How To Jump A Hardtail Mountain Bike?

Can you jump on a mountain bike?

• Check your bike: It’s important to make sure you have a mountain bike that’s designed to handle jumping. While suspension is not absolutely necessary, most riders enjoy either front or full suspension to absorb the impact of landing a jump.

How do you land a jump on a hardtail mountain bike?

Ride towards the jump and allow the front wheel to get airborne, but as soon as it does, don’t ride with it. Instead, lean back slightly and push your feet down hard on to the back side. Doing this will bring the front end up, and should also bring you into a standing position high on the bike, like you see here.

Can you jump on hardtail?

Hardtails are great for jumps. You can boost on the way up. They’re more sensitive to the transition when you land, though. There’s a reason that dirt jump and trials bikes are hardtails and AM and DH bikes are (mostly) full-suspension.

Can you do drops on a hardtail?

The take off and the ‘jumping’ part are actually easier on a hardtail, it’s just the landing that can be slightly harder to handle. The trick on larger drops is to make sure the saddle is out of the way and use your legs as suspension. Technique is way more important than the bike you ride.

Is it easier to jump a hardtail or full suspension?

Riding a hardtail is harder, it’s rougher, it’s less comfortable, but it forces the rider to ride at a speed more appropriate to their skill level. All of these skills are fundamental to riding, and by jumping straight on a full suspension bike, people are robbing themselves of those skills.

How do you jump a mountain bike with a flat pedal?

To jump with flat pedals, first “preload” the front end of the bike by lowering your chest closer to the handlebars. Next, use your arms and shift your body back to lift up the front wheel. Then using a scooping motion on the pedals, shift your weight forward and push forward on the bars.

How hard can you go on a hardtail?

Yes, a hardtail bike can handle many jumps and drops on downhill trails just fine. Many XC bikes are hardtails, and many of these hardtail mountain bikes can handle jumps up to around 2 feet high. My advice is to keep it sane.

What is an aggressive hardtail?

Hardcore or Aggressive Hardtail is the name given to any Mountain Bike that has no rear suspension, and has a geometry profile that is Long, Low and Slack! A long, low and slack geometry means that 1: The wheelbase is long to increase stability at speed.

How hard can you ride an XC hardtail?

The short answer is that you can probably do up to 2 foot jumps along the trails and be fine on a good quality xc bike. If the jump is too big on downhill, just go around it or slow down a little so the bike lives to ride another day.