- I said pumping's gonna make you faster and smoother.
It's a money-back guarantee by the way.
So why smoother?
Well it means you can flow the trail,
really think about generating speed from it,
rather than pedaling, catching your pedals
on the floor, potentially crashing.
- Exactly and why faster?
Well I use the pump technique to gain a lot of speed
to clear a gap that's a bit of a challenge.
There's one over there, I'm gonna do it.
- That's it. - Watch this.
- And I'm all about using natural terrain.
So bumps, holes in the ground,
for making speed for enduro and downhill,
and that means winning medals, hopefully.
Let's see this.
(energetic music)
- That was too much speed (laughs)
- Smooth.
(energetic music)
- When it comes to pumping, when you get a bit
more confident with your pumping skills
you can adventure, you can challenge yourself.
Neil's scoping a line, I've got a line.
We're gonna jump, pump, jump, we're gonna double,
we're gonna pump, we're gonna use that pump,
we're gonna gain as much speed as possible
to clear some of these gaps.
Here's Neil.
(cheerful music)
Roll up, manual pump, wow!
He's using that pump skill to get enough speed
to clear that last one.
I didn't even see that line.
See doubled doubled, rolled, manual, rolled.
That was a good one.
Alright we're taking the pumping to another level.
We're gonna double double but we're gonna
have to use the pump to pump ourselves
to clear quite a few big gaps.
- Four doubles.
- Don't reckon I'm gonna make it.
But I'll try.
- Quad double Ds.
(cheerful music)
- Oh God, yes!
- (clapping) Wow he had to push through that, pump that.
Pump.
I'm pumped for you!
(cheerful music)
Oh my good god (laughing)
That second last ones a stretch.
- I think the tailwind helps.
(clap)
- Doubles.
- Now actually cornering skills.
- Which corner?
- Corners on BMX and pump tracks are often really hard
compact dirt, concrete, or tarmac
like this one is here today.
So you'll find there's a certain amount of grip,
actually quite a lot.
But once you find that level of grip
you really can't go any faster.
So this is sort of like trying to find
the ultimate line to find the fastest way around the corner.
- Alright with this corner right here,
I got a lot of speed because I'm clearing that huge double
right before this turn.
So with the speed I've got
I want to stay as high as possible and then on my exit
I'm gonna drop down to continue to get more speed
and get more momentum down the next straight.
(cheerful music)
- Where as this corner is a bit slower on the way in.
So I'm actually gonna go middle and then high
so I can then drop out with a bit of speed.
I think if I went too high too early
it's actually gonna be slower.
(cheerful music)
Sometimes the corners are really wide open
and not very steep.
So often you can pedal
all the way round them and that's the fastest way.
Best thing to do is race your mates,
and try and find the fastest way round all the corners.
(cheerful music)
(panting)
- Oh that was good fun.
- I don't breathe.
(cheerful music)
- Playing around on pump tracks and BMX tracks
you'll learn loads of stuff and the great way of doing it
is manualing through rollers.
- Yeah exactly what Neil said, when you're having fun
with the manualing, cornering, pumping, everything,
you can set yourself challenges.
So Neil and I are gonna set a challenge.
We've got a massive straight right there.
We're gonna see how far we can manual
all the way through them.
- First thing you've got to be super comfortable
doing a proper manual so practice that first.
Then when it comes to rollers I think the key to this
is almost not bringing the front wheel up as high
and actually using your feet to squat the back wheel
down through the gap, so your front wheel land
doesn't come too high in the next one.
So it's all about using your legs
to pump through the middles.
- Watch this, first go, manualing all the way through.
Ready Neil?
- Do it.
(cheerful music)
(buzzer)
(laughing)
- I slid down the back of that roller (laughs)
Don't watch that.
Ow!
That's what happens when you be a bit cocky.
Let's do that again.
Take number two.
Watch this.
(cheerful music)
(buzzer)
No, take number three.
Watch this.
(cheerful music)
(buzzer)
- Find the, what's that tune?
- Find
- Find the what?
- Find.
- Find the rhythm, find the rhyme.
Find the rhyme, find the rhythm.
I dunno I need to watch that video again.
Watch this.
(cheerful music)
(buzzer)
(cheerful music)
Never give up.
♪ Never give up, up.♪
Is that a song?
While he gives up, watch this.
(buzzer)
I give up.
- BMX tracks, so much fun.
You're gonna get bagged, you're gonna get fit as well.
- Exactly, you're messing about
and getting fit at the same time.
- Love it, so much fun.
- Yeah if you want to improve your jumping skills
by using the pump track, click over here.
- If you want to see how to fix grazed elbows,
just google it.
- Yeah, and we'll see you at the next time.