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MTB Skills Map

Created by Jon Wittwer

MTB Skills Map

Hip Jump

Tabletop Jump

Row / Anti-Row

Gap Jump

BEGINNER SKILLS

⬤ CORE MTB CONCEPTS

Whip

OBSTACLES / TERRAIN

Squash

Methods for staying low over a jump by absorbing the vertical motion of the bike, rather than popping off the top of the jump.

⬤ JUMPING

Body Positioning

Pre-Loading

Landing

Look Ahead / Vision

Scrub

Absorb Bumps

Bunny Hop

TRICKS / SKILLS

Expert

Rock Roll

Pump Track

Drops

Bump Jump

⬤ SPEED CONTROL

Momentum

Pumping

Gearing

Look Ahead / Vision

Wall Ride

PRO

Berm Turn

Skinnies

Two Wheel Hop

SPD Hop, English Hop, Wrong Way to Bunny Hop

Rock Garden

Skandy

⬤ BALANCE / POSITION

Body Positioning

Hinge

Unweighting

Center of Mass

Front Wheel Lift

Step / Ledge

Switchbacks

⬤ CORNERING

Look Ahead / Vision

Leaning the Bike

Outside Pedal Down

Pedal Kick

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Wheelie

Pizza Hop

Two Wheel Hop in a circle. 15 degrees, 30 degrees, 45 degrees, ...

Flat Corner

Dismount

⬤ PEDAL CONTROL

Ratchet, Timing

Level vs. Down

Look Ahead / Vision

Rear Wheel Pivot / Clock

Manual

Drift

Rocking

Alternating front and rear wheel lifts, in place.

11:41

Rear Wheel Hop

Skid Stop

Track Stand

Fakey

1:05

180 Spin

Nose Pivot

FOR THE PROS

360 Spin

⬤ BRAKING

Look Ahead / Vision,

Brake Modulation, Feathering,

Front vs. Rear

Rear Wheel Lift / Endo

A Project By MTBCards.com

This project - to create a map of MTB skills -  originally came from trying to represent a MTB skill progression on number cards 2-10 for the GRIT MTB Playing Cards project.

GRIT-MTB-number-card-tricks

It has turned into its own separate project with the goal of making a comprehensive Beginner-Pro MTB skill tree with links to articles, how-to videos, etc. for educational purposes.

Foot Jam

Front Wheel Hop

Stoppie

Nose Manual

Cross-Up

X-Up

Bar Spin