How To Ride Gap Jumps | Conquer The Fear Of Doubles On Your MTB!

Today we're going to be talking about gap jumps! Here are a few essential steps on how to conquer your fears and approach the dreaded gap jump. We've all struggled with gap jumps or doubles in the past, the thought of hitting that upslope or even landing in the middle is a daunting one! Rich has got a series of tips that'll inspire your confidence and coach you over these advanced trail features.

What cycling skills do you struggle with the most? Let us know down in the comments and we'll try to help you out with it! There's no time like the present to learn new skills on the bike 🤘

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[Hondeer]

*Tip here as well!*
When following people in, take into consideration the kind of bike they are riding.
A shorter travel or hard tail will clear jumps at a lot slower speed than an Enduro or a DH Bike. The lippier the jump, the more this applies.
So when asking some one to tow you in, find someone with a similar travel bike.
Will save a lot of nose casing and collarbones. Cheers!

[jf]

Richard has quickly become one of my favorite host.

[Losovox]

I saw the notification and went “this is exactly what I need!!!”

[DeadsetYT]

This is me to a tee. Can send the table tops but as soon as there's a hole in the middle I'm out haha.

[WorkLessRideMore]

getting towed in by someone who knows the speed makes it way easier to mentally conquer

[maximusbithrayus]

Who else loves gmbn’s advice >>>

[nicholaswood]

there's 6f gap jump near my home, and for years I was terrified to hit it. after crashing my bike, snapping it, getting a new bike and watching this video I am so stoked that I can finally hit it, thank you!

[dcustom]

This is the exact video I wanted thx so much.

[bradleythorn]

"Like I said it's a of a day"... Love your honesty, mate. Gaps terrify me and I hesitate brake and ruin my chances most times. Usual sized normal jumps I am fine on now and worked my way up. Just need to do the same on the old gappage. Cheers mate, love this video!

[nachmanatanelov]

"i know you can do it"- ill keep that in mind😉

[EpicMTB]

precisely the video i need! i've been trying to conquer a step up for ages!

[Ry_Rides]

Helps learning doubles when they’re built properly and not pure sketchy!

[KezVanBeck]

Most other mtber I’ve ever met who are clearly experienced have never seemed friendly, just look at you like you’re a peasant 😂😂😂 the ones who are not so experienced are always bang on though, says a lot 🤷‍♂️

[lucascook]

Now this is what I need lossed all my conference when I went face first in to a landing

[nickcowen]

3:30 "jumps can often be a huge case."

[its_nygl]

Step 1 check how big the jump is
Step 2 DEATH GRIP
Step 3 GO AS FAST AS POSSIBLE
Step 4 DONT CRASH
Step 5vif you crash make sure your bike is okay

[danlaker]

Cool advice man! My biggest fear is a gap jump... Tables... no problem... gaps... I try to avoid...

[neilharris]

I ride this spot often and that last rump always scares me. It frustrating that before I had a 8 year hiatus from riding rumps like that were easy. Thanks for giving me the confidence to try it again.

[bikevoltrides]

You guys are like reading my mind. I am working on my gap jumps at the moment .😅 scared asf!!!😰

[neilcheshire]

Thanks Rich! Will go try my local gap jumps for first time this year this weekend.