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Forward Elevated Hop
------------------------------------------------------------------------ A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/42072 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Question: Is a forward spike a good trial skill for the levels? (read post for voting in poll) - Forward should be included (read post before voting) - Forward spike should not be included (read post before voting) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hi. Please read this before taking the poll (if the poll works) I have been working on the new trial skill levels with Carol McLean. One of skills we are debating on to put in is hopping forward to a elevated platform (forward spike is the term on the draft). I have seen people hop to the right or left when hopping on to something, but i haven't seen hopping forward to get on to something. Is a forward spike a valid trials skill that should be included in the trials levels? -- skate4flip - Level 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ skate4flip's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/10198 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/42072 |
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Do you have to do it from a still, or can you roll at it? Making it a rolling hop I guess ^^ Because hopping forward without any momentum is fricking hard. -- cyberpunk - Become one with the Debian The following is the fault of a random google search and catboy. "Baby Laughs : The Naked Truth About the First Year of Mommyhood" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ cyberpunk's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/8923 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/42072 |
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It would be doing it from just hopping in place. Rolling hops are used for a different skill. There are three kinds of spikes. Rolling, left, right, and were debating in just hopping forward from a still stand is a good skill to inclucde or not. -- skate4flip - Level 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ skate4flip's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/10198 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/42072 |
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so...a 'spike' is an upwards hop? I thought those were sidehops...that's what we always call 'em 'round here.... And I don't think you should talk about a forward one, because like whoever said up there, they're frickin' hard. Except for rolling hops, of course. -- James_Potter - betcha can't stick it! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ James_Potter's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/3807 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/42072 |
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I like the idea. I jump straight onto curbs and other obstacles a bit higher from a stand still. It's a valid skill. Why not track it? -- munipsycho - Sometimes I fall down. ===================== Yoopers on family: "Happy wife, happy life." 'Munipsycho.com' (http://munipsycho.com//) I can fly too. But I can only fly down. -Little Bear ------------------------------------------------------------------------ munipsycho's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/9589 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/42072 |
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A hop to a higher elevation isnt necessarily called a spike, i guess that just the name they have been using. I think a forward hop could be a good skill if you dont have enough room to turn 90 degrees and hop sideways, but i think it would be hard to hop forward onto anything high though. Keep voting. -- skate4flip - Level 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ skate4flip's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/10198 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/42072 |
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Well If you're stoped you might as well just side hop since you've lost your momentum. It's just like learning to ride chest on seat. It's not a fun or impresive move, you just have to learn it to pass off the level. -- halfbike - Obsessed Rider Your mom goes to college... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ halfbike's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/9428 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/42072 |
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halfbike wrote: *Well If you're stoped you might as well just side hop since you've lost your momentum. It's just like learning to ride chest on seat. It's not a fun or impresive move, you just have to learn it to pass off the level. But if you need more skills to make the levels, then yiou might as well put it in. * As an off-road rider, I use the skill a LOT. First, I would suggest calling it simply a "forward hop." Secondly, it can be fun and impressive (depending on the situation). It's good for hopping in places where there is limited space for the wheel to travel, like for intance hopping through a bush to a higher landing. I can see how most street (trials) riders would see little use for it - because often times there is plenty of room for the wheel to be angled all 360 degrees. -- ChangingLINKS.com - member Wishing you Happiness, Joy and Laughter, Drew Brown 'Changing LINKS' (http://www.ChangingLINKS.com) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ChangingLINKS.com's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/5468 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/42072 |
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Static forward hops are common in Muni. I use them alot on flat rolling over a trail littered with doll-head to football sized boulders (or similar terrain). Since the terrain is flat, you stall a lot and can't roll over some stuff and gotta jump it, often with no room to juke the Muni sideways. It's a strenuous move with no momentum but often the only other option is is get off. For street stuff, it doesn't come into play much, though I don't play on the street much. JL -- vivalargo - Santa Barbara Unicycle Club ------------------------------------------------------------------------ vivalargo's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/5625 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/42072 |
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vivalargo wrote: *Static forward hops are common in Muni. I use them alot on flat rolling over a trail littered with doll-head to football sized boulders (or similar terrain). Since the terrain is flat, you stall a lot and can't roll over some stuff and gotta jump it, often with no room to juke the Muni sideways. It's a strenuous move with no momentum but often the only other option is is get off. For street stuff, it doesn't come into play much, though I don't play on the street much. JL * Do you think the skill would be good for trials? Maybe for trial lines that have rocks and other natural stuff? -- skate4flip - Level 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ skate4flip's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/10198 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/42072 |
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