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Sir_SkrillALot
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like downhill, freeride, that sorts of stuff? Its movin to summer and i need to talk bikes!
May 18 2007 12:49AM
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Jorgen.
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www.pinkbike.com
May 18 2007 12:52AM
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*cowboy*
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So, I've been doing sooo much mountain biking lately. There are a lot of sick places around here and people have built all sorts of crazy stuff in the woods. (see pics).

So my question is, can anyone describe how you go about jumping on these dirt jumps? It's so different than skiing because the bike jumps are all like vertical..

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May 18 2007 1:05AM
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Jorgen.
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^ I don't really know how to describe it, you just kinda go off em. I find it easier then skiing because from skiing i have gotten much better control in the air.
May 18 2007 1:07AM
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Sir_SkrillALot
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asdfghjkl;'
May 18 2007 1:11AM
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*cowboy*
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Hummm.. So, i've watched videos and stuff and it seems like the riders are shifting their weight forward a little.. Kinda like you do when you are bunny hopping over trees and such. You pop your front and kinda lunge forward.. you follow?

Kinda like that? And, the gaps look huge. Some of them are like 6ft+. It seems so impossible
May 18 2007 1:14AM
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PeteyG
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dude what freaks me out are the quik transitions between each jump.

May 18 2007 1:31AM
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KjellEllefson
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haha 6ft plus that pussy shit for a bike course
we had a gap at our old one that was 20 ft
May 18 2007 1:35AM
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alaskakid
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hitting jumps on bikes is a hell of a lot harder but for the amount of air it feels alot like....better and more air than you actually got and transfers seem funner on bmx bikes.
May 18 2007 3:49AM
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R.Fahey
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For dirt jumps on a bike you just have to pump the hell out of them and shift your weight. After you do it a few times you'll figure it out. I wanna sesh all that shit that you posted picture of jason. Looks rad.
May 18 2007 4:07AM
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steezyjibber
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yes

BMX-FORUMS.NET

just like ns (not same format but active and shit)
May 18 2007 6:38AM
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*rkp*
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there's your answer.
May 18 2007 10:54AM
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Drewykins
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it depends. no one can tell you how to jump, there are so many different types of kickers, dirt jumps, and drops there is no single piece of advice fit each one. But if i had to guess i would say keep your feet on the pedals and stay loose.

May 18 2007 12:51PM
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*cowboy*
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Thanks guys.. Kinda helps. But, i think the sad reality is you just have to go for it. There aren't any smaller jumps around so it kinda sucks. The consequences look pretty rough.


May 18 2007 3:26PM
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Eazy_Eags
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bustedspoke.com is a new england based site
May 18 2007 3:30PM
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TheQuailman
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ur lucky, theres like no place to ride here in the suburbs of nj
May 18 2007 4:03PM
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tBatt
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build a smaller one and work your way up. the whole weigh shifting thing is key. maybe build a take off jump thats like 2 ft tall out of wood, and then a dirt landing so as you progress, you can drag it back further. thats how i learned. heres a pic of my old one.
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May 18 2007 4:07PM
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ESfreeridepa
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www.hcor.net but it has been pretty dead.
May 18 2007 4:27PM
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*cowboy*
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thanks T3.. that's a good idea
May 18 2007 6:21PM
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C.R.420
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That looks like a sick jump.
It also looks like you could really fuck yourself up on it.
May 18 2007 6:23PM
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*cowboy*
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Yeah man.. that's how they are all. If they don't have wood on the front of the landing, they have like a 6' hole in between the taken and the landing. It's really like all or nothing. If you mess up your getting wrecked
May 18 2007 6:33PM
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MFM
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www.nsmb.com is by far the illest
May 18 2007 7:38PM
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