earsy104 Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 Hey iam wondering how people started to pedal hop of things when they first started as i find it quite hard at the moment but iam slowly getting better and i was wondering how people practiced when they first started if they have any tips for me and any other people?????? cheers :S :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-BAD Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 Hey iam wondering how people started to pedal hop of things when they first started as i find it quite hard at the moment but iam slowly getting better and i was wondering how people practiced when they first started if they have any tips for me and any other people?????? cheers :S :P build your confidence up by just wheelying off curbs and the just put more power into it (don't know if this will help) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Bomb Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 (edited) Wear your helmet,and if it looks like you can't do something,you probably can!(this does not apply to 18 foot drops as you may/will die) it's helped me and TrialsLord do bigger things :S If you practice on smaller things(closer to the ground as not to injure yourself) try to perfect your technique on small stuff,thentry it on bigger stuff PRACTICE! PRACTICE! PRACTICE! PRACTICE! Edited October 17, 2005 by Da Bomb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayneone Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 (edited) Curbs are the best. then move onto taller curbs(where the road has work funny or the old skool massive curbs) then move onto small walls ledges ect. Tryed a sort of higher drop today shit it half way though the landing fell off and hurt my ankle, Hope its better for tomorrow ima nail that drop! Edited October 17, 2005 by wayneone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kick-this Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 (edited) Best advice is just to go for it if your can jump off it, you can pedal hop off. it :S Start low and build up little by little and as Da Bomb says: "PRACTICE! PRACTICE! PRACTICE! PRACTICE!" Edited October 17, 2005 by kick-this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicH_87 Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 stay on the bike is my best tip, you're a lot more likely to hurt yourself if you bail that if you stick to the bike like glue (unless of course you completely nose dive or something). so yeh, stay on and plant the rear wheel and you're sorted. My motto is 'drops aren't trials' cos there isn't really any skill involved, it's just all about confidence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 Get yourself on some pallets. Start off on one, then chuck another one on top..etc..soon you'll be doing big drops easily (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zanneslover Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 When at the edge of the drop let your front end down a bit, not too far that you face plant! It actually makes the drop seem smaller. This sounds stupid but think of it like this, if you were to jump off a wall without a bike, you would bend your knees/crouch then jump down, same applies on your bike! Hope that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mc Lovin Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 If you find them hard have a look on Trashzen They explain it quite well. (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoyoyo Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 Start with curbs, then the curbs at bus stations which are bigger and then anything else in your area that is relatively small (Y) Worked for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BASETA26ER Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 im not 100 percent sure but i think i also started on a curb and then slowly getting on to bigger things.. such as walls ect: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smelly joe Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 i started on curbs and stuff but then went a little to big a little to quickly which resulted in most of the stuff i did being really sketchy and quite often harmfull to me!!! i would suggest starting and staying small untill you are confident that your control on your bike is good before moving onto anything to big or challenging Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp101 Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 if you have the time, the room and the materials, make your own starter trials obstacle course in garage, basement, backyard, i dunno. buy some wood, hammer it together, or hell, find some wood. Go to parks, find a rock or something, make that rock your bitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangezero Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 im not 100 percent sure but i think i also started on a curb and then slowly getting on to bigger things.. such as walls ect: yeah you right marc you did because thats how i started and we learnt together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 practice on curbs WEAR A HELMET and personally i think that one day you will just push your self and do it >_< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houseface Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 i dont pedal hope off things personally, kick hopping is my style, but it looks cool, but i do know that when you land dont lean back too far but dont let your front down too far either. thinking about it i might start doing that. thanks for the idea. steve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earsy104 Posted October 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 lol your welcome >_< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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