Basic Jumping

Champions Corner By NBL Future Stars Head Coach and Ohio Dreams Race Director Justin Travis Skill – Basic Jumping This month we are going to move on to a different type of skill, there are a few more advanced manualing techniques left to go over but we will get to those later, for now we [...]

Manualing part 2 – Taking it to the track

Champions Corner By Justin Travis Skill – Manualing, part 2 – Taking it to the track Brought to you by Action Sport Coaching, DK Bicycles, J&R Bicycles, Fly Racing and Ohio Dreams Last issue we worked on learning how to manual on flat ground.  If you have been practicing you have learned one of the [...]

Manualing Part 3 – Pull Manualing

Champions Corner By Justin Travis Skill – Manualing, part 3 – Pull Manual Sticking with the Manualing theme we have going from the past two month we are going to work on a little more advanced version this month called the “Pull Manual”.  Hopefully you have been working diligently for the last month on your [...]

Champions Corner – Manualing on Flat Ground

For many people new to our favorite sport (BMX,) when they hear the word manual they think of the old five speed civic they used to drive, but if you’re reading this article in this particular magazine then you need to know that the definition of a manual is a “wheelie without pedaling” and it is a particularly fast way to get over or through a double, step up or rhythm section. A Manual, like a Bunny Hop is best learned on flat ground in a controlled environment. Manualing will also help to earn Future Stars Program Credits.

Champions Corner – The Bunny Hop

The bunny hop is quite possibly the single most important skill any BMX rider –racer or freestyler– can learn. Just learning the bunny hop is not enough, the more masterful you are at the bunny hop the higher and farther you can jump, the faster you can pump and the better you will be at racing and just about everything else you can do on a BMX bike.

The Basics of Pumping

December 2009

What is pumping? Pumping is the action of using your body, arms and legs to control your bicycle as it goes over a roller or jump. The smoother and faster you can pump the quicker you will get over a jump to help you win a race.

Seven Steps to Success

November 2009