02kellb Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 ive now been riding for about a week now on a base ta20 and really finding it hard to back hop can you tell me how long it took you to back hop and explain how you learned how to do it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scazz Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 A quote from a post I made today... not hard to use the search button. My favourite turorial sites: (I'm sure there are more good ones, but these are the ones I've found useful) http://www.trashzen.com/ Standard, seems to be everyone's fav. http://www.trialsride.com/ I like it - its my fav. Nice pics, good walk through and movies http://www.koxx.fr/index.php?lg=fr_FR&sec=...DB428a7ae83bc36 ^^ These are the koxx training movies. There are links to 10 of them, but there are actually 11 movies. Just change 10.wmv to 11.wmv in the url Its quite good - no talking as it's Japanise, but I like it - nice variations of everything to get you more consistant and comfortable doing the moves. IMO, someone should post a stickey with tutorial sites until they are created here. Scazz EDIT: http://propatcher.tripod.com/format/how.html?EZGoal.com A text based guide - you said you wanted someone to post a guide - this talks you through most moves if you prefer it. http://www.trials-online.com/trials-techniques.php Another good site with alot of videos and text based guides if propatcher isn't for you <rant> Also, the question sucks; no details on how you've been trying it, how far you've got or maybe a video showing us what you've been trying. The "how do I" questions have been done to death -- use the damned search button </rant> Hope the above helps. All the sites above have either an explanation or a video on back hopping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty221pr Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 A quote from a post I made today... not hard to use the search button. <rant> Also, the question sucks; no details on how you've been trying it, how far you've got or maybe a video showing us what you've been trying. The "how do I" questions have been done to death -- use the damned search button </rant> Hope the above helps. All the sites above have either an explanation or a video on back hopping.backhops just need to be practised regularly,but don't obsess over them just practise everything and then backhops will improve as well as your balance also a white industries ENO makes backhopping easier as the cranks are more responsive due to extra connection points, but i would advise going for this after a little while as £85 is a lot to spend on a freewheel,but i feel it is definitely a well worth investment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demon_trials Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 (edited) ive now been riding for about a week now on a base ta20 and really finding it hard to back hop can you tell me how long it took you to back hop and explain how you learned how to do it . hi, it took me about 3 or 4 days on an old style t-rex but ive now moved on to a pythonA quote from a post I made today... not hard to use the search button. he didnt ask for some random guy to have ago at him, then tell him to search, you didnt even answer his question try reading the post's made first maybe! he wanted an idea of how you learnt ASWELL as how long it took you to see if he is on the right linesbackhops just need to be practised regularly,but don't obsess over them just practise everything and then backhops will improve as well as your balance also a white industries ENO makes backhopping easier as the cranks are more responsive due to extra connection points, but i would advise going for this after a little while as £85 is a lot to spend on a freewheel,but i feel it is definitely a well worth investment. how does an eno help with back hopping? you need a bike and a brake, an eno would make no difference, if he was talking about kickhopping then yeah it would.demon_trials Edited June 13, 2006 by Demon_trials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blinky Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 (edited) it took me aaaaaages, well it felt like that anyway, bout two weeks i think. try bringing the front wheel up, then letting it drop with the back brake on, then release the brake and kick the pedals again to bring the front back up and grab the back brake again. basically kick hopping/wheelie hopping whatever you want to call it, but without the hop. this will help you get used to the motion of the bike, and controlling the kick and the brake. then you can start to add little hops aswell. hope that helped Edited June 13, 2006 by blinky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scazz Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 (edited) AH, NEWB he wanted an idea of how you learnt ASWELL as how long it took you to see if he is on the right lines Funnily enough, the links do give information about how long it should take and how fast they progressed: Our Experiences With The Backhop I remember learning backhops to be quite frustrating. I spent a good five hours the first day trying it and only managed about six backhops. The next day I tried I was back to fore! By the end of the third day I had done ten and was pleased with myself. I didn't beat that for a while, until I saw my friend doing it and then suddenly clicked and I did twenty and it was no longer technique that was holding me back but endurance. Wow! That *does* answer the question - both parts as well! Golly gosh, I'm amazed! To be quite honest, when there are websites that have the information he was looking for, why does he (or she) need someone to tell them personally. And as for: you didnt even answer his question try reading the post's made first maybe! Firstly: post's? No, thats not how you use a " ' " Secondly: did you read the links I posted? Nope, no you didn't. How brilliantly hypocritical! --------------------------- Where I had trouble was: the bike moved backwards and I stay where I was, so after each hop my weight was shifted over the front end. Once I got that down (which took maybe 4 or 5 hours) I could do 3 or 4 consistently, but 10 or 11 out of freak luck. It was the same as the track stand: when I started the rocking track stand, I could stay up for 3 seconds usually, and 10 seconds once ever 20 tries. It was just a matter of building up consistency which your body learns over time (muscle memory).EDIT: added quote from trailsride credit Edited June 13, 2006 by scazz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02kellb Posted June 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 thank you everybody that anserwed my question exception made for that guy that complained {willy} Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolty Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Orite Brett, Just keep Practising mate it will come.It took me about 1 weeks to learn how to back hop Bolty........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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