It's okay if you land a little rear wheel heavy but the closer you are to your wheels touching at the same time, the easier the landing will be.matt2991 said:like how much should i pull up? Also is it ok if i land on my back wheel first or is that gonna lead to problems.
good practice with using your body to absorb hits is to ride around on a rigid bike and do small drops on it. it really does make a difference.With the hardtail, you don't need to push against the pedals so much. Just land smooth and use your knees as supension.
Do you have a website for this DVD or know a store to get it from? It sounds interesting...I got this great DVD, "Westcoast Style Freeride Fundamentals" and it goes over all this stuff very well. It's taught and narrated by women riders, but use Ryan Leech and Shaums March as demo riders. It's really good.
You're pulling your feet up. The bike won't fall faster than your body.okay, all this helps out one of my questions. The other is, how the heck do you keep the pedals on your feet? My bike always wants to leave me. I end up with my feet a couple inches above the pedals on the landing which must kill the bike.
thats exactly what you should do,Sort of surprised that no one has mentioned this yet. As you leave the ground, point your toes down about 45 degrees and push back (not down) with your feet against the pedals. Same principle as a bunny hop. In fact I like to do a little bunny hop off the lip. Nothing huge just something to pull the bike up towards your body. That kind of sticks you to the bike a little better and gives you control in the air.
Your hardtail isn't being a butt, it's you. You should learn on a hardtail because when you do it right, it'll feel good. A FS soaks alot up so you can get away with mistakes.Okay. Sounds like a plan. Works great on my full suspension bike, but my hardtail's still being a butt and dropping like a rock. I'm not even going to go into how the hartail reacts to jumps.... It's like it's hooked up with lead weights or something. haha. maybe it is! Thing weighs a ton.