hitting it . But I have a 100 mm full suspension , and I don't even know if it's the best idea to be doing these kind of jumps with it .
But thanks for your video , it gives a bit more confidence and shows how you move while flying :)
Yeah I feel you. Gap jumps are so mental!
A bit more suspension would definitely be more forgiving and reduce the chances of crashing. I know for sure that that extra travel has saved me before.
Oh yeah, I unquestionably had this experience, though nothing nearly so dramatic as gap jumps. That I'm still working on. But, near my house, there's a frolf course that has some interesting MTB-able features. There's a ten-ish foot high plateau which has a tee-off on it. On the west side, there is a moderately steep descent off the plateau and down to the paved path. I spent about an entire week coming here and just chickening out for hours at a time. Finally, I was right on the lip, and I decided to just put my feet on the pedals, which I did and it carried me safely to the bottom. I was very stoked. When I first started jumping it was at a local BMX park, so it wasn't as impressive as this, but that was pretty cool as well.
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i find that the best way is to follow somebody thats done the jump before to boost your confidence and to get the right speed for the jump
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Nice work Alan. Shoot I c u fly over Tombstone & that's a more skill jump cause of the air u get so mostly everything at SC is in ur bag.
Thanks. That gap always looks like it’s going to eat me! 😆
damn i never got the courage to hit that same line. Looked at it a bunch of times though. but recently moved to the Bay! if you ever head this way lmk!
I was stoked to have people help me through it!
nice!
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This place looks fun! I think we need to branch out from Greer every once and a while? I think my boys would like this place.
💯 You and your boys will dig it.
@@mtb_alan thanks! they have been pretty daring on gaps lately, so ill make sure to get some footage when we head out there.
@@3BrothersExtreme Heck yeah! Looking forward to it.
i really need to watch this, got the same problem hehehe...
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Hey mtb Alan I’m a big fan of yours and I live in socal and would love for you to come out to a local spot we have called waterworks in ladera ranch. Would love for u to come out and maybe we could meet but either way you should see the outsider Mtb’s video on waterworks and spitfire.
Thanks for the invite!
Hey alan🙋🏻♂️, just a question,,,after your wrist injury do you use some kind of brace at ur wrist? I did broke my wrist at a gap jump some time ago🤦🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️
Yeah! I’ve been using the Mobius X8. I love it.
Nice! Were you doing an actual coaching session or just out with a new group?
Also any idea what happened to Kevin Aiello? I saw your previous video where he was coaching you. I tried reaching out several times via his website. But have gotten zero replies.
I had asked Jason if he would help me out with hitting gap jumps, and as a buddy, he was happy to oblige. And yeah, Sarah was a new buddy!
I haven’t kept up with Kevin. Sorry. You can also try and hit up Leigh Donovan maybe.
So the way you learned to jump gaps is by going out and jumping gaps! Got it!
Yup.
Allen. are you coming to Seaotter next month ?
Not planning on it.
For me, gap jumps were a pretty big mental block, until I just hit a few of them and realized that they arnt actually any different than tables. Only difference is that there's just less work for the trail builders so they can put more effort into making sure the lip and landing are perfect. As long as you have the right speed (which is why you get someone to tow you in) and you don't treat gaps any differently, you'll be fine!
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you should try baldwin lane elementry loop in big bear
Thanks for the suggestion.
I’m nervous about sending big air on my Trek Rail. Little poppy jumps no problem. Any tips on how to overcome this?
Here are a few vids on how I gained jumping skill and confidence. Hope it helps!
ua-cam.com/play/PLkT3RbfY8x2UUHxrpnuIclvOrgl1j4NT_.html
What are the speed you have to keep to clear those gapes? 30mph?
Are you gonna ride the San Clemente trails again
Most likely...once the chairlifts stop running and it's not a million degrees outside. 😅
On that last gap it's only a small kicker - how do you stop yourself getting bucked on that type of jump? Seems to happen to me too many times 🤣
Like this. ua-cam.com/video/_frRzPRnOPY/v-deo.html
What tires pressure do you guys use for these jumps? Suspension fully open?
Normal pressures. Suspension open.
@@mtb_alan love the videos brother!
Man I wish we had trails like that around here. I'd be to chicken shit to hit them, but I wish we had them...
I had to work up to it.
Bro you gave me a majestic dog pound after railed pure O at hawes and then I used that stoke to clear some big nasties at the NRA line 🤘 rip brother
Hell yeah! 🤘🏾
ok how often do you go down there
More so in the winter. Less so in the summer.
Don't do his at trails you didn't build, but at some spots it helps to put pallets or another structure between the gaps to get your confidence up. Once you feel good you can remove the pallets.
Or jump table jumps first. 🤷🏾♂️
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I never focus on the gap, I just focus on the landing spot. I have jumped plenty of gaps without ever looking at it. It's almost easier in that I don't talk myself out of it.
Good tips! 🙏🏾
I'm a bit of a perfectionist I wouldn't say that was a level up in terms of skill but definitely confidence
Hmmm…maybe I’m missing something. I don’t recall saying anything about leveling up my skill. 🤔
@@mtb_alan wow a response from the guy himself.
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I live so close to those and I know they're in my skill range but I don't know the pin point area
Look for the dog park. The trails are also on Trailforks. I think I have links in the description.
@@mtb_alan thanks so much I'll check it out
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some side shots would have been nice!
So it goes.
The trail is called intentions
Intervention?
@@mtb_alan ya I’m a local to dog park
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