cwt341

Here in our city we have a huge bike park that our city made us but then we also have a bigger bike park thats back in the woods but about two years ago i was back there and was going to attempt some of these jumps so i got what i thought was enough speed and hit the first one and cased it went over the handle bars and broke my arm in three places. so the following year i didnt ride much at all but this year i wanna get back into trails but im scared. are there any tips or suggestions as i wanna get better and hit bigger jumps with bigger gaps but im just scared of breaking bones again.

eightdip

Go faster

cwt341

thanks. Im going to probably go up there today after i get out of school and see what it looks like because i havent been there in like a year.

KinetikBiker

Hit smaller jumps first.
Take pictures of the spot.
If you case, pull up more, go faster, or push through the lip and stay lower...
Don't be afraid to ditch your bike if you aren't going to land smooth.

cwt341

ok, thanks

FitRider 921

You get over the fear after a while. I know the feeling. I'm still a bit scared.

East Hill

Does this mean you're getting out on the bike finally?

cwt341--fear is pretty normal. It takes practice to get over it (as if I am one to talk ), but like many things, the more often you do something, the easier it gets, and then it starts being more like fun .

East Hill

cwt341

Yea its just 80 degree right now and so im waiting on some buddys and i think i might go hit up those trails. havent been there ina year and hopefully there some small gaps and small table tops so i can get warmed up and get the feel before i step up to the bigger stuff

minichamp31

Wouldn't that be like a speed jump or something? People do that in racing all the time.

FitRider 921

Nope. Another three weeks.

gnr rocker

haha

cwt341

ok well i just got back from the trails and i had a good ride. hit some smaller stuff and was attempting some bigger stuff but i got broke but ima probably go back tommrow..ill get pics to

minichamp31

I'm afraid to lean too far back on manuals and flip over on the track. That would suck.

cwt341

yea i manualed a couple table tops and some gay stuff. I just got back fromt he garage from putting my brakes back on and i think im going to keep them on until i get confrontable with the jumps.l

minichamp31

Manualing tables isn't that hard, it's manualing doubles with big lips that's hard.

cwt341

Yea i tryed that and fell. Ill agree that is hard

KinetikBiker

That's why you keep your finger on your brake to tap so you don't loop out.

Yezzir. It's the best way to re-gain your speed if you hangup or land low on the jump before. Also known as racer jumping or straight jumping.

minichamp31

If I put my brake lever up a little higher, will it make it easier to keep a finger on?

eightdip

You should be able to do it anyway

cwt341

I moved my lever up a little bit and it helps and i just like rest my middle finger there.

well I've went to the track two days in a row and the first day just got my feel back on a few small jumps and today warmed up and decided to go a bit bigger. well as we were leaving this jump had been bothering me so i was like im just gonna what ever happens happens. i got back get my speed get lined up come of real nice and cant get the front end down and land low on the landing in a manual and straight onto my back i go. I messed my ankle up pretty bad and took a little gash out of my leg.

eightdip

Should be your index finger you rest there

Looking good by the way

cwt341

No nothing in the way. i took it with my cell phone and i zoomed way in on my knee buy my ankle is all swolen up and hurts like a ***** but i cant tell my mom because like just two days ago she goes don't brake anything so hopefully it'll start feeling better

minichamp31

I thought the same thing when I had a nice gash on my foot from a metal wire, and it got all swollen 'cause there was a blood clot in it and I had to go to the hospital.

cwt341

Yea well i told her and she goes well just tell me in a couple of days if it still hurting. so i think tommrow no trails for me and ill just go to the girlfriends.