Pump with your legs and core. More power comes from the legs and core than the arms. When you get the hang of it your whole body gets involved in creating power.
Pump with your legs and core. More power comes from the legs and core than the arms. When you get the hang of it your whole body gets involved in creating power.
This! Your legs are practically locked out which means your arms are doing all the work, making you tired and slower. Make sure your legs are extended fully in the troughs and bent on the crests and loosen up a bit
Pump with your legs and core. More power comes from the legs and core than the arms. When you get the hang of it your whole body gets involved in creating power.
Exactly what I'm trying to learn now. Thanks guys. I've been at it like crazy since I posted that video. Got a lot of tips from Rob (the only guy I know whom I've seen in a video riding that track), the great folks from MTBR but most notably....from the pump guru himself, Mr. Lee McCormack of www.leelikesbikes.com. This guy sure can pump. Never seen anyone pump uphill or do figure 8's on a BMX. And what a coach. His communication skills is really great. Thus this was last week:
http://www.youtube.com/v/g7g-Qgo0KXM
Having a friend to take my video really helped a lot too. People can see what I do wrong and point it out and I get to see what they are and relate by recalling the ride. Nobody rides the pump track here so I got no one to learn from.
m8 ur doin good! try speading up a bit and loosen off your upper body and think of your front wheel as an extra part to pumping and not a vital part. what i mean is speed up and get your front wheel of the ground between the smaller gapped risers, so you are manualing every 2nd riser. remember your trying to generate energy which = speed, be strong with your legs, loose with the arms and SMOOTH with the bike, just like a BMXer on a race track! its a proven method. you'll find plenty of bmx racing vidz on youtube to see their technique. good luck buddy.
"If in doubt, go flat out" - Colin McCrea, World Rally Champion, RIP
basically you need to wheelie up and down of the bumps, going up you pick up the front wheel, this stops you slowing down, on the way down you pick up the front again and puts the weight on the back wheel so you will speed up. Try learning how the manual on flat ground and bunny hoping will also help get the right skills to boost on the track.
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