Hey there!

Well, urban is basically riding in the city, stairs, ledges anything that has a drop to it. Kids parks have a lot of potential as well, at night though, when there are no kiddies around. We have a lot of university campuses around here and government buildings, so there are lots of things to jump onto and off of.

12 foot drop into transition....hmmmm...that is a must see, but I will try to explain.
The guys ride up to a 12 foot ledge, and then jump off of it. The transition is the landing, that is usaully slopped away from what they dropped off of. I takes a lot of skill, and a lot of suspension in the bike to do this, although I have seen smaller drops done on hard tails. The guys that I ride with all have full suspension down hill bikes, heavy as anything, but fantastic for jumping.

Hope this helps!

rhonda