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I think jumping comes later in your cycling career and Gmbn put toon much effort into finding a noob. Poor Niel didn't stand a chance. ?

Well you might be reaching a little there B1rdie mate ?

I think that compensating for the hit to both wheels on a smaller ramp and correcting position in the air on a bigger take off are where people struggle, me included.

The Pinkbike Ben Cathrow series "How to Bike" is a good one. Although the first episode is pretty poor, you can skip that one. They still haven't covered jumping yet but I think it will be coming soon.

I reckon after a few hours on a pump track, that you will get that rowing motion down. You'll generate no speed if you do it wrong.

I've seen that one before, If I'm right the test subject isn't a beginner.

I'm not saying coaching doesn't work, just trying to press how difficult it can be. At the beginning of the thread some of us were trying to put into words, how to start somebody jumping. The film was proof that this isn't an easy task even for a good coach like Niel Donahue. That even the best...

I think most of us can bunny hop an e- bike higher than that ?

Niel Donahue, the link is in this thread above.

I would have thought that's more of a trials move than a jump step ? I've been practicing that too.

Did you watch the Gmbn film here above ? Top coach, no progress ??‍♂️

I think a bump jump over a piece of wood ( 2x4 ) is a good start. Bumping mildly with both wheel consecutively and like you say weightless. This gets the timing right and lift requires more input from the rider. More importantly the rider gets to acknowledge the hit to both wheels and...

Just watched this, Niel is a prof coach and even he didn't get this guy airborne.

I just watched your film. It looks to me like you are compressing too early and the soaking up the jump. I'm guessing that if you compress later and decompress on the ramp, pointing the front wheel a little more upwards, that you'll get much more lift. I know it's all easy to say... Does that...

Definitely sounds familiar. I think that's what happens when you only half commit, but jumping to flat is also a worry. Maybe unknown jumps still need to be approached with caution and less speed. The runs we all see online are probably never the first attempt ?

I have recently started jumping again since my BMX days as a kid. There are so many variables, I'm not sure that it's possible to pin them all down the way you are trying. The chance that a natural jump on a trail would have the same numbers as your own ramp, are very slim. Man made jumps at the...

Sorry, only just read your message. Bars and stem are Neutron ALU. Stem is the shortest, 30mm I think and the bars are the highest riser bars. I have a few bikes and they all have this combo. You probably have already bought some ?

I arrived here with exactly the same worry. Maybe a little less play than yours, but play all the same.I can only imagine that that in time something will break or fail. Maybe a little foam behind the battery isn't such a bad idea ?

Have you ever ordered stuff from Germany ? I'm in the Netherlands and have ordered stuff from the UK in the past, no problem.

I dont think they slightly smaller back wheel warrants a bigger chain wheel. I would definitely wait and see how it rides.