planet x alan Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 i have been riding for over 2 years now and i have never properly learned to front hop. i can do 8 or 9 on a good day but i see people doing them endlessly and effortlessly. how?cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoyoyo Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 Trashzen.comWatch the vid to get the technique and read the how to, probably the best way to learn.I would try and tell you myself but it's become natural so i can't explain, sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaffacakes Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 It's all about control on your back wheel, you need to find the perfect body position that is comfortable and balanced. Go right back to just hoping on your back wheel, then put some pennys on the floor and practice hopping onto them then to the next and so on. Eventually your balance will become like a natural postition when you go onto your back wheel and it will be effortless . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planet x alan Posted January 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 i can do all that stuff on the back wheel but i cant find the balance point on the front wheelcan you send me the link to the trashzen site pleasemuch apreciatedalan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoyoyo Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 LinkyThar you go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaffacakes Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 i can do all that stuff on the back wheel but i cant find the balance point on the front wheelcan you send me the link to the trashzen site pleasemuch apreciatedalanOh right sorry mate . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planet x alan Posted January 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 i cant find any "how tos" on front hops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoyoyo Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 Oh sorry i read the front taps a bit too quickly sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planet x alan Posted January 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 its ok i can get to a nice height and i can feel that i am in a good position but i cant keep it in the position Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilky_mod_legend2 Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 HIWell it seems that you have half the technique if you can do 9, so the most help i can give you is practise!And dont hold rear brake, so you feet can adjust themselves.And build up you confidense, so you put as much weight forward as possible, to keep you balanced.They are a few little pointers, but just go out and PRACTISE! Good luck!hope this helped.cheers wilky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planet x alan Posted January 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 i think that was why i was having trouble i will let go of the back brake next timecheers for all your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilky_mod_legend2 Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 i think that was why i was having trouble i will let go of the back brake next timecheers for all your help Its all right mate no worriesAny thing to help a fellow "new member"wilky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Pearson Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 The thing with front hopping is being able to find the comfortable balance point to keep consistantly hopping. As you say you can do about 8 or 9 so you've already understood the principal of hopping, all you need to do now is continuously try it, going further and further forward until you've got it dialled. You quite simply will have to come to terms with the fact that you WILL go over the bars at least a dozen times learning how to front hop. A large open space with soft landings like a park or a field is a good place to learn. A car park is not unless you have an unusual fondness for seeing your dentist.....A good tip for finding the balance point is; Find a slightly sloping incline, again, a grass landing is favourable, and ride down it, then pull the endo and start hopping. You'll realise that you don't have to go so far before you hit the balance point, and you should find it easier to hop. Once you've got it dialled on the slope, find something a bit closer to level, see if you can do it on that, then try it on a flat piece of ground untill you can do it like that.One other point is to not go into the move trying to do as many hops as possible, but to try and keep on the front wheel for as long as you can. Front hops are just like back hops in that each hop is a correction. I've seen people who can front hop and do about one hop every five seconds because thier balance is so good they don't need to hop as often, just enough to recentre the front wheel underneath them to keep the balance. Thats the best advise I can offer you as thats how I learnt them. Good luck, hope that all helps.Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planet x alan Posted April 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 hi guysthanks for all the help i can proudly say, after all the practice i have finally learned how to consistantly front hop and it feels great thanks for all your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Kennard Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 The thing with front hopping is being able to find the comfortable balance point to keep consistantly hopping. As you say you can do about 8 or 9 so you've already understood the principal of hopping, all you need to do now is continuously try it, going further and further forward until you've got it dialled. You quite simply will have to come to terms with the fact that you WILL go over the bars at least a dozen times learning how to front hop. A large open space with soft landings like a park or a field is a good place to learn. A car park is not unless you have an unusual fondness for seeing your dentist.....A good tip for finding the balance point is; Find a slightly sloping incline, again, a grass landing is favourable, and ride down it, then pull the endo and start hopping. You'll realise that you don't have to go so far before you hit the balance point, and you should find it easier to hop. Once you've got it dialled on the slope, find something a bit closer to level, see if you can do it on that, then try it on a flat piece of ground untill you can do it like that.One other point is to not go into the move trying to do as many hops as possible, but to try and keep on the front wheel for as long as you can. Front hops are just like back hops in that each hop is a correction. I've seen people who can front hop and do about one hop every five seconds because thier balance is so good they don't need to hop as often, just enough to recentre the front wheel underneath them to keep the balance. Thats the best advise I can offer you as thats how I learnt them. Good luck, hope that all helps.Richthats some really good advise and i have never, ever seen that written down, that should be a sticky in its own right.also, OMFG, rich, your a senior member. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balman Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 Maybe just another tip how to do more is someone gave me a tip which is when looking at your front wheel you should always aim to hop backwards and if you keep backwards it keeps your rear end up helping you to consistantly re adjust the balence point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoyoyo Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 hi guysthanks for all the help i can proudly say, after all the practice i have finally learned how to consistantly front hop and it feels great thanks for all your helpAre your forks snap ready yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ride or die Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 fronthop is pretty inportant in trialsing but not something u need to do loads off..first of all like 10-20 backhops (in the same place) to get balance to hop off stuff..the main thing u need to get learning is wheelie hopsgood luck Dave ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisboats Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 He's been riding for two years, he can already do backhops and i would imagine can gap quite well. I'm also at this point of riding and have been trying a few front hops, with this help i'll see what i can muster up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cvtrial Posted April 7, 2006 Report Share Posted April 7, 2006 front wheel hook on a skip (Andrei)same move viewed frontaly (Andrei)Those vids are just the same, but just from a different vid. Why do they have different text Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planet x alan Posted April 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2006 Are your forks snap ready yet. im sure a set of fattys can take my weight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endohopper Posted April 8, 2006 Report Share Posted April 8, 2006 Given my screen name " Endohopper" , I feel duty bound to reply , but I feel there's little I can add to Karsonlevoret's excellent advice . :$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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