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comes down. As the rear wheel makes

contact with the ground you can begin to

apply the rear brake. You’ve got less than a

second to make this all happen, so be

ready. Remain standing and bend your

knees to absorb the impact.

6/ ON THE REBOUND

The most dangerous part about this trick

can be the harsh top-out feeling you get

when the suspension rebounds. This can

fi re you off the next ledge. To avoid this,

stay on the brakes and absorb the rebound

with your legs and arms, kind of like you do

when you’re staying low for a jump.

Continue looking ahead and return your

body to the neutral position, read for the

next ledge.

Editor Mitch Lees

who’s it for

SKILLSET:

Advanced

GENRE:

Trailriding and extreme enduro

PRACTICE:

Start with a small ledge and

progressively move to bigger ones. Also

start with a ledge that isn’t followed by

another ledge, as in this photo.

STRENGTH & HEIGHT:

The bigger you are, the harsher the

bottom-out and rebound will be but,

with longer legs, the chance of being

able to save it is higher.

WIDOW POTENTIAL:

High. Don’t ghostie off a cliff or you’ll

crush your ankles and balls.

BRAGGING RIGHTS:

This doesn’t look that fl ash but it is

certainly faster than crawling and

uses less energy.

ANKLES

AND

WRISTS

This trick is a good way to break your

ankles and wrists. Unlike tricks where

you land with momentum to transfer

force, or land on the down ramp to

take some of the impact, with this

trick you’re landing on fl at ground

which means the suspension should

do all the work, not your ankles. Try

positioning the ’pegs under the balls

of your feet so you fl ex at the ankle

and avoid snapping them. Same goes

for your wrists.

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Continue

looking up

and return

your body to

the neutral

position, read

for the next

ledge

REBOUNDING TO

YOUR ADVANTAGE

If you’ve got several ledges

straight after each other you

can use the suspension rebound

to boost you into the next

launch. As the suspension

unloads, use that energy to pop

up and or into the next ledge.