Side Hop

[chisholm]

any tips for sidehoping out there please help me i can do 4 pallets help me get higher

Edited December 10, 2005 by chisholm

[David20]

And the point of this topic is.

EDIT: Why did you edit your post so now I sound like a twat.

Edited December 10, 2005 by David20

[c.kezer]

eeh depends on what side you side hop 2 if your right footed do it to your left and visa versa and tey to tuck it up as far as u can

chris

[chisholm]

thanks for that mate ill try that

[Impacted.]

Wait till you've found the balance point ont the back wheel, compress, jump + pedal at the same time, tuck.

[mad dan]

I cant side hop at all but what I’ve gathered from seeing my mates do it, is if your right footed side hop to your left and visa versa, also when you are just about to take off get right down so your arse almost touches your tire. And then when you spring up your body will have more momentum which will pull the bike up, and then when you get up the wall crouch as low as you can and lean the bike over to the side which you hoped

[deanie-b]

I think you have the general idea here

I balance on my rear wheel (Stationary) untill I'm just about to lose it, Then I compress, (I touch my ass to the rear wheel) Lean a little towards the way your going, Then make a sharp movement upwards with your body, But downwards on the pedals...

I think the key is a snappy,fast movement out of the blue from a balance point, Watch Nezza tunnicliffe (Sidehop genius)

[new_to_trials]

You said if your rigth footed go to your left iam rigth footed and i go to my rigth and iam fine ill have to have a go at doing it to the left see if i get higher then i do all ready lol

sam

[trialsinchris]

You said if your rigth footed go to your left iam rigth footed and i go to my rigth and iam fine ill have to have a go at doing it to the left see if i get higher then i do all ready lol

sam

same here im gunna also try it to the left next time im out

[tank]

I think it's a matter of personal preference which way you sidehop. I know people that are left footed and sidehop to the left, it's all a matter of what feels best, also if you're going to be sidehopping to the right i'd recommend getting a fresh products tensioner to save your mech hanger.

Edited January 2, 2006 by tank

[Rob rides trials]

yea i thought this topic is usefull as i learned how to sidehop today so i think ill try some of the advice some of these nice people have given you

[Chris@Onza rider]

Well here is how I learnt.

I learnt just by trying to hop high not onto anytihng at all, which is pretty pointless but i just practiced tucking the bike up and just getting high. I did not balance on the back wheel I just went strauight from two wheels, but soon after I had to change my riding technique as what I was doing was wrong.

1

What you want to do is stay on two wheels, you want the bike a little back from the object you want to hop up and I will exsplain why in a mo. You should also have your front wheel closser to the object your hopping than the rear wheel. so you just want to lean by the opbject and get yourself ready to hop up whatever object you want to jump up.

2

After a while you will get to a moment where you feel ready to go for the hop. When you get to this point you want to go straight to the back wheel no hopping just straight onto the back wheel. This is why earlier I told you that you need to be a little futher back from the object you want to hop up. You put in a little kick to get you onto your backwheel, this will bring you up level with the object you want to hop up.

3

From this point you drop the front agen and drop your boddy aswell with the bike, you dont want to drop the front wheel to far to start with just a little so that you can get the momentum going for the hop.

4

When you release the power you have created you want to come up and just as your about to leave the floor you want to put in a little kick, this will give you the extra push to get up there. You also want to lean into the object aswell for obvious reasons .

5

From here you can go diffrent ways one way is to land your front wheel on the object and then lean forward to bring the back wheel up. This is easier but from my area if you side hop like this it doesnt count . Your second option is just going straight to the back wheel.

and there my friend is pretty much a "how-to" side hop.

hope ive helped in some way.

Tom

Edited January 3, 2006 by Chris@Onza rider

[MikeCottTrials]

personally i have a problem, i'm right footed so i have to go left to avoid the rear mech but i can't seem to go that way very well. i think next time i'm out i will just try and tuck in a way that puts the wheels over the obstacle