Mtb Drops Episode2: Mind the GAP

Mate you are doing great job! Finally someone who can explain all aspects of the movement in an easy to understand way. Your jumping tutorial made me progressing far more than through all previous year. I am looking forward to improving on jumping drops.

Great work! Your vids are really detailed 13:24

Another great video, thanks for all the hard work on these, they’re a great help

I started dropping off of loading docks in the early 80s on my BMX bike. I always bunnyhopped off the docks. The landings were usually flat so dropping the rear wheel first was needed. I did find a few areas where there was a drop to downside landing and those were super fun and basically identical to what we mostly have in mountain biking today. What is interesting is many instructors say not to bunnyhop off the drop. That's total BS and honestly if you don't know how to bunnyhop and also be able to manual the wheelbase of your bike you shouldn't be trying to learn drops at all! There are prerequisites to doing more advanced stuff and as someone who also teaches skills I insist people learn and get consistent and comfortable with the basics before doing more advanced stuff. Far too many people get hurt in mountain biking because they "Just Sent It!" without having the basic skills in place to be safe doing so.

This reminds me to practice, especially after you stick the landing. I wasn't expecting to come up to a 3ft drop to flat. I nailed it perfectly. I should have stopped and kept doing it because I haven't been able to do it again.

So stoked you dropped this right away. Any way you can talk about drops that are angled upwards like those other two behind you?