Thank god I had #leatt armor on. Luckily I was able to walk away without any broken bones, only some road rash. Yes I will continue mountain biking when I heal up
@@justtony5149 he can but it isnt that good, like you see you can nosedive then and that isnt really that great, you should land on the center maybe or idk but defenitly not on the front tire
Yea this is called learning curve bud - kid needs to learn to pull up more and actually bunny off the lip rather than float...beginners will learn and you'll crash a bit more until you figure it out.
Area 51 is no joke. I watched videos and was thinking I was gonna go smash everything but the canyon gap. I live local and headed out one morning and was surprised by how friggin huge some of them are. VERY deceiving on camera. Props to you for hitting the big boy jumps. Ride safe, brother🤘🏼
This is why as an “upper intermediate” rider, I only do really tiny jumps. 1 out 5 of my jumps I’m accidentally in the wrong body position, or compressed my suspension too soon or too late, or slip off the pedals, etc.. on a small jump those mistakes are scary but manageable, on a bigger jumps it can end you for the season. Kudos to the dudes that nail it 5/5 times, but as a 4/5 times dude… forget it. Not worth it
I've ridden bmx bikes my whole life but when I got a mtb it felt awkward wierd and front heavy and if I wasn't in the exact right position I'd eat shit kind of like you are saying. Since then I've added riser bars and changed the stack height and I've also messed with the suspension and now it jumps really well without wanting to buck the rear end all the time.
As I sit here on my couch, old and disabled, watching this video, I wonder when mountain biking went from being a nature's escape from civilization to a daredevil stunt show, where you didn't really ride if you don't come back bloody.
On this footage it´s obvious that you´re tending to land after a jump nose-heavy. I think this happens because of a slightly wrong body movement in front of the jump. Most of the time you got away with it, but on the last jump there was a lack of speed, too, so you cased it. But falling down is part of the game, and I´m glad to hear that nothing´s broken mate. :)
oh man! when the front wheel goes down like that all you can do is brace for impact. Those are the scariest because you end up over the bars the fast way. This is why I wear a full face helmet.
I'm an old school MTB Rider, means, I drive Mountain bikes since 1990, when I was 10 years old! 1 Differenz to today : we had a lot of crashes, too, but there were no mobile phones, to call for an ambulance or any kind of help. Wich meant, we went often to the ER, by bikes by ourselves. Injured and in bad shape. 2. 50 % of our rides were done alone, and without fancy helmets. So you had to have a natural sense, how much risk you wanted to put in one jump. So, until today, for me a gap is one of the most risky things, you can jump over. Looks simple and easy, if you watch someone else doing it right. But only a little unbalanced lift of, and it's the beginning of an ugly ending 🤣😂🤣😂‼️
sheesh, i’ve had that feeling like any mtb has too… When popping off of a jump, make sure you don’t just piggy hop your way through but actually a proper front to back bunny hop, that’ll help you from landing nosy on jumps. Check out the first season of How to bike from Pinkbike, it’s great to learn jumps too.
Pressure plays an extreme role...you may have the skills but for a sec you freeze and lose position and crash, you would've cleared smooth but you lost height on front... Stay strong and keep on riding bro, i would do the same but suddenly i have joint problems on my legs and cant solve the problems...Live your life and smash those trails bro!!!
Thank you bro! Another reason why I had bad form/ body position is because the suspension wasn't set up correctly at the time. Wishing you luck with your joint pain
You are not riding the lip, you do pop on the take off which gets you into the deadsailor move. Dont question mountainbiking, question your skillset before going big. Stay safe and improve step by step.
Looks like u didn’t pull up enough; happens to the best of us luckily I’m a fat ass so I usually just put all my weight to the rear and hope for the best 😂 sending healing vibes ;)
Hope you are doing well. I had a crash in match and broke my arm, both ulna and radius were snapped. Still recovering and looking forward to go back on the bike.
I would find the sound of that bell on the handlebars off putting, it’s kind of annoying either way. Also the big cumbersome light or whatever it is. Get rid of it for stuff like this I think. Cool trails anyway and props for going for it dude 🤘🏼
Damn hoss, that was a bad biff! But hey, you gave it your best. I hope you are okay and continue ridin. I am much older now, when I ride I keep my wheels on the ground.
Did you get bucked, or come up short or both? And at what point in the air did you realize it was going wrong? I don’t do jumps so honest question, do think you would try to bail if you were in this situation again?
Both. I didn't have enough speed so I came up short. I knew as soon as I saw how far away the landing was that I was going to crash. It's all moving so fast and you don't have time to make big decisions. If I could react fast enough I would have bailed
I'm a long time surfer and became a mountain biker a few years ago, i ride pretty aggressive and considerably big drops, had many crashes but came out fine and thought i was invincible, till last summer i crashed on a small jump that caused a severe ankle sprain with torn ligaments and 11 stitches in my calve, this crash had me thinking is it worth to risk my well being and my surfing, cause I'm planning to stay fully functional and a surfer for many more years. Others that i know had it worse than me- handicap and even death. The fire that i had in me is no longer there.
Sorry, but it looked like you went in on those trails without some proper warm up sessions, enough skill or maybe you just pushed yourself beyond you limits because of the cameras👍. Wish you a speedy recovery and maaaybe try taking it a little calmer next time!
Fuck yeah, yeah I hope you recover. I learn this lesson as well, unfortunately beside I think we sometimes forget the reason we ride in the first place to enjoy being outside and enjoy some speed and go home to our 9-5 jobs. Let some tension out.
hey man- it doesn't look like your fork and shock are responding as they need to, you should probably open the comp, lower pressure to a 30% sag when you get on the bike, and set rebound accordingly
You were pinned and riding great... and then one miscalculation. Glad you walked away bc you guys were rippin fast. When the front wheel starts to dive, lightly squeeze the back break in the air and the drag will help to drop the back wheel and get you level for the landing. That was a big gap.
@@JS-cg6tr You must squeeze the front brake to do that. It is physics. A faster spinning wheel has less drag than a slower spinning wheel. Drag will drop whichever wheel on anything.
@@JS-cg6tr As someone who rear brake taps frequently, you are correct. Rear brake tap in mid-air makes you slightly nose-heavy, and the front brake makes you really nose heavy, both at once sends you nose down very aggressively. It's basic physics, the energy from the forward rotation of the wheel is transferred to your overall flight trajectory when you brake with either wheel... squeezing your back break when you're nose heavy is a great way to paralyze yourself, @petedog9581 has no idea what he's talking about
@@petedog9581 Dude, that is straight up dangerous advice. Using the front brake in the air is a big no-no. Losing the gyro force will very easily throw you off, not to mention the squirrely landing when the front wheel has to get back up to speed. There is also zero chance that any change in drag will outweigh the transfer of angular momentum from the rear wheel to the frame (and you) and bring the rear down. Anyway, with bicycles and the relatively light (compared to frame and rider) wheels and tires, using the rear brake does very little, you may be screwed if you screw up the takeoff.
Hes a little squirrelly out there and noticed the bad habit of dropping nose down first when landing. Its cool when you dial in your landing nice and buttery but if not your gonna need a lawyer and a medic for that case.
Beginner type of skills ,combined with a big squishy bike, results in riders convincing themselves that they know how to ride, when by any serious measure, they do not. Learn to hop, well. That will build the skill, muscle and reflexes to be able to make a fast correction to get the front end back up where it should be while in the air, when you find yourself in an endo position. And, remember, with a hardtail, bucking is far less common. In skating, you aren’t a skater unless you can ollie and in MTB and BMX, you aren’t a real rider unless you can hop. It’s the basis of nearly everything, beyond beginner-level riding. Anyway, respect for taking a scary wreck. Salute! 👍
Mt biking is not a young man’s game. CRASHING is a young man’s game. As I push into my 50s I’ll never stop riding, but I have stoped jumping. Rib me if you want, but you’ll get here too, someday. I hope the kid didn’t break anything too serious.
I’m the same as you. Getting into my 50’s and MTB is for fun with green and blue trails. Also mainly to stay fit besides hiking and running. No more stupid risks or ride beyond my skills.
Serious question, when someone asks are you alright? And you reply no, what’s the definition of alright. Like does no mean take me to the hospital? Or I broke something? Or is it like “no I just fell off my bike of course I’m not “alright”?
To me, when asked if I'm "alright" it's a middle ground question that could go either way. In my case, a no means I legit broke something. Most of the time I just respond with, "Probably not." Which is translated as, "I'm an idiot and botched that one."
I really think you need to spend some time working on bike control. It seems you end up nose heavy off all the jumps where you really need to stay level in the air to be comfy. I would try riding a smaller bike like a dirt jumper or BMX and that really helped me learn. Manuals, bunny hops, and leaning to bunny hop/pull off of tight steep lips helped me feel super comfy in the air. When you stay level in the air, even if you case or get sideways, it is almost always better than coming in nose heavy. I had a t-8 compression fracture in my spine from staying too back heavy off the lip which caused me to go nose heavy off the jump. I realized only after a long break from riding that I always jumped like this. I would preload the rear suspension too hard and always get kicked foward a little even if I was clearing the jumps fine and always landing fine too. But once I was traumatized by the spinal injury I realized just how much I was doing this and now I feel super comfy on the bike. Hitting a jump should FEEL no different from a massive assisted bunny hop. I think that ideally you should not be rotating forward as you travel through the air. One way I got rid of that habit was just by practicing really strict and level bunny hops on flat ground. Idk I said a whole lot of gibberish and none of this prolly makes much sense but I know just how terrifying a bad crash like that can be as I had one myself and I do not want that to happen to anyone else if I can prevent it😂
Nah I totally got you. The bike is an XL and I'm only 174cm. I'm growing a lot though so I should fit it correctly soon. Jumping form also played a huge part in that crash, got that fixed on a smaller bike as you were saying.
Plan on doing this again because you're reinforcing it by watching it thinking it and being afraid over and over again by cementing the memory in your mind of what you did wrong . ...Not to mention infecting other people with your fear. Erase your video and start posting only your best moments and the best things you've done and that's who you will become again. (Real simple, live in your negative past like a scared soul, or constantly Embrace what you do that is great and your best .)
Imo you should have noticed the signs it looks like that whole time you were being really sketchy, casing and kept almost crashing the best thing g to do when you see those signs is know your limits for the day
Everything. The adrenaline, the fun, the excitement, the sketchy moments, and so much more. I think it's very worth it even if crashing is always a possibility.
Honestly after watching the whole ride… definitely not surprised
yeah fr, i always saw how he flew so i knew this gonna happen
So he's not supposed to land front tire first on jumps normally, right?
@@justtony5149 he can but it isnt that good, like you see you can nosedive then and that isnt really that great, you should land on the center maybe or idk but defenitly not on the front tire
Over stretching with limited ability
@@justtony5149 landing front tire first is actually decent technique IF it is controlled and intentional.
I have a life questioning crash once a week. 😅
Same questioning on every ride
I don't need to crash I just question life
Me too Bro
I've never questioned mountain biking, only my ability. 😄
I was at a flowy trail yesterday and my feet launched off my pedals so I sat on my back tire. That ride sacrificed future generations
I know that pain qwq
We've all felt your pain . Good luck bro
Damn bro that's so sad😢, i feel bad
Your crash made me found use for mud guards
same shit happened to me, I remained on the ground for quite a bit after
“Shit”. “Holy fuck”. That’s when I know it’s not my day.
Looks like you were landing nose heavy in a lot of jumps, maybe you should slow the rebound a bit on that shock
Yea this is called learning curve bud - kid needs to learn to pull up more and actually bunny off the lip rather than float...beginners will learn and you'll crash a bit more until you figure it out.
@@hedgewaters9302 he wasnt even trying to hold his handlebars lol. mom n dad shoulda got him the walmart special
@@RoachDogggJR 🤣
Area 51 is no joke. I watched videos and was thinking I was gonna go smash everything but the canyon gap. I live local and headed out one morning and was surprised by how friggin huge some of them are. VERY deceiving on camera. Props to you for hitting the big boy jumps. Ride safe, brother🤘🏼
Yeah, that's happened to us all when sending bigger or higher speed jumps. Popped too early. It's a simple science, but very time sensitive. 🤘🏽💀🤘🏽
This is why as an “upper intermediate” rider, I only do really tiny jumps. 1 out 5 of my jumps I’m accidentally in the wrong body position, or compressed my suspension too soon or too late, or slip off the pedals, etc.. on a small jump those mistakes are scary but manageable, on a bigger jumps it can end you for the season. Kudos to the dudes that nail it 5/5 times, but as a 4/5 times dude… forget it. Not worth it
I've ridden bmx bikes my whole life but when I got a mtb it felt awkward wierd and front heavy and if I wasn't in the exact right position I'd eat shit kind of like you are saying. Since then I've added riser bars and changed the stack height and I've also messed with the suspension and now it jumps really well without wanting to buck the rear end all the time.
You’re not an upper intermediate if you’re making all those mistakes man
Nah joust practise after like 500 jumps it gets really easy and it only gets a matter of confidence
And every jump is worth it couse its fun
@@CaptainTeebsHotels what is the stack height referring to?
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I feel ill just watching this. I'm like, "nah, dog...I'm good."
As I sit here on my couch, old and disabled, watching this video, I wonder when mountain biking went from being a nature's escape from civilization to a daredevil stunt show, where you didn't really ride if you don't come back bloody.
Not everyone has the goal of riding like that, I know I sure don't. Still lots of old school riders out there
spending some time on a dirt jumper will help immensely. you learn a lot of skills that translate to the big bike and gives you confidence
You know it dude. That's exactly what I did after seeing this comment and it helped out a ton
On this footage it´s obvious that you´re tending to land after a jump nose-heavy. I think this happens because of a slightly wrong body movement in front of the jump. Most of the time you got away with it, but on the last jump there was a lack of speed, too, so you cased it. But falling down is part of the game, and I´m glad to hear that nothing´s broken mate. :)
Thank you bro and yeah, I agree fully. I'm focusing more on body position at the moment.
Need to slow that rear shock rebound down and or speed up your front fork rebound. Crashes are part of the game. Props for posting it .
also kinda looks like he dead sailored on the jump, like he was expecting it to be lippier or something.
Or if you really know how to ride a bike, you can just launch it on a ridged single speed 😁
It’s not the bike, it’s the rider
in many ways its easier on a rigid single speed than on a Full suspension trail bike.
@@brucejones8749mind posting some of your rigid, single speed launches?
oh man! when the front wheel goes down like that all you can do is brace for impact. Those are the scariest because you end up over the bars the fast way. This is why I wear a full face helmet.
Place looks sick! Glad you were able to ride out.
Hope ur doing all good bud
That’s was a 8-10 crash right there You absolute legend 💪💪
Doing great now. All healed up and riding again
Keep going, it’s apart of the sport. You’re good dude!
glad you will be ok . i screwed up last year and bruised a rib ; which wasn't a good feeling . back riding 2 days later ! ride on brother !
bro the go pro effect is insane, it seems like nothing when you see the "first person" view
Mate you deserve way more than 80 subs! Your crazy!!!
Thank you bro! Appreciate it a bunch
I'm an old school MTB Rider, means, I drive Mountain bikes since 1990, when I was 10 years old!
1 Differenz to today : we had a lot of crashes, too, but there were no mobile phones, to call for an ambulance or any kind of help. Wich meant, we went often to the ER, by bikes by ourselves. Injured and in bad shape.
2. 50 % of our rides were done alone, and without fancy helmets. So you had to have a natural sense, how much risk you wanted to put in one jump.
So, until today, for me a gap is one of the most risky things, you can jump over. Looks simple and easy, if you watch someone else doing it right. But only a little unbalanced lift of, and it's the beginning of an ugly ending 🤣😂🤣😂‼️
man i am glad ur fine every now and then work on your technique on small jumps and trails also check your fork tube for any damage ; )
sheesh, i’ve had that feeling like any mtb has too… When popping off of a jump, make sure you don’t just piggy hop your way through but actually a proper front to back bunny hop, that’ll help you from landing nosy on jumps. Check out the first season of How to bike from Pinkbike, it’s great to learn jumps too.
I remember almost losing my eye to a tree branch during a fall.
Ouch! Nice riding, though. I took one look at Area 51 and decided to descend on the fire road instead. 😄 I'm into the smaller easier jumps.
Glad you’re okay bud, can’t beat a bit of Body Armour, keep shredding man.
Appreciate it!
just had a crash like this last week, but I went full OTB for me LMAO. Learn from your mistakes and press on, at least you didn't get hurt too bad
Pressure plays an extreme role...you may have the skills but for a sec you freeze and lose position and crash, you would've cleared smooth but you lost height on front...
Stay strong and keep on riding bro, i would do the same but suddenly i have joint problems on my legs and cant solve the problems...Live your life and smash those trails bro!!!
Thank you bro! Another reason why I had bad form/ body position is because the suspension wasn't set up correctly at the time. Wishing you luck with your joint pain
You are not riding the lip, you do pop on the take off which gets you into the deadsailor move. Dont question mountainbiking, question your skillset before going big. Stay safe and improve step by step.
Looks like u didn’t pull up enough; happens to the best of us luckily I’m a fat ass so I usually just put all my weight to the rear and hope for the best 😂 sending healing vibes ;)
Hope you are doing well. I had a crash in match and broke my arm, both ulna and radius were snapped. Still recovering and looking forward to go back on the bike.
No fun! I'm recovering from a broken wrist (fractured distal radius and lunate bone) that occurred back in january. I hope your recovery goes well!
@@betterthannotgoodmtb it is going wel, gaining strength back in my arm and hopefully should be back on bike by June. Have you been back on bike yet?
Love people who buy a super expensive bike before even learning how to ride and keep the bell on for some reason
Great
Ouch. Hope you get back on that horse
The front flat is just too bad
I would find the sound of that bell on the handlebars off putting, it’s kind of annoying either way. Also the big cumbersome light or whatever it is. Get rid of it for stuff like this I think.
Cool trails anyway and props for going for it dude 🤘🏼
Damn hoss, that was a bad biff! But hey, you gave it your best. I hope you are okay and continue ridin. I am much older now, when I ride I keep my wheels on the ground.
Same here. Every ride could be my last lol
Had a really nasty crash yesterday too. Got away with scratches thankfully
Did you get bucked, or come up short or both?
And at what point in the air did you realize it was going wrong? I don’t do jumps so honest question, do think you would try to bail if you were in this situation again?
Both. I didn't have enough speed so I came up short. I knew as soon as I saw how far away the landing was that I was going to crash. It's all moving so fast and you don't have time to make big decisions. If I could react fast enough I would have bailed
I'm a long time surfer and became a mountain biker a few years ago, i ride pretty aggressive and considerably big drops, had many crashes but came out fine and thought i was invincible, till last summer i crashed on a small jump that caused a severe ankle sprain with torn ligaments and 11 stitches in my calve, this crash had me thinking is it worth to risk my well being and my surfing, cause I'm planning to stay fully functional and a surfer for many more years. Others that i know had it worse than me- handicap and even death. The fire that i had in me is no longer there.
But sharks😬
You can harness your emotions and put them to work for you, or else they go unchecked and they will work against you
good vid
Hope you did t break anything or end up too hurt , I think your lucky to not have gone OTB coulda been a lot worse
Sorry, but it looked like you went in on those trails without some proper warm up sessions, enough skill or maybe you just pushed yourself beyond you limits because of the cameras👍. Wish you a speedy recovery and maaaybe try taking it a little calmer next time!
Yeah I think I pushed myself beyond my limits. I also did 0 run-ups which was the dumbest thing I could've done.
Fuck yeah, yeah I hope you recover. I learn this lesson as well, unfortunately beside I think we sometimes forget the reason we ride in the first place to enjoy being outside and enjoy some speed and go home to our 9-5 jobs. Let some tension out.
Yeah those lool like some pretty technical trails. Gotta be aware of what you are riding for sure. 😮
Kind of best case scenario , no pun intended
Hey man thought I might see if you’re still doing mtb video’s or if you have completely quit… also what injuries did you get and are you okay?
get well soon bro
Thanks bro
Seeing how you cased pretty much every jump on that trail the real question is if you should have hit that gap and I think you know the answer…..
I sometimes think bikes with a lot of suspension travel are not suited for jumping. You can never forsee how it’s going to react on take-off
Buddy is skipping all the proper bits and landing nose on every jump. Not suprised on the thumb nail
hey man- it doesn't look like your fork and shock are responding as they need to, you should probably open the comp, lower pressure to a 30% sag when you get on the bike, and set rebound accordingly
Thank you, I'll try that
You were pinned and riding great... and then one miscalculation. Glad you walked away bc you guys were rippin fast. When the front wheel starts to dive, lightly squeeze the back break in the air and the drag will help to drop the back wheel and get you level for the landing. That was a big gap.
Is that right? In motocross you brake tap mid air to bring the rear tire up (when you are nose high)
@@JS-cg6tr You must squeeze the front brake to do that. It is physics. A faster spinning wheel has less drag than a slower spinning wheel. Drag will drop whichever wheel on anything.
@@JS-cg6tr As someone who rear brake taps frequently, you are correct. Rear brake tap in mid-air makes you slightly nose-heavy, and the front brake makes you really nose heavy, both at once sends you nose down very aggressively. It's basic physics, the energy from the forward rotation of the wheel is transferred to your overall flight trajectory when you brake with either wheel... squeezing your back break when you're nose heavy is a great way to paralyze yourself, @petedog9581 has no idea what he's talking about
@@jpmohr9301 I was fairly sure but I didn’t have any first hand knowledge as it pertains to mtb. Thanks for confirming!
@@petedog9581 Dude, that is straight up dangerous advice. Using the front brake in the air is a big no-no. Losing the gyro force will very easily throw you off, not to mention the squirrely landing when the front wheel has to get back up to speed. There is also zero chance that any change in drag will outweigh the transfer of angular momentum from the rear wheel to the frame (and you) and bring the rear down. Anyway, with bicycles and the relatively light (compared to frame and rider) wheels and tires, using the rear brake does very little, you may be screwed if you screw up the takeoff.
your rear low speed rebound might be too high/ rebound in general, causing your rear wheel to buck upwards a bit on all jumps
Hes a little squirrelly out there and noticed the bad habit of dropping nose down first when landing. Its cool when you dial in your landing nice and buttery but if not your gonna need a lawyer and a medic for that case.
Reckon it’s the bell, bad luck
Goddamn that slow motion in the end …. That looked nasty! End of the day crash?
Yep...
What bike are u on? Hopefully u were ok. Ride on !
Thank you! It's a Yt capra core 3
Beginner type of skills ,combined with a big squishy bike, results in riders convincing themselves that they know how to ride, when by any serious measure, they do not.
Learn to hop, well. That will build the skill, muscle and reflexes to be able to make a fast correction to get the front end back up where it should be while in the air, when you find yourself in an endo position. And, remember, with a hardtail, bucking is far less common.
In skating, you aren’t a skater unless you can ollie and in MTB and BMX, you aren’t a real rider unless you can hop. It’s the basis of nearly everything, beyond beginner-level riding.
Anyway, respect for taking a scary wreck. Salute! 👍
Thank you bro! I fixed my jumping immensely from that crash. I definitely learned the hard way. Suspension was also poorly set up
troy lee pants on and jumping nose heavy... jerry activities
im only 10 and i have had a couple little ones but that i havent got there YET...
balls must been hurting
Mt biking is not a young man’s game. CRASHING is a young man’s game. As I push into my 50s I’ll never stop riding, but I have stoped jumping. Rib me if you want, but you’ll get here too, someday. I hope the kid didn’t break anything too serious.
I’m the same as you. Getting into my 50’s and MTB is for fun with green and blue trails. Also mainly to stay fit besides hiking and running. No more stupid risks or ride beyond my skills.
the bike made the landing no problem😋
that is a lovely bike, what model is it? By the way, are you alright!!!??? in slo-motion that looks really nasty
It's a YT Capra core 3 MX. I'm alright, i didn't break any bones thankfully
did you bottom that fork out?
Yup. Suspension was set up pretty badly. All fixed now though
been there a few times and still 40 some years later I ride.
a problem you have is that you don't pull the handlebars up, you land front tire first on every jump
Nose heavy it happens to all of us
do you land nose heavy?
bro: no.
also bro: 3:42
I know how that feels I now have 5 three inch scars
Yo was this in italy? i know a trail called area 51 where i go biking in italy
Nah, It's in California
@@Konzo1 ah okay
Serious question, when someone asks are you alright? And you reply no, what’s the definition of alright. Like does no mean take me to the hospital? Or I broke something? Or is it like “no I just fell off my bike of course I’m not “alright”?
To me, when asked if I'm "alright" it's a middle ground question that could go either way. In my case, a no means I legit broke something. Most of the time I just respond with, "Probably not." Which is translated as, "I'm an idiot and botched that one."
Don't lean forward when you're in the air.
I really think you need to spend some time working on bike control. It seems you end up nose heavy off all the jumps where you really need to stay level in the air to be comfy. I would try riding a smaller bike like a dirt jumper or BMX and that really helped me learn. Manuals, bunny hops, and leaning to bunny hop/pull off of tight steep lips helped me feel super comfy in the air. When you stay level in the air, even if you case or get sideways, it is almost always better than coming in nose heavy. I had a t-8 compression fracture in my spine from staying too back heavy off the lip which caused me to go nose heavy off the jump. I realized only after a long break from riding that I always jumped like this. I would preload the rear suspension too hard and always get kicked foward a little even if I was clearing the jumps fine and always landing fine too. But once I was traumatized by the spinal injury I realized just how much I was doing this and now I feel super comfy on the bike. Hitting a jump should FEEL no different from a massive assisted bunny hop. I think that ideally you should not be rotating forward as you travel through the air. One way I got rid of that habit was just by practicing really strict and level bunny hops on flat ground. Idk I said a whole lot of gibberish and none of this prolly makes much sense but I know just how terrifying a bad crash like that can be as I had one myself and I do not want that to happen to anyone else if I can prevent it😂
Nah I totally got you. The bike is an XL and I'm only 174cm. I'm growing a lot though so I should fit it correctly soon. Jumping form also played a huge part in that crash, got that fixed on a smaller bike as you were saying.
They need a Gopro that captures fear.
bro forgot to hold the bars
You’re handlebars setup and jump technique has me questioning why you were there in the first place
I'd like to see you try
When we try to violate the laws of gravity and physics, the only question is..."What insurance do you have to cover this?" LOL
gnarly you fucking ait the handle bars hard to watch cuz its so relatible
1:24 yeoooo
On a full suspension bike and loose shoes. I hope you are ok.
It's because you still have the bell
ppl who have this bike (i do!!!)
👇
take it easy
Thank you
Ma boy, I broke my toe cause I slipped of a pedal and put my foot to the ground today.
Damn
Love your vids bro
@@Konzo1Yo🙌, love your vids too, hope your good from that crash
Appreciate it bro, I'm all healed up now
Ouch! Your face alright?
Yup. Luckily I was wearing a full-face
look that sucks but it was super minor haha
You have poor jumping tehniaue,that s why
You literally go nose dive every jump
Put the rebound shock slower and more air in tyres
Yeah, the suspension wasn't set up correctly. I had a 500lb progressive spring and im 130lbs
it looked like you were really tired at that moment and forgot how to jump properly, nice try tho :D
Appreciate it!
Most of bike crash is bad jumpin' keep ypur wheel dwon the road
Plan on doing this again because you're reinforcing it by watching it thinking it and being afraid over and over again by cementing the memory in your mind of what you did wrong . ...Not to mention infecting other people with your fear. Erase your video and start posting only your best moments and the best things you've done and that's who you will become again. (Real simple, live in your negative past like a scared soul, or constantly Embrace what you do that is great and your best .)
Imo you should have noticed the signs it looks like that whole time you were being really sketchy, casing and kept almost crashing the best thing g to do when you see those signs is know your limits for the day
Yup
What exactly is so appealing about this extremely painful hobby?
Everything. The adrenaline, the fun, the excitement, the sketchy moments, and so much more. I think it's very worth it even if crashing is always a possibility.
Does there HAVE to be a jump every 100 ft? When I rode more there was like An jump...for the day. How many times u really want to throw the dice.
You ride sketchy asf dude no wonder 😅
Yep
Knar