I was in this class (white Santa Cruz Tallboy) and I can’t emphasize how helpful this was. Rich is a truly gifted and inspiring teacher. I got into biking (like many of us) during covid. Got a gravel bike early on and then in March picked up a MTB and since I am 40 and a professional classical musician I figured professional instruction was a good idea before I did something particularly dumb. I attended the 201 skills clinic the day before as well as the jump clinic you are seeing here. I had never really jumped a bike before that day and I think this was definitely the best way to get a ton of reps under my belt in a safe and controlled environment. I couldn’t have been happier with the weekend. Don’t hesitate to book a clinic if you are thinking about it. Also big thank you to Austin for being so generous with your time and encouragement!

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

Hey David! Thank you so much for this insight! You certainly made some beautiful music out there 😉. Looking forward to hearing about your progress as you continue your riding journey 👊🏻

@mikelewis2253

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment. I’m 40 as well and headed to the jump clinic at the end of this month. The website says a full face recommended for the jump session. Did you find this to be true? I’ve been riding a long time but jumping has not been a big part of my riding and I’m not sure if I need to go drop $200+ on a helmet.

@davidderiso8866

3 жыл бұрын

@@mikelewis2253 I don't personally think a full face is required for this. The speeds are low and the landing is large and all plastic. I honestly think bombing down anything rocky could warrant one more than the clinic. That said, if any part of you thinks you will FEEL more confident and safe with a full face I wouldn't let the $ stop you. Have fun in Bentonville!

@menemismix

2 жыл бұрын

I signed up for the 201 and 301. Is this video considered the 301?

11:53 BKXC's familiar face; great to see him working on the reps. Your feedback and instructional style is always great Rich!

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

It was awesome to have him out there! He and Sarah crushed it!!

I would jump on a plane tomorrow from Queensland Australia to attend this session. Great advice given in a controlled safe environment. Keep up the great work Rich.

I wish to see Jump Clinic here in Scotland . Rich is a great teacher I’m impressed.

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

We would LOVE to come to Scotland for an event. You never know what the future hold

@Djpedla

3 жыл бұрын

I would also like to see a Jump Clinic in the UK. Rich defo seems like an awesome teacher.

Just bought my first mtn bike, Stumpy alloy. Haven't riden a bike in over 30 years. Used to race BMX as a kid, so I "know" how to jump, though I'm sure I have forgotten. LOL This is exactly the class I need.

Hey Rich, I watch a lot of these jump videos and I get super stoked watching you teach. You are still the best out there by far 🙏🏿🙏🏿🤟🏿

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul, I appreciate that!

BKXC & Sarah in the house! Bout time he took your clinic Rich. He’s suck a good rider but always seems to struggle/avoid jumping. Can’t wait to see him take his jumping to anotha level w/ your help. I’ve taken your clinic, watched all your vids, and am amazed at how you continue to hone your craft. Ive benefited tremendously from your instruction just like so many others. Keep doin you👊👊👊 and spreading the love.

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Todd! They are a rad couple and it was awesome watching them work through it differently. It’s just a prime example of how individual personalities play a role in how people are coached.

Totally agree with that opening statement. I’ve had people think they suck at jumping,, but sometimes it’s the jumps they’re learning on that aren’t built right.

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

Yup, those steep transitions can make it difficult

Love how you teach in your videos and this was a cool new format. Keep feeding us!

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Austin! I was excited about this one for sure!

Another awesome jump video, Rich. It’s cool watching the riders progress through the video.

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Scott!! It was a fun one, such a great group. The coolest part for me is seeing riders of different skill levels improve side by side. Such a journey as you know man!

Solid principles, comprehensive foundation, passionate instruction, awesome class - hope to see you again in June. Thanks Rich.

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! Would love to see you in June 👊🏻

Thanks Rich... appreciate all your content man!

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

You know it Mitch! Pumped to work with you in May!

This video is such a wealth of knowledge! Heck yeah, thanks for sharing Rich!

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Luke!! So rad to have Area51 there to capture the day.

Another awesome vid coming

Thanks for making these videos. Just ordered the Coach bundle with extension and balancer.

Hope to see you this weekend Drew I'm coming down from NW Iowa for the Southern Enduro at Passion Play but Friday afternoon I'm riding Bentonville!! See ya soon I hope Drew!! Watch all your video's and love all the content keep it coming!!

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Adam! We’re gonna be out and about on Friday afternoon on All American, Masterpiece and Hammer Down. Check out my Insta stories, I’ll give a heads up to where we’re at. Have fun at the race!!

Awesome Rich................

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris!! 👊🏻

This was great to watch!

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Luke!

Can’t WAIT!!! 🙌

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah!!

@in_10z

3 жыл бұрын

When we gonna get Rich to our brand new trails!? #BogueChittoLove

Once the border is open I can't wait to leave the mountain bike capital of the world to visit the hill bike capital of the world. Seriously though I am stoked to visit Bentonville soon I hope and take one of these courses to take my skills to the next level. Love the expertise and effort put into these.

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

Haha!! Would LOVE to have you come visit! Let’s hope the border opens soon and you can make it happen 👊🏻

If you have a chance to take a lesson from Rich...DO IT. I did a half day with him and never had more progress in 1 day than I had that day. Rich, I can’t wait to come back to Bentonville for a follow-up. If you come to PA/NJ...I can get you a solid group of students.

Hoping to come to 301+jump next month in McKinney. And then Bentonville soon after that! As always Rich, great content.

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

Heck yeah dude!! 👊🏻👊🏻

Want to teach my kids to jump... Realizing that I can’t explain what I do. You do and amazing job explaining to techniques 🤘🏻

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jared! This was a fun session!

Checking the schedule now to see if I can attend a class in the near future. So many years of bad habits I need to unlearn!

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

Heck yeah! Would love to see you at an event!

Hooaah! nice venue for training, with awesome equipment and riders, guided by excellent and passionate trainer, what else 🙌...watching here in the Philippines. Really enjoyed all your tutorial video's💯

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! It really is a great venue and we love what we do!

Just finished watching and dang if only we had a coach like you here in my neck of the woods... Awesome vid

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Shane!! Where’s your neck of the woods?? 🤔

@shanestarita3807

3 жыл бұрын

@@richdrewtherideseries Cape Town South Africa.... 😜

Great video! also, I thought the basketball analogy really helped me.

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm glad it helped, that's one of my favorites.

Love it

Great stuff 👏👍👌🙌

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

"It's all in the hips... It's all in the hips... It's all in the hips." Chubbs Perterson lol

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

Chubbs is a smart man 😉

Come up to Vermont this summer! Would love to check this out. Cool stuff!

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

I’d love to, I just don’t know if we could make that happen. You could certainly make the trip to Bentonville!

@vtforester1382

3 жыл бұрын

@@richdrewtherideseries that’s definitely on my ride list...heard good things! Might just have to do that.

Just signed up for the June 12-13 MTB 201 and Jump series. Also interested in a private session similar to what Brian experienced either Sunday afternoon or Monday. Driving from Ithaca NY just for this!! Yesterday, Saturday April 10, 2021, I was riding Dizzy Dee our jump trail at Shindagin and did more jumps successfully than I ever have. A really great video. Well done!

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

Heck yeah Donal, that’s awesome! Send an email to info@therideseriesmtb.com and we can see about getting something scheduled for that Monday 👊🏻

@IthacaDon

3 жыл бұрын

@@richdrewtherideseries Done!

Rich Drew and BKXC, awesome!!!!!

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

He's a rad dude!

@Mistersulu12

3 жыл бұрын

@@richdrewtherideseries I’m sure he is !

Great video

@richdrewtherideseries

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Eric! 👊🏻

I wish you can teach here in germany! NO BS ... just pure teaching experience

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

A visit to Germany would be awesome!!

Thanks bro. You da man! Keeper vid for the files.

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome Aric 👊🏻👊🏻

Can’t wait that long... planning to come to the may event in Bentonville!

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

YES!!! Can't wait dude!!

@stephenhockaday9848

3 жыл бұрын

Feeling the same way about the wait; even though it’s only a few more weeks to attend the April 24/25 event!

Buen video amigo!! Yo tambien monto por cataluña. Un saludo

Awesome ! :) i wish you have session here in Manila after pandemic.

Soo good man!

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ashton!!

This was really cool! I wish you would come to Austin, TX!

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

I'd love to, just difficult to make it happen with our schedule. You could head up to Dallas.

Maybe I'll catch you next time on town, my buddy said he bumped into you!

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

I hope so Rob!

This is great info, thank you so much for sharing. It's explained in a very clear way. Will give it a try since I still skip jumping and want to learn. One question, I ride clipped in, do you recommend doing jump progression with flat pedals or it doesn't matter? I had very scary moments with feet coming out of flat pedals on drops and jumps in the past. Thanks

Man you guys should come to Southern California. I’ll take the classes. Willing to learn the right way

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Arthur! Planning to make our way out there this fall. Stay tuned for more details.

@Hardcaslte

3 жыл бұрын

@@richdrewtherideseries Man yeah put up an announcement of some kind. I'm in Central Florida with no skills classes anywhere. I go up to North Carolina all the time and I'd definitely drive up to your clinic. I could really use some work getting over fears of drops and jumps, I only do small stuff right now for those two things.

“You can get very injured.” Hits real hard watching with a broken collarbone...

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

So sorry to hear about the collarbone. Heal up and get back out there 👊🏻

@911Polini

3 жыл бұрын

@@richdrewtherideseries after 6 month..i can now make 5 push ups...ride again safe building the comfort zone again.. Ride On!!

@JAFO.

3 жыл бұрын

Don't you just love the clavicle, takes the brunt of it so your neck doesn't have to! 👍

Who makes your flannel shirt? Those colors are a perfect gift for my friend in New Orleans.

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Sterling! It's the Shaka flannel from Club Ride!

This is what I need in the UK!!! I would sign up in an instant! Anybody?

I spy a Sarah and BKXC! Awesome video and thank you for sharing. My goal is to learn how to do drops and jumps and progress this year. I live in New England and am looking for someone who wouldn't mind doing something like this with me for a day or 2.

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

It was so cool to have them in attendance!

That would be sick to attend to one of these

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

Would love to see you there!!

This is gold! Glad I subscribed. Any plans on coming to Houston or Austin?

@braddenkhaus3925

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, come to Austin please!

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

Hey there! Definitely plans to make it down that way later this year. We’re looking at October currently, stay tuned as we hope to have something scheduled soon 👊🏻

@Rich Drew do you do any online or coaching via video upload? I'd really like to get some solid pro input in my jumping

@VirtualWoodshed

3 жыл бұрын

👆💯

I bee ride and racing the bike almost 23 years,never been able to jump,if have to think about all that I’ll wake up in the hospital! Make next life 😢

But super cool!

BKXC 👀

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

😳😉

@IbisAmericanOne

3 жыл бұрын

thats what im thinking,,,

Bkxc without a GoPro has got to be a first

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

Haha, I tried my best to keep him “in the moment” throughout this. He got some solid footage though 😉

Im a senior rider and have been trying to jump consistently for years. This tutorial made the most cense. The only factor that I find hard to get right is when to release the energy. When the front wheel is at the bottom, middle or top of the ramp?

Excellent. When you say create “energy”, is it the same principle as generating energy when pumping on a pump track?

Great clinic. So many tutorials I've seen make it sound like you load ON the jump. It wasn't working for me. My goals for this season are better cornering and to learn to jump. Thanks!

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dan! Isn't funny how a lot of tutorials say just that?? It's not a matter of opinion, it's physics. Of course there's nuance to every jumping situation, but I'm always trying to work in concert with the takeoff, not push against it.

Rich, who makes the landing ramps you use with the hopper’s ?

@richdrewtherideseries

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Michael! They're from Landwave. I get them from Amazon.

Hi Rich your a awesome coach. Can u do a bunny hop how to

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tom! I’m still working on an outline for one. It’s a difficult subject for me to figure out how to convey.

Need a ride clinic in NC!

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

Bentonville isn't that far away from ya, make a trip ;)

Hey Rich, any plans on doing a clinic in Vegas in the future?

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

Hey there! Tough to say. Definitely Phoenix and SoCal this fall, it's possible we could make a Vegas trip. Spread the word and see if there's interest.

How about a class on 360's and back flips. Is there any safe way to learn that w/o an air bag?

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

HAHA! I'm not the one to teach that. I think relevant experience is a key component to teaching and I have zero of it with these two moves!

Rich do you and the clinic ever travel out of state?

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Paul! We do periodically. You can check out our upcoming schedule at www.therideseriesmtb.com . We will be heading up to MN and WI in July, then over to UT and CO. Hope to see you at an event.

I tried to go on a small jump like in this video and I crashed real bad. My bike went sideways in the air and I didn't know how to get it pointing straight so I landed sideways and wrecked. I've been terrified to try jumps ever since. I'm in NWA, btw.

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

Hey there! When the bike goes sideways, it generally means you’re lifting with your arms. Try pushing though your feet the entire way off the takeoff

12:35 Sarah practicing the jump to manual landing that she accidentally implemented in their latest video lol

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

She was crushing it!

Hey Rich, Where do I go to sign up for the next one?

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Ryan! Head over to www.therideseriesmtb.com/ and check out the schedule. Would love to see you at an event.

Only $299 for four hours what a deal!

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

I agree Rusty 😉👊🏻🙏🏻

@rustyshackleford7563

3 жыл бұрын

@@richdrewtherideseries A mountain biking KZreadr God has been sent from heaven...and replied.

Any classes coming to Florida? 😅

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

Not this year, it’s possible in ‘22 though. Plenty of options in Bentonville, we can even set you up with a bike to use here. Shoot is a message at info@therideseriesmtb.com

Can you do this with a hard tail? I have a hard tail and I really want to learn how to do this.

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

OF COURSE! Everyone at this particular event was on a FS bike, that's why I said "we all have them."

Will you guys be in the Chicago land area? If so I would like to sign up

I am all front end high on jumps & struggle to get my back wheel high >tips

Any clinics in Florida?

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

Hey there! It's possible next year. Book a trip to Bentonville and make it a total experience!

What trails in Bentonville are good for learning how to jump?

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

All American is great! The tabletop at the bottom of the switchbacks is one my favorite places to bring people. The Huntley Gravity zone also works well.

@michaelclark5796

3 жыл бұрын

@@richdrewtherideseries Thanks Rich

@michaelclark5796

3 жыл бұрын

@@richdrewtherideseries Cool! I signed up for your 201 class on May 15th and I'll be there for the week before getting in as much practice as I can.

What helmet u wearing in this vid please

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Shaun! That’s the Specialized Ambush with ANGi. I really dig it!

Where can we buy that ramp?

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

Hey there! Just go to www.mtbhopper.com and they’ll get you taken care of!

That is BKXC

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed it is 😉

haha.. brian of bkxc 12:00

Is that the BKXC guy?

@richdrewtherideseries

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed it is