How to Jump and NOT Suck
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- Uploaded by plussizebmx on Dec 21, 2011
Jon Faure gives you a few pointers on how to ride dirt jumps even if you suck. Jon is a smooth rider who didn't come to BMX until he was in his late 30's. But he has good points for everyone who wants to ride dirt jumps for the first time or wants to get better. Jon wishes to thank Sunday Bikes, IXS Protection and Linq components. Check out all of our How To's at plussizebmx.com
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I am female, 59, legally blind (not totally) and I am learning to jump. It's scary because I can't see my landing, but went to Valmont Bike Park in Bouler, CO and am starting to get it on smaller jumps. I can't wait to go back and learn some more. It's so much fun.
+Kris Nordberg Great! Im 33, begginer biker and Im trying it too. Good luck and take care of yourself!
Cool, I went to Valmont 2 years ago. That lit my fire and I have been jumping ever sense. I now own a DH a DJ and a BMX. O by the way I'm now 57 and legally crazy.
Damn, respect. I'm 30, athletic with great vision and scared to try still lol
Ur insane that is awesome and keep riding🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙
Hell ya 🤙
I'm 23 and I thought I was too old... this guy is my new role model, I'm totally buying a new bike tomorrow
+Josué Sandoval
40 is the new 20
+Josué Sandoval Yeah man you can do this thing!!! :)
I remember being 23, when the teen years weren't too far back thinking, "well that went by fast, do that 3 more times and you'll be nearly 100!" I called it my quarter life crisis. Turning 30 was hard, but I just turned 36, and I think the 6 years of my 30's have been way more awesome then all of my 20's. My advise is to do what you love and make time to do it!
Soo hows goin
I know a sixty yr old who jumps better than me... I'm 16
I love that this guy is pushing 50! First jump at age 42. Fricken legend. I hope I'm that awesome when I'm 47.
+bassplayinggoalie I hope that, too. Jon's a dirt hero
Yeah
You inspired me, i bought a bmx and went to an skateparck at my 39 birthday for the first tine!
I liked this video simply because its sweet as fuck to see a guy at age 47 riding like this. Much respect.
My kinda dude.. 46 and butter. He's modest as well. I raced 15 years got out.. I'm 36 just getting back in so this is really good for me to see. You younger guys will see getting older is a bitch.. You can still do just about everything you used to could, you just can't take a hit like you used to. Used to you might miss school a couple days if you fell and broke something.. At 36 you can miss a mortgage payment if you break something. So.. If you see an older dude marinating thinking of hitting a big set.. Let him marinate try not to bust his balls to hard. He's just going over if it's worth the risk of missing his mortgage or car payment this month... :)
Thats real shit right there.
I'm 44 and hell yes.
I'm 34 and getting back in it again. It's great to see people starting later in life. I was lucky and started in my early teens bmx racing and dirt jumping. You never forget how to ride, just have to work the dust off once in a while after years off. Looking forward to hitting some trails soon
I'm thinking about getting into it again. Especially since my son is 7 and wants me to get a bike. I'm wanting to go back to my roots on the dirt and take my boy along the way.
Brett Tabor Same here man, I just bought a Specialized Stumpjumper too get back in shape, hes 9months and running laps around me. when he's ready to ride, I can show him how to hit the jumps instead of telling him. Good luck to you all
this is so cool, ive had 10 yrs off from riding and just getting back in to it at 35 yrs old!
I stop biking when I start driving at 16, and now start biking again with a mtb hardtail at 30 and just bought my full suspension mtb and loving bombing down trail.
Happy riding!
+tbbsrr bought my full suspension at 36 years old...I guess you're not too old.
how can one stop riding? i will never stop. at least try to
+Next Level Athletics fuck. i hope i can stay where i live and have enough time in university
i rode til i was 21, now im 33 and have been riding again for about 6 months. i ride street more than park or trails, but now that im back on a bike, i wish i never stopped. crazy how many people i have met that are just like all of us on this thread. its like a 30 something take over.
Very inspiring! I turned 41 this year and started cycling just this month.
I’ll be 50 in a week. I just bought a WethePeople Curse and am reliving my childhood. Good to see there are some other old timers out there rocking it. Love it.
Thnx for the info, I'm 38, come from xc mountainbiking and just got a dirt bike and needed a little acknowledgement that I'm not too old... :)
Thanks for the inspiration sir... i'm 32 and a skateboarder for the last 17 years. I recently moved to the countryside and bought a BMX because it's more convenient to ride than to push a board in poorly constructed pavements. Now i'm riding the streets more.
I used to race back in the day, I'm 42 just turned 42 last September, see you doing dirt jumping makes me feel that there's still some life in me thank you for showing your video..
I'm 48 years old and I just started jumping.
This video gives me a lot of courage. Thanks Jon!!
I'm 35 and had ridden in years but have lately been getting the itch to do it again, I thought maybe i was being irrational by thinking i could ride again at 35 or maybe I'm having a mid life crisis, this vid makes me feel better about myself knowing I'm not alone… Thanks! matt
matt toronto ur far past the middle of ur life cuZ
sorry, but the frase "custom shovel" just cracks me up
Sorry the phrase "frase" just cracks me up.
well aren't you proud of yourself
no, but you must for not spelling it dyke
www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=dike
Mechtech505 try again www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=dyke
if your calling me a lesbian then that doesn't make sense, first of all, I'm a guy, second of all, are you saying lesbians don't know how to spell? you don't have to be sexist, God.
Yo man. I'm out of bmx for 10 years and I think it's cool you're riding. Makes me want to get a bike again.
37 years old, just got my first MTBMX Jamis Kromo a year ago and couldn't be more blessed ...
About the BMX track training idea ... Makes total sense for jump timing ... Anyway
Thanks for the energy Brother
I honestly thought this was fake , till he did the manual through the rhythm set and you could see it was him .
props dude , props .
Ive been riding my whole life and just recently discovered a bike park just blocks away from my house. I fell in love the first time i hit a nice jump and have been going there as much as i can. there are a lot of table top lines that i do because i cant seem to clear the jumps all the way through. and just a couple weeks ago broke my hand and collar bone while there. Once i start riding again i will gave to use some of these tips, great video!
Jon Faure is one of my personal heroes!
Riding that smooth at age 47+ is not only sport, it is art.
I'm watching this while laying in the ER with a busted arm after my first day at a dirt jump park. I should have watched this first, haha. Glad to know I'm not too old to start at 34.
Quality video. I'm 32 and been riding for a couple of years now and always questioned my age. Not anymore. I got a good 20 years left in me. Big respect mate. Cheers
LOVE the shovel cam!
45 year old here, just got a new bike yesterday... thanks for those initial words, I'm encouraged lol :)
O.G, you are truly inspirational. Thanks for the tips. I'm 33 and bmx is in my blood. I wont stop riding until my legs or back fail. Im not as good as some of these bucks, but I go in. With no fear. Never be scared to fall.
Dude. I am 41 and was riding jumps in my late teens, early twenties and have just got back into dirt jumps. I don’t remember crashes hurt as much back then. 🤣🤣 but totally worth it. Feel like I am relearning again as although riding mtb and downhill, trails are a whole skill in themselves. Glad I found this video. Subscribed.
its been 15yrs since i rode bmx. ive been wanting to get back into it but the thought i keep having is im 35 now and to old but this dude is really inspiring for me to go back to riding. thanks bro for doing this video.
does jumping speed bumps help to get ready tojump
I'm glad to hear you learned in your 40's. I'm 19 and I've been pretty frustrated at how slow my progress has been developing bike-handling skills, despite practicing about 10-15 hours a week. I guess I just need to suck it up and get good!
You can always start off by doing little jumps and progressing to bigger jumps. I'm only 13, and I used to do bmx, but I was never able to clear a jump. But now I can. Cause that's what I did.
This video was great. I’m 38 and my son is 8 he got his first real bike just recently and I wanted to be able to spend time with him doin something I used to love so I bought me a 24”. Old dudes rock
Great vid. I've just turned 40 recently & have done some of my best riding this year in the U.K./U.S. I remember going into a BMX shop a couple of years back & this dude joking about it being a while, today when I asked a girl in Evans about BMX bikes she hinted it could draw in a slightly younger trick crowd to a suit infested area of London. Well fuck it, tomorrow I'm buying a BMX & will learn a few tricks for the biddies. I especially liked the jumping lessons here, as although I've done plenty of BMX & mountain biking before, I've generally never tried the jumps. There are plenty of tracks around town to practise on, & perfect my skills for the mountain trails.
this video is so inspirational. i grew up skateboarding, got into mountain biking at 20 and now i'm 30 but was always too scared to try dirt jumping. i really wanna try it now after watching your video. it looks really fun. thanks for posting this!
Damn I’m 30 and just getting back into Jump, Skate, and BMX from when I stopped in mid teens and thought I was a bit old.
This guy gives me so much hope, you are awesome dude!
Damn, 47 and can ride like that!?!?! I'm just about the same age and cruise around on a 24 myself, but I don't do nothing but ride it to get some degree of exercise before drinking a six pack of beer...lol!!! Beach cruisers, mountain bikes, road bikes or fixies just do nothing for me. I love my BMX 24 cruiser and that's as far as I go. The closes thing I do to trick riding on my BMX is to hold my six pack while riding back from the liquor store. Taking it to the level that this guy does at 47 is definitely some cool S _ _ t!!! I raise one of the bottles from my six pack and say cheers to you!!! Keep up the good riding... I'm living life on my 24 vicariously through you!!! :oD
+ZootSuitWolf Someones an alcoholic
Kyle Denton Everytime I drink and people say that I could be an alcoholic, I take a swig and tell them, "I refuse to be hooked on booze"!!! :oD
thank you very much for the inspiration you give me... After many years retired from BMX now I had doubts about whether I could jump again at my age (46).
After see you I know that I can do it again :D
Cheers and thank you again!!
Thx for motivating me! i am 35 and started Dirt Jumping some weeks ago (I was Enduro MTB before)
I thought that I am maybe to old for that but seeing you killing it... made my day
Im a trail rider right now trying to get into box and dirt jumps and this helps a lot. Thanks for making these.
I'm 32 and bought a Dirt Jump two days back. All were discouraging me for the act. Now I have some video proofs to claim its never old. Thanks! I'm gonna break a leg or may be two
John... You gave me renewed motivation!!! Great. I thought I was old... After seeing you, it changed. Thanks John!!!
God Bless you Sir. This video says 'I can do anything if I wish." All the critics and haters can shut up! I'm 54 and ride a 2004 Rockhopper Pro Disc on the Niagara Escarpment. Mind you my legs are old but I can bomb those trails like the best. Be safe & happy riding
Great video . He's not here to impress , anyone he's here to help . And bmx is so great that no matter how good , or old it'd just plain fun. There always someone better out there that just makes me want to work harder .
It's just the gap that intimidates me when i try to do it, should just cut my brake off!
Exactly what I thought yesterday but I tried my hardest and rid my fastest and when you try it once and if you fail (Which I did) you have the confidence to persevere and try more and more and more.
I learned on tabletops. Once I could clear that in the air easily, the sets were cake.
LJGaming I tried, i cased the front wheel on the landing, fell off, waiting to recover to try again.
LJGaming I have a video on my friends account of me failing if you'd like to see it ;) The jump looks/(is *sigh*) tiny compared to these.
SeaNaliCous96 What's the account called?
I too am just getting back into bmx. Its just finding the confidence again. 15-16 had balls of steel. Broke my leg and almost snapped my spine. Now im 25 and I have balls of china. Getting the feel of it again, just love hanging out with the lads having a laugh and getting those adrenaline rushes that I once used to get clearing a nice set. Props to you sir. Nice to see an older dude having fun on jumps and doing it so well. Very inspiring.... great upload cheers mate.
Max Kudos to you man! At 46 I ache like mad but I've loved BMX since I was 12 and it landed here in the UK. 2 times now I've bought 20"ers, thought "I'm too old for this" and sold them. I just ride on the street myself those jumps look as scary as hell! I think I would give dirt a go though given the opportunity. Keep it up! :)
Great Video John! You have inspired me to keep getting better racing BMX Girls Cruiser at 51! I'm the oldest girl racer at Duke City BMX track in Albuq NM! and after watching your video about 20 times paying really close attention to what your are saying and how fast you pedal and how you position yourself on the bike. Even though I don't plan on actually trying to do the Pro jump section during a race your advice helps alot for doing the roller section and step ups! Thanks For Your Advice! and Nice Shovel! Have A Great Jump Day!
Great video. Nice to see a fellow 47 year-old who still loves the sport of BMX as much as I do. I still have GT-BMX and PK Ripper bicycle photos as my screen savers.
I'm 40 and just started getting back into MTB and DJ.Very inspirational sir..Thank You.
Wow and here I thought that I was to old for bike jumping at 44 and now I see this video.I'm glad I came across this video because I was asking my self if I'm the only 40 something year old that likes to ride bikes like a teenager.I use to ride bmx when I was a teen.I had a Supergoose made by mongoose and I rode that bike for years.Anyway enough of the hog wash,I really liked your video and I hope you make some more.Have a great day bud.
Im 36 just bought my first bmx. Hitting the dirt with my 7year old girl. She is as keen as me . I'm not ready to start jumping yet. But thanks to your videos, i am confident I'll get there.
I come back to this video always. It really motivates me. Also the trail, it's small track well shoveled
I feel like you can't really fully learn all this until you actually try it but very fun and gets your heart pumping!
John, thank you for your advice. I'm 36 and this season I just got and old Raleigh for MTB and really like it. I have the same sensation like you, it is my favorite thing to do. Cool!
Major props for getting into the sport! Never too old to ride
I'm 63 and you really got me thinking. I wonder how a fat tire with a 3.5 speedster tire would do. hnmmmmmm
Wow hey ezgz, I love your videos man
TheEZGZ LOL I JUST SAW YOUR VIDEO ABOUT THE FAT TIRE.. I FOUBD YOU FROM HERE AND U GOT A NEW SUB
What a coool video... Man i love dirt jumps... I live in las vegas and use to be in a elite crew of the best lip shaper dirt jump builders around..Growing up thats all i did was build jumps.... TJ Lavin used are trails to train for x games when he was at his peak.. My jumps have been in countless mags... And this video has gave me the" want to ride feeling." I was worried i getting to old... but seening ya doing it makes me realize i can pick dirt jumping back up when i please.. Thanks
Fantastic video. Thanks for all of the help. I've ridden single track for a few years and have started realizing I just wanna ride the jumps!
Great video, thanks for making the effort to share. I'm 39 and inspired, I'm trying to learn to jump my santa cruz solo. Nothing too big yet but i'd like to build up to it, the flow looks amazing with dirt jumps. I might have to invest in another bike to learn on and maybe a bigger shed!
I stacked and fell off jumping slope style jumps this morning and came back to this video so I can get myself back on track ! I’m 33 y.o
Wonder if he's still riding jumps 7yrs later exactly he'll be 54 yrs of age now
NICE JON! i started mt biking 2 yrs ago and i suck when it comes to jumping and bunny hops still. i put this as my favourite now and serves as inspiration. thanks
Age is nothing but a number, I started doing Downhill at the age of 49 and female, now Im 51 and Im still loving it and learned how to jump last year. Get on your bike you young and "old enough to know you don't want to stop" :)
i turn 41 on fri. and i am going to the vortex @ santos for the first time on sun. to hit the dirt jumps. good video,keep up the good work.
They added dirt to X Games Austin this year!! June 5-8 @ circuit of the americas! stoked!
amazing, older people with a young outlook are inspiring!
I have that stem and have used it for a few years. When new its a tad dodgy but man when its worn in, it doesn't budge for anything.
Nice vid , im 32 just started riding bmx good to see people are never too old
Awesome tips! I had a bmx 25 years ago. LOL! I've been trying to recall how to bunny hop and so far, I'm doing great. I want to do what you're doing. I was at Raceway Woods yesterday and I stood on one of the dirt ramp/mound, I felt dizzy. LOL! Maybe if I start on a smaller mound, I'll get use to it. Thanks for sharing your tips again!
Thank You! I'm only 24 and my dad is always riding me about riding a "kids" bike (Mongoose BMX bike) instead of a mountain bike or something "adults" should ride. I'm like hello! You've watch the X games with me? What's the difference you see in their bikes and mine? (well other than quality, got mine on sale... is crap) But yeah, thank you for being 47 and riding BMX. You rock and totally prove my point! You don't have to be a kid to ride a BMX bike...
BMX track is for BMX races about 8 people race through the course, some jumps table tops and those thing, the jumps don't have a big gap in the middle, dirt jumps are more for doing tricks, usually you have a ramp bit of space and then landing,usually 2 separate pieces, on BMX most jumps are just one thing.
Some of these people's comments are just rude. Thanks for making the video and showing us.
Well at the beginning many people gave me many advices, but in the end i still had to figure everything out by myself, because there's no time to think when hitting a trail. Just action-reaction. So my advice is: Try, try again and again until you achieve what you want.
Much respect dude. I'm starting to ride and I'm 20.
A year later i can 180, feeble, 360, tire tap, and im close to barspins, and working on tailwhips. Yes these are street tricks, but honestly all it takes is hard work. I am so glad I chose to buy a bmx bike, it has really changed my life for the better.
Tom Cunnington, awesome! I know it's been 7 months since you commented this, but I'm 11 and I'm starting BMX, I'm trying to bunny hop, though I've been failing time and time again! ;)
Nice man
This guy is awesome! Thanks for making this video! Makes me feel like even with my getting older it's clearly not over for me or not too late for me to learn something new!
Respect to you ma man! I like downhill biking much better than dirt jumping despite having a dirt jump bike too...
I'm a Portuguese immigrant in Holland for 7 years now and when I left my country we all did downhill but in the last 3 years the group started practicing dirt jumping,we still do downhill but like 5% of the time,(we go on big trips specifically to do downhill on places that r totally unknown to us)well dirt jumping is much more practical for them to do since the jumps are very close
Awesome vid! It really helped. Also, my english teacher at Palo Alto Highschool (Jim Harbaugh, Jeremy Lin, and more...) was the number one BMX racer for his age in the 80's he was like 13 or something, Craig Bark. Best english teacher ever!
so it's obvious that the group is evolving,and with that the gap between them and me is getting bigger! I can clear tables and small gaps but no tricks yet as I'm still struggling to find my flow and also to get more comfortable while in mid-air...
Although dirt jumping doesn't moves me like downhill does,I decided to invest more of my time in it,Holland doesn't have mountains nor hills,it's a totally flat country but there are dirt jumps here and there,some of which are quite big...
Thank god there’s someone older then me out there doing jumps lol
I’m 37 and hit my first tiny dirt jump today, extremely fun but I feel like a old creep so I only go when nobody’s there. Been a few times riding burms but just did a jump today 😎
Same here.. Haven't rode in close to 10yrs, I'll be 31 soon and let me tell you, eating shit at a skate park at 30yrs old is not the same when you're a teenager or in your early 20's.. I guess I gotta eat more protein and try to stay active and fit.. Kudos to you man at your age..
Sweet shirt! Great advice. I wish I knew more people in their 40s like this guy. Ballsy.
Sir you are my new hero.
Majority of dudes that ride trails and I'm saying out in Pennsylvania all the way up to Rhode Island Massachusetts basically all over are all over 30 years old it's almost rear to see Youngblood out at the trails
Nice 🤙I’m 44 still tearing up the streets on my 26” DJ.✌️
A DMR Drone will serve you well if you want something to start out with. It's available with 26 or 24 inch wheels! It's quite a plain bike and it's ready to take any upgrades you want as you get better and better at riding!
If you have any questions at all shoot me a message. Good luck kid! Ride on.
almost 38 got int mtb and now i'm thinking about getting a bmx too, guess i'm not the only one after all :D
i was thinking i was too old, at 38, for bmx. but now im pumped to learn. cool shirt, lmao!!
If he was my dad at career day, i would be like "my dad rides bmx" and have him 360 bunny hop into class and wheel stall on a table.
Haha
Same here! Lllloollllll
yeah!
Occasionally I will go out to my towns trails the night before a big session is planned and fuck everything up(dig holes in the rythm sections, flatten the lips on jumps and place hidden obstacles on the trail). I show up the next day like I know nothing! LOL the looks on the locals faces is PRICELESS :)
I'm only 28 and everyone tells me I'm getting too old for that type of behavior. Thanks for helping prove them wrong!
I wish we had more areas to be able to DJ closer to me, Jump parks are lacking big time in NY
Im 50 now😎 Time to learn dirt jumping😊 I want a Sunday Wave C, is the complete bike a good item or should i look for a higher quality bike? These cost around 450 right now so Im contemplating one for Christmas. Thank you
I'm starting to ride at my 20's and before I watch this I felt old hahaha. You made my day good sir, nice video and advices. Keep riding.
Im 13 and ive been doing stuff like this for 8 years (since i was 5) and I currently use Muddyfox Country 26 Inch. it is extremely good! for £200
im starting at 40, and after this video, keep trying for sure. Thanks for sharing (old) man!
close to our homes in comparison to the hill where we used to do downhill,it's like 6 or 7 km's away,and also the guys that don't do dirt jumping can go watch them jump and to their tricks since it's in the area where we all live in.
But now when I go there during my Summer vacations and I watch them jump I feel a bit sad and sorry for not being on the same level as they are now,throwing big tricks and shit,also the Portuguese national dirt jump champion joined the group in this last year,
Thanks fro providing correct credits. Glad you liked it.
I'm 40 and want to get back in it, u just inspired me bro...
I'm actually like 13 and just getting into this, and right now I'm just riding like some bike I'm not even sure what kind of bike it is and I don't even have very big jump (like you only get up like 3-4 feet high) but I'm trying to build some new ones
Cool man, Keep it up. You don't quit riding cause you get old, you get old cause you quit riding!
Nice vid, realy inspiering. I had a nice track myself a couple of years back but copers didn't like us so after 5years we had to tear it appart. It kind of pulled me away from riding. I hope ill start again someday soon.