How To Climb Technical Ledges & Curbs // Level Up Your Mountain Biking With The Punch Method

We hope everyone enjoys this video! There are many way to get up and over ledges out on the trail and in this video we focused on the punch technique. In my experience using the punch method is really efficient and consistent at walking / jogging speed on small to medium sized ledges. Whereas I will use Bunnyhops on high speed medium to large sized ledges. Bunnyhops are but definitely require another level up in terms of bike handling prowess and strength. In my experience a punch can be done much slower than a bunnyhop as well for those really technical climbs. If you are interested we would be happy to do a follow up video of when to use the punch vs bunnyhop methods. Just let us know! We have a video coming out next week that touches on pedaling power stroke, seat height, & gear selection so stay tuned for that one and let us know if you have any other questions or anything in the meantime!

Watching April learn is so instructive to me. As she said, technique, not just strength is key. It has kept me improving my riding on trails like Gooseberry’s, Moab’s, and various other black diamonds. And I am a 72 year old woman. Thank you Kyle and April and YouTube!

The barefoot section with the rigid bike was very revealing. Excellent demonstration. One fine point that I've noticed: While we don't 'scoop' to lift the rear wheel, we do perform some little pressure move on the pedals that keep the feet connected to the pedals even when we unweight. We do this so our feet don't become disconnected from the pedals for fear of shinners.

It is SOOOO much fun watching April conquer a new skill ! I think your approach of showing her learn a skill from the beginning and what is going wrong and how to correct it what makes your vids the best I’ve seen. As soon as you said keep your chest over the bars, I realized why I can’t get over anything more than a few inches tall, I’m staying too far back and not unweighting. Thank you bot( for another great lesson !

The training videos are great, but what impresses me most is how supportive and complementing you are to each other. It is refreshing to see the kindness you have towards each other!

MTB is such a complex thing in general. There are soooo many elements to it. You would think April could do something like this with her eyes closed after watching her doing jumps over gaps, but technical bits of MTB is different from being comfortable above the ground. Great video and I love that you address all aspects of being MTB rider.

This was broken down so well. Kyle makes it look so easy. April does such a great job taking feedback and trying again; I was cheering for her when she finally got it! This is a skill I definitely need to work on and I really appreciate this tutorial. Great job you two!

You are such an excellent, thorough and patient instructor Kyle - this is a great breakdown. I agree that seeing April work the instruction is VERY helpful too. My girlfriend has learned alot from watching you guys over the last 3 years - thank you!

I never comment on your video's (or anyone else's), but I had to here. There is always a down home, humble attitude that comes through from both of you in your video's. This one was extremely helpful to my riding (I'm in my late 60's), and it was filmed in a place I called home in the 70's and 80's. It so great to see a local succeed and share his beautiful playground with others. I have also seen April's "playground" in your video's and seen her progress. You both rock and thank you for being who you are and sharing it!

Another killer video! Y’all’s channel has changed the mtb game for me. All of my skills come from religiously watching your videos.

I really love how you two teach. Just like "in real life." It's so helpful to see the real struggles and the gradual "getting it." You guys are so encouraging and honest. Thank you!

I suck, and I still don’t know if I’ll be able to do this, but it’s the best explanation I’ve seen—particularly “jumping” out of the way of the rear tire being thrown forward.

simply the best teacher around (most knowledgeable, patient, and encouraging) and such a quick learner and realistic example of those who are good athletic riders but aren't full on beast mode Kyles just quite yet. Love Love Love your vids so great to see you back at it full on.

It really is the small details that make a difference. I'm trying to hit small jumps before as a practice but couldn't clear it no matter my efforts but when I watched your vid on how to hit jumps, dude, your "pop" method worked so well that I'm hitting jumps effortlessly. Still can't hit the big ones but at least I'm having more fun riding the blues with some tasty jumps in it. Thank you for doing what you do!

Love your instructional videos and how you break things down to keep the learning process simple and easy to progress with. Keep 'em comin' - thanks!

I love how you explain this stuff. Showing it barefoot without suspension really drives home what it is and isn't about.

Great video as always. Here in Noth Carolina we call this the old man's bunny hop.

You’re making me miss Chico. I was out there visiting my sister for a month in 2021 and got in a lot of rides on Upper Bidwell.

👍🏼❤Great tutorial. This is my biggest weakness. 😂.

I watched this video and went to my local trail and it worked perfectly . Thank you .