How To Ride Gap Jumps | Conquer The Fear Of Doubles On Your MTB!
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- Опубліковано 16 лип 2024
- Today we're going to be talking about gap jumps! Here are a few essential steps on how to conquer your fears and approach the dreaded gap jump. We've all struggled with gap jumps or doubles in the past, the thought of hitting that upslope or even landing in the middle is a daunting one! Rich has got a series of tips that'll inspire your confidence and coach you over these advanced trail features.
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I saw the notification and went “this is exactly what I need!!!”
Same !!!
same
I was about to try and clear a double in the morning, this is perfect timing
@@turkey5320 good luck man!
Richard has quickly become one of my favorite host.
Thanks dude
*Tip here as well!*
When following people in, take into consideration the kind of bike they are riding.
A shorter travel or hard tail will clear jumps at a lot slower speed than an Enduro or a DH Bike. The lippier the jump, the more this applies.
So when asking some one to tow you in, find someone with a similar travel bike.
Will save a lot of nose casing and collarbones. Cheers!
getting towed in by someone who knows the speed makes it way easier to mentally conquer
How do you get someone to towed in
This is me to a tee. Can send the table tops but as soon as there's a hole in the middle I'm out haha.
@Djazzy Djeff This is very true lol
I'm the opposite to a degree. Have no problems hitting gaps of a bike length of so. But struggle with tables of the same size
There was a table jump near me that I was clearing without issue. Then the local digging crew hollowed the middle and made it a little higher but not longer. Now I'm to scared to send it. I loved that jump.
@Djazzy Djeff Unfortunately the video I'm remember for in my social circle is of me hesitating at the last minute on a small drop and then eating a massive amount of s@#!. My wife tried to turn the audio of it into a ringtone.
@Djazzy Djeff haha true, although for some reason my head likes to play tricks on me and makes it seem like it's higher due to the drop either side of the jump 🤦♂️
6:26 lmao “i trust blake sometimes”
Step 1 check how big the jump is
Step 2 DEATH GRIP
Step 3 GO AS FAST AS POSSIBLE
Step 4 DONT CRASH
Step 5vif you crash make sure your bike is okay
perfect recipe for any feature
Step 6: find out your Freind wasn't even filming it
@@emmetfoster7430 hahaha 🤣
Been there.. went with most speed that I can, overshot and crashed
Then u go deep which is also bad
Who else loves gmbn’s advice >>>
there's 6f gap jump near my home, and for years I was terrified to hit it. after crashing my bike, snapping it, getting a new bike and watching this video I am so stoked that I can finally hit it, thank you!
Go get that thing!
This is the exact video I wanted thx so much.
precisely the video i need! i've been trying to conquer a step up for ages!
Quality content as always. Thanks team. Have me confidence in attempting gaps.
Love the vids guys keep it up 👊🏼
"Like I said it's a sh***** of a day"... Love your honesty, mate. Gaps terrify me and I hesitate brake and ruin my chances most times. Usual sized normal jumps I am fine on now and worked my way up. Just need to do the same on the old gappage. Cheers mate, love this video!
Thanks Rich! Will go try my local gap jumps for first time this year this weekend.
"i know you can do it"- ill keep that in mind😉
Well said guys . Always very well explained with most of the points about it discussed perfectly 👌🙌
I decided to get over my fear of doubles in 2009. Came up short. Went over the bars. Broke my back in 3 places and was nearly in a wheelchair. Never attempted a double since
Bro why did u have to tell me that I’m just away to have to do 5m one this weekend 😨
@@finn_pergola1415 you will ace it. I have faith in you :)
@@mugsofdoomminis ty 😁
Thank you. I'm going to try a new jump that I'm nervous about this weekend
3:30 "jumps can often be a huge case."
This helps so much
Helps learning doubles when they’re built properly and not pure sketchy!
Perfect! There's a double that's been hanging over my head. I know I'm ready for it, it's just the biggest jump I'll have ever done! If it were a table, it would be totally fine
Exactly what I needed
Now this is what I need lossed all my conference when I went face first in to a landing
Most other mtber I’ve ever met who are clearly experienced have never seemed friendly, just look at you like you’re a peasant 😂😂😂 the ones who are not so experienced are always bang on though, says a lot 🤷♂️
Thanks for the tips
This is a great mtb video! I believe in you, you just earned a new subscribers 😃
JUST WHAT I NEED!!
Thank you for information
I have been waiting for this video. 🤟🤟🤟🤟
nice man, this realy help to learn for jum p
I trust Blake “sometimes” 😂😂
love these vids
You guys are like reading my mind. I am working on my gap jumps at the moment .😅 scared asf!!!😰
Thanks I t
Really neaded this
Good one Rich 🤘
I ride this spot often and that last rump always scares me. It frustrating that before I had a 8 year hiatus from riding rumps like that were easy. Thanks for giving me the confidence to try it again.
Where abouts is this?
Cool advice man! My biggest fear is a gap jump... Tables... no problem... gaps... I try to avoid...
Yo I was just thinking about this! When I go back to greno woods after lockdown I’m hit the two gaps in the woods🤙
where abouts in greno
There easy mate you’ll do fine just carry your speed and pull abit 👍👍
I am always hearing instructors telling me to keep my heals down so I don't slip off the pedals but then I watch videos like this where all of that has clearly gone out the window.
How to hit a gap jump: Go really really fast and hope you don't front wheel case it.
Bike lengths is a great way to measure! 🤘
Really helpful that’s why I got a fracture on my neck my ankle a broken collar Bone and wrist and fracture on my spine thanks a lot 😩
Hi, great video can you make one on how to land smoothly, because I always land further and further away from the landing
you should do a video on how to case jumps, how to tackle something that goes wrong?... learning how to absorb a short leap (which is gonna happen) would be hella handy.
There’s this trail at Surrey hills called northern monkey and it has 20ft gaps! I really want to conquer it so thanks for the help!
Expect fail and send entries after people watch this 💯👍 cool video Rich🍻
Send IT!...we need more fail vids anyways...hahahaha
Good advice
What I like to do, if the trail supports this method with enough space, is I like to jump to the side if it's not a big jump and I feel comfortable landing flat. That way I can gauge whether or not I can make the gap if it's the first time I try that jump.
this is a great vid, mainy cuz its rich
Richard's van looks like it would be the perfect opportunity for GMBN to do a van build / upgrade for mountain biking!
I used Blake's measurements on a video he did for a kicker ramp build and built myself one. That helped me tremendously to conquer my fear of gaps. Now my fear is attempting a gap when the lip of the jump is steeper. It's almost like I'm scared I'm gonna slow down as I'm going up the face, scrub off speed then case the attempt!🤦🏾♀️
How about show us how to actually jump, the techniques and body positioning??
GMBN tutorial how to jump a gap jump - get a bike and just send it.
Brought lots of confidence in many riders 😂
I was thinking exactly the same. All I learnt from this was, think you can do it and you’ll do it!
Please do a video showing the math. Bikepark gaps were designed for a specific speed but not all gaps are "designed". When riding blind and alone you need to stop and do the basic math before the "send". I think we are ready for Newton's laws of motion and a more complete summary of trajectory or flight path.
About three weeks ago I cased a small double really hard as I was using someone else's bike and didn't want to just send it with someone else's bike which I'm not used to, so now I pretty much have PTSD from that lol
Great video! Short of being towed in how do we gauge speed? Bike lengths is helpful but nose casing the backside of the landing is still going to end poorly. Ask me how I know : ) Any advice? Lower angle jumps will give more distance than height but man gaps are scary. I will jump the biggest stuff at the bike park until I see a knuckle : /
I like this guy
Thanks for the great tips! What kind of bike is that, if you don't mind?
Can you also teach us beginners on how to jump gaps that have a technical run in like in downhill tracks. Thank you!
Nice gap jumps
Mind the gap! Still working on the jump bit... But one day I'm sure watching this will pay off 😄
Hey you’ll make it! I’m just starting small jumps as well
@@Losovox nice! Slowly building up on the smaller ones. Some days I think I got it... Then other days not so much 😂
@@dirtsurfernz same, I can jump completely fine a few times then one time I go completely wonky. I don’t know how to fix it
Can Blake teach us the big steep dirt jumps next?
cool
Would love to know what microphones you guys are using? You have such great sound on your recordings.
How do you guys prepare or handle it if you case it? How to case video?😅 I am really bothered about me casing it.
I have the same helmet as Blake the blue poc one
You should also repair any damage you may cause to the take off or landing.
can you make a video about hip jumps?
Wasn't Seth following Blake in that long gap junction mp from their riding together back in 2018?
I just can’t seem to get any air at all anymore. Might be my age, 65 but I think maybe I got the “Yipps”. Any advice? Thanks.
Is it much different on a hard tail to do
not really. i ride a hard tail and can do everything people on full suspension can do
I have old hard tail and full sus and I can say that sending jumps on hard tail is harder, but it's also more exciting 😂
@@tomasdoricak6475 thanks for replying 👍🏻👍🏻
a double whoooooo
Body position? When to Compress?
So how fast did you go?
So it's all great advice etc., but would really help is if you give some idea about the actual speed in relation to the gap length you are clearing. use those fancy Garmin devices you have in GMBN.
nice 🔥🇵🇭
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Thanks youtube
Also I was looking forward to this video
This is filmed at North Nibley if anyone wants to know
yeeeeeewwww
Bruh my country is so bad for mountain biking the biggest jump here is probably like 20 ft and that's a a proper bike park and yall in America england etc got like 40 foot jumps at local spots😅
It doesn’t matter how many times I ride Fort William I always stop at the river gap. I just panic and my son, work and ability to pay the bills just flash into my brain so I stop! 🤣
I trust Blake sometimes 😅🤣🤣🤣
Uno, dos, tres, ... done!!!! 😂😂 and as in real life "ride, crash, swear, repeat"
Would have been nice to see this before I fractured my wrist
Hi gmbn. hope you can respond on this, i have recently found my self needing to teach my friends certain skills on mtb, it would be very useful if you make a video on how to teach your friends mtb skills.
Show them the GMBN vidéos of the things you want to teach them. You’re welcome
@@MB3Drift like they are going to stop before a jump and say idk how to do this im going to watch a gmbn video
@@louiswright235 So you’re going to stop and watch the video, then tell your friends about the video you just watched... you’re welcome :-)
Hey Rich, my last question just made me think... how about a little (or maybe a not so little) series on older mountain bikers. We’re not the athletes that we once were but still love to ride.
Sounds like something i might have to draft me dad in for ;)
Seriously, I used to be an okay rider but age has taken it’s toll. I want to ride like I used to but... I see the deterioration. I love to ride but occasionally I just feel old. Is there a place for us in the GMBN world?
@@charlie9ine Always buddy, the main thing is as long as your still riding and having fun then i wouldnt be too hard on yourself
@@richardpayne5176 Thanks Rich. I really do appreciate your support. Fact is I’m really excited about spring coming on here In Saskatchewan and riding again after a hard Covid winter. I’m definitely going to challenge myself and hopefully be able to make some road trips this season. I’m a hard core GMBN fan
@@richardpayne5176 just a little addendum to my last comment. I think I need a good crash, not a bad crash, to get over myself. The fun is in the risk. Talking about it to someone halfway around the world is pretty cool. Thanks again.
SPEEEEEEEEEED
Elooo
"I trust Blake sometimes!"......😲 Sometimes?
Second
First?
Yea
@@Losovox yes
where is this
I say that gaps are like tables, just if you don't land them you're in trouble.
Where is this?
"How to ride gap jumps in a nutshell"
My mind! "there is not much room in a nutshell" 🤔
Do you really recommend riders to hit new gaps solo??? I usually only do new jump gaps when riding with other people... it feels way safer that way.
I compute all jumps in rag doll body flops.
In my 40's now. Riding in the mountains since I was little. Doing proper enduro for the last 4 years. Still can't mentally free my self. I guess it's a me being in spd's and freelancer (crash and I am without income) problem :(
same for me!