Dirt jumping

Dirt jumping is an extreme sport that can get the adrenaline flowing through your body like no other sport. There is nothing like flowing through a set of trails and having the perfect rhythm.

Flying through the air and feeling free has never been easier, cheaper, or more exciting.  The only problem is finding trails. That is where this website is going to help.  Here you can find trails in your area. If there aren’t any in your area just post a request for others to help you build some. You can learn how to build dirt jumps here. If you know about some trails in your area that we don’t know about please add it to our database.

The best way to keep the sport growing and to get more dirt jumping trails to ride is to find others that share your passion for dirt jumping. Whether its mountain bikes or bmx bikes that you are interested in the more people you can find to ride with the better. Especially when it comes to building dirt jumps. Tell your friends about this website and get everyone involved so we can all have dirt jumping trails to ride.

Choose from any of our topics to get started interacting with other dirt jumpers or browse the website to find out more about dirt jumping and what you can do to help get dirt jumping trails in your area.

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Dirt Jumping Forums

Visit our forums to find others to help you build trails or just to hang out and talk about anything. There are many forums to choose from from getting help with your riding skills to talking about your favorite pros.
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Buiding Trails

If you can't find anywhere to ride in your area, why not make your own. You seach for places to ride here if you can't find any check out the building section here. It is a step-by-step guide to building dirt jumps. Look it over and then visit the forums to find people to help you build them.

What is Dirt Jumping?

Dirt Jumping is the practice of riding bikes over shaped mounds of dirt or soil. Basically, the idea is to ride over the “take off,” become airborne momentarily, and land on the “landing.” It formed with BMX racing, but tends to use jumps that are much larger and designed to project the rider higher into the air for a prolonged period of time. It is mostly is done for fun, rather than for competition, and is known as a ‘freesport.’ Recently, contests for have started to organize, especially in the UK. However, it is still a very underground sport, and that is one aspect some people love about it. It can be performed on almost anything with wheels, but it usually is done with BMX or Mountain bikes.

What is the difference between a BMX Bike and a Mountain Bike?

Many people have different styles of dirt jumping and prefer to use different types of bikes for dirt jumping. The two most commonly used bikes are BMX and Mountain bikes.

A BMX bike that has been built for dirt jumping will have a longer top tube and be more reinforced than other BMXs. A BMX bike will rarely have pegs, and will tend to only run on the rear brake. The tires used on BMX bikes are usually semi-slicks, and the saddles are generally more padded for landing comfort. A BMX dirt jumping bike usually has a gear ratio in the region of 44:16.

A Mountain Bike that is built for dirt jumping usually has a smaller frame than other mountain bikes. It will generally only use one speed and only the rear brake. The forks on mountain bikes will either be rigid or short travel (up to 100mm). A bike dedicated to dirt jumping will generally use 24” wheels, and have a gear ratio of 1:2 (32:16, 36:18, and 24:12). A mountain bike intended for trail riding and dirt jumping will generally use 26” wheels. It will also use a 30-36t chain ring with a wide-ratio cassette and a short to mid-travel fork.

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