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Trail skills masters Rob Warner and Thomas Oehler shed light on one of the most useful riding skills.
The second episode in the new set of how to's from the technique super pairing of Rob Warner and Thomas Oehler is here! This week the boys are focusing on the dark art of the trail hop.
With a bit of practice, this little trail trick can make you masses of time out on a ride and open up brand new lines on some of your favourite trails.
Check out how to master the trail hop below:
Do these steps to trail hop like a boss
- The trail hop is basically a bunny hop but slightly advanced in that you use it here as a specific skill to maintain speed and will use trail features such as a tree root or a rock to give you that lift
- Go here to learn how to do a basic bunny hop
- To learn how to do a trail hop you should start off on flat ground and find a small stick to use as a trail obstacle. For the purposes of the guide this stick will be called the kicker
- Approach the kicker at speed but not too fast. As the front wheel hits the kicker, use it to boost the front wheel off the ground
- To get the back wheel off the ground you need to push on the handlebars just as the back wheel hits the kicker, and let the bike come up underneath you
- The height that front wheel goes after hitting the kicker will determine how big your trail hop will be.
- Go out on a proper trail and practice over a root until perfect
Don't forget, you can tune in each week for a new trail skills how to from Rob and Tom. In the meantime, get out there and perfect the trail hop to unlock a whole host of new lines!
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