I learned to jump years ago on a bmx bike and have always had sort of a “bronco” style where I pull up pretty hard. I feel like most people compress the front end into the lip and use that to get more air. Should I be pressing into the lip and not pulling up on the handlebars?
by ink_wiring_mind
3 Comments
You nailed it.
You are letting the front shock take all the force of the ramp instead and keeping that back tire really low and close to the jump. Less speed on approach and standing taller (perpendicular to the ground at top of ramp) will help elevate you and get that back tire up in the air creating the beautiful arc we all strive for.
You’re not actually pumping the lip at all. Watch your knees. They’re still flexed while your rear wheel is on the lip. Pump into the transition and exaggerate the movement of your knees REACHING lockout at the top of the lip. Then you can combine that with a pull later for even more of a yank. But the “bronco” thing is from you doing the movement but when you’re already in the air. I’ve helped a lot of buddies get more consistent and bigger on steep MTB lips especially by having them cue heavy hands/feet and then clicking their knees locked right as their rear tire leaves the lip. And keeping that locked out position until the top of the arc. Like a follow through swing in golf. This is a screen grab of me showing a buddy the lock out. The extension of the front leg to the point where my bars are coming back to my hips, my body is vertical, and my front foot is already starting to put tension into the pedal. Compare that to your knees being bent at the top and then straightening and pulling *in the air*.
https://preview.redd.it/t7192f8atksd1.jpeg?width=2532&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e93cbc0e4486a06ca3990011e0ce4ec8b507ad7e
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