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1. Approach the doubles at a pace that is fast enough to clear them. This will depend on the size of the jump and the distance between the two. Before you reach the jump stop pedalling and keep your pedals level. Look at the top of the jump that you are going to take off so you know where you will be leaving solid ground.
2. Pump the bike up the take off side of the jump by pushing forward on the bars and letting the bike flow up the transition. Pull up on the bars as the front leaves the lip but not too much because you don't want the front end to flip. Pumping the bike up the jump will send the bike upwards in the natural direction of take off.
3. At the mid point of the jump the bike should be reasonably level and your weight central. At this point you should be looking at the second jump ready for landing. Get ready to push down and forward on the bars to get the front end down so that you are nose diving into the second jump.
4. The bike should be in the nose dive position ready to ride down the slope on the downside of the second jump. The front might hit before the rear but this really doesn't matter as long as you're not in an over the bar position. The crucial thing is to be landing smoothly and keeping
your speed up. Bring on that rhythm section...
1. Approach the jump at a speed suitable to get over it. You should have worked this out from jumping the doubles straight. This is not necessarily the fastest speed that you can go. As you draw near to the jump stop pedalling, keep your pedals level and look at the lip ready for take off.
2. Pump up the jump's take off and as the rear wheel leaves the jump start to kick the bike both sideways and upwards using your bottom leg to push the bike upwards. At the same time start to cross the bars so that the front wheel points skyward while pushing down on them to start getting the bike flat.
3. Continue to push down on the bars and kick up with your bottom foot. This will flatten the bike out into the tabletop position. Once in the tabletop position stall for as long as possible. That is until gravity and airtime take its toll on you and it's time to prepare for landing.
4. Release the pressure on the bars and your bottom leg and start to relax into the normal upright position. This will happen almost naturally. Look at where you are going to land ready to place the front and rear wheel down as near to the same time as possible. Try to land as straight as you can to avoid a stack.