Advanced pumping - aka how the pros pump

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Foil pumping physics

As an avid mountain biker who also peruses bike forums - this article really unlocked my understanding of how pumping a foil works (from a physics standpoint) and helped me refine my technique: How to Pump Your Bike, According to Physics - Pinkbike Pumping a foil uses the same technique of increasing speed through conservation of angular momentum - except with a foil we are free to move the foil through a curve anywhere (similar to how you pump a surf skate on flat pavement). If you watch goo…