At a recent competition , Rick Koekoek ( sick Dutch mod rider ) was practicing preloading . It was pretty weird and drew curious glances from all the other riders who were doing more conventional warmups . Whilst trackstanding , he repeatedly compressed himself fully downwards , even leaning the bike over slightly . We were expecting a monster bunnyhop / sidehop of which he's certainly capable , but he was content to practice thus for minutes on end . Looked weird , but clearly pays off . Oh , and I'm still unfashionably bad at 'em .