When using logs as a base undere the jump, be sure it isnt old and rotted out. If the log is rotten, you can find that the weight of the jump will eventually crush the log and ruin the jump.Do you put stuff under the dirt like logs,crates,rocks???
I do but they fall apart after about 5 goes at the jump.
Thanks christop
Hey Sam,hey we found a heaps good location for some trails and dirt jumps and the rest
its got access to water about 10 metres away but the only problem is that the dirt is really hard. after about 2 hours of digging we only got and upramp done and its only waist height. we have tried digging pits but the best we can do is get about ten centimetres down and even doing that takes all the effort out of us. any suggestions would be awsome.
cheers sam
Not too close, if you overshoot you don't want to land on the next jump. Not too far that you loose momentum. Best just to experiment there is no set distance. If you build them too far apart you can always add a roller in the middle.hey mate........... how far do you rekon a set of jumps should be apart from the DR to the UR??????
It all depends on how high the jumps are, if they are going down hill or if you want to connect them as rhythms. I've built some different ones on different locations but if you are cutting rhythms through a heavily tree'd area then make sure you cut a wide enough track. Speaking from bad experiences building little jumps, I think their were about 4 - 5 in a row and about 1.5 metres apart and I hit the second and third ones off-line and played ping-pong with the trees.hey mate........... how far do you rekon a set of jumps should be apart from the DR to the UR??????
The easiest way I used to build up the center of a jump was to use crap loads of old tyres. It was cause people used to dump them in the bush near the jumps.comment/sugestons on building Tabletops?