How To Ride Hip Jumps On Your Mountain Bike | MTB Skills

Hip jumps are insanely fun to hit on your mountain bike! Whether it's a long low step down or a tall booter that sends you sky high! We've all got to start somewhere, so here are the basics of getting that hip jump dialled so that you can exaggerate the technique to hit bigger and bigger jumps!

As always, start small with these skills and work them up to larger jumps! As a rule, if you're comfortable jumping the distance in question as a tabletop jump, you can jump that size hip! After all, you're taking off at the same speed and trajectory to begin with! Have fun!

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[gmbn]

What mountain bike skill do you want to learn?

[elliottglynn]

I was always taught to pretend my inside shoulder had been hit by a tree. Worked for me!

[charlotteice]

I went to Willingen with my school today and we went hiking. When we rreached a forest, I thought that it would be awesome to see a trail. And then, I saw some jumps and knew I've stumbled across a trail. When we reached the top, I saw that the trail was the World Cup DH trail and it is crazy that riders like Greg Minaar have ridden on the very ground I walked on.

[straightnobraker]

This helps a ton, especially the bit about not carving the lip

[danisaia]

Respectometer just exploded now. Fantastic footage from a true boss.

[wildzach]

Attempted a black diamond hip yesterday three times. First two times it felt like i bottomed out due to awkward landing. Third time, wicked OTB, ended up with the bike on my back and dragged my face in the dirt several feet. Fullfaces rock!

[alena_strunk]

I was lucky, I learned riding hips when I first started riding dirt jump before moving to downhill. Great tips tho! Looking where you want to go made it for me!

[lindsaymcpherson]

I'm really old but still am keen to improve my all round bike skills cause you never know when your riding an unknown trail first time and need these skill set, it can save your life !!!

[msolopriv]

Somebody listens to viewer Voice. Finally we have Good video. Thanks

[AbigailTheFox]

Thanks for the great video, finally cleared my first hip jumps thanks to this

[mortonfrankfire]

Awesome as always! I’m desperately trying to improve my control and get more airtime. Sadly my skills aren’t keeping up with my ambitions lol

[warzprite]

I sure love your technique and instructional videos Blake! It means a lot to have this kind of thing to a beginner like me. Thanks a Ton!

[th_js]

Good tips Blake, hope I find a hip jump sometime in my life 😂

[rsdan]

Great video, really helpful. There is a 90 degree left handed hip at one of my local jump spots and I've been attempting it by carving the lip. Back to square one again for me to try dropping the shoulder.

[nickwatkins]

Hey 👋 all great tips Blakey definitely give them a shot this weekend cheers 🍻. 👀

[eddyjones]

Nice one Blake! Glad to have met you at Dark Fest

[gopro_vlogs]

I have been wanting this video for a long time

[jacobgreen]

M8 awesome vid man, great tips cheers!

[cwalt]

mean dude. this is exactly whats needed

[timmcdroid]

Like your tutorial details.Endo turns or pivots..Body movemebts weight placement..How much body weight on arms when endoing ..When pivoting how high back wheel needs to be off the ground to extend pivot..Thx