fbmbmx Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 Well coming from a BMX background, I ride right foot forward and have my BMX pegs on the right side which means that i'm used to hopping to the right with my right foot forward, Just been watching some trials videos and it looks like people who ride right foot forward side to the left. Was just wondering why this changed between bike as the action is the same. Harry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 Just do whatever feels good for you, there's no right or wrong way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalopS Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 (edited) You can tuck better if you go to the left with right foot forward. You can sit more behind your forward foot where as if you were right foot forward and side hoped to the right you would be trying to sit back and tuck sort of on top of your left foot which is positioned at the back. Hope that made sense. There are lots of examples of people that go the same way as there forward foot though. Neil Tunnicliffe for example. I used to do the same but brakeless 24 has made me a more rounded trials rider so I can side hop either way now. Edited March 31, 2013 by CalopS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paperclip Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 (edited) To be fair like any sport the better you get or the more you ride you will pick it up. I remember back when I started me and a group of friends used to all side hop toward our forward feet when we had a weekend then we all learnt to go the other way and never looked back so like I said the more you ride the easier the option to change will come to you or like some riders you might just decide to keep to how you know Edited March 31, 2013 by Seabasss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss-Higgy Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 (edited) I used to do the same but brakeless 24 has made me a more rounded trials rider so I can side hop either way now. i'm the same now thanks to brakeless, i'm a lefty and i can do both ways but, although i prefer sidehopping static to the left. So yeah try both ways and see what works? Edited March 31, 2013 by Miss-Higgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fbmbmx Posted March 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 Ok so when m bike gets here and i start riding again (had over five years off bikes) should I just start doing it the normal way from the off or go with the way i would find easier until i have some technique down and then switch sided later. Harry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dngr2self Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 Just try both and go with the one that feels natural. I used to go towards my chocolate foot but then something clicked and I just switched. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 Bmxers tuck to the opposite side to trials riders as it feels more natural in spins, trials riders tuck the other way so the pedal doesn't hit the wall on the way up as much. Obviously you get goof riders who bend the rules, but the above reasons are generally true. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 I have both forward at the same time. Best of both worlds. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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