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 Post subject: Re: BMX
PostPosted: Mon Feb 24, 2020 5:13 am 
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 Post subject: Re: BMX
PostPosted: Mon Feb 24, 2020 5:58 am 
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A few quick thoughts that I'm sure you already have in mind.

With your bunny hops, try lifting the front higher first then pull the back up, rather than jumping up evenly with both wheels. You will get higher with much less effort.

With your jumping, try to use a longer faced jump. It will be smoother and not kick the bike as much when learning. Also, find a way to keep the ramp from moving, you are losing quite a bit of energy from that.

Other than that, fuck yeah, keep that shit up! :bang:

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 Post subject: Re: BMX
PostPosted: Mon Feb 24, 2020 8:28 am 
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24v wrote:
A few quick thoughts that I'm sure you already have in mind.

With your bunny hops, try lifting the front higher first then pull the back up, rather than jumping up evenly with both wheels. You will get higher with much less effort.

With your jumping, try to use a longer faced jump. It will be smoother and not kick the bike as much when learning. Also, find a way to keep the ramp from moving, you are losing quite a bit of energy from that.

Other than that, fuck yeah, keep that shit up! :bang:



Thanks, jump was placed against the curb to reduce the drop on the backside (reduce wussout factor) because of that the base wasn't fully supported as the back was in the "gutter". If I use it there I'll put a board under to support it. If I use it in the road or sidewalk it should sit flat.


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 Post subject: Re: BMX
PostPosted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 8:54 pm 
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OK, so where are your BMX skills at now guys? You can do this in your kitchen, driveway, down the stairs, neighbors wall. Post up some updates :cheers:

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I’d actually rather work on bunny hops and wheelies in the dirt. Concrete hurts. However, I have improved my track stands slightly.

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I got a 30 day free membership to Ryan Leech's online set of courses. Currently working my way through his track stand class, but with my MTB. It's really helpful to have a skill broken down into a bunch of separate lessons to work on individually. Totally different (and better) than the instruction you typically get on YouTube.

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^^^ I agree. His videos and newsletters are clear and well-presented. He seems like a good teacher. I subscribed years ago and still watch the new videos, but honestly I have improved very little. Not his fault — I’m just too lazy to actually work at repetitive practice. I just wanna have fun.

Here’s something to check out since we’re stuck at home:

https://learn.ryanleech.com/blog/backyard-mtb-obstacle-building-guide

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There's another 50 or so minutes in the full feature which is also available on YouTube. Search "Hot Dogs Who Can't Read" if you're interested.

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Nice. And sippin’ on a Lil Sump’n.

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Can't recall ever seeing a Brooks saddle on a BMX bike. Nice ride.

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Can't recall ever seeing a Brooks saddle on a BMX bike. Nice ride.

It's actually a pretty popular choice for old dudes trying to build fancy bmx bikes. #guilty
Mine also has Ti rails and copper rivets. :mrgreen: :cheers:

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avidtest wrote:
Can't recall ever seeing a Brooks saddle on a BMX bike. Nice ride.


...my thought exactly.

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avidtest wrote:
Can't recall ever seeing a Brooks saddle on a BMX bike. Nice ride.

It's actually a pretty popular choice for old dudes trying to build fancy bmx bikes. #guilty
Mine also has Ti rails and copper rivets. :mrgreen: :cheers:


Paradoxical AF (it occurs to me that this may be the first time that "paradoxical" and "AF" appeared next to each other in the same sentence).

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