Rolling hop help.

I need a bit of advice.

I can rolling-hop low heights, say 5 or 6 inches on a clear surface,
but I have problems doing it consistently over an obstacle. I really
want to learn to hop up curbs on my 29er every time. I also want to get
more height when I'm mucking about on a 24".

What position should my feet be in when I take off - is it 3 and 9
O'clock? I think I have been trying with my strong foot coming up just
after being at the bottom of the revolution, so my other foot is just
past the top. But I can't say for sure, my most successful attempts
have just "felt" right but I haven't really had the mental capacity
mid-hop to analyse what I did. I have tried studying videos but usually
the action is too fast to see clearly.

Thanks

Andy


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get a flat area.

lay down a hose.

ride and hop over the hose, don't position yourself so the cranks are
in the right spot, just ride at the hose and hop over it with whatever
position your cranks are in. this gets you good at learning to hop with
all different crank positions.

this really helped me get over lots of obstacles


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Hi

I agree with iridemymuni, but i have a different approach. His method
is great when you ride muni but won't allow you to reach a good
length/high very quickly.

I belong to those who always hop with the best position of foot,
horizontally i mean. That is where you are the higher and can get the
maximum extension of your legs, that means the best impulsion.

Usually riding in town with a 20", modulating my trajectory to the
obstacles and working on my jump length i manage to cruise
confidently.

Manuel


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