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I need the idiots guide to rolling hops.
Yeah, yeah, I DID do a search but there's all kinds of technical stuff, physics, references to having a background in gymnastics and skydiving......yada, yada.... I am happy to back on a 20 inch wheel. I'm dusting off some very elementary skills I learned a couple of years back like a static hop off a curb...no seriously, that's my skill level. I'd really like to learn a rolling hop and I was hoping for some very uncomplicated suggestions as to how to go about learning this skill. I can't hop high and I can't hop seat out anywhere...front, back, whatever... and I dunno if I ever will... so, given that, is it even realistic to consider learning a rolling hop? Help a timid rider out here. Be honest but don't be cruel. thanx -- Erin ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Erin's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/2036 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/46558 |
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I need the idiots guide to rolling hops.
well, since you can hop, just work on hopping while rolling, then work on doing it up things like little curbs at first. you'll want to have your pedals at the right position, which is however you usually have them when you hop static. when you're hopping up things you have to take off from the right point, which you more or less have to determine by trial and error, and then fold your legs up toward your body. -- Fuego "Get off my Property before you sue me!" -Morons everywhere. "Wow, I think it's clear that gimp does a much better job of saving gifs than mspaint." -Phlegm ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fuego's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/6983 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/46558 |
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I need the idiots guide to rolling hops.
^^^What he said. Also, it's good to learn to time your hops by just placing little obstacles on the ground (sticks, rulers, etc.) and hopping over them. Me and my friend were doing this today while we were trying to learn to rolling hop. -- dudewithasock 'My Unicycling Journal' (http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44950) officially ended - currently in the process of preparing it for my free webspace. 'MR - Reply 40,000' (http://tinyurl.com/dwwy5) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ dudewithasock's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/10900 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/46558 |
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I need the idiots guide to rolling hops.
I hope this doesn't fall under the category of shameless self-promotion, but.. The first episode of Uniplex included some instruction on rolling hops in the "unicycle school" segment. I find video to be helpful in learning new skills. You might want to check it out: www.uniplex.org or through iTunes: http://tinyurl.com/c8wqd -- nbrazzi Intellectual brilliance is no guarantee against being dead wrong. -Carl Sagan ------------------------------------------------------------------------ nbrazzi's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/917 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/46558 |
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