This was a fun class to teach. Stating from the right to left we have; Paul and Colleen Hallinan,THE WIZARD of bicycle aerodynamics(not in the class but graced us with his presence ), Craig Yee, James Stewart and yours truly “the instructor” Chris Duncan. On this day we worked on how to pump and how doing that correctly will lead to the proper body position for jumping. We also worked on where to focus your vision when jumping. I held a pumping competition to see who could GAIN the most speed from pumping the rollers. Craig Yee won the contest and took home a brand new WTB Prowler XT. In order for the students to keep up, they had to first conquer the puzzle of fore to aft (front to back) movement. Fore to Aft movement is the body movement that is the main stay of Jumping. So, to learn to jump you must first learn to pump. All the riders enjoyed the competition and learned a thing or two about pumping rollers.
Here’s a video that shows various components of pumping and how they relate to every day riding.
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