BOOST A MOUNTAIN BIKE. INTERMEDIATE JUMP SKILLS TO GET HIGHER (Part 1)

Learning to boost a mountain bike means working on your technique with a careful and methodical approach. But at some point you find yourself wanting more. More airtime. More vertical. More boost. I spent the morning with Christian Peper, who is famous for supernatural boost, and he explained exactly how to get higher on a mountain bike. In this two-part series we hit the pump track and see how it is EXACTLY the same body mechanics as jumping. Then we move to the large line at Valmont and go frame by frame to pick apart what I'm doing wrong and and what Christian is doing right!

In part two, we move to the XL line, pull out the BOOST-O-METER and measure the HUGE difference the right technique can make.

0:00 Intro
0:58 Chat with Christian
3:08 Pumptrack and Jumping
5:33 Boost basics on L line
6:59 Breakdown of Christians form
8:47 Upper body movement
11:06 I almost eat it

[evanbarnes]

Wow, I think this is the single clearest explanation of both pumping and jumping on YouTube! His explanation of how to pump a roller made something click in my mind, can't wait to try it again

[Liam-kjte]

This is the smallest, most important mountain bike channel.

[coreycanuck]

The slow motion analysis of this video and your guest....absolutely perfect. Best jumping video on Youtube by a longshot! Bravo man! Thank you for posting.

[wildcritters]

Watched a few times now. My favorite video so far. Such nuggets, really has helped me progress! Thanks dudes

[jeffreythompson]

Best jump video ever! Also, be sure to record yourself with a buddy, it's amazing how different I felt I was doing vs what I was actually doing!

[deandobson]

One of, if not the best how to for jumping I've seen.

[djUsurper]

The big difference between Christians and Alex technique? Look at their feet when they are hitting the transition: Alex feet are pointing back and away from the transition (11:23) (in order to lift the bike or squash the jump BUT Christians feet are facing towards the transition (7:13, 4:54), PUSHING the back wheel into the face of the jump to maximise the full transition. Subtle difference, big results.

Such an awesome video, really helped me (even as a beginner jumper) to understand the proper techniques and form.

[steveschafer]

New to the channel. North of fifty. Great content and enjoyable! Good job on the jump 👍

[maker_mitch]

Talking about it from a trigonometry perspective is the ah ha moment for me. That makes so much dang sense.

[christian.peper]

Still stoked we were able to meet and ride together, Alex! Let’s do it again sometime 🙌🏼

[WilliamSurles]

Seriously. This is the best mtb content on youtube. The beta in these vids is unreal. And over 40. Bro. Inspiration! (And all in my backyard)

[zomambik]

Alex - clear evidence that your channel is increasing its reach - yesterday I bumped into a random mountain biker and it turned out that we both were avid followers of Joy Of Bike. A first! By the way, re-watching this video (again and again...) after my last Sunday's jump session. There is a jump that exposes the flaws in my current jump technique. The transition is quite short and steep and the jump is quite long in proportion. I case it every time with a scary near-OTB. After watching my own footage and comparing it to this video I have realized that to clear jumps like that I need to go higher. 1. to match the curve of the transition and avoid the rear wheel buck 2. to cover a longer distance and clear the jump. To make it safer I need to do the scary thing :-)

[whiskyo]

Absolutely the best explanation on jumping I’ve ever seen.

[MarkJolley]

I took a jump clinic in Draper from Christian and he was such a great teacher. If you ever get the chance, you need to do it.

[oscargonzalez]

Dude this video right here is what made jumps click for me. Feeling it in the back tire for sure made an improvement. Thanks for the video!!

[ericthorsell]

Watching for the millionth time (ok maybe the 30th) and love how informative yet simple it's explained. Almost every jump video talks about loading the loading the phooey. Like Peper said, angle a roller and it's a jump. Get your timing off in a rhythm section and suddenly you're in the then sprawled out on the ground. I agree with Christian, you're an above average. Average riders don't jump like you do, they sit on the side and watch guys like you.

[colinmacgregor]

I am 4 months off 60 years of age and this is so motivational guys! Clearest, most perceptive coaching I've seen and heard in ages!! Pity i don't live in Colorado!!

[nimuthapa]

The best jumping video ever!!!! I have searched and searched forever and finally, I get to this. Thanks

[triathletechink]

Na man, your way above average!! you talk about jumping at over 40, hell i'm over 50, i'ma try.

[scottluffman]

I know this is an older video, but I’ve been struggling to take the next step. I watched this video like three times last night, used the technique and cleared several jumps I’ve been struggling with. I’d suggest this video to anyone that is past the beginner stage but to the, okay where do I go from here? Stage