Braking Length Does Matter and Learn Drops Without a Bike
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- čas přidán 11. 03. 2024
- Do you know how to walk and take a step down? If yes, then you know how to do a drop. When we teach drops, we often overcomplicate them, but that shouldn't be the case. It's all about body positioning.
Also, how important is it to brake with both brakes? Yeah, we'll find out as well.
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This was awesome! Thanks a lot!
Glad you liked it!
Great advice. Thanks.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!
Think of it like kicking those feet forward almost like extending those heels no pop on a drop for beginners.
This is one of the better videos I’ve seen nice job
Awesome thanks for the comment and yes you're right, no pop for beginners as that can very dangerous!
Very useful, thank you.
Awesome, glad it was helpful!
Best tutorial ever ❤❤❤
Thanks for the compliment! Anything I can do to help a friend!
Great tutorial 👍
Glad you think so, thanks for watching!
Great quality video!
Glad you enjoyed it
Thanks that's helpful advice for doing drops.
PS the spelling for 'brakes' on bikes and cars, is different from 'break' as in break a window.
@@jrh2015 🤣
haha nice, definitely I should have caught that first! I'll correct those in the title and thumbnail
@@jrh2015I care😂
good video ngl should have more subs
Thank you! I do appreciate the feedback!! One sub at a time! 😊
The pros preload by getting low and then they roll the bars forward, extending to get the bike in the air faster as they take off the drop instead of just pulling back
That's right, excellent advise too. There's so many methods and it depends on what clicks with the student!
i wonder if braking length is affected if you use a snappy shimano saint/xt/xtr?
Mmm great question!
The best advice I've heard for performing a drop on a mountain bike is to 'make a push-up motion before the drop and lean back.' To understand this, imagine doing a push-up: lean forward with your hands in front of you, bend your elbows to lower your chest close to the ground, then push strongly back up. This motion simulates how you should push the bike forward and then move your body weight back just before and during a drop. Practicing a quick and strong push-up motion helps you get a feel for the necessary movement and strength needed to safely execute a drop on your MTB.
Yup, there's definitely many ways to learn drops. Thanks for sharing this. I've definitely heard all sort of tips about drops in the past. I really try to oversimplify how I teach others as sometimes the style of simplicity is well received by others looking to improve on their techniques. I hope that what I teach can help others if something else is not clicking for them. Super cool though, thanks for sharing your perspective too!
@@BermMTB yeah, definitely. I was struggling in understanding when I was learning. Everyone was explaining clearly but this a-ha moment came to me after this push-up advice. I've cleared a big drop immediately after that :)
I think word 'pull' body back, should be replaced by move body back. If someone starts pulling on drops, that's gonna lead to a massive OTB sooner or later.
Excellent feedback and that's a great point too!
Good video but those dings are loud and annoying
Yup thanks for the comment. Will fix that next time
4:49 "breaks" ?
Haha yeah I made a mistake
This BDOS?
Yes, that is exactly the place!
@@BermMTB cool, I’m in the area! I split most of my time between duthie and Galbraith, maybe I’ll see you around sometime.
@@dkumagai30 absolutely, I will be happy to see some locals around!