sean1993 Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 Hey guys i can side hop stuff i call about 22" easy but then i come to comething abit higher and its like i looose the ability to side hop... its do able its like 3" higher but i just loose it then i cant side hop for another 2 days or so then it comes back to me.. lol any reason for this? (Like one day i was side hoppin for like 4 hours just to get it rite the next day i lost it , kinda annoying) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt.price Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 hi mate , iam having trouble finding high hops from sidehops , you get better clearence on rear wheel . but mainly practice makes perfect , so just keep sidehoping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onza_rip95 Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 I have been trying to learn the "side hop" for the longest time. Ever since last year, I have been trying and trying and trying... to learn this elusive skill. During that time, I basically did what I called the "chicken" side hop.. Basically, I just pulled the handlebar up and backward to pivot back, and then hopped onto the wooden pallet. It looked nothing like the Ryan Leech's Side Hop video. I did not have the guts to pedal down to bring up the front wheel... which is why I called it my "chicken" side hop... Hahah. Anyway, early this month, I decided to try learn the skill again. This time, I concentrated on just pedaling down to bring up the front wheel before extending my arms to bring up the rear wheel, similar to a bunny hop... but as stationary as I could possibly managed. I practiced that for about a week, but could only managed to side hop onto a single level of the wooden pallet and rather inconsistently at that. Today, I decided to try a different way to do the side hop. I started in a rear wheel hop position and then side hop onto the wooden pallets. On the first try, I could managed it beautifully!!! You could imagine how happy I was... Hahahah. I was amazed. It is quite obvious that I still have a long way to go to master this new skill. From the Ryan Leech video, one could discern how useful this skill would be when riding a rock section. I just cannot wait to be able to side hop consistently and doing the many variations of the side hop. The day will come when I will be able to put all these BikeTrial skills together in a symphony of synchronized movements to conquer a section! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakejp94@hotmail.co.uk Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 (edited) Hi iam not a begginer but wen i used to practise sidhops i used pallets,and sidehop all around the pallet looking at the different angles that are there.And this goes good for me as iam doing expert in comps so its weel good but i can only sidehop 6 euro pallets. ;( ow and practise as much as u can,do not give them up,they will come to you. onza rip dude i just valadated you.aha welldone Edited January 4, 2010 by jakejp94@hotmail.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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