How To Gauge Speed For Mountain Bike Jumps!
Published on December 27th 2023
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Judging the speed for MTB jumps can be tricky, ride too slow and you'll case the jump (which isn't fun, especially on a double) go too fast and you could completely miss the landing! Learning by following other mountain bikers is the best and safest way to get the correct speed, but it doesn't teach you how to gauge speed yourself. Rich Payne shares the techniques that he uses to get the correct speed for jumps and shows you how to apply them in real situations. ⏱ Timestamps ⏱ 0:20 - The Right Jump 1:24 - Copy Someone Who Knows! 2:19 - What Is The Right Speed? 3:25 - Trail Conditions 4:29 - Over Shoot Or Under Shoot? 5:09 - Practice Makes Perfect 6:13 - How To Hit Multiple Jumps In A Row 6:50 - Just Got To Do It Useful Links: 🛍 GMBN Bike Maintenance Book 👉 https://gmbn.eu/MTBMaintenanceBook Racing Highlights & More On GMBN Racing 👉 https://gmbn.eu/GMBNracing Watch Shorts on GMBN 👉 https://gmbn.eu/GMBNshorts Submit your Photo and Video to us 👉 https://upload.gmbn.com/ Sign-up to our newsletter 👉 https://gmbn.eu/newsletter Do you like hitting gap jumps? What's the biggest jump you've cleared? Let us know in the comment section! 👇 Watch more on GMBN... 📹 How Much Faster Can I Get In An Hour? 👉 youtu.be/RoxPZmqRTo0 📹 Watch our Editor’s Choice Playlist 👉 https://gmbn.eu/EditorsChoice 📹 Watch our weekly show, The Dirt Shed Show 👉 https://gmbn.eu/dirtshedplaylist 🎵 Music - licensed by Epidemic Sound 🎵 Sequential Habits - L.M. Styles Happy Accident - Daniel Fridell #GMBN #GlobalMountainBikeNetwork #MTB #MountainBiking #mtbjump #jumping #bpw #bikeparkwales The Global Mountain Bike Network (GMBN) is the world’s largest and fastest-growing online mountain bike channel and community – and your destination for the best mountain bike content in the world. GMBN is dedicated to inspiring and unlocking your riding potential. Our videos cater to fans of every mountain bike discipline: from mile-munching cross-country (XC) riders, through adrenaline-fuelled dirt jumpers, gravity-hungry downhillers or aspiring enduro racers, and beyond. Every day of every month, our ex-pro presenting team are on hand to entertain and inspire you while also providing a uniquely qualified insight into the world of mountain biking. Every week we deliver original daily videos that include: Adventurous and entertaining features Mountain bike skills coaching Technical advice and guidance Mechanical know-how to keep you rolling A place for the riding community with our weekly Dirt Shed Show Thanks to our sponsors: Canyon Bikes: http://gmbn.eu/Canyon Nukeproof Bikes: http://gmbn.eu/nukeproof Orbea Bikes: https://gmbn.eu/Orbea Park Tool: http://gmbn.eu/ParkTool Smith Helmets & Eyewear: https://gmbn.eu/Smith Crankbrothers Pedals: http://gmbn.eu/crankbros Shimano Footwear: https://gmbn.eu/ShimanoShoes Ergon: http://gmbn.eu/ergon Vittoria Tires: https://gmbn.eu/Vittoria FSA: http://gmbn.eu/fsa Spank: https://gmbn.eu/Spank Topeak: http://gmbn.eu/topeak Garmin: https://gmbn.eu/Garmin Peaty's Products: https://gmbn.eu/Peatys Wahoo: https://gmbn.eu/WahooTraining Worx Power Tools: https://gmbn.eu/Worx CamelBak: https://gmbn.eu/CamelBak Watch our sister channels: GMBN Racing - https://gmbn.eu/GMBNracing GMBN Tech - https://www.youtube.com/gmbntech Electric Mountain Bike Network - https://www.youtube.com/embn GMBN auf Deutsch - https://www.youtube.com/c/gmbnaufdeutsch Global Cycling Network - https://www.youtube.com/gcn GCN Tech - https://www.youtube.com/gcntech GCN Racing - https://www.youtube.com/gcnracing Global Triathlon Network - https://www.youtube.com/gtn GCN Italia - https://www.youtube.com/gcnitalia GCN en Espanol - https://www.youtube.com/gcnenespanol GCN auf Deutsch - https://www.youtube.com/gcnaufdeutsch GCN en Francais - https://www.youtube.com/gcnenfrancais GCN Japan - https://www.youtube.com/gcnjapan GCN Training - https://www.youtube.com/gcntrainin