How to avoid getting injured on jumps - Learning MTB-Skills as an adult

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@finroddd 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for the very very relevant comments about the difference between learning to bike as s kid and as a adult! This is so important and I have never heard it from nobody in KZbin except from you.

@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire 2 ай бұрын

Thank you, Finn. It’s huge the difference. And unfortunately almost no one caters to it. I’m lucky to have learnt as an adult which helps me understand my clients struggles 😊😊

@finroddd 2 ай бұрын

@@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire I also started riding as an adult and still learning everyday. I honestly have to admit that I have learn most about how to ride from your videos. Keep up, you are doing wonderful job!

@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire 2 ай бұрын

@@finroddd⁠❤ that means a lot to me ❤

@stuartwoodburn2653 2 ай бұрын

I have your online track stand course, I am 61 and after over a year of regular practice I am starting to get it. Thank you your continuing help.😊

@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire 2 ай бұрын

❤ well done Stuart. So proud of you for sticking to it.

@RicardoPetrazzi 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Roxy, for publishing this, I'm so glad I did not seriously hurt myself 6 weeks ago on a jump as the rider in your example. I am better now and back out on my bike, but your words of genuine wisdom are gratefuly received and just as you suggested, I have gone back to working on bunny hops before trying any more jumps. 😎🤘

@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing. So grateful to hear you didn’t seriously hurt yourself and so great to have you back on bunny hops. Remember you can work with my personal eye to make faster progress 💜

@RockNRollPoser 2 ай бұрын

As someone who has been working on his jumping technique in various ways for years, I can only confirm what you have said here. I have already tried many ways to learn it quickly because I am/was often an impatient person, which didn't work every time so well. Be it with youtube videos or even 1 on 1 coaching (not with you). Of course, I also tried to jump as high and as far as possible as quickly as possible and only in hindsight, years later, do I realize how lucky I was in some cases. Because as someone else reported in a previous podcast of yours, I often didn't really have control. But you can only understand that when you can actually do certain things on the bike in a controlled manner after a long period of training and know what it feels like to be in control. As I'm already 46 years old, I really have to accept that it takes longer for my body to perform all these fine movements in a way that is controlled and feels that way. And even if a part of my head says “it can't be that I have to go back to smaller jumps or basic techniques to practise these...”, I know that this is the only right way. Even though I have already exceeded hundreds if not thousands of jumps. That's why I'm now going to book another coaching package with you, to get feedback and work on it specifically. And there is no one I would rather do that with :)

@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire 2 ай бұрын

@@RockNRollPoser thank you ever so much 🥰😍 So grateful to be working with riders like you and stunned about your progress constantly.

@TazErrant 2 ай бұрын

Love your explanation Roxy. It reaffirms my position of taking things very slowly and cautiously. I'm just learning to jump. After only my second session practising my dear husband gives unsolicited advice (while smirking) “you just need to go faster”.🙄

@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire 2 ай бұрын

😂 a classic 😊 In case you don’t know my podcast episode about “speed is your friend” yet, you may like it 😊

@jenniferwatkins9294 Ай бұрын

Thanks! I needed to hear this! You validate the cautionary approach I take towards jumping versus my friends who somehow go for it without instruction. They naturally get it due to childhoods spent on dirt bikes. As a rider in my 50s My intuition tells me I need to take it much slower than them and I frequently roll jumps. You validated my intuition. Thanks!

@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire Ай бұрын

Thank you Jennifer. Our intuition is very wise. We often try to override it with our logic mind or ego, but if we really listen, it will lead us well.

@911SGY 2 ай бұрын

Let me add to your advice... it is okay not to learn how to jump or how to go faster DH or what not. I am speaking as an older rider who injures easier and who cannot afford to be injured, I enjoy technical flat and climbs. I enjoy speed on level flowy terrain and enjoy just being outside on the bike with friends, I know how to dial emergency services for my friends that don't have this discretion. And lastly I am okay being called a chicken lol,

@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire 2 ай бұрын

❤ I agree so much ❤ thank you for adding 😍

@naokomtb 2 ай бұрын

Excellent Podcast!! Thank you! In the era of everything social media, it was refreshing to hear what it takes to learn to jump.

@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire 2 ай бұрын

Thank you ❤ So happy to hear ❤

@landisdell8996 2 ай бұрын

Well said! I’ve been working on jumping over the last two years. I’ve been doing my best to go slowly but I’ve been guilty of wanting to take the skills to the trail too early a number of times. It’s one thing to do a few jumps in a controlled environment but quite another to do whole runs full of them with other features inbetween. It has only led to bruises, in my case, but still clear lessons that the skills I’d been working on weren’t solid yet.

@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing. Hope you recover from the bruises and take your time ❤

@lyndawkswks853 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Roxy very sound advice as always 😊

@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire 2 ай бұрын

Thank you, Lynda ❤

@patford9943 2 ай бұрын

Roxy, thanks for caring!

@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for appreciate my care ❤

@altona64 2 ай бұрын

This should be a must hear for everyone who uploads videos about jumping/dropping with a mtb on yt. Must of these videos are just plain dangerous, because they often suggest that you just need to apply a few techniques and everything will work fine. It will not! Even if you know what to do in theory, you will lose contact with the pedals, nose-dive or just simply crash with a high probability. I mean, this happen even to pros when they are lazy.

@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire 2 ай бұрын

Thank you. I agree so much and it often makes me very sad to see „learn to jump in 5 minutes“ or „learn to drop immediately“ videos… Most of them from riders who have no coaching qualification… And then I have clients second-guessing my approach based on these videos 😢 and getting hurt 😕

@calliemtb 2 ай бұрын

as always, thorough and thoughtful.

@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire 2 ай бұрын

Thank you ❤ appreciate your comment so much ❤😍🙏

@stephaniepenning6940 2 ай бұрын

After watching your jumping video a few weeks ago I’ve been trying to do baby jumps where I feel it’s safe - for me. Today I did one off a bridge and when I landed I tweaked my ankles. 😆 I am getting old…maybe I’ll just leave this skill off my list.

@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire 2 ай бұрын

Hey Stephanie, so sorry to hear. Hope you get well soon. Or maybe you want to do what I say in this episode. Work with me personally to find what’s holding you back ❤

@userbarny6271 2 ай бұрын

On the point, nothing more to say, perfect thx

@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire 2 ай бұрын

❤ thank you ❤

@roxybikepodcast 2 ай бұрын

Falls Du den deutschen Roxybike Podcast suchst, hier ist er 😊

@SergejGrabun 2 ай бұрын

Warning, might be a very long comment. Short: I can only agree with you with whole my heart and head. Age plays a role, but there is also personality thing (I believe). Some people are just MUCH more careful, others just 'send' it even if they have no idea what they are doing and sometimes I envy those 'senders' a tiny bit :) Long: I've been doing MTB since teens (now 40yo), did some XC races, but mostly riding singles. Last few years I am picking it up more towards the techy stuff, more risky stuff, but still most of my riding (about 90%) is woods, singles, fireroads (did 2600km last year). This year I set to myself a goal: do less KM, but do more skill practicing. Now, in mid Aug I can look back and say that I failed at it as I still cannot do nose pivot, endo-turn, bunny hop, fake'y and etc. The simple fact is: when ever I have free time from family - I wanna ride, I wanna enjoy woods, pushing my heart and do some workout this way. Now I settled to learn and be more at ease with jumping. We have a bike skill area called Boy Konen here in Luxembourg. I have visited it 2 years ago and last week I was able to clear 4 in a row jumps during this visit. My confidence doing it came from repetition and even if I clear all 4 of them 3 or 4 times out of 5 attempts there is always good few "Oh sh!t!" moments doing them. Not near crash, but clearly fault at body position, technique or combination of two. Each time I approach the lip (even if I know I can do it) - I am scared :) Age is a big factor. I remember in one of you videos you said: Our body sends us signals about a feature, if you feel scared, body tells you - you dont have the 'tools' to do it properly. To this date I cannot do gap jumps, medium size drops intimidate me even tho I know I can do them so I am torn between: am I too scared/chicken or am I not skilled enough? (although I did do one or few of them already). Should I push myself more? I always ask this myself.

@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire 2 ай бұрын

Great question. Why not work with a pro coach (like myself) to give you professional feedback on this? I have a lot of clients working with me on their fears to find out whether it’s a mental block or a legitimate fear. Alternatively I also offer a self-help course for it, which I’ll link in the next comment 😊

@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire 2 ай бұрын

Hey Sergej, thanks again for sharing. This course may help: roxybike.podia.com/courage-and-confidence-booster ❤

@jgorsurchenko7546 2 ай бұрын

For Roxsy🌼

@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire 2 ай бұрын

🙏🙏

@XyzReeper 2 ай бұрын

Wär schön wenn du das auf deutsch machen würdest. Und auf Apple Podcast zu hören wäre

@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire 2 ай бұрын

Wir haben schon lange einen deutschen Podcast, der auch auf Apple Podcasts zu finden ist 😊 Einfach nach Roxybike Podcast suchen. Beide Podcasts sind auch dort 😊

@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire 2 ай бұрын

Hier auch der direkte Link zum deutschen Podcast 😊 www.podcastics.com/podcast/6191/link/

@jprelock 2 ай бұрын

Are you saying if you can't bunny hop you should never jump?

@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire 2 ай бұрын

No 😊 Of course you can jump - especially small kickers and small drops. But I am saying that you will be more endangered if you start progressing to larger jumps as your body will be lacking some essential “nuances” and usually also strength, coordination and tools to react 😊

@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire 2 ай бұрын

Oh and I am saying that you will progress safer on jumps and faster if you can bunny hop 😊

@jprelock 2 ай бұрын

@@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire Makes sense. I'm not good at bunny hopping and have what seems like the opposite experience than many I encounter around jumps. Steep faced jumps feel comfortable to me because they lift the front end for me. Most people say they're more comfortable on low angle jumps but I'm still working on being more confident adding more front wheel lift from my own skill rather than letting the low angle face dictate the best I can do.

@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire 2 ай бұрын

@@jprelock exactly that is a great summary of why I recommend bunny hopping first - as you will rely on the kicker doing the job (which explains why you like steep ones) and this usually leads riders to ingrain a passive jumping technique, which has many many downsides. I don't know if you've seen this short video of mine? (will link to it in the next comment)

@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire 2 ай бұрын

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