Hi from Ireland, just bought my first eMTB

[Brianefitz]

Hi from Ireland, just bought my first eMTB. I’m in my 50’s and the extra push up the trails will be welcome, I started out with bmx in the 80’s and MTB’s since the early naughties. I still have to learn to jump, been viewing loads of vids on YouTube but any tips are welcome. My ride is an Orbea Wild H30, I’m 5’9 and 105kg

 

[Paulquattro]

Welcome to the forum

 

[2WHLFUN]

I like to run a couple clicks slower on rear shock rebound for jumping. It gives a little more control and doesn't kick up the rear end so bad on steeper jump faces. Avoid gap jumps. Find easy table top style jumps and get a lot of reps on small tables with various jump faces to learn how they throw the bike. Don't be a passenger. Press the suspension down so it starts coming back up right as the tires leave the ground.

Throwing in a little bit of a bar turn while staying loose avoids the dead sailor feeling also.

 

[HandsomeDanNZ]

Hi from Ireland, just bought my first eMTB. I’m in my 50’s and the extra push up the trails will be welcome, I started out with bmx in the 80’s and MTB’s since the early naughties. I still have to learn to jump, been viewing loads of vids on YouTube but any tips are welcome. My ride is an Orbea Wild H30, I’m 5’9 and 105kg

Welcome!
I also started BMX in the 80's, MTB in the 90's and am still hopeless at jumps. I have a feeling it's the 80's BMX style of riding that's to blame - keeping it low over the tables and whoops to win races...
eMTB is an absolute revelation - get the climbs out of the way, or turn them into a sport of their own. Then bomb the downhills!
Joy of Bike has some good videos on jumping over 40. They almost helped me...but then I realised I love jump lines, but don't really like being booted to the moon, so I stick with what I know.

 

[jackamo]

Hi from Ireland, just bought my first eMTB. I’m in my 50’s and the extra push up the trails will be welcome, I started out with bmx in the 80’s and MTB’s since the early naughties. I still have to learn to jump, been viewing loads of vids on YouTube but any tips are welcome. My ride is an Orbea Wild H30, I’m 5’9 and 105kg

Where abouts are you ?

 

[Brianefitz]

I like to run a couple clicks slower on rear shock rebound for jumping. It gives a little more control and doesn't kick up the rear end so bad on steeper jump faces. Avoid gap jumps. Find easy table top style jumps and get a lot of reps on small tables with various jump faces to learn how they throw the bike. Don't be a passenger. Press the suspension down so it starts coming back up right as the tires leave the ground.

Throwing in a little bit of a bar turn while staying loose avoids the dead sailor feeling also.

Thanks for the tips, keeping these in mind

 

[Brianefitz]

Where abouts are you ?

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