How & When To Pump or Manual | Pump Track To Trail

Pumping and manualing is a great way to maintain flow and generate speed. Working with the bike rather than fighting it's movements will greatly improve your riding experience, making you a smoother rider. Check out some applications for both skills, both on the pump track and the trail.

By pumping the bike, pushing and pulling at different times, you can generate speed from the obstacles around you. The manual is a great extension skill of this which has many other practical applications in MTB. Pushing the rear end downwards for grip through a section, lifting the front clear of an obstacle which might catch and preventing a take off when you need to remain grounded.

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[soloskyboy]

The camra guy never gets much credit at all, and nice job on the vid blake definitely trying that out on the trail 👍

[RudiJoubert]

Blake talking about going faster on trails? :D

Well done Blake, your presenting skills have improved quite a bit as well :) 👍🏼

[msolopriv]

Hi Blake, please understand me well - this is finally a material that gets back to the roots of GMBN, at least for me. Making my car pack for the ride, making instagram photos - end with these. Better to see manaul and bunny hop again.

[CofFDnSnaps]

Nice job explaining the nuances Blake. Best instructional I've watched from you.

[carlislethecumbrians]

Production quality on another level - yes bois 🤙

[jamiehay]

Yet another fantastic video. I've got my first ever exam tomorrow, wish me luck.😭

[willashton]

Just finished watching ask Gmbn tech, and now this, is it a dream???

[andrewdoy]

Haha. Nice one Blake. I am 53 and biking more. My goals for this year are to wheelie and manual. Off to speak to Tom cardy for some tuition.. all the best. Yours in sport.

[nickwatkins]

Great 👍 video Blakey will definitely try your technique looks so smooth, but definitely agree even a short distance manual gives you a adrenaline high Cheers 🍻. You Yangs Australia 👀

[kikkauazza]

Excellent instruction Blake ! Many thx !

[rowanashworth]

I’ve Been wanting to learn how to do this but didn’t know where to start so Thank You for making this

[davesoo]

Thanks Blake! 👍 I'll keep practicing your manual tips.

[RideAlongside]

Well, it's official, I need to work on manuals more in 2018. Anyone else with me?

[iainthavinthat]

I think something that doesn't get mentioned enough about lifting the front wheel, is that you have to push the pedals forward, using the force of your legs to lift the front wheel. That was the key to me when learning to manual and bunny hop.

[jdmtb]

Can you do more winter gym training videos please.

[slimelord]

Blake is so smooth. He almost makes it look like I could do it

[bensmith]

Would the rollers at windhill be a good start

[bredox]

Sweet tips like always. Should i concentrate at lifting my front wheel when second bump coming and while i already pumping to go faster? I mean not lifting above the ground but working with weight.

[thatyoutubeguy]

What handler grips are they ? The orange ones

[richardrawson]

Trying to regain the confidence to do manuals again. I haven’t done them since my bmx racing days in the late 80’s. Tried doing it like 10 yrs ago and flipped on my butt.😢