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Hi Lee,
I have a question I was hoping you could answer. In a lot of the videos I’ve been watching lately, I notice racers cutting sharply across the lip of a jump. What and how are they doing? It seems they do this to keep low, how does this work?
Thanks! Eric
Hey Lee.
I’m trying to learn to jump. Some jumps are just hard to figure out.
E.G. One wide jump that has two different jump face. One side has a shallow take off. Right next to it is a steeper take off. I have no problem on the shallow take off. I have problems on the steeper take off. My FS bike seems to lose a lot of energy on the steeper side. Is the technique different for various types of jumps?
Jimmy
Whew! It’s Sunday evening, and it really wants to snow, and I just got back from a skills camp in Nathrop, CO. I just hosed down the bikes and plugged in the memory card. Here we go:
The 2008 Season Starts NOW! Join us at Darner’s ranch Oct. 13-14 or Oct. 27-28 for two days of learning, riding and RIPPING!
You can still sign up for this weekend — rock it now!
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Some of you are thinking, “4X racing looks fun. I think I’ll give it a try.” Here’s what you should know.
(I wrote this story in August 2005.)
Hi,
I want to race in 4x but I’m only 12. What do the ages for 4x start and would body armor be okay to where. I have SIXSIXONE full bravo carbon full face helmet, SIXSIXONE race knee/shin gaurds, Fox Launch suit, and a specialized hardrock sport disc.
Last Sunday I took a moto skills clinic with Scott Bright. Scott is the regional KTM sales rep and a pro off-road racer who teaches clinics with pro off-roader Steve Hatch. Scott was raising money to represent the United States at the International Six Days Enduro. Here are some of the things I learned, and some of things Scott reinforced.
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Hey Lee,
Love your site and the book, great work on both mate.
I guess this has probably been done to death but im having alot of trouble with manuals and wheelies. Getting the front up and balancing front to back is easy, my problem is I always tip over sideways! People say move your hips and stuff, which ive tried…but once I start to go I just cant correct it.
Any ideas?
Cheers, Ash
This season we set out to ride our best, be good sportsmen and have fun. When you do those things, you tend to place well. Yesterday The Fix Juniors won the 2007 Junior Gravity Team series. Winning wasn’t the goal, but it’s a nice bonus!
Hi Lee,
The bigger they are the harder they fall. Or jump.
So I’ve just found the local jump spot and I want to start building up my jump-fu. There’s a bunch of jumps from 2ft high table tops to 6ft high doubles and so a nice learning curve, but my question is this. As a heavy rider (+230lbs) riding a full squishy is there anything different I need to be doing to get airborne? I got your book and that’s been a lot of help, but I’m guessing I’m not going to able to lift the bike as easily as the 150lbs bmx/hardtail riders I see sailing through the air. More speed? More compression and release on the up ramp?
Cheers, Marz
Stoked: Two of my friends and pupils made the U.S. Worlds team for downhill!
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You wanna see some great riding? Check out the final motos from last week’s BMX Worlds in Canada. All classes, baby!
http://www.bmx2day.com/videos/Victoria/Victoria07-07.php
Thanks to Chris Powell for the heads-up.