Kiss Posted November 12, 2005 Report Share Posted November 12, 2005 (edited) hey i was wondering if any of you guys here have any advice for helping me hop on my front wheel, i can do it like 5 times reasonably controlled, also how do you turn whilst hopping on your front wheel??? i just seem to twist the back end when i try and it dont work for me. thnks for the help! Edited November 12, 2005 by Kiss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smurftrial Posted November 12, 2005 Report Share Posted November 12, 2005 hey i was wondering if any of you guys here have any advice for helping me hop on my front wheel, i can do it like 5 times reasonably controlled, also how do you turn whilst hopping on your front wheel??? i just seem to twist the back end when i try and it dont work for me. thnks for the help! i can only do about 5 aswell an when you twist you most probably trying to twist you legs just twist your whole body when your in the air thats how i twist anyway!!! good luck with the hops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sembo_trials Posted November 12, 2005 Report Share Posted November 12, 2005 hey i was wondering if any of you guys here have any advice for helping me hop on my front wheel, i can do it like 5 times reasonably controlled, also how do you turn whilst hopping on your front wheel??? i just seem to twist the back end when i try and it dont work for me. thnks for the help! u dont need to do them.....learn what you need to do first to do well in comps then learn fancy stuff ... it also knackers your h/s, forks handlebars and also frame ..... :shifty: (Y) ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trials Dave Posted November 12, 2005 Report Share Posted November 12, 2005 dont be scared to go over the bars. thats if you still want to learn them after hearing about the damage you can cause to frame etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackey Posted November 12, 2005 Report Share Posted November 12, 2005 what i did was constantly practised them when i was bored and realised is what you have to do is lean right over the front and there is a balance point there and depending on which way you are falling pull the bike into you when u hop or push it out it is very hard to get dialled but practise makes perfect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaRtZ Posted November 12, 2005 Report Share Posted November 12, 2005 what i did was constantly practised them when i was bored and realised is what you have to do is lean right over the front and there is a balance point there and depending on which way you are falling pull the bike into you when u hop or push it out it is very hard to get dialled but practise makes perfect I practiced leaning too far and knowing I was topping out, then I put my foot down and got off Once I had learnt a way out, I could go nuts and started experimenting trying to find the balance point. I still get about 5-6 in without hitting it sometimes. its all practice As for turning no idea except I managed to once by turining on 2 wheels then endo-ing and then started hopping. I got about 120 degrees and came down again lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted November 12, 2005 Report Share Posted November 12, 2005 u dont need to do them.....learn what you need to do first to do well in comps then learn fancy stuff ... it also knackers your h/s, forks handlebars and also frame ..... :shifty: (Y) ;) I can see your point and agree to a point but I think front hops are a great thing to learn.....They really test your balence and teach you how far you can go on the front before going over......I have ridden many comps where there have been steep roll downs, knowing how steep you can go is a great thing to know. a lot front hopping is in the feet, you need to be scooping the back up whilst pulling with the bars, just try and correct yourself as you go........also get very steep! its easier when your steeper. to turn look where you wanna go and when the front wheel is on the ground (between hops) turn the bars the direction you wanna go (like a normal pivot). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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