[Dunc]

2nd season of DH, switched to flats this year, many years of clipless XC. Have 5.10's so i don't slip. Love being able to drop a foot in the loose off camber stuff, a little chicken ****e of jumps and drops over 3' after getting a trail beating this past week. Ran clipless last year and would just hop up with the jumps and fly but not being connect had one foot coming off, then the pedals rotated, then the rebound sent me OTB and off doing a superman tree grab.

I'm I missing the technique!? I've dropped my front heal and back toes to try and grip but what else is?

Asking for some quick tips on how to keep it together so I can charge for more airtime.

 

[Yeti]

practice bunny hops...

 

[Metal Dude]

maybe it's the front heel and back toes that are presenting a grip problem?

 

[jonKranked]

Practice practice practice.


I've heard somewhere before that when riding flats vs clipless, a little less (faster) rebound helps for flats.

 

[norbar]

Just practice. I've ridden flats for 11 years before I tried to go on flats on my dj bike(no I wasn't riding my dj bike with clips, just built it up). Took some time but now I feel comfortable on it. Now I even feel more comfortable on dh even though I still ride clipped.
Make a nice jump somewhere close to your house and hit it until you nail it.