This brief instructional video from www.bikeskills.com will help you learn pump track fundamentals as well as add skills and control to all your mountain biking. Always wear a helmet and appropriate safety gear any time you ride a bike and especially when you are learning a new and applying a new skill
This is a very special type of riding. With pump tracks, jumps, and serious downhill riding the seat is dropped very low (so you can move around on the bike) Also, bikes used for jumping and pump tracks are smalle than those used (by the same sized rider) for cross country and trail riding.
July 28, 2010 at 3:38 pmI just bought a MB, the salesman said that I wanted the bike to be large enough so that when I sit on the seat, and the pedal is in the lowest point of the rotation, my leg is almost fully extended. Yet in this vid, these guys look like they have the seats really low and that their knees are bent. Any help?
July 28, 2010 at 4:12 pmHow do you carve? especially on flat turns? please help! thanks!
July 28, 2010 at 4:19 pmi was doing this before i saw the video..but this gives me more info about it..its not difficult acctually..its natural movement..just flow with the bumps..
July 28, 2010 at 4:50 pmDo you guys suggest using toeclips on mountain bikes? for like over all uses like jumping, trails and just riding?
July 28, 2010 at 5:45 pmThe most difficult bicycle feat that I had mastered was cycling with one leg, handsfree, zigzagging across linear rows of metal poles, fixed between ten feet apart on concrete floor, at East Coast Park,and at the same time carrying a bicycle.
The bicycle feat was broadcasted in SBC(Mediacorp). Verified by the executive producer.
This unbelievable skills took me many years to master.
Henry Leong Him Woh
July 28, 2010 at 6:30 pmwhat brand of bike is it? If its a walmart or target bike then i wouldnt suggest riding it on a track.. :-]
July 28, 2010 at 7:28 pmUltrasonic sound – Hive
July 28, 2010 at 7:29 pmanyone knows the name of the last song?
July 28, 2010 at 8:17 pmI have a hardtail mtb, and I love it for trail riding and general hooliganism, but I feel like I’m hammering the rear wheel to death on the local bmx track. (Especially because I’m not good enough to fully clear most of the jumps) Are hardtails designed for this kind of abuse?
July 28, 2010 at 8:53 pmnice bike, looks like a jackle, santa cruise
July 28, 2010 at 9:42 pmhey…i can get any mountain bike i want, monney dosnt matter, can you suggest a good one for me. i use myn for riding on road and trails.
July 28, 2010 at 9:46 pmbadass track
July 28, 2010 at 10:40 pmis suntour epicon front fork good for pumping?
July 28, 2010 at 11:17 pmcan i gain speed during a turn at the berm? Thanks.
July 28, 2010 at 11:28 pmiz dat hard
July 29, 2010 at 12:15 amWeir: you got those berms dialed..
July 29, 2010 at 12:17 amnice jackle
July 29, 2010 at 12:27 amooh alright. thank you very much!
July 29, 2010 at 12:31 amSeparation means to have your legs and lower body responding to the terrain differentially to your upper body. It’s the same in skiing; especially moguls. If you have your body “locked”, it’s really tough to ride a pump track. And with separation, you’ll find that what makes the pump track a lot easier and more fun, adds control and safety to all your riding.
July 29, 2010 at 12:54 amwhat exactly is meant with upper and lower body seperation? not sure i can follow. lol
July 29, 2010 at 12:58 amThat helps a lot! Thanks for the tips!
July 29, 2010 at 1:34 amSup Mark, hey I live in Novato. Dude I want to go to ur pumptrack
July 29, 2010 at 2:11 amYou can ride a full suspension bike in a pump track. But, you give up a lot of energy. A lot of the pumping goes in to the shock. If all you have is a dual suspension bike, run the suspension stiff – high pressure.
July 29, 2010 at 2:17 amThink of extending your arms. It takes a while to get down but it will really help your cornering control.
July 29, 2010 at 3:17 am