landing on wheels
Rybes
Posts: 110
mornin all.
ive a question for yas. when doin drop offs and jumps why do you land both wheels at once ? ive always tried to land rear wheel first but since joinin this forum ive been lookin at all sorts of hints and tips and they say both wheels at once. is there a reason for it or is it just personal preference ?
cheers 8)
ive a question for yas. when doin drop offs and jumps why do you land both wheels at once ? ive always tried to land rear wheel first but since joinin this forum ive been lookin at all sorts of hints and tips and they say both wheels at once. is there a reason for it or is it just personal preference ?
cheers 8)
2004 cinder cone, grey
madison prime seat
3 inch handle bar risers
bg comfort grips
lidl seat pack
diamond back pedals
2009 reba sl's
more to come......
madison prime seat
3 inch handle bar risers
bg comfort grips
lidl seat pack
diamond back pedals
2009 reba sl's
more to come......
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It is personal preference, in a way. But I have always been shown and used the following.
If your jumping or dropping onto a run off or down ramp then try to get the bike to follow the profile of the exit slope landing both wheels at the same time. It will stop you falling off the back of the bike or going over the bars if you go too far forward.
If your dropping off a ledge or jumping onto a flat floor then rear wheel first using legs to soak up the impact. Then transfer weight to the front gently to put the front wheel down.
If bunny hoping the rear wheel down ever so slightly earlier than the front, again aids shock absorbtion with legs. If you do put both wheels down at the same time no biggie tho!!!0 -
landing both wheels keeps you more stable and you are able to carry more speed away from the drop.
if you land rear first you then find yourself if a wheelie which you also have to land even if only for a few seconds0 -
nice one cheers. makes sense now. gunna have to go out n practice
2004 cinder cone, grey
madison prime seat
3 inch handle bar risers
bg comfort grips
lidl seat pack
diamond back pedals
2009 reba sl's
more to come......0 -
in the new MTBUK mag theres a dvd with Fabien Barel and he gives good tips on how to land drop offs, but i think it comes down to personal preferance like has already been said. Alot of riding is seeing about how it suits you to do things, i go out alot by myself and love getting tips and advice but just get out there and learn by doing is the best way
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I always try to land on my wheels. I've tried the alternative and it's not nice.
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Burls Ti Tourer for Tarmac, Saracen aluminium full suss for trails0 -
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are you the jedi who made the how to vid sat on a couch ? if y are ya the one who made me question the way i do it. cheers for all ya replies. my bikes currently halfway between norwich and denmark so as soon as it arrives ill go and see how gracefuly i can fall off, sorry i mean land 2004 cinder cone, grey
madison prime seat
3 inch handle bar risers
bg comfort grips
lidl seat pack
diamond back pedals
2009 reba sl's
more to come......0 -
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100% bang on the money.aaronmroach wrote:If your jumping or dropping onto a run off or down ramp then try to get the bike to follow the profile of the exit slope landing both wheels at the same time. It will stop you falling off the back of the bike or going over the bars if you go too far forward.
If your dropping off a ledge or jumping onto a flat floor then rear wheel first using legs to soak up the impact. Then transfer weight to the front gently to put the front wheel down.
I'd like to see this "jedi" land a trials drop from 15 feet or so to flat, front wheel first
No, really, I would.0 -
trials is a static propelled sport and you land on the spot.
we are talking mtb!!!!!!0 -
no. mtb is a forwrd motion sport not trials.
landing wilst still moving forwards0 -
yeehaamcgee wrote:
100% bang on the money.aaronmroach wrote:If your jumping or dropping onto a run off or down ramp then try to get the bike to follow the profile of the exit slope landing both wheels at the same time. It will stop you falling off the back of the bike or going over the bars if you go too far forward.
If your dropping off a ledge or jumping onto a flat floor then rear wheel first using legs to soak up the impact. Then transfer weight to the front gently to put the front wheel down.
I'd like to see this "jedi" land a trials drop from 15 feet or so to flat, front wheel first
No, really, I would.
Why thank yo Mr yeehaamcgee took years of falling of from 93 till 2003 to perfect it!!!!0 -
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Really?Jedi wrote:explain
Fine. A few things.
When you're dropping to flat, pushing the back of the bike down to meet the ground reduces the time spent falling, before the bike makes contact with the ground.
It's like jumping off a high wall on your feet, you don't just jump off, you lower yourself till your arris is nearly touching the wall, then as you fall, you extend your legs downwards to meet the ground.
You can push the rear wheel down far further with your legs than you can using your legs and arms, by nearly standing the bike vertical.
Your legs are also far stronger than your arms and able to absorb much more of an impact.
If you're landing on a downslope, your deceleration due to the landing impact is drastically reduced, so you CAN absorb it all using your arms as well as your legs, which lets you touch down with both wheels, or slightly front first, maintaing better control of the bike for longer. But for a drop to flat, you're better off using your legs and sacrificing a few moments of control.0 -
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you ride bmx?
same flat landings on street= botg wheels togetehr
land on flat moving forward on the rear wheel your head goes down on landing, cant see hwere you're going0 -
Your head will go down anyway with a big impact.
I disagree. That is all.0 -
your head doesnt go down if your looking where you;'re going!
lol@ i disagree that's all0 -
passive aggressive? because i ask you to quantify why you disagree?
come on it's bike riding not war0 -
It doesn't matter which wheel lands first so long as you're humming the A-Team theme tune as you're in the air.0
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Personally I use the batman theme tune!!!0
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Jedi wrote:both wheels together or front slightly first.. always
I always find when I do land front wheel first I dont get as much air and it looks crap, therefor I usually aim back wheel first to get the front off the ground more in an attempt to make myself look rad awesome.
Usually dont end up looking rad awesome when I more than likely faceplant.0 -
Sounds like Yehaaa could benefit from some lesson off Jedi. 0
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