Pitching the front end down for the landing
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I just modified my "starting hill" on my track in to a pretty big jump. The jumps I'm seeing in photos of really good jumpers are pretty big, and pretty steep. So I carved out the side of the 5 foot high hill. It's a nice sweeping concave that nearly vertical at the lip. then the top is about 6 feet across and drops down the back side which is steep, but not as steep as the jump. I'm having a tough time pitching the bike down to land even with the down hill. I end up on my back wheel all the time, I'm afraid I'm going to loop out when landing. Forcing yourself to endo that far is a little strange. Since it's death any other time, it's a bit of a challenge to make yourself do it for the first time. My other jumps have downhill landings, but not very steep. They are more distance jumps.
How were your first attemps at landing on a steep down hill?
How were your first attemps at landing on a steep down hill?
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I used to do that on my KX250, but I didn't think of it on a bicycle. *hmmmm*
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You know how you stall in the air on a dirtbike over a realy tall and steep step up? Just kind of do that.
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A pic from today. Not the jump this thread is about, but I though it was a cool pic.
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Originally Posted by Beerman
I think that you forgot something.
I'm having trouble getting the pic uploaded.
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Originally Posted by Darin
A pic from today. Not the jump this thread is about, but I though it was a cool pic.
Now don't laugh.
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I think that you need to make that jump about four feet taller, dig out the middle, and give it a steep landing.
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I have a jump that taller, to the left of the pic. With a steep landing, but I'm not into duggout middles. Why risk it?
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Originally Posted by Darin
I have a jump that taller, to the left of the pic. With a steep landing, but I'm not into duggout middles. Why risk it?
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Originally Posted by racersk66
I would dig it out.
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I'll admit, It would look cooler, like you are higher in the air. But I don't always hit the jumps fast, someimtes I roll them to save it for the next jump. Table tops are plenty fun, and safe for my 11 yo who is just learning to jump. And it's a slow process for him. I don't want to make it any scarier for the little guy.
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Um, no. Just at the track. But my son learned to put the gloves on when he did a hand first belly slide of the side of his bike yesterday.
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Originally Posted by Expatriate
Don't you guys wear helmets at home?
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I wear a helmet snowboarding, and wake boarding. Probably should wear one jumping.
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Originally Posted by Darin
Why risk it?
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Originally Posted by Beerman
Because it forces you to go faster, and helps you progress. If you always have a safety, you'll never get anywhere.
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Originally Posted by Darin
Alrighty then let see a pic of you jumping with YOUR helmet mister!