Mountain Biking - Need a little help

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themuffinman149
04-26-04, 03:57 PM
ive finally mastered drops under 8 feet :-P.

im normally going pretty fast goin off drop-offs, and with my new fork, (djII), its made my landings a lot smoother.

only problem is wen i dont have speed i tend to drop my front tire first, i guess i cant really get hte idea of doing a wheelie off a drop-off, (jumps are no problem), if u have any pictures, or videos of you going off a drop-off at a low speed please post it, or if you have any advice that can get me use to wheeling off of drop offs,thatd be appreciated too


Maelstrom
04-26-04, 04:25 PM
Pratice on a curb (1 ft or less)...wheelie to the edge to keep your front up. Itshould work like this. when your front wheel gets near the edge power through 1/2 a complete turn of your pedals. This should get the front up and put your feet in the right position. (have your wrong foot forward)

Melt
04-26-04, 04:43 PM
i cant do drops near that high ... too worried my bike wont stand up to the abuse ... i think the most ive done is a 4 and i was scared ****less.