Video: Jaxson Riddle Does It His Way in 'Golden State'

 Agreed, he is such a legend.

 Depends how apt your cranks are to spin by themselves. Sincerely, A guy with a bmx background

 It's way better than not trying to get your feet back on the pedals before landing. Smarter and friendlier to your body, mostly.

 I try and practice crank flips as well as jumping onto my pedals from the side or I to a manual that kinda helps build muscle memory. Sick tricks are still waiting to be learned haha

 Pretty sure you have to have a BMX background for that

 My bmx background taught me that it’s much easier to learn feet-off tricks if you use pedals that don’t grip well. Plastic bmx pedals are great because your feet release easily, and if you do slip a pedal when you land (which is eventually guaranteed) it won’t turn your shin into hamburger. I normally spot my cranks in my peripherals so I know if I need to adjust my feet on the way back down. Start small and be persistent, it’ll feel natural sooner than you think. Also, over tightening the cranks to prevent spinning is helpful.

 @ivemadeahugemistake: i suppose BB bearing are much cheaper than reconstructive surgery!

 @twonsarelli: A trick I've done in the past is slide a 2 inch length of bike tube (remember those...?) folded once (so it's now only 1 inch long) up the non-drive side crank and on to the BB shell. When you're heading out for a session, slide it outboard a bit so it stops the cranks spinning freely. Slide it back in when you're done for the day.

 I use part of a cut up inter tube between the bottom bracket and crank arm. When you stop peddling the cranks stay where your feet left them.

 They look like FMX flip levers - I remember Cam McCaul experimenting with those years ago.

 Flip levers like FMX guys use.

 Noticed that too. What's up wit those? They look like the bars you'd bolt on for your kid to ride on the top tube

 @PeakHopper: google backflip tsunami fmx

 saw them too, sad that he didnt use them

 Looks like a different trail to me

 Nah this trail is no where near that line

 A while back I think they did an article on the builder, and had some clips and photos of guys riding that same zone. I don’t remember it being as developed as it is now. Lookin primo

 So class vs nor cal(central).

 *so cal

 haha!

 To some it comes naturally, to everyone else it requires practice practice practice. My advice, find a jump that you consider a comfortable size and is easy/safe (not in a bikepark) to hike up multiple times and then session it until dark everyday day. 10,000 hours of that and you’ll be boosting. Also practice bunny hops in the parking lot before every ride, if you can hop big you can boost big.

 Did a "jump school" this past summer... 4 x 2 hour classes (once a week after work) at a dirt jump park that has various lines. The green, blue and blue+ are all basically mellow tables that resemble jumps you might find on the trails. Then there was black, black+ and double black dirt jump lines. Plus a 15 foot tall wooden mulch jump.

First class... transformed the way I ride jumps... buy the end I was loving the black line of the dirt jumps and sending the mulch jump. I'm a different, faster, much more confident rider now. I was always a good rider, enduro race a bit and love really gnarly double black lines/trails... but my lack of jumping skills held me back.

Previously, I too, used speed to clear jumps, without a ton of control. No more... I can now hit jumps much slower and pop them with tons of control. The basics are pushing/pumping your bike through your feet (no hands), then stand-up... do not pull with your hands at all. Push through your feet, pump your bike through the transition and stand-up/jump... let your bike come up and let your bars come wayy up naturally. When I first started doing correctly I realized I could be very light with my handlebars... like barley even holding on... it just clicked... and I was like "Ohhhh this is "control"... this is how everyone has the control to do tricks!!"

Still can't believe that after just a few sessions I was f*cking sending it on a huge wooden jump (into mulch). So much f*cking fun!

 @islandforlife: Perfect Just one thing - do lots of squats and standing jumps, too!

 Endless. Most stylish guy around imho.

 He switched sponsors last year, Rigal said the edit was two so cal trips

 @devin-m: Nailed it! Lotta time between those trips, things changed !

 @ChristianRigal: Love to see it! filming aint easy, wild how much work a few sweet minutes takes!

 @devin-m: More than most will ever know or understand haha. Thanks!

 Yeah, I saw something on his bars, looked like something from Moto X...

 Two diff trips to film the riding. Changed sponsors between.

 www.pinkbike.com/news/sammy-mercado-builds-dream-mountain-bike-jump-line-by-hand-in-southern-california-2017.html

hes on the IG as well, dude is a machine