How to Jump your MTB without getting BUCKED.

[@pootjube]

This is great advice. Most jump tutorials teach the advanced technique that includes boosting a jump. But timing each step is very difficult and also crucial to avoid getting bucked. As I understand, your technique simplifies this process by separating out the "managing a jump well" part. Once this has become muscle memory, then it's time to move onto boosting the same jump.

[@mtb_alan]

🎯 Heck yeah! That is precisely my goal with this video and technique. 🙏🏾

[@mtb_alan]

I’m 51. I think anyone can learn to jump but getting a few good coaching sessions goes a long way. As far as you learning a backflip quickly, I mean…I suppose if you got a coach, worked on learning the fundamental skills and fitness several times a week, and didn’t get injured in the process…sure.

[@Lardog2002]

Been off my bike for 2 months now and healing with 13 fractures and punctured lung. Got bucked off a small jump and landed in a concrete ditch. This video came at a good time, thanks.

[@mtb_alan]

Holy dangles, Larry. Sorry to hear about that. Hope you're in good care and healing well. Take your time coming back. I hope this jumping tip helps. 👊🏾

[@Lardog2002]

Subscribed 👍🏼

[@mtb_alan]

🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@bspark8099]

Yikes!

[@zimmejoc]

Hope everything heals back good as new.

[@anotheryoutubeuser3891]

as much as the stache freaked me out a bit when i first started watching your videos, it's your signature, keep it.

[@mtb_alan]

It's an acquired taste. Mostly tastes like dirt, ramen, and tacos. 🤔

[@argentorangeok6224]

You kidding?!?! That thing is freaking heroic. Dude belongs on the wall next to Teddy Roosevelt.

[@manahlracingllc9438]

It's always fun to see somebody on this jump. My buddy and I built this one 6 or 7 years ago. I have seen Pinkbike Friday fails on this jump. Good to see you knock it out.

[@mtb_alan]

Yo! Thanks for building it. It's pretty nice. Could use some love now that the rain is back. I'd work on it, but I shouldn't be trusted to work on jumps. LOL

[@CBUniversityAcc]

This video helped me a lot! I came off OTB on a jump line fracturing my back in 4 places, which caused me to have anxiety about jumping - your video helped me go back to basics and start again. Took a small blue jump line with your advice in mind, and sessioned it for 2+ hours, was able to build my confidence back up, and clear them all very comfortably in the end. 10/10, subbed. Thank you!

[@mtb_alan]

First off, big ups for coming back and trying jumps again after such a gnarly crash. 🙌🏾 Secondly, this gets me so stoked to hear! This is 100% the reason I wanted to share this advice. Thanks the sub! 🙏🏾

[@elduran8686]

The stach is MTB Alan! The lion mane work with it too. But do you bro, we’ll embrace whatever you throw out. We fans and appreciate the consistent content amigo!! Hairy or not. Yew!! You’re progression has been off the chain! Mad Props!

[@mtb_alan]

Ha! Thanks! Hairy or not. Love it.

[@Rippy211]

This makes a lot of sense, thank you! Correct me if I'm wrong, if you keep equal pressure on both the fork and shock as it compreses on the lip then the rebound that the suspension adds as you leave the lip will allow for a good arc. However if your arms collapse on the lip, then the weight bias shifts too much to the rear shock and as you start leaving the lip of the jump and unweight the bike, the shock's rebound will add "a little bit extra" and rotate you forward mid air. They say that the same thing can happen if your suspension setup is bad with a slow fork and a quick shock.

[@mtb_alan]

Absolutely nailed it! 🎯

[@mtb_alan]

I know I was pumping and standing up a bit on the jumps in this video. I was trying really hard not to but it has become second nature now. That being said, maintaining the distance between my chest and top tube was the foundation for letting me pump and stand up without getting bucked.

[@velophile5790]

Depends a LOT on the type of lip, there's 2 types of jumps, one has a constant curve and one is mostly flat on the last ~3ft (at least longer than your wheelbase). The first type allows you to boost but will buck you if you're just trying to ride off of it, the 2nd type is easier to just ride off it but doesn't allow you to boost. It's always good to check out the lip because it will change the approach

[@mtb_alan]

But would you let your chest come to the bars on your way up the lip?

[@TheJrRobin]

@MTB ALAN No, but to boost a lipped jump you need to pull the bars to your chest.

[@mtb_alan]

Or to your hips. But as I said in the vid, this is for people who get bucked and not about boosting. That vid is coming later.

[@bermchasin]

I think this got me bad on my last run. I crashed (check out my last short to see the jumps). It was a smaller jump, then a big flat cannon, and then a bigger jump, but with the same transition angle as the first, just with more speed. I hit the first two fine, but on the third got extremely bucked and sent OTB with some unfortuantely consequences. A bit scared to hit the jumps when my body is healed. Any advice?

[@zefe3886]

@@bermchasin Hey, watched your short on the jump that you went OTB. Noticed how the 3rd transition has a curve to it? where it almost pointed upwards, we call it a lip. it was different than the first two where it was mellow and flat. the first two transition, you can get away from not pushing your bike downwards against the ramp just like in this video. but on the 3rd one, you HAVE to push your bike towards the ramp using your legs or else it will buck you hard. Don't think too much about pulling the bar towards you but instead think of pushing down the bike towards the ground throughout the transition using both your feet, this prevents the rear shock from rebounding you off the lip causing you to get bucked. It is like when you are pumping on a pump track, exactly the same. No one says this but the get a good grip of jumping, first get good consistent results on the pump track. Once you are good on the pump track, then you will be alright on jumps if you apply the same technique.

[@Nebbzz]

I’ve been practicing some bigger jumps and I was just thinking how awful it would be to get bucked on 20 ish feet gaps…. This video helped so much, thanks!! Keep it up!

[@mtb_alan]

Heck yeah. Hope it makes your airs effortless!

[@crawfordsanders4967]

my friend was doing a 26ft gap and he got so made when he cased it everytime

[@imflipify]

Awesome tutorial, works for me! If you want to clear jumps w/out getting bucked, this is it! Keep the stach sir 😁

[@mtb_alan]

Heck yeah! Will do. 👍🏾

[@B1KER]

Great pacing on this video. I really want to film one of those scenes where you splice yourself in there twice. So fun.

[@mtb_alan]

Thanks Robert! Do it! All you gotta do is not touch the camera. 😆

[@guyjohnston]

This is one of the most helpful pieces of advice I've ever heard about jumping

[@mtb_alan]

Hwck yeah!

[@Antjan46]

Great advice, I wanna try that! I would like grow a mustache like that but I work under water as a diver and my mask leeks water when I gave facial hair 🤘🏽

[@mtb_alan]

Thanks! Oh yeah…good reason to not grow facial hair. Now I know why Jaqués Cousteau was clean shaven.

[@adventureaw8s]

I love the combination of you both. Most videos are just am expert showing you I like the combo of experience and April learning

[@mtb_alan]

Glad to help!

[@speed2live]

DON'T SHAVE THE STASH !!! It is integral to your unique personality and looks cool! Another very useful and informative vid Alan. Thanks. If you were to go back to your original intro music - that would also be cool imo. I'm subscribed and a part time donor and have been enjoying your content since 2018 (and on Instagram). You help me have Rad days.

[@mtb_alan]

Good to see you in the comments as always! Thanks for sticking around. I also miss the intro with that beat, but it turns out most people skip it or leave the video when I keep it in. One must adapt! Have a rad day!

[@jimmythehead4857]

EPIC chops and mustache! Keep it!

[@EldrisarDesigns]

First video if the first of yours that I have watched - instant sub. This technique is so easy to understand and implement!

[@mtb_alan]

Heck yeah! Glad it helps. Thanks for the sub! 👊🏾

[@Spoolingturbski]

Woah!! At first I couldn’t get past the facial hair.. but by the end of the video I was a huge fan. Thanks for this video, helps a lot! Subbed

[@mtb_alan]

😆

[@mtb_alan]

Thanks for the sub!

[@robertharrington4405]

The way you described this really gave me a good idea of what going over a jump properly should feel like. As someone who started off doing only CX I learned how to soak up any bumps and basically how to avoid jumping at all to maintain speed. To me this sounds like letting the bike do more of the riding for you.

[@mtb_alan]

Right on! Hope it helps. It does mean using the bike to put you into a good position. But doing so ends up requiring being more active in your arms and legs because when you start going up the lip, you start experiencing g-forces. And maintaining the chest-to-top-tube distance ends up being you pushing into the bike. You see...I'm being sneaky. 😆

[@robertharrington4405]

@@mtb_alan Yep, makes perfect sense. It's going to be a terrifying journey. Thanks!

[@mtb_alan]

@@robertharrington4405 You got this. Just start small and take your time.

[@slowboy3993]

Great stuff thanks for sharing … And keep the mustache looking cool 🤘👊🤙

[@mtb_alan]

My pleasure. Will do!

[@mkim64]

This is also a well-edited video - very digestible but also slick. Looking forward to more!

[@mtb_alan]

Thanks! 🙏🏾

[@brendanflanagan7392]

I needed to see this 3 days ago. Might have saved me having to spend the last 2 days in hospital with 4 broken ribs, a lung puncture and more facial stitching than Frankenstein! 😂 I’ve now got a couple of months to ponder how to make sure I don’t let that happen again. Thanks for the vid

[@mtb_alan]

Yikes! I'm sorry to hear. I hope you're in good care and healing up well. 👊🏾

[@todkobik4490]

Awesome video as always. Do not shave the Stache!! That thing is kickin!

[@mtb_alan]

Thanks! Ha! Copy that. 🤘🏾

[@130swanny]

Ben Cathro does a good job covering jumps in his how to series. But this is a fantastic cue that I’ll be using. Thanks for the tip

[@mtb_alan]

Heck yeah! Cathro knows his stuff. Hope this little cue helps. 🤘🏾

[@sachinlc]

Be what you are. That’s a message to everyone for sure 😊

[@mtb_alan]

💯

[@mountainbikingwithalan]

Love the advice mabey that'll help me hit jumps and love the hair, jersey and the stache don't cut them

[@mtb_alan]

Right on! 🤘🏾

[@tyhill9714]

I love it. The old time feel of it is rad!

[@mtb_alan]

🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@Jedi-John]

hell yes - the stache is solid effing GOLD. it goes NOWHERE.

[@mtb_alan]

Hell yeah! 😆 🤘🏾

[@D_Allsen]

Thanks for the beta and insights! Also, long love the mustache man🤘🤘

[@mtb_alan]

Yew! Hope it helps. Haha...! 👑

[@aberoham1517]

Love you man!!! I see ya a snow summit all the time but obviously not gonna celeb out hahahaah Your page is reaalllly really rad!!!

[@mtb_alan]

Yo! Thanks. Have we gotten any laps at Summit? Party trains are the best!

[@TrailDogsMTB]

Hey I see me 🙌🏻 now we gotta get you to send the big stuff at hulda! Great video Alan!

[@mtb_alan]

Thanks! Good times getting laps with you at Summit. Yeah...let's do it!

[@1975normal]

Love this content. Just what I needed. I’m sure others need it too

[@mtb_alan]

Hope it helps!

[@johno3983]

Great tip, gonna try this approach when I go out next. Love the stache.

[@mtb_alan]

Hope hit helps! Thanks!

[@christopherwatson1163]

You should keep the tash! It's epic man. And this video is bang on. Great tip dude.

[@mtb_alan]

Thanks Christopher! Will do.

[@robiveevee840]

Good information , something for us all to keep in our heads when riding ! and hey, keep the stach , keep that mojo woikin !

[@mtb_alan]

Thanks! And will do!

[@JonSheppard]

Gonna give this a try, thanks for the tip!

[@mtb_alan]

Right on! Hope it helps. 🤘🏾

[@RedWingsninetyone]

Love the stache! Looks straight out of the 1860's!

[@brentmagerowski7886]

Huge Motörhead fan don’t touch the stash bro Love the content I don’t ride for style anymore those days are gone I gotta get up in the morning My goal is to have fun with my skill level but get to the ground safely as well

[@mtb_alan]

Heck yeah! I got the Face of Spades! 😆 Right on. Fun is key!

[@FuzzyStone01]

I learned this myself. I wasn't getting bucked but I was loosing my feet on the pedals. Keeping it low gives you more space to work with bike in the air and adjust possible mistakes. Very good tip!

[@mtb_alan]

🤘🏾🙏🏾thanks!

[@dgliss]

Good stuff for me to finally try jumping, thanks! :)

[@mtb_alan]

I hope it helps. Keep it small and take your time. 🤘🏾

[@ghostAFsky]

Great tip, this just helped me clear some doubles that I was anxious about. Very intuitive. Subbed!

[@mtb_alan]

Heck yeah! Glad it helped! Thanks for subbing!

[@christiank9204]

This advice worked like a charm for me! I was able to clear bigger jumps than ever before. The landings were nice and smooth. But I have to admit it took a lot of courage from me (and a couple of runs) to actually keep the distance between my chest and top tube.

[@mtb_alan]

Nice! Great to hear. Keep practicing and getting reps. The next step is learning the pump and pop off the lip. I'm still learning that skill and will make a video once I understand it well enough to explain it.

[@alexnrs8700]

First watch on your channel. Love the moustache!! Great vid. Thanks.

[@mtb_alan]

Welcome! Thanks!

[@constantinepeterson6874]

Recommendations gods led me here to bring forth the word! Moustache is GLORIOUS!!! Shaving it is sacrilege! Great vid btw =)

[@mtb_alan]

And it came to pass that on the seventh day, Constantine entered into the comment section and bestowed upon the hair of the face of the Alan, the glory of approval. And following thereupon the gathered crowds feasted on many tacos and beverages. And those who gathered there in the comments witnessed as Alan responded to Constantine with many words.

[@SemiSendy]

Annnnthony 🤌 Great video, Alan! Another great way of relating and gauging body position on jumps 🙌

[@mtb_alan]

LOL! You stayed until the end! Thanks man.

[@SemiSendy]

@@mtb_alan you know it!

[@mtblove229]

„Stand up to the jump 🎵“ still in my ears 😄

[@mtb_alan]

LOL! Ryan's advice is great. But if you let yourself collapse toward your top tube before you stand up to the jump, you'll go OTB even harder.

[@davelikesbike5045]

Love the chops dude!

[@mtb_alan]

🤘🏾

[@mangomanau]

Hope you kept it. I watched because of the mo!

[@mtb_alan]

😮

[@shaunoconnorrelentlessadve7624]

Love the moustache brother keep rocking n love ya wrk all the way frm nz 🤘

[@mtb_alan]

Thanks!

[@johng3669]

Great tip! The Stash is Rad! Only way you should shave that is if it’s to raise $$$ for a worthy cause!

[@mtb_alan]

Thanks! That's a good point!

[@unshapentube7395]

Rockin the stash... keep it!

[@mtb_alan]

Uh-oh...I guess you didn't see this: kzbin.inforMvhIcCORyg?feature=share

[@vienna5335]

dont shave it off! good tip. makes sense, i am going to try on small stuff👍👍✌

[@mtb_alan]

😆👍🏾 Right on! I hope it helps you gain confidence.

[@rdavies1305]

Landed that clean dude! Keep it real, keep the tash!

[@mtb_alan]

Thanks! Will do!

[@larphred]

Keep the Stash. Looks great.

[@mtb_alan]

🤘🏾

[@SosSosowski]

Hey that's solid advice! I was wondering what I am doing wrong and why only some of the times, but this makes it kinda obvious! Gonna try it out and comment again if I don't die!

[@mtb_alan]

Ha! Don't die...and let me know how it goes.

[@kennantvorskov5334]

Awsome advise got to try tomorrow 🤟

[@mtb_alan]

🤘🏾

[@codydoerflein3409]

Saw this guy in Bentonville AR during the festival. Dude was super cool and catching some air near the free ride section along Slaughter Pen. Definitely no bucking going on

[@mtb_alan]

🤘🏾

[@lobowellness]

U are rad and so is da Stache!🤟💯

[@mtb_alan]

Ha! Thanks! 🙏🏾

[@Devast8r34]

Thank you very much this definitely helped me

[@mtb_alan]

Heck yeah!

[@johnbell3826]

Love the stash bud!!

[@mtb_alan]

🤘🏾 Thanks!

[@the22000kyle]

Great video Alan, thanks for the pointer

[@mtb_alan]

Thanks Kyle! Let me know if it helps.

[@DougieFresh13]

Stand up to the jump.

[@possiblemarten]

Epic mustache sideburns combo. You look like an old-west gunslinger, but I'm not sure if you're the villain or the protagonist

[@mtb_alan]

😆 Perhaps both.

[@dirt_princess]

Can't wait to give this a try now that the 'get air' bug has bitten! Thank you

[@mtb_alan]

Heck yeah! Let me know how it goes.

[@seshinable]

Thanks for tips! About the moustache... I think you'll feel & look younger, simple ;) Greetings from Poland

[@mtb_alan]

My pleasure. But then people will think I'm too young to vote! 😆

[@81eagle]

The 'stache rocks!

[@mtb_alan]

🤘🏾

[@californianomad4333]

Thank you man 👍🏽

[@mtb_alan]

🤘🏾

[@mammothkiwi]

Interesting tip. I feel that the Pinkbike method is also good and easy to remember, you just need to STAND UP TO THE JUMP :)

[@mtb_alan]

That would be the Loam Ranger (Ryan) method. But whatever works for you! 🤘🏾

[@mammothkiwi]

@@mtb_alan Haha you're right! It worked for me because normally when I'm hitting a jump it's really hard to remember everything in the last couple of seconds, generally my brain goes to potato mode. Standing up to the jump, esp for a beginner was very easy to remember and really hard to go wrong with

[@mtb_alan]

FWIW, the two methods are not mutually exclusive. Standing up is safer if you also don't let your chest come toward the top tube on the way up the lip. I actually saw a KZbinr trying the "stand up" while not paying attention to the fact that they were also collapsing into the bike on the way up the lip, and it exacerbated their OTB. But it sounds like you already have good habits, and don't need my technique to correct anything. :)

[@mammothkiwi]

@@mtb_alan That makes sense. I failed to mention, great video btw. I went through some nice bike shorts getting bucked and a couple of near crashes before I worked it out. Any video to help people out is always helpful

[@E-MTBs]

Centered and low! Great advice!

[@mtb_alan]

Only if that's your comfortable riding position.

[@nicholasgartell5374]

Keep the tash man! It's awesome!

[@mtb_alan]

😬 You might’ve missed my Instagram.

[@junkandcrapamen]

The stache is dope.

[@mtb_alan]

🤘🏾🙏🏾

[@budycelyn]

i'll have to work on this, i'm having a weird problem with jumps currently, on my 29er XC hardtail no problem, on my 29er full bounce trail bike no problem, on my 27.5 nukeproof scout aggressive hardtail can't stop the buck. every jump is a nose landing.

[@mtb_alan]

That's strange.

[@yengsabio5315]

My knee-jerk reaction, "Danny Trejo is mountainbiking!" 😂 I find this video very instructional especially so with me as a beginner in trail mountainbiking. Lots'a love, cheers, & Mabuhay, from tropical Philippines! #RideOn #KeepBiking

[@mtb_alan]

Ha! I'll consider that a compliment! Hope it helps! 🤘🏾

[@grasspotatopapuseninstagra276]

Compress and stand right before the lip of the jump. Works every time.

[@mtb_alan]

Sure. If you don’t let your chest come to the bars on the way up the lip. 👍🏾

[@MTBLaura]

Great video 💪 You make this look so easy 🙌

[@mtb_alan]

Thanks! I've spent a lot of time working on jumps, but I hope this foundational tip helps!

[@jeffreydzialo]

Thanks, for the tip!

[@mtb_alan]

No problem!

[@DQridesbikes]

Keep the stash Alan!... did you get a Giant sponsorship? Where's the green booger?

[@mtb_alan]

Will do! I did. Giant is my bike sponsor. The Nomad will soon be available to view on a bike marketplace near you. 🤘🏾

[@DQridesbikes]

@@mtb_alan right on brother congrats 👏 🙌

[@brettjohnson9453]

Cheers the the video definitely going to try it. No issues with the stache but if you're going to shave it then do it as a charity fund-raiser

[@mtb_alan]

No worries! Great suggestion!

[@simon-patrickjohnson]

I think you should keep the mustache, it looks rlly good bro

[@mtb_alan]

👍🏾

[@E-MTBs]

Keep the stash it’s your signature!

[@mtb_alan]

Oh no...I'm guessing you didn't see this then. kzbin.inforMvhIcCORyg?feature=share

[@synergene2134]

...DON'T DARE! That's a marvellous moustache! 👌

[@mtb_alan]

Oh now...you might want to watch this. kzbin.inforMvhIcCORyg?feature=share

[@iffy_too4289]

Your tache is awesome. Its not like its a wanky beard or a 70s dad tache, or a 'look at me i'm Chopper Read' tache, or an unimaginative policeman's tache. Keep rockin it!

[@mtb_alan]

Ha! Thanks. Will do.

[@mcvittees]

Keep the tache man.

[@mtb_alan]

😬

[@chipaway]

great tip and sweet moustache

[@mtb_alan]

🤘🏾

[@sdtrailrider8070]

Great tip Allan! I've been trying to stand taller, and I think this is a good way to mentally cue the same concept.

[@mtb_alan]

Boom! That is 100% the intent.

[@juliandlamb]

Grady video mate, thank you, even if your killer mo is so distracting 😅#keepit

[@mtb_alan]

Ha! Thanks. I’ll continue to distract with the mo. Also, I think you just gave it a nickname. From here on out, it’ll be the Alan and Moe Show. 😆

[@Frost-n-Criss]

I almost broke my neck on that very same jump. Even made Pinkbikes Friday Fails #104 about 6:19 in....got bucked really hard and paid the price.

[@mtb_alan]

Yikes!

[@marcsee4072]

Great tip

[@mtb_alan]

Hope it helps!

[@trevorwalton]

Seeing the stuff you regularly ride at Summit, I knew that little gap would pose no problems. I think a lot of what scares us as riders is often based more on what we're accustomed to riding than what we're *capable* of riding. I ride Hulda nearly every week, often multiple times, and though this gap used to scare me it feels pretty routine now. Yet the big bike-park style jumps, which I seldomly get the chance to ride, and you ride all the time, still freak me out. And they're way better built than half of the jank out in Hulda! Ride a lot of park, you get comfortable on bike-park jumps, ride a lot of local jank, and you get comfortable on all manner of weird stuff probably built by a 16yo with a shovel and a rake. (No offense to Hulda diggers. We appreciate you!)

[@mtb_alan]

Boom! You nailed it, Trevor. 🎯

[@OresteCiotoli]

great advise, thanks for sharing it Alan!

[@mtb_alan]

My pleasure! Hop it helps.

[@spencerisverycool]

Very Cool! Don't shave it, let the hater's hate!

[@mtb_alan]

🙏🏾 Thanks!

[@Baldysyoutubechannel]

I got bucked Friday night at water works. I’m no jumper, I’m afraid to jump…but I try. I knew I hit the jump lazily (maybe timidly) and that rear tire went so high. In slow motion you realize trouble is coming as you feel that endo coming and I really don’t know how I did not crash. Somehow unicycled on the front wheel and managed to wrestle the rear down. Heart pounding. I need alot more practice and guidance. Interested in mentoring me for a half day?

[@mtb_alan]

I appreciate your trust in me. You'd be better of working with a certified coach. Someone with a PMBIA certification. But if the method in this video helps you, let me know! 🤘🏾

[@hellojrod]

My cure for not getting bucked was to stop holding back. When I hold back, I soak the front and once I pumped off the jump my trajectory was such that the back wheel didn't have a chance to get stuck and buck.

[@mtb_alan]

That’s great!

[@krak0n0s]

Keep the mustache!!!! great tip for jumping , thank you.

[@mtb_alan]

Haha! Thanks!

[@timkistle7458]

Never ditch the power mustache. It even has a theme song... Vandals, power mustache song.

[@mtb_alan]

LOL! Yes. Power Stache!

[@zpguy]

Nice bike man.

[@mtb_alan]

Thanks! I'm stoked on the Reign!

[@shaunsexton00]

This is something I'll have to try next ride! Speaking of ride, that mustache has got to stay!

[@mtb_alan]

LOL! ISWYDT Let me know how it goes!

[@daem3n]

That is a great tip.

[@mtb_alan]

Hope it helps!

[@brad265]

Must KEEP the mustache sideburns combo!!!

[@mtb_alan]

Uh-oh!