Absolutely great content. I can’t wait for Thursday mornings. It is easy to get stoked to ride when the positivity is so high on this channel. Thanks to all three of you.
46 and fell 20 feet out of the sky in July. Landed in my head, broken helmet and Spirit. I was lucky to just get a concussion and a mildly fucked up shoulder. I’ve been hesitant to get back in the air since, even small jumps have gotten in my head! After watching this I’m gonna get back at it. It’s like learning all over.
This is the second video Ive seen with Lee's method. It didn't quite make sense the first time and made more sense this video. However when I applied it on today's mountain bike session it made perfect sense. I was able to progress from the very basic jump line, to the other green jump lines, and I even hit the intermediate jump line today. No crashes. Still need to work on it a bit, but much better. Im almost 40 now. I used to jump when I was younger, but stopped riding. Got back into it and couldn't remember how I jumped.
I turned 40 the other day and just started biking with my 8 year old. We are both learning. Never too late! You guys are awesome and I’m so grateful to see folks later in life learning new tricks.
Oh man! You got more than hope. You’ve got 20 years of progression before you’re my age. : ) Just put in the time and take a nice slow progressive approach. Too many people get ahead of themselves and are hitting things they don’t actually have the proper mechanics for - and they get hurt. We see it nearly every day.
hey the little bit at the end about everyone is going to learn at their own speed is golden. everyone needs to remember that and accept and enjoy their progression. Thanks for another great video. You guys are putting out the best stuff for bike dads and moms because we learn and can use this process to encourage or little ones.
Agreed. I have Lee's book too which is super helpful. Best tip in this has to be explaining the lever part, using the bike as a lever and how to, using your row technique. That was just awesome. I'm hitting some jumps soon. Post injury
I feel better , started riding in my 50s , now 60 , improved in every area except jumping ,drops I’m fine . But something about jumps, particularly gaps, and I freeze up .
I love the hinge analytics..and I am over...45...and a women 😃..fell in love with xc to join my family..still ride in winter as ski slopes are closed..but we use the time to learn and improve. Again big shout for the analytics.
Hey guys I’ve been watching your videos religiously for the past 2 months and today for the first time ever I went to our local skills park. Too say I was nervous is an understatement, I started on the pump track to warmup then moved to the small jumps, then I looked at the medium jumps and did them and finished with some drops. Which was Awesome. The entire time I was riding I could here you and Lee say “stay low, stay in the middle of the bike” it was Amazing. Thank you so much for starting this channel. It has helped me more than I can say.
Fantastic. Take it slow. Work on getting so good your bored. Get mastery of the small stuff before going to the big stuff. Your building the foundation now!! Cheers!!!
Every video on point, clear, easy to understand, actionable items, checklist, humor, steeeeeezzz and positive vibes! What more could you want from a channel! Thank you guys!
I find Friday fails as a great learning experience. I try to analyze every clip and figure out why the fail occurred. It helps me categorize speed for jumps, and what not to do.
I've been alive over 60 years, biking and skiing for most of them. When every kid at 10 had a Mustang bike, I had an old English crusier. Destroyed any chance of getting proper air, although I tried and tried, and failed and failed. Never caught on how to get my body suspended above ground. Still battling the head, but your videos, and especially this one, have got me getting a wee bit of air while ripping trails. My wife told me I got air, and I believe her, lol! The row, the hinge, and the RAD are all falling into place. And it feels Superb! Thanks, men! Onward and upward!
Your row/anti-row technique and explanation is so much clearer than any other I've come across. My kids and I built a small tabletop in the yard last fall. Only after putting in a bunch of reps yesterday, with this video as a guide, am I confidently and consistently clearing it. I have much greater control over the bike in the air and as I land. So... thanks!
I've watched alot of jumping tutorials, why is this the only one that actually makes sense. There are alot of good riders in this world, but being able to explain it is very rare for some reason.
This is one of the BEST videos I've ever watched on jumping! Nate's description of his reactions (and results) to jumps is literally me to a T. I know I have a lot more 'rowing' practice to do, but this really helped me to fill in several gaps of my plan on how to practice and progress my jumping. Thanks again to you and Lee for the excellent content!
Thanks! There are thousands of Nates out there except he learns so freaking fast. Take you’re time. We pushed him a bit hard by the end. But he’s gonna be killing it soon!!
Simply the best how to mtb instructions on RUclips, different level to anyone else and love the philosophy. Been riding for years but your hinge instruction has just made positioning much more intuitive overnight. Keep up the great work, really appreciate what you're doing👍
This is one of the best jump videos I have ever seen! Thank You! I am 71 and been riding trials for years, but always avoid air. I am seriously considering a coach, especially because of what I write next. When riding my Canyon Neuron in Thailand last December, I had my first bike injury, torn rotator cuff from a simple tip/fall on a ledge. I was allowed to keep riding until my surgery last month and am now recovering in Oregon - with my chained Commencal screaming at me!!! Gentle logging roads allowed in June, and I'll be ready for Jumping Lessons in July/August (don't tell my Wife or Surgeon). P.S. Back in Thailand (6 Grandchildren) in January 2024, but I am not going back to the College Kid's SingleTrack!!! LOL
I must say - Joy of Bike with Alex Bogusky makes the best instructional videos I have found - and I've watched a great many of them. The row/anti-row explanation is beyond helpful. Thanks for the amazing work guys!
I bought my first mountain bike in 1992 and still ride ~200 days a year. My current trail here in Malaysia is a long climb with a great downhill. I'm ok jumping but never feel super comfortable in the air. I have watched a couple of your videos and realized that I'm keeping my arms way too rigid. Yesterday and today I sessioned the course, working on my 'rowing'. The difference in the air is huge - giving me more range to adjust the bike's attitude (depending on how I launch). Long comment I know - but point is the content (explained via physics) is just fantastic. We are never too old to learn!
until i found your channel i thought i was too old to still be jumping a bike at age 54. i raced and dirt jumped bmx bikes in the 80's so i have experience, but i needed this video to give me the guts to try again with my mtb.i'm going to locate a bmx or pump track in my area and practice. thanks Alex.
This channel is well named! I feel like a kid just watching your videos, you guys are having so much fun. Gotta bring some of that energy with me when I go to the bike park, it's so easy to get intimidated and caught up in how well you're doing.
scarpa12 Man you nailed it. Sometimes it’s up to us to make the vibe we want. It isn’t automatic. Check out a vid I have on the Ten Commandments of stoke. It’s BMX but the same hacks apply. In my world the rider I always admire the most is the one having the most fun.
I've been scared to do big jumps since I broke my ankle in my mid 30's. I would love to take this course now that I'm in my 40's... Loving the content.
Great video. I'm 58 and I've been riding for 35 years and jumping has always been a scary thing. Sometimes I'm subconsciously in a groove and can jump pretty well but mostly I'm a hack. I love the break down of the components of a jump and how you present it. The hinge, row, anti-row are all well explained and accessible. My goal is to master jumping this year (and how to manual).Thank you! This is becoming my favorite MTB channel .
Great content honestly, the drills are awesome, especially the one on cornering. With you and GMBN we get all the expertise we need to become better riders. Its good to see people take the time to share their knowledge with such energy and passion ❤️ keep it up
61, been MTBring since I was 18. I used to be a jumping maniac. Now I want to jump and this what I needed to see. Health care and insurance scared the jumping out of me, now I can get it back! Thanks you guys!!!!!
Great stuff. Easy to watch. Very informative. Fun without being corny. I look forward to following where you go with this. It’s inspirational for my channel. Thanks for taking the time to do this.
My turning point was removing the clip in shoes and riding flats. Then I got proper technique. The problem when you're attached to the bike is your mass is greater than the bike. So when you do a bad pop you pull the bike up with your feet and you learn bad habits. Jumping with flats teaches you how to jump and pop correctly. My bunny hop game improved 65% after I learnt to ride correctly. I never went back to clips. I wasted 30 years of my life riding toe clips and silly shoes. In the year of switching I improved in all aspects of riding, not just jumping. It did take me a long time to adjust around 6 months. This isn’t easy because everything feels so weird at first but trust me one day it will just click. After that I found those silly shoes to hold me back. They would allow me to get to a level but I couldn’t improve. After the 6 months of flats and me finally getting it my riding improved so fast. I would say my riding improved more in the next year than in the last 30 years. I now look back at that 30 years of being attached to my pedals as wasted life. I would strongly suggest BMX plastic pedals at first, BMX shin and knee pads and 5 Ten shoes.
A lot of truth to this and I wouldn't argue with any of this. I know some racers that would : ) but even if I raced I'd ride flats often enough to insure that I wasn't developing bad habits.
Be great to see a video with a real beginner which will give slower, repetitive with different verbal formats and therefore easier to understand for some of us total novices. Love the video but the guy is already a very good rider so understands all the concepts!!
Accomplished mountain biker and horrible jumper here... Also over 40 I just picked the sport back up after 15 years off a couple weeks ago. Lovin being back on the trails!
Great job again guys, so entertaining and educational. Loving it ❤️ after watching your video on boosting jumps and Lee’s vid on jumping with young girl, wait that sounds wrong🤔anyway I watched these about 20 times until I was even dreaming about jumping. I am now jumping consistently with control it feels awesome to get air without the dread of crashing. Thanks guys as some of the others have already said, you make a great team. 🤟
That sounds like an awesome dream. I had a dream that I did a 360. It seemed like when I woke up I could better visualize it too. Keep rose dreams going!!!
Going on 46 in few days and getting more stoked. Unfortunate we never had and still dont have a pump and jump track here for MTB, only for MotoX. I learned the hard way without it, love that Hinge technique, but yeah you guys Rock man! 🤘😝🤘 Keep up the great contents!
Jason2Wheels Such a great age. But so far I’ve liked them all. Those velosolutions tracks are amazing. Maybe you can get with the city and get one put in. Such a gift to the kids. Keep shredding!!!
Finally a channel for us old dudes over (or near) 40 on MTB jumping! I always felt like I don't belong there anymore. I've got kids now and don't have as much time to practise but this video gave me motivation! Subscribed!
Thank you for another awesome video. You guys had me on "mind enhancing chemicals". I like your presentation method and teaching technic you use. Will hit my local bike park as soon our lockdown ends as my wife has had enough with me practising the "hinge" technic on her.
Finally someone says it! Those crash reels are painful to watch and counterproductive, and injury pr0n is unbearable. I don't need to see those damn X-rays! The ones using fails for training purposes (eg. GMBN's Crash Course) are slightly better. But Friday Fails? gives me the jitters. (Hello BTW. 50 yrs old last summer. Been riding trail-XC for years, but started seriously shredding just some 3 yrs ago, when I upgraded from the old Scott Tampico :-). It IS the best (non-toxic) rush out there, my meditation and medication. Love your attitude. You were also right saying there are more mental obstacles to overcome when you're older. Those 17 yrs olds? science proves their risk-assessment mechanisms aren't even fully developed yet.)
Learning to pump first is key..I learned to jump over this summer and I'm 43..I used these videos and staying loose was important to me..no other videos on yt mention anything about pumping 1st..great job guys and thank you
I'm 41, my recipe before I go to a bike park: drink A LOT of water the night before (key), then my usual granola w almond milk and mixed berries w coffee (of course) the morning of. I'll get some electrolytes in me (Gatorade) and during the day just water and an energy bars or mixed nuts or something light just to keep my energy up. NO ALCOHOL afterwards (this is important if you're riding the next day) until after dinner so I can replenish my body with ... you guessed it ... water! Also take my daily vitamin, and since I'm human and do have some vices, I'll usually smoke a little just to mellow out. Finally, and this is by far *THE MOST IMPORTANT* thing I do is stretch both before and after. The combination of stretching and water is better than any supplement you'll ever take, and especially as we get older it's really important to stay flexible.
So apparently everything I did jumping ramps as a kid was wrong. Good to know. Still have to overcome being 6' 2" on a 29er instead of 5-something on a 20-inch BMX. Everything just looks like a long way down. Also need to move to Boulder, apparently. We're having a blizzard tomorrow.
I just found this channel after watching tons of other tutorial videos on MTB. Your method of execution and teaching are by far the best I've ever seen.
Got back into skateboarding last year, broke my ankle and started biking for recovery this spring. Then got myself a new mountainbike and now I'm hooked and rarely touch the skateboard anymore 😂 40th birthday coming up next year.
@@JoyOfBike the only thing that would make it better was if I was closer to you guys and could come take one of these lessons myself! I only started riding a mountain bike at age 40 after I was diagnosed with Parkinson's. It has been my savior\addiction ever since! Keep up the great work it's a joy to watch.
@@bmanchargerfan Keep fighting the good fight! The bike is a great ally. The bike has saved me multiple times. That's why I do this. Paying the bike back for all those years!
Along with 'Practice Practice Practice' there should be another saying running through my head... 'Watch Watch Watch' ! I've watched a lot of jumping videos (anyone who has watched my mediocre attempts at videos may pick up that I HATE DOUBLES!) and even a previous couple from Lee and Alex (Joy of bike etc). TODAY my brain has decided to take to what lee was saying on the rowing... and it all came down to 4:30. I had heard of Pumping... and rowing... but this time the LEVER is explained... and that slush I store in my cranium started forming a picture... Stop trying to lift the bike by standing up and lifting the bike up after me... push your feet down, and pull on the handles in a way that you are forcing the back wheel down... ooooo K... I think I can actually wrap my brain around that... I'm currently in the 'Ski Jump' club.. and I'm starting to understand why. I'm going to test something tomorrow with one of the many old frames I have... I'm going to make a bike bare frame with handlebars and foot pegs like a motorbike (and perhaps some old shocks with a tiny trolley wheel so I don't face plant...) Now... Hold the handlebars and try to jump... if I just jump, my body will go up and maybe even lift the frame If you pull the bars to you, working to get the frame to hinge through your feet, to push the rear axle into the ground.... the result may be the same.... Maybe I should use a full suspension frame so there is a bit of hinging at the feet (got one)... Maybe a pad on the rear axle to hold the frame upright... Lump of 2x4 bolted to an old rear axle... even got that... hmmmm..... ok watch this space... (or the local death notices... whichever comes 1st...)
Right on! Pretty awesome guys! I'm over 40, DH all summer long with much younger senders, and Valmont is one of my favs. Hope to see you out there sometime!
A question to anybody who wishes to discuss: Lee starts his jumping instruction with pump track technique and explains that jumps are like pump track rollers with their peaks shaved off. I totally understand that. When Lee is demonstrating row/anti-row on rollers, starting at 4:12, I see his head going up and his body extending during the row phase. However, @6:42 Lee tells the camera that Mr. Dills is popping his head up and he should instead be keeping his head down. BTW - I noticed the same thing on Lee's equally great how-to-jump video: ruclips.net/video/cCPh4rNGSno/видео.html It seems to me that in both videos, the students go through some confusion when taking the pump track practice to the jump. I know that I am missing something, but I can't figure out what that something is. Any thoughts?
I get why you get that confusion. I have been jumping dirt jump and skate park and Lee's teaching is actually incomplete or in a way somewhat wrong and making people confuse. Imagine that your body are stationary and the bike is going up towards you, you basically bend your arms and then you legs to allow the bike to get closer to you and not thinking of pulling the bike up cause if you think of pulling the bike, it is normal reaction to shift our body and head upwards to pull it up by force. Just relax, bend you arms and legs and let it happen. The way Lee mentioned keeping the head down and face the danger will get people confuse. 😅 Most of his teaching especially this one leads to people doing too much 'row' in the middle of the jump. His teaching of 'pump' for jumps are lacking as well. No offence to Lee and his teachings but i find it lacking much. Row/anti-row fundamental is important in dirt jumping but his way of teaching will somehow leads to more casing and lack of height which will lead to people wanting more speed to clear the jump. 'Row' is bending your arms and legs to let the bike goes to you correct? And 'anti-row' is pushing the bike with your arms and then your legs hard to the ground to produce the pump. Basically, you 'row' (loading the bike with bend knees and elbows) before going to the jump and then you 'anti-row' through out the entire ramp with you arms and especially legs swiftly and HARD just like how you do on the pump track. Then you slightly 'row' and in the air slightly or simply said, relax and do not tense up when you are on air, letting the bike go up to you with slight bend with your arms legs on the pedal upwards and always bend your toes downwards to grip the pedals.
@@zefe3886 I agree with you Zai but what I think Lee is teaching is more for beginners and your explaining a more advanced technique which will result in bigger airs.
After months of rewatching this video, it finally clicked for me what's wrong in the "not safe" jump at 6:51. (Lee mentions focusing on the hinge, but not the visual cue that that particular jump was so bad). If you freeze frame when his arms are fully extended, the handlebars are about a foot away from his hips - this is putting his center of weight *behind* the bottom bracket and leads to an unstable takeoff. In the jump at 7:17 that's "better", the handlebars are still a foot from his hips, but his arms stay bent, which keeps him in a hinge with his weight centered over the bottom bracket. What was confusing to me is that straight arms at takeoff are often a cue that someone has correctly boosted a jump - but this is only true if the bars are pulled all the way to your waist. Hope this clears things up for others who had the same confusion I did!
Absolutely great content. I can’t wait for Thursday mornings. It is easy to get stoked to ride when the positivity is so high on this channel. Thanks to all three of you.
I love reading this and this will be the fuel to keep making? See you next Thursday!!
No pressure Alex. It is not an easy process to make a video every week. Let us know if we can help out.
@@pauls3616 Appreciate it!
I have to agree. Wonderful words , Paul S. Hope this channel keeps growing.
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Hi Folks thanks for a great lesson, I am 71 next b/day and am going to nail this before I expire.Keep em coming.
You’re welcome!! Stay shreddy!!
Your a campion...yew
You‘ll make it, Champ!
Thats awesome I'm a 41 female and just started riding I'm inspired!! Need the natural drugs too!!
You’re a legend
46 and fell 20 feet out of the sky in July. Landed in my head, broken helmet and Spirit. I was lucky to just get a concussion and a mildly fucked up shoulder. I’ve been hesitant to get back in the air since, even small jumps have gotten in my head! After watching this I’m gonna get back at it. It’s like learning all over.
Eric Sharp stay safe. Stay shreddy!
"2 sec in the air - feels so good"
Me, total beginner when it comes to jumps: "0,2 sec 5 cm above the ground with both wheels - feels so good"
2 sec. sounds short but is sooo long ^^
Me, apparently less than a beginner: 0.2 sec 5cm above the ground with only the front wheel - feels so good
I'm 61, been riding about 30 years, and I'm finally hitting some decent (10 ft.) gaps. Thanks for the tips and the stoke!
I've rid bikes alot as a kid, now I'm 36 and getting back into it! Still a kid 🤘 great vid
Love the video! I’m 57 and learning to jump. I SO appreciate the High vibrations, wonderful to watch those who truly enjoy the ride✨🔥✨
Rob Nelson We are the same age brother!! High vibrations is the ultimate compliment Rob. Welcome to our little crew!
Mark Richards You made my day! Keep riding and laughing brother!!
This is the second video Ive seen with Lee's method. It didn't quite make sense the first time and made more sense this video. However when I applied it on today's mountain bike session it made perfect sense. I was able to progress from the very basic jump line, to the other green jump lines, and I even hit the intermediate jump line today. No crashes. Still need to work on it a bit, but much better. Im almost 40 now. I used to jump when I was younger, but stopped riding. Got back into it and couldn't remember how I jumped.
That is GREAT!!!
So glad you liked it. Super stoked for your progression!! Keep shredding.
A big thanks to both of you Lee and Alex. Love both of your channels. As an older dude they definitely help.
I love everyone’s personality on this channel. So easy to listen to.
I’m digging your personality to! It’s a very positive thing to leave a comment like this. Appreciate you!!!
Thank you J B!
I rid a bike when I was like 10 years old once, now I'm 32 and only started learning to ride a bike last year! 2020 - Never too old
I turned 40 the other day and just started biking with my 8 year old. We are both learning. Never too late! You guys are awesome and I’m so grateful to see folks later in life learning new tricks.
I find myself saying "row" antirow" when I'm riding. The bit that was the most helpful was Lee saying the jump should be "soft and beautiful".
I just got my first bike at 37 and this channel gives me hope
Welcome to the channel and this wonderful sport!
Oh man! You got more than hope. You’ve got 20 years of progression before you’re my age. : ) Just put in the time and take a nice slow progressive approach. Too many people get ahead of themselves and are hitting things they don’t actually have the proper mechanics for - and they get hurt. We see it nearly every day.
@@JoyOfBike thanks man I already love it and your vids help me progress!
plank3000 Love hearing that!!!
Popular topic....we need to get our superhero on....love it
And sometimes we get to dress like one too!
I was rooting to see him fly like Superman.....
@@mtbcrasher2703 I see big sends in his future! : )
@@JoyOfBike nice!
hey the little bit at the end about everyone is going to learn at their own speed is golden. everyone needs to remember that and accept and enjoy their progression. Thanks for another great video. You guys are putting out the best stuff for bike dads and moms because we learn and can use this process to encourage or little ones.
This is quite possibly the best content on mountain bike jumping. Great explanations.
Damn... Might be the single most revolutionary jump tutorial on terms of how I look at jumping. Thanks Bro!
You are welcome!!
Agreed. I have Lee's book too which is super helpful. Best tip in this has to be explaining the lever part, using the bike as a lever and how to, using your row technique. That was just awesome. I'm hitting some jumps soon. Post injury
I feel better , started riding in my 50s , now 60 , improved in every area except jumping ,drops I’m fine . But something about jumps, particularly gaps, and I freeze up .
I love the hinge analytics..and I am over...45...and a women 😃..fell in love with xc to join my family..still ride in winter as ski slopes are closed..but we use the time to learn and improve. Again big shout for the analytics.
Hey guys
I’ve been watching your videos religiously for the past 2 months and today for the first time ever I went to our local skills park.
Too say I was nervous is an understatement, I started on the pump track to warmup then moved to the small jumps, then I looked at the medium jumps and did them and finished with some drops. Which was Awesome.
The entire time I was riding I could here you and Lee say “stay low, stay in the middle of the bike” it was Amazing.
Thank you so much for starting this channel. It has helped me more than I can say.
Fantastic. Take it slow. Work on getting so good your bored. Get mastery of the small stuff before going to the big stuff. Your building the foundation now!! Cheers!!!
Every video on point, clear, easy to understand, actionable items, checklist, humor, steeeeeezzz and positive vibes! What more could you want from a channel! Thank you guys!
Blushing over here!!! Welcome to the channel!
Wow, thank you!!
Dang, when he said “Don’t watch Friday Fails on Pinkbike”, but that’s what brought me here haha! Love the content, especially addressing the headspace
It is hard to avoid! But I try not to watch it.
I find Friday fails as a great learning experience. I try to analyze every clip and figure out why the fail occurred. It helps me categorize speed for jumps, and what not to do.
I'm 43 n just went back to mountain biking with my old (rebuilt) DJ/pump track bike. I found this very useful. Thx for the 411 guys!
I need jumping over 50. Great channel!
Keep peddling!
Stay shreddy!
I've been alive over 60 years, biking and skiing for most of them.
When every kid at 10 had a Mustang bike, I had an old English crusier. Destroyed any chance of getting proper air, although I tried and tried, and failed and failed. Never caught on how to get my body suspended above ground.
Still battling the head, but your videos, and especially this one, have got me getting a wee bit of air while ripping trails. My wife told me I got air, and I believe her, lol!
The row, the hinge, and the RAD are all falling into place. And it feels Superb! Thanks, men!
Onward and upward!
Love reading this!!
Your row/anti-row technique and explanation is so much clearer than any other I've come across. My kids and I built a small tabletop in the yard last fall. Only after putting in a bunch of reps yesterday, with this video as a guide, am I confidently and consistently clearing it. I have much greater control over the bike in the air and as I land. So... thanks!
I'm 76 and just lay around in bed all day watching these videos. Love it!
Glad you like them!
Alex and Lee hit it out of the park again! Great to see your collaboration and expertise presented in such an easy-to-understand manner. Many thanks!
Thanks. The reward is knowing people are benefiting so comments mean a lot!!’
I've watched alot of jumping tutorials, why is this the only one that actually makes sense. There are alot of good riders in this world, but being able to explain it is very rare for some reason.
This is one of the BEST videos I've ever watched on jumping! Nate's description of his reactions (and results) to jumps is literally me to a T. I know I have a lot more 'rowing' practice to do, but this really helped me to fill in several gaps of my plan on how to practice and progress my jumping. Thanks again to you and Lee for the excellent content!
Thanks! There are thousands of Nates out there except he learns so freaking fast. Take you’re time. We pushed him a bit hard by the end. But he’s gonna be killing it soon!!
Duuuuude. As soon as it stops raining and the trails aren’t underwater, I am going to SEND. 🇬🇧 The psychology content here is great. Nice.
Simply the best how to mtb instructions on RUclips, different level to anyone else and love the philosophy. Been riding for years but your hinge instruction has just made positioning much more intuitive overnight. Keep up the great work, really appreciate what you're doing👍
Thanks for being part of this cool community we’re building. Stoked to share in progression.
@@JoyOfBike keep the good work up bud, be looking forward to your vids every Thursday. Reminder on👍
This is one of the best jump videos I have ever seen! Thank You!
I am 71 and been riding trials for years, but always avoid air.
I am seriously considering a coach, especially because of what I write next.
When riding my Canyon Neuron in Thailand last December, I had my first bike injury, torn rotator cuff from a simple tip/fall on a ledge. I was allowed to keep riding until my surgery last month and am now recovering in Oregon - with my chained Commencal screaming at me!!! Gentle logging roads allowed in June, and I'll be ready for Jumping Lessons in July/August (don't tell my Wife or Surgeon).
P.S. Back in Thailand (6 Grandchildren) in January 2024, but I am not going back to the College Kid's SingleTrack!!! LOL
Getting the right jump to learn on is so critical! 🤘🏻
You’re right!!
I must say - Joy of Bike with Alex Bogusky makes the best instructional videos I have found - and I've watched a great many of them. The row/anti-row explanation is beyond helpful. Thanks for the amazing work guys!
I bought my first mountain bike in 1992 and still ride ~200 days a year. My current trail here in Malaysia is a long climb with a great downhill. I'm ok jumping but never feel super comfortable in the air. I have watched a couple of your videos and realized that I'm keeping my arms way too rigid. Yesterday and today I sessioned the course, working on my 'rowing'. The difference in the air is huge - giving me more range to adjust the bike's attitude (depending on how I launch). Long comment I know - but point is the content (explained via physics) is just fantastic. We are never too old to learn!
Way to go David. It’s amazing what a little focused practice can do. Stoked for you!!
Yooo... I'm here, and I'm also over 40...even I'm still trying to get consistent on the hinge🤘😂
I love that part. And how it echos!!! It’s so good.
@MegaMrblackguy So wild. I was just pondering the nature of my existence and this was super helpful. Thanks.
until i found your channel i thought i was too old to still be jumping a bike at age 54. i raced and dirt jumped bmx bikes in the 80's so i have experience, but i needed this video to give me the guts to try again with my mtb.i'm going to locate a bmx or pump track in my area and practice. thanks Alex.
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@@T25de i don't get it.
This channel is well named! I feel like a kid just watching your videos, you guys are having so much fun. Gotta bring some of that energy with me when I go to the bike park, it's so easy to get intimidated and caught up in how well you're doing.
scarpa12 Man you nailed it. Sometimes it’s up to us to make the vibe we want. It isn’t automatic. Check out a vid I have on the Ten Commandments of stoke. It’s BMX but the same hacks apply. In my world the rider I always admire the most is the one having the most fun.
Finally a video that put jumping into terms that I understand! Thanks, Joy of Bike!!!
So glad!! You’re welcome!!! Thanks for watching.
I've been scared to do big jumps since I broke my ankle in my mid 30's. I would love to take this course now that I'm in my 40's... Loving the content.
Great video. I'm 58 and I've been riding for 35 years and jumping has always been a scary thing. Sometimes I'm subconsciously in a groove and can jump pretty well but mostly I'm a hack. I love the break down of the components of a jump and how you present it. The hinge, row, anti-row are all well explained and accessible. My goal is to master jumping this year (and how to manual).Thank you! This is becoming my favorite MTB channel .
Appreciate the comment. Take your time and enjoy the process and welcome to the crew!
Great content honestly, the drills are awesome, especially the one on cornering. With you and GMBN we get all the expertise we need to become better riders. Its good to see people take the time to share their knowledge with such energy and passion ❤️ keep it up
61, been MTBring since I was 18. I used to be a jumping maniac. Now I want to jump and this what I needed to see. Health care and insurance scared the jumping out of me, now I can get it back! Thanks you guys!!!!!
Practice what you preach, love to watch these vids’s...never gets boring...thanks so much guys for sharing the mechanics!
Thank you Mark!!
Appreciate the kind words!!!
Great stuff. Easy to watch. Very informative. Fun without being corny. I look forward to following where you go with this. It’s inspirational for my channel. Thanks for taking the time to do this.
Thanks Ed. Planning fun. Shooting fun. Editing hard and then fun. So mostly fun. : )
this must be the best video on jumps that I've seen so far, and I've watched a few, thanks guys, thumbs up all the way !
My turning point was removing the clip in shoes and riding flats. Then I got proper technique. The problem when you're attached to the bike is your mass is greater than the bike. So when you do a bad pop you pull the bike up with your feet and you learn bad habits. Jumping with flats teaches you how to jump and pop correctly. My bunny hop game improved 65% after I learnt to ride correctly. I never went back to clips. I wasted 30 years of my life riding toe clips and silly shoes. In the year of switching I improved in all aspects of riding, not just jumping. It did take me a long time to adjust around 6 months. This isn’t easy because everything feels so weird at first but trust me one day it will just click. After that I found those silly shoes to hold me back. They would allow me to get to a level but I couldn’t improve. After the 6 months of flats and me finally getting it my riding improved so fast. I would say my riding improved more in the next year than in the last 30 years. I now look back at that 30 years of being attached to my pedals as wasted life.
I would strongly suggest BMX plastic pedals at first, BMX shin and knee pads and 5 Ten shoes.
A lot of truth to this and I wouldn't argue with any of this. I know some racers that would : ) but even if I raced I'd ride flats often enough to insure that I wasn't developing bad habits.
Be great to see a video with a real beginner which will give slower, repetitive with different verbal formats and therefore easier to understand for some of us total novices. Love the video but the guy is already a very good rider so understands all the concepts!!
Best channel! Thanks guys!!
Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not who someone else is today 😁🤟
Accomplished mountain biker and horrible jumper here... Also over 40
I just picked the sport back up after 15 years off a couple weeks ago. Lovin being back on the trails!
Jumping is one of my goals this year (turning 40) and your videos helps a lot on achieving that goal.
word brother. We can do this!
Heck yeah we can!
Me too!! Well over 40 though lol
YES! It can be really safe and simple, and of course it's super fun.
@@JB50713 just turned 40 on December 10th bud...I'm right there with ya!
I'm 41 and just what I needed!! Thank you, Keep shredding man!.... subscribed!!
Heck yeah. Welcome to the crew!
Great job again guys, so entertaining and educational. Loving it ❤️ after watching your video on boosting jumps and Lee’s vid on jumping with young girl, wait that sounds wrong🤔anyway I watched these about 20 times until I was even dreaming about jumping. I am now jumping consistently with control it feels awesome to get air without the dread of crashing. Thanks guys as some of the others have already said, you make a great team. 🤟
That sounds like an awesome dream. I had a dream that I did a 360. It seemed like when I woke up I could better visualize it too. Keep rose dreams going!!!
Right on Eric! Thank you!
Roll on next Thursday!! Great content you two..
Thank you Peter. Welcome to the channel!
Thanky
Thank you for this video! Great tutorial.
Welcome to the channel!
Dude. As a 44 year beginner mountain biker your videos get me fired up! Keep 'em coming!
I get fired up knowing you’re stoked. Appreciate the shout!!!
Going on 46 in few days and getting more stoked. Unfortunate we never had and still dont have a pump and jump track here for MTB, only for MotoX. I learned the hard way without it, love that Hinge technique, but yeah you guys Rock man! 🤘😝🤘 Keep up the great contents!
Jason2Wheels Such a great age. But so far I’ve liked them all. Those velosolutions tracks are amazing. Maybe you can get with the city and get one put in. Such a gift to the kids. Keep shredding!!!
Finally a channel for us old dudes over (or near) 40 on MTB jumping! I always felt like I don't belong there anymore. I've got kids now and don't have as much time to practise but this video gave me motivation! Subscribed!
Welcome to the crew my friend!
Thank you for another awesome video. You guys had me on "mind enhancing chemicals". I like your presentation method and teaching technic you use. Will hit my local bike park as soon our lockdown ends as my wife has had enough with me practising the "hinge" technic on her.
Ha! Enjoy the journey!!
Yay! We’re kids, not over 40 but still love this video!! 😂😂🔥🔥
Yay! Thank you!
Flying is the inherent dream of human beings, any sport makes people feel flying is highly addictive
Truth!!
Nope I dream of speed. A specially running fast.
I've watched many jump videos. This one in particular has helped me the most. Thanks so much
Another awesome vid! Im trying this out myself and im only at my 30s.
All ages welcome! We ain't ageist!!!
You lads have unlocked his capabilities, he will now become a weekend warrior 😆 well done! Great video!
You’re right. We’ve created a monster. Had him in a skatepark last week. Unreal.
Finally someone says it! Those crash reels are painful to watch and counterproductive, and injury pr0n is unbearable. I don't need to see those damn X-rays!
The ones using fails for training purposes (eg. GMBN's Crash Course) are slightly better. But Friday Fails? gives me the jitters.
(Hello BTW. 50 yrs old last summer. Been riding trail-XC for years, but started seriously shredding just some 3 yrs ago, when I upgraded from the old Scott Tampico :-). It IS the best (non-toxic) rush out there, my meditation and medication. Love your attitude. You were also right saying there are more mental obstacles to overcome when you're older. Those 17 yrs olds? science proves their risk-assessment mechanisms aren't even fully developed yet.)
Well put. People sometimes send me crash videos and it makes me nuts!!!
Learning to pump first is key..I learned to jump over this summer and I'm 43..I used these videos and staying loose was important to me..no other videos on yt mention anything about pumping 1st..great job guys and thank you
This video goes to 11. So many components of learning to jump out together in one video. I’m definitely hitting my practice ramp today🤙🏾
Ha. Yes!!!
This is without a doubt one of the best MTB RUclips channels. Props to you all.
Thanks brother. Welcome to the channel!!
Absolutely loving these vids you guys are producing. You're so good at getting a lot of really helpful info into them and keeping a fun chilled vibe.
Marcus Murray Thanks Marcus. Appreciate you!!
EXCELLENT EXCELLENT EXCELLENT EXCELLENT VIDEO!!
These videos have helped alot of people and the channel has such a nice vibe - I hope for a revival someday.
Stay stoked!👍
I'm 41, my recipe before I go to a bike park: drink A LOT of water the night before (key), then my usual granola w almond milk and mixed berries w coffee (of course) the morning of. I'll get some electrolytes in me (Gatorade) and during the day just water and an energy bars or mixed nuts or something light just to keep my energy up. NO ALCOHOL afterwards (this is important if you're riding the next day) until after dinner so I can replenish my body with ... you guessed it ... water! Also take my daily vitamin, and since I'm human and do have some vices, I'll usually smoke a little just to mellow out. Finally, and this is by far *THE MOST IMPORTANT* thing I do is stretch both before and after. The combination of stretching and water is better than any supplement you'll ever take, and especially as we get older it's really important to stay flexible.
Amen!
Having a ritual is helpful for confidence too!!
SMOKE? Hell no, may as well have a drink? Least your getting a few calories, wth you posion.
Wouldn't it be wonderful if instructors in ALL sports were this good?
My journey is different. I learnt jumping in one day at 32, but it only came after 50+ hours of repetitive bunny hop practice on the flat grass.
Junnan Ma That is awesome. When you’re willing to put in that much time and work you can learn anything !!!
What an awesome set of tutorial / lesson videos you guys have put together - thank you!
#urthsht!
So apparently everything I did jumping ramps as a kid was wrong. Good to know. Still have to overcome being 6' 2" on a 29er instead of 5-something on a 20-inch BMX. Everything just looks like a long way down. Also need to move to Boulder, apparently. We're having a blizzard tomorrow.
If you’re in a bike you already got things 99.9% right brother!
I just found this channel after watching tons of other tutorial videos on MTB. Your method of execution and teaching are by far the best I've ever seen.
Awesome, thank you!
Keep crushing! Alex and Lee you’re like peanut butter and jam.
Thanks Scotty!
Awesome stuff guys. The gyroscope science tip makes a ton of sense.
Glad you think so!
Last comment helped - don’t feel discouraged if you don’t learned this fast. It’s not easy if you are trying your first jumps ever at 45 :)
11:11
Got back into skateboarding last year, broke my ankle and started biking for recovery this spring. Then got myself a new mountainbike and now I'm hooked and rarely touch the skateboard anymore 😂 40th birthday coming up next year.
Bummer to hear about the ankle…but how rad you found mountain biking!! Hell ya. Enjoy the ride homie - stoked you’re here 🫶🏻
fuck yeah you guys! this is one of the best mtb skills channels
You’re one of the best subscribers!! Thanks for the kind words brother!!
Different level imo, really nails the core stuff without getting overly detailed with an awesome attitude
@@joshiboy31 exactly
Best instructional videos on the tube for grown ups hands down! Thanks for doing videos not tailored to the "just send it" crew
Wow. High praise. Much appreciated and we will keep it coming.
@@JoyOfBike the only thing that would make it better was if I was closer to you guys and could come take one of these lessons myself! I only started riding a mountain bike at age 40 after I was diagnosed with Parkinson's. It has been my savior\addiction ever since! Keep up the great work it's a joy to watch.
@@bmanchargerfan Keep fighting the good fight! The bike is a great ally. The bike has saved me multiple times. That's why I do this. Paying the bike back for all those years!
Along with 'Practice Practice Practice' there should be another saying running through my head...
'Watch Watch Watch' !
I've watched a lot of jumping videos (anyone who has watched my mediocre attempts at videos may pick up that I HATE DOUBLES!) and even a previous couple from Lee and Alex (Joy of bike etc).
TODAY my brain has decided to take to what lee was saying on the rowing... and it all came down to 4:30.
I had heard of Pumping... and rowing... but this time the LEVER is explained... and that slush I store in my cranium started forming a picture...
Stop trying to lift the bike by standing up and lifting the bike up after me...
push your feet down, and pull on the handles in a way that you are forcing the back wheel down...
ooooo K... I think I can actually wrap my brain around that... I'm currently in the 'Ski Jump' club.. and I'm starting to understand why.
I'm going to test something tomorrow with one of the many old frames I have...
I'm going to make a bike bare frame with handlebars and foot pegs like a motorbike (and perhaps some old shocks with a tiny trolley wheel so I don't face plant...)
Now... Hold the handlebars and try to jump... if I just jump, my body will go up and maybe even lift the frame
If you pull the bars to you, working to get the frame to hinge through your feet, to push the rear axle into the ground.... the result may be the same....
Maybe I should use a full suspension frame so there is a bit of hinging at the feet (got one)...
Maybe a pad on the rear axle to hold the frame upright... Lump of 2x4 bolted to an old rear axle... even got that...
hmmmm..... ok watch this space... (or the local death notices... whichever comes 1st...)
Nice! Keep us posted!
Nathan Dills is great at everything he does.
So do you!!
Thanks. I'm 40. Act like I'm 16. Feel like I'm 90.
I'm 54, act like 24, feel like 35 :)
Right on! Pretty awesome guys! I'm over 40, DH all summer long with much younger senders, and Valmont is one of my favs. Hope to see you out there sometime!
Say hello for sure!
Yes! We’re out there all the time. Please say hi.
sweet! We have to change how we hit the rollers.
Dudes a natural teacher
Check out the echo of Lee's "Yo!" at 5:38 👌👌
Orange Blue Right?!! My favorite part of the whole day! There’s actually a jail house next door that it echoed off of.
I'm 57 and I have been Mountain Biking for 8 months now and I love Jumping.
I have trail trauma lol and starting to bring myself to jump again at 38
Thank you! Joy of Bike
A question to anybody who wishes to discuss: Lee starts his jumping instruction with pump track technique and explains that jumps are like pump track rollers with their peaks shaved off. I totally understand that. When Lee is demonstrating row/anti-row on rollers, starting at 4:12, I see his head going up and his body extending during the row phase. However, @6:42 Lee tells the camera that Mr. Dills is popping his head up and he should instead be keeping his head down.
BTW - I noticed the same thing on Lee's equally great how-to-jump video: ruclips.net/video/cCPh4rNGSno/видео.html
It seems to me that in both videos, the students go through some confusion when taking the pump track practice to the jump.
I know that I am missing something, but I can't figure out what that something is. Any thoughts?
I get why you get that confusion. I have been jumping dirt jump and skate park and Lee's teaching is actually incomplete or in a way somewhat wrong and making people confuse. Imagine that your body are stationary and the bike is going up towards you, you basically bend your arms and then you legs to allow the bike to get closer to you and not thinking of pulling the bike up cause if you think of pulling the bike, it is normal reaction to shift our body and head upwards to pull it up by force. Just relax, bend you arms and legs and let it happen. The way Lee mentioned keeping the head down and face the danger will get people confuse. 😅 Most of his teaching especially this one leads to people doing too much 'row' in the middle of the jump. His teaching of 'pump' for jumps are lacking as well. No offence to Lee and his teachings but i find it lacking much. Row/anti-row fundamental is important in dirt jumping but his way of teaching will somehow leads to more casing and lack of height which will lead to people wanting more speed to clear the jump. 'Row' is bending your arms and legs to let the bike goes to you correct? And 'anti-row' is pushing the bike with your arms and then your legs hard to the ground to produce the pump. Basically, you 'row' (loading the bike with bend knees and elbows) before going to the jump and then you 'anti-row' through out the entire ramp with you arms and especially legs swiftly and HARD just like how you do on the pump track. Then you slightly 'row' and in the air slightly or simply said, relax and do not tense up when you are on air, letting the bike go up to you with slight bend with your arms legs on the pedal upwards and always bend your toes downwards to grip the pedals.
@@zefe3886 I agree with you Zai but what I think Lee is teaching is more for beginners and your explaining a more advanced technique which will result in bigger airs.
You guys are a great team! I feel so confident after watching each video!
Thank you! And welcome.
That is the best thing we could hear. Share the stoke!!
I did not realise Jordan Peterson was into bikes
Don't insult the poor man.
After months of rewatching this video, it finally clicked for me what's wrong in the "not safe" jump at 6:51. (Lee mentions focusing on the hinge, but not the visual cue that that particular jump was so bad). If you freeze frame when his arms are fully extended, the handlebars are about a foot away from his hips - this is putting his center of weight *behind* the bottom bracket and leads to an unstable takeoff. In the jump at 7:17 that's "better", the handlebars are still a foot from his hips, but his arms stay bent, which keeps him in a hinge with his weight centered over the bottom bracket.
What was confusing to me is that straight arms at takeoff are often a cue that someone has correctly boosted a jump - but this is only true if the bars are pulled all the way to your waist.
Hope this clears things up for others who had the same confusion I did!
YOU. ARE. AWESOME! thanks so much for your videos. learning to mtb after 50 is being made easier by you guys. thank you.