Davetrials Posted September 30, 2006 Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 How do you boys sidehop?do you do it like craig (for instance) where you tuck all your weight upor do you go to front wheel?those who can tuck there body in, i want a full ESSAY on how the f**k its done, i can tuck, but i cant seem to get it right, i land THEN tuck, rather than tucking in mid air:S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted September 30, 2006 Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 From what I've seen on your vids, you don't need to tuck I do it to front wheel looks gay but works ok I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted September 30, 2006 Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 I clicked two days ago, it was sooo weird, one day I could only sidehop to front wheel and the next I was tucking like a pro! previously my sidehops were around 43-45" today I went and did 47" with my new found technique.I find it quite hard to explain, I am on the rear setting up as normal, but I seem to be preloading more and I think I keep my weight further forward in the preload rather than sitting on the rear wheel as I was before.In the air it seems all my concentration is on my rear wheel (even to the point of my front wheel barly making it on), its as if I am trying to sit on my right heal (going to the left)and float the bike up sideways. my head and shoulders seem to automaticly turn to the left so I am looking where I am going, this makes me turn the bars too and gets that bit extra balence when tucked to the side of the bike.It kinda feels like I am dirt jumping and doing a lookback or somthing, its totally different to going to front wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted September 30, 2006 Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 (edited) Hop on back wheel, tuck, then as I hop I press my chest against the bars, land front wheel slightly first, then tuck into it - as I land.I'm left footed, and sidehop to the left. EDIT: Just a though...when you sidehop..do you have any recolection of actually being in the air? or do you only remembe being on the floor, then on top of whatever? Edited September 30, 2006 by Dan6061 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted September 30, 2006 Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 tuck, then as I hop I press my chest against the bars,looks soooooo nasty when people do that, but it works Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted September 30, 2006 Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 looks soooooo nasty when people do that, but it works Yeah.I think I do that. I don't actually know... haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26inch Posted September 30, 2006 Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 i go to front wheel but then my frame aint really desingned for tucking, also i suck at sidehops can only do bout 35" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex.loves.boys Posted September 30, 2006 Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 I've been trying to land on two wheels recently.its harder at first.i mean normaly i do the sidehop to front wheel then to two.to front just seems more natural.and if it like a thin wall e.t.c id rather land on front wheel as i can place thw wheels properly.but if its a big one(for me) i tend to try it to two wheels.just aim to go to back wheel but dontlolthat makes no sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt! Posted September 30, 2006 Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 (edited) well on my sidehops i go to front wheel, some people say this is a bad way to do it but i cant go to wheels, ive tried but cannot do it, i run very low pressure to have maximum spring of the back wheel, and a big preload for more power, and just go straight up in the air and my body automatically gose across, i find if that i concentrate on goig up and not across i can make the sidehop better than if i think about going acroos, here is a little clip of a 41inch sidehop my sidehop Edited September 30, 2006 by matt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davetrials Posted September 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 (edited) From what I've seen on your vids, you don't need to tuck I do it to front wheel looks gay but works ok I guess.which video u seen, is that a compliment eek lolwho ever posted that video thats simelar to how i sidehop, ive gotten 48" but its f**king awful and i hate it, im also way to close to the the wall as in i cant go anyhigh cos my fingers will hit the the top of the wall wen i preload. argh:@ i can go up but going sideways to both wheels up anything above 43" wont happen. Edited September 30, 2006 by Davetrials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munkee Posted September 30, 2006 Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 (edited) I go to frontwheel.. i quite like the feeling.. allows you to concentrate on placing the rear wheel where you want. From my experience people who go to front wheel first never seem to do this gay sidehop up then sidehop straight off. Edited September 30, 2006 by Spacemunkee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Pitbull Posted September 30, 2006 Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 (edited) Act like you own the bike. Smash it up the wall with all means necesary. You dont want to be that tucked that your legs have a hemerage.Edit: i find stalling helps, ive sorta learnt all my techniques of Damon rather than craig as i find craigs so hard to learn. Edited September 30, 2006 by Mr_Pitbull Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Kearns Posted September 30, 2006 Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 Act like you own the bike. Smash it up the wall with all means necesary. You dont want to be that tucked that your legs have a hemerage.Edit: i find stalling helps, ive sorta learnt all my techniques of Damon rather than craig as i find craigs so hard to learn.Yeah i find that too, another thing is, the way i try and learn to be able to sidehop sraight to two wheels and not up to front is watch the way damon does all of his sidehops, he allways stalls before hand and he levels the bike out in mid air and then tucks when landing, ever since i have being using that technique my sidehops have improved so much.Dan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted October 1, 2006 Report Share Posted October 1, 2006 (edited) which video u seen, is that a compliment eek lol Dunno which one, I think at the end it said something about not being as silly as you and wearing a helmet Seriously, I was far more impressed by you not tucking those 7 pallets, than by seeing somebody else tuck something a bit higher. We need variety, at the moment everybody's landing next to their bike and not above it Edited October 1, 2006 by Inur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davetrials Posted October 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2006 yes dam you tuckers its practicly cheatingta though inur. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalf the Yellow Posted October 1, 2006 Report Share Posted October 1, 2006 i sidehop to frontwheel first, all the time. loleven on the tinyest sidehops!but to be honest i don't think there's any 'real' technique to anything, different people have different riding styles, it may not look fantastic but at the end of the day the objective is to get up the wall sideways onto both wheels? its like things as simple as backwheeling stuff, you can bunnyhop/pedal hop/double pedal/single pedal etc etc.steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sponge Posted October 1, 2006 Report Share Posted October 1, 2006 weird I find sidehopping to front stupidly odd and effort-ful. I always do it to two wheels, whichever way I sidehop left or right, though it was only 30" tops. I just I find that doing it to two wheels feels better as its just a big jump rather than a swing over.It's all in practice i guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Pitbull Posted October 1, 2006 Report Share Posted October 1, 2006 to me id like to be even more tucked than this. Thats a pathetic took to what id like to accomplish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewannnn Posted October 1, 2006 Report Share Posted October 1, 2006 Ben travis's or damon watsons sidehop technique seems to work with me and looks pretty cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossi Posted October 1, 2006 Report Share Posted October 1, 2006 when u get on the backwheel dave, r your bars above the wall? they have been when i've seen you sidehop. Try startin further away from it so when you preload, you wont twat your hand on the wall, when you land, turn the wheel almost 90 degrees so ur arms stretch and u can tuck. Preloading is my weakness, I try to preload loads, bt i can't get my fat ass to spring upwards, weak knees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz M Posted October 1, 2006 Report Share Posted October 1, 2006 (edited) It's how you find it easiest, if you learn to goto two wheels you wont necesarrily go higher, infact youl'll probably not be able to go as high at first because instead of technique its all power. I used to goto front but then i switched and it took me aaaaages to get the height back. Just be persistent if you want to learn and instead of concentrating on the front of the bike work on the middle, when you get your height shove you legs out ill put a pic if i can find a decent one after the post. Biffs is a decent example actually from the sidehop side. Infact readin thoroughly owd biffs hit the nail on the head, stall etc. Dave i usde to smack my fingers too when i went to front last year thats the main reason i changed, it did take a while to stop you finger i found goin slanted helped alot but stil you have to go distance so you loose height, its all about rpactise it will definately take a while for you to get it if you want to learn.Found a decent un Good pic to show what rossi means.Another good way to learn is to sidehop over stuff, Cause you have to bring all the bike over you cant use the front wheel to bring it up. So do that lots and lots Edited October 1, 2006 by Gaz M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomR Posted October 1, 2006 Report Share Posted October 1, 2006 Christ, he's practically sitting on the side of the bike Sidehoppings something i seriously need ot learn properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davetrials Posted October 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2006 i learnt it todayYAY bout 45" ish, was f**king easy, anything above that atm is impossible, practise makes perfect i guessyay for megot it perfect too, all crouched up yay ill get video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Smith! Posted October 1, 2006 Report Share Posted October 1, 2006 f**king hell Gaz, oh my god.Got like 42" as my highest...I usually go to front as I find I just go to back if I go to two wheels .Mat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobnobs Posted October 1, 2006 Report Share Posted October 1, 2006 (edited) Gaz, if thats you, then I think using the front wheel is cheating, as its no where near as hard to get height. I tuck naturally, although im still trying to get higher. Edited October 1, 2006 by Hobnobs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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