Using Preload on Drops

Using Preload On Drops In this video, we take a look at a drop where preloading is helpful in order to create distance. Different situations require different approaches. This is actually a Step Down Gap, and not a Drop. Click to check your progress Keep going – you’re doing great! New to our lingo? Check……

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When to Use Pre-load

You may have already been taught preload as the go too for hitting drops. While it does work, it’s not as effective as what we at Fluidride call Correct Basic Form for a number of reasons on most drops.

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The Lunge

While Lunging isn’t our ‘go to’ way of teaching drops, there are instances where it can be really helpful.

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When To Use The Lunge

I often hear riders saying they have been coached to push forward on the bars off the edge of a drop. This technique is often referred to as The Lunge.

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Squashing or ‘Racer Style’

Once you have Correct Basic Form on lockdown, you can modify into Squashing – which will enable you to take drops at speed without getting a lot of distance.

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