How To Ride Drop Offs - Video

 Up to a certain size...they'll probably always look scarier, but there's bound to be a point at which they look terrifying and, in fact, are merely very frightening!

 You have my sympathies, spent Monday practicing wheelies aka 'firing myself backwards off the bike onto the floor,'

 That is quite a flat landing on that drop, hence the fairly heavy landing. They didn't bottom out too harshly, I didn't even notice. It's not ideal for the fork to be bottoming out a lot, but I have never damaged a fork from doing it. Neil

 I'm liking the look of that canyon how does it compare to the Santa Cruz?

 They say that you should bottom your bike out around once or twice a ride I've heard otherwise you aren't using the suspension to it's full potential.

 Not really. You could for instance ride smooth flowing trails all day and never bottom once where the next day your riding steep rocky trails and be bottoming every 30 seconds.

 enjoy yourself

 From watching others do it the last few years (I don't do gaps) it's easy to go in too hot and miss the landing!!

 Follow someone experienced in. More likely to get the right speed.

 There are a couple of jumps n smaller gaps just before so it's a case of doing them and getting momentum 1, 2 then boosh road gap. This is from following friends by the way, I didn't do it ????

 Commit, commit, commit

 I don't think I'll have anyone to follow as my mates don't want to do it. I've watched a lot of youtube vids and it looks as though you need about 70-80% speed to clear it safely. I was planning to put in a single pedal stroke coming out of the berm to make sure. Is there a transition on the new dirt lip or is it flat like it was when there was a ladder there?

 the straight drop was soo, soo smooth, really nice. But i've not ridden it with the dirt lip as it was so wet. However, speed depends a lot on your riding style and how much "pop" you have, what bike your on etc. 1-2 pedals out of the berm while carrying good speed round the corner should see you over it! There are usually a few riders looking at it, so get chatting and see if someone will tow you in.

 Been there twice and have never committed to the jump myself, good luck and all i can say is follow someone to get the correct speed.

 It's designed so you come off the brakes on the mound at the top and you shouldn't need to pedal again. Little pop off the lip and it all goes pretty smoothly. I put a couple of pedals in the first few times and over shot quite a bit!

 Was staring at peatys drop yesterday,thinking "today's the day",then bottled out as usual

 At lower speeds on large drops you will need a manual to keep the front wheel up. You don't need it on smaller drops or if you have a bit of speed but where there might be a turn then a drop, lets say, you will need it. Neil

 Fair comment,but like I say I can't manual or wheelie,but can do large drops at slow speed without much fuss,and so can most off the guys I ride with.Who knows?.Great videos by the way,very informative,keep em coming.

 I guess its a slightly different motion, a manual you want to raise your front wheel on a drop you want to stop your front wheel from falling away (maintain its height), you end up in a similar position, low over your back wheel, but slightly different mechanics...

 Theres nothing worse than that feeling when you know the front wheel is going down and your BB is about to clip the top

 You'll still be using the same technique that you would be to manual you just don't need to be locked in like you would for long manuals. It's more leaning back letting your front wheel go light.

This is how I do it.

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