6 ... the really high ones are madness. Having trouble on slow ones though. Where you have to nearly stop and then at some point release breaks and do "something" right to not end up in the abyss of doom. Trialy ones
Broke 4 vertebre (friday fails 334 at 2:25 if your curious) and a finger off a drop recently. Genuinely lucky to be walking. God knows what I was doing (concussion made me just forget)...TAKE YOUR TIME BUILDING CONFIDENCE. this stuff is no joke. Saying that, ill be back riding soon enough :)
Practicing on a hardtail or rigid bike off of very small, low consequence drops and paying attention to when each wheel lands and how it feels makes a huge difference- if you only practice on a big squishy bike you may not notice a small technical mistake until you make the same mistake off of something high consequence. Ride your commuter bike off curbs!
1st expert = you must always manual. 2nd expert = you must always push. 3rd expert = you must always scrub. Kudos on presenting all 3 options. You forgot 1 though... the Stoppie !
I recognise those drops! Bloody love La Fenasosa! Great to see they’ve been rebuilt Hope you had a chance to enjoy the new Maxxis line and of course the Paella while you were there! 👍🏽
Excellent video. I'm still progressing in this skill and have found that getting the speed right is key for me. I want to go fast enough so that the nose doesn't dive but not so fast that I overshoot the landing, however I will always favour more speed over less. It's a tricky science but you hit the nail on the head with your explanation.
Great video. I like how you covered racing speed for drops and how to squash them. I am struggling with this because I like to go fast but I feel out of sorts going very fast off a drop
So a crazy one for me. I used to jump my trek remedy and was happy to do any drops really (not super crazy as im not amazing, but confident kinda thing)..... Now i have an ebike and doing thr same drips feels completely different, obvs the weight is a big thing but what helps me doing it better. Thanks 🤘🏼
I've got a 120mm downcountry Hardtail and near to me is a series of natural 30-40cm drops going downhill, managed to clear the first one but the next few almost threw me off the bike, I've realised now that my body position, technique and speed were wrong. Hoping to try it again in the future. Thanks GMBN!
i hired a orange switch 7 at FoD and did the big drop at the training ground 3 times easy peasy and was using a more jumping style where i was pre loading and standing up as i went of the end! i lost my van key so went round with my £350 carrera hardtail looking for it got bored so went to the drops did'nt pre load properly went nose heavy and used my whole 100mm cheap coil fork and got bucked and broke 3 bones and torn my shoulder. i neeeed to go back and do the drop again for redemption. I was clearing the width of the gate so i hit the ground pretty hard! i reckon if i had 20 more mm travel and air i might of saved it maybe or not get bucked so hard
Thank you so much for this amazing video! Just a quick off-topic question: I have a SafePal wallet with USDT, and I have the seed phrase. (alarm fetch churn bridge exercise tape speak race clerk couch crater letter). What's the best way to send them to Binance?
"Squashing" the drop should be a default technique. Definitely not manualing of the drop, nor shifting your hips back from a neutral-high position. It's always a good thing to go low just before the edge and push the bike from there towards the landing.
Agreed. doing a manual off a drop is is for pro level riders that can already manual for days (think Jeff Kendall-Weed). Get low and push is best most of the time.
I was just practicing this yesterday on a 2 foot one to flat. I'm working up the courage for ones with gaps like you were showing here. I'm guessing on bigger ones when you don't know the speed that it's better to have too much speed than not enough?
i know this is gonna kill your riding flow , but it's always good to walk a feature to sus out the approach , and the receiving end and session it as many times as you can making a concious effort to vary your speed and pop
Best way to nail any drop is to follow someone who's already hit it! Too much speed can be as bad as not enough as you can sometimes cause the dreaded 'Dead Sailor' if you have too much speed 😬
@@gmbn I don't have anyone to follow in. My local park built a drop that requires you to clear a 5-6 foot flat gap to reach the downslope landing. Coming up short is not an option. I have never seen it mentioned but I'm thinking about taking a ball to roll off it to maybe get an idea of speed.
hey rich, what would be the proper landing or is there a proper landing? ever since i was growing up with BMX i would hit a jump and i land back wheel first then a second later my front tire would touch down. even to this day on my MTB i do the same land back wheel first then front next. i noticed some of the videos some down hill bikers land front tire first then the back tire.
Maybe it helps, but i do a lot of drops to flat cause of my urban dowhnhill riding, so i drop like this. I always use a lot of speed and i kind of do a hop over the edge. But please dont do it with a big drop if u cant bunny hop.!
Just never do what the most common mistake (who is telling people to do this?): lowering your bum so much that it touches the rear tyre even before leaving the ramp... result: BIG OTB! 😬🙄
That 'starting' drop is way to high for newer riders, or riders just getting into drops. Really should have started with something in the 'height of a wheel' height...
If you are new to mountain biking you shouldn't even be trying drops. That is the part I don't get in all of these how to videos. There are a lot of required skills you have to learn before it's safe for you to go off of drops. Yet you promote that new riders should be trying drops...🤦♂️
Our goal at GMBN is to help inspire, educate, and entertain riders of all abilities. In this video Rich is providing a suggestion of skills and tips required to perfom the 'drop' action accross a range of sizes using a sinario at the bike park where they were filming that day. Everyone is at their own level and rate of progress but for beginners who are looking for a very small drop to practice on, we suggest something that could be as simple as a curb from a pavement/sidewalk, possibly even on to grass.
@gmbn The probably start by showing them how to ride off a curb. At least insert a short clip or something. Or say, "If you are new to mountain biking here are some skills and videos you should learn first before trying drops.' Doing drops is extremely dangerous and shouldn't be taken lightly.
On a 1-10 how confident are you with riding drops? Is there a type of drop you struggle with more than others?
I'd say im 5-6 :)
A 2 and I have a race at Maydena this weekend with some drops I'm scared of, so thank you for the video!
6 ... the really high ones are madness.
Having trouble on slow ones though. Where you have to nearly stop and then at some point release breaks and do "something" right to not end up in the abyss of doom. Trialy ones
@@MTB_Beth go steady out there Beth and keep it fun! 🤘 👊
@@romanbohacek8719 slow ones are tricky!
Broke 4 vertebre (friday fails 334 at 2:25 if your curious) and a finger off a drop recently. Genuinely lucky to be walking. God knows what I was doing (concussion made me just forget)...TAKE YOUR TIME BUILDING CONFIDENCE. this stuff is no joke.
Saying that, ill be back riding soon enough :)
100% agree
Practicing on a hardtail or rigid bike off of very small, low consequence drops and paying attention to when each wheel lands and how it feels makes a huge difference- if you only practice on a big squishy bike you may not notice a small technical mistake until you make the same mistake off of something high consequence. Ride your commuter bike off curbs!
Thought I had seen more than enough videos on riding drop-offs; but, this one was excellent. Thanks Rich!
Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching
1st expert = you must always manual. 2nd expert = you must always push. 3rd expert = you must always scrub. Kudos on presenting all 3 options. You forgot 1 though... the Stoppie !
Excellent. Please more videos like this! Clear, concise, presenting multiple options and how to choose.
More to come!
I recognise those drops! Bloody love La Fenasosa! Great to see they’ve been rebuilt
Hope you had a chance to enjoy the new Maxxis line and of course the Paella while you were there! 👍🏽
Excellent video. I'm still progressing in this skill and have found that getting the speed right is key for me. I want to go fast enough so that the nose doesn't dive but not so fast that I overshoot the landing, however I will always favour more speed over less. It's a tricky science but you hit the nail on the head with your explanation.
Great video. I like how you covered racing speed for drops and how to squash them. I am struggling with this because I like to go fast but I feel out of sorts going very fast off a drop
Excellent video!
Thank you very much!
So a crazy one for me. I used to jump my trek remedy and was happy to do any drops really (not super crazy as im not amazing, but confident kinda thing)..... Now i have an ebike and doing thr same drips feels completely different, obvs the weight is a big thing but what helps me doing it better. Thanks 🤘🏼
Excellent, thanks!
good job on your race
Thanks! Keep your eyes peeled for the video 👀
I've got a 120mm downcountry Hardtail and near to me is a series of natural 30-40cm drops going downhill, managed to clear the first one but the next few almost threw me off the bike, I've realised now that my body position, technique and speed were wrong. Hoping to try it again in the future. Thanks GMBN!
Thanks for the tips
When will you next go practice?
@gmbn hello gonna try and get out this Saturday
i hired a orange switch 7 at FoD and did the big drop at the training ground 3 times easy peasy and was using a more jumping style where i was pre loading and standing up as i went of the end! i lost my van key so went round with my £350 carrera hardtail looking for it got bored so went to the drops did'nt pre load properly went nose heavy and used my whole 100mm cheap coil fork and got bucked and broke 3 bones and torn my shoulder. i neeeed to go back and do the drop again for redemption. I was clearing the width of the gate so i hit the ground pretty hard! i reckon if i had 20 more mm travel and air i might of saved it maybe or not get bucked so hard
great video very nice🤙👍
Thanks Jason! 👊
Thank you so much for this amazing video! Just a quick off-topic question: I have a SafePal wallet with USDT, and I have the seed phrase. (alarm fetch churn bridge exercise tape speak race clerk couch crater letter). What's the best way to send them to Binance?
if this video was released 3 days earlier, maybe i didnt had 2 deep cuts in my leg from my pedal after i tryed a drop for the first time and failed
"Squashing" the drop should be a default technique. Definitely not manualing of the drop, nor shifting your hips back from a neutral-high position. It's always a good thing to go low just before the edge and push the bike from there towards the landing.
Agreed. doing a manual off a drop is is for pro level riders that can already manual for days (think Jeff Kendall-Weed). Get low and push is best most of the time.
I was just practicing this yesterday on a 2 foot one to flat. I'm working up the courage for ones with gaps like you were showing here. I'm guessing on bigger ones when you don't know the speed that it's better to have too much speed than not enough?
i know this is gonna kill your riding flow , but it's always good to walk a feature to sus out the approach , and the receiving end and session it as many times as you can making a concious effort to vary your speed and pop
Best way to nail any drop is to follow someone who's already hit it! Too much speed can be as bad as not enough as you can sometimes cause the dreaded 'Dead Sailor' if you have too much speed 😬
@@gmbn I don't have anyone to follow in. My local park built a drop that requires you to clear a 5-6 foot flat gap to reach the downslope landing. Coming up short is not an option. I have never seen it mentioned but I'm thinking about taking a ball to roll off it to maybe get an idea of speed.
hey rich, what would be the proper landing or is there a proper landing? ever since i was growing up with BMX i would hit a jump and i land back wheel first then a second later my front tire would touch down. even to this day on my MTB i do the same land back wheel first then front next. i noticed some of the videos some down hill bikers land front tire first then the back tire.
Rich. Getting a ton of camera time. Be safe dude. Happy Trails
We're a rider down at the minute, Rich is a champ! 🤘
@ god speed to Blake and Neil.
How to stay on Pedals? (on big / extended airtime) Or shouldn't it be an issue ? You sadly skipped this part not everybody rides clip-less ...
@@adventuresinlive4919 just keeping heavy feet and light hands should be enough. Another good advice is to learn foot wedge and body wedge techniques.
About 3-4
Maybe it helps, but i do a lot of drops to flat cause of my urban dowhnhill riding, so i drop like this. I always use a lot of speed and i kind of do a hop over the edge. But please dont do it with a big drop if u cant bunny hop.!
Just never do what the most common mistake (who is telling people to do this?): lowering your bum so much that it touches the rear tyre even before leaving the ramp... result: BIG OTB! 😬🙄
That 'starting' drop is way to high for newer riders, or riders just getting into drops. Really should have started with something in the 'height of a wheel' height...
If you are new to mountain biking you shouldn't even be trying drops. That is the part I don't get in all of these how to videos. There are a lot of required skills you have to learn before it's safe for you to go off of drops. Yet you promote that new riders should be trying drops...🤦♂️
@@ShadLife he never said that. In fact he mentions to watch earlier videos to learn other techniques
@@Juan_More_Mile 0:38
Our goal at GMBN is to help inspire, educate, and entertain riders of all abilities. In this video Rich is providing a suggestion of skills and tips required to perfom the 'drop' action accross a range of sizes using a sinario at the bike park where they were filming that day. Everyone is at their own level and rate of progress but for beginners who are looking for a very small drop to practice on, we suggest something that could be as simple as a curb from a pavement/sidewalk, possibly even on to grass.
@gmbn The probably start by showing them how to ride off a curb. At least insert a short clip or something. Or say, "If you are new to mountain biking here are some skills and videos you should learn first before trying drops.'
Doing drops is extremely dangerous and shouldn't be taken lightly.
@@ShadLife hahaahahahah