Can Anyone Learn To Jump In An Hour?

We're all looking for ways to get better at riding our mountain bikes, and if we can find some tips, tricks and hacks to fast-track that improvement we're all for it! With that in mind, Neil decided to see if it was possible to teach a roadie how to get comfortable hitting MTB jumps in an hour. With a willing volunteer, a stick and some perfect sets of jumps at the Railyard Bike Park in Rogers, AR, could he make it happen?

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What skill took you the longest to learn? What tip or piece of advice have you heard that helped you progress the most? Let us know below 👇

[healthkit]

Judging by his body position and how relax he is in the air, he definitely jumped before.

[lostman]

i would love to see more of these. let's see louie progress to more advanced jumps

[rupedog]

Yes they can... Watch the Loam Ranger 'stand up to the jump' rule video🤘😜

[Nalublu]

I would love to learn to jump at a park like that!

[Justkeepshredding]

I still can’t freakin’ wheelie even with practice and GMBN advice. Arrrr

[johnsonjay]

He's got pretty good bike control for a beginner bike rider 😉. Great video as always.

[MrNetten]

i like this video's! great explaining and i learn a lot of it. greets from the netherlands.

[FilipMatacin]

Tallent 50% + good teacher the other 50%.. You can clearly see that Niel has the knowledge to teach..

[junka]

First Jack, now Lewi, soon the whole GMBN crew will be shredding like bosses! Cool. Get them jumping well then teach them how to whip. Whips always look cool. Just something awesome about bikes being sideways in the air. 😎

[LevoSteve-O]

So cool to see you guys hit up the gems of NWA! The Railyard is an awesome place for progression!

[doctajuice]

It's all about having the right set of safe, progressively bigger jumps. If you have that you can learn super fast

[elizabethmiranda]

Just got into MTB about 6 months ago and the bunny hop is def something I need to practice to get confident on some small jumps

[richardgarza]

Ah ha...the bunny hop. Just thinking about jumping got me nervous, but this method has literally given me that mental picture I need for confidence.
I can "see" my jump before doing so now.
Thanks.

[kkit]

Legend has it the camera man is still wheelieing to this day

[ChrisCapoccia]

Lol, Niel so deadpan about smacking with the stick, Louis asked whether HR approved 😂

[poguemahone]

Doing a DH race really helped me jump better. Too busy thinking about setting up the next section to worry about the jumps and the less you think the more natural you fly

[DavidSinanan]

Man. I've been biking for years. Out for the last 15 or so, but I've done tens of thousands of kilometers in the saddle.

I'm not afraid of hurting myself. I do martial arts, I'm ex-Army, did sports growing up. I've broken bones, have many scars and am generally not scared of much.

I got a fancy new mountain bike a couple months ago, and decided to challenge myself. After just getting back in the saddle and doing several hundred kilometers to get used to it again, I went over to a bike park 5km away from me. It's a BMX course, but theres tabletop jumps and banks and whatnot, free to access.

I watched a bunch of videos on the topic, and gave it a try. And failed horribly!!! ROFL! Not saying I'm unhappy with it, as it was a first attempt, alone at the park, never having had tried it before. But I tried it.

I'm such a strange combination of expert in some areas and complete novice in others. Handling banks at high speed? No issues. I can bunny hop, in my weird way, it's flat, self taught, but never clipped in, I've never used clips.

Gotta respect those who can jump.

I'll get there. I don't give up easy. I'm 41, old and broken from life, but I got this.

I'm getting on my bike pretty much every other day. Sometimes I'll do a couple days on then a couple days off, but it's pretty much day for day at this point.

Thanks for the videos. I might not have a coach or a friend to be at the park with me, but your content has been helping. I'll go back in a few days. Get another workout ride in, then get back to the park and try again.

[METEORA_]

"cut music for lowie because kid top overthere do nacnac" 😂😂😂

[Holloweve]

Nice little vid. However there is no way he hasn’t jumped a bike before 😊