Jumping Onto/Over Obsticles

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J1S said:

Whats the propor technique to jump onto obstacles? Im having trouble getting any hieght at all (especially on a hardtail). Any tips would be welcome.

Sorry cheif, this is one we can't explain very well over the internet. I will try anyway, but your best bet is to ask a rider on your local trails to demonstrate.

When I am hopping for height, I pull the bars up high (front wheel maybe 24" - 36" up) while legs are bent, then jump up with legs then you kindof push up and forward on the bars while pulling up the pedals with your feet, sucking the seat up but not into your nuts (duh). It is complicated in text, much better in visual.

Now jumping onto an obstacle is nearly the same, but you can set your front tire onto the obstacle and leaning forward as you are pulling up the pedals behind you. This makes for higher jumping.
For example, when i was riding BMX my vertical jump over a freestanding object was only 24". But when jumping up onto a ledge, it was around 32".

For the sake of your crankset practice jumping over a string stretched between 2-2x4's before jumping onto things.

It's one of those practice makes perfect things (and I'm still pretty darn imperfect 😄 )

Just compress your forks and yank up on your bars, shift your weight back and up you go. Hop.

Just play with your bike. You'll get it!

whenever i am jumping over an obstical i always try to pull the front wheel up over what im jumping, and then shift my weight forward and up quickly just befor my back wheel hits. its hard to explain how to bunny hop, and it is something that you must teach yourself. it is alot easier if you see someone do it.
nowdays most of the cross country guys have clipless pedals, so all they have to do is jump with their bike. i see it as cheating, plus i dont want my feet clamped down on my bike just incase i do have to bail, so i dont have clipless pedals. it must suck really bad when you get sideways in the air, then you land, but cant put your foot down to stop yourself, and sorta just fall over. i would like to try those pedals though, i bet its really easy to control the bike.
anyways, just keep trying. start out on flatland, and once you have the hang of it move on to small objects and work your way up. and also there are different ways of jumping. lifting the back wheel first(nollie?) is cool, but not a good way of getting over stuff.

createdtodestry said:

whenever i am jumping over an obstical i always try to pull the front wheel up over what im jumping, and then shift my weight forward and up quickly just befor my back wheel hits. its hard to explain how to bunny hop, and it is something that you must teach yourself. it is alot easier if you see someone do it.
nowdays most of the cross country guys have clipless pedals, so all they have to do is jump with their bike. i see it as cheating, plus i dont want my feet clamped down on my bike just incase i do have to bail, so i dont have clipless pedals. it must suck really bad when you get sideways in the air, then you land, but cant put your foot down to stop yourself, and sorta just fall over. i would like to try those pedals though, i bet its really easy to control the bike.
anyways, just keep trying. start out on flatland, and once you have the hang of it move on to small objects and work your way up. and also there are different ways of jumping. lifting the back wheel first(nollie?) is cool, but not a good way of getting over stuff.

just amagine that your david lee roth and "jump" what a newbie, mer

who are you calling a newbie bro?