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Getting Up Stuff

It is one of the most important things to be able to do and you will need this skill for competitions (novice not so much) and in every day street trials where there are loads of walls and platforms to get up. There are many different ways to get up an object and here are just a few.

On the Bashguard

It goes without saying that unless you have a bashguard DON'T try getting up stuff by landing on the chainring or you will just look stupid as your chainring bends in two. Buy a bashguard which means you will be able to get up things a lot higher without the worry of bending your chainring(s).

Step 1: Approach the object at a jogging pace and stop pedaling once a couple of feet away. Have your strong foot forward for larger objects (2-4ft) then as your front wheel gets close to the object but not to close use the wheelie technique to lift the front end and place it on the top of the object.

Step 2: then as soon as the front wheel touches and NO later you use the unweighting rear wheel technique to lift the rear wheel up and half way up the object. Lean into the object for minimum difficulty. Instead of getting straight up if you can't or you just fancy like landing bashguard you get the rear wheel up enough to clear the bashguard (chainring) but not so much that you clear the object and get straight up. Gravity will take it's place and will force you down. If you have done it right you should land on the bashguard.

Step 3: To get up the object from the position of bashguard resting on the top of the object you have to explosively unweight the rear wheel and lean into the object. It is easiest to get up on objects where they slope downwards at the top.

Getting Straight Up (using front wheel touch)

Step 1: If you think you can get straight up an object then use this technique. Once again like bashguard technique approach the object at a jogging pace with cranks horizontal and best foot forward. Use the wheelie tequnique to touch your front wheel on the object and as soon as it touches and no later unweight the rear to your full potential (as high as you can) and lean in to the object. At first you might clip the object on the way up with the rear wheel but with practice your timing and height that you unweight the rear will improve. It is a very smooth motion.

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