Small Direction Hops

[mad max]

How the hell do you change direction while on the back wheel? (hop round in circles)

Got any top tips to speed up learning process, i am really struggling with this :$

Thanks for any help.

Oh, and i have used the search.

[Up'n'away]

It took me a while to learn but when your on the back turn your handlebars the way you want to go and move your body the way aswell.

[harmertrials]

Every hop that you make you want to slightly shift your handlebars in that direction, same goes for front wheel hops.

[Phil H]

The key to is is being as high as you can, have the bars right in and the bike at a preety vertical angle. This gives you alot more control than if the front is low and your ass is sticking out.

When you have this vertical position slightly rurn the handlebars in the direction you want to go.

Things like this just come with time, keep riding and you'll have it in no time.

Phil

[harmertrials]

I forgot to mention to bend you're arms aswell.

[1337 Trials]

Its like you have to turn your arms. I find not like bend your arms as in your steering but like shuffle your arms and turn your body but thats just me , lol

~Matty

[harmertrials]

Its like you have to turn your arms. I find not like bend your arms as in your steering but like shuffle your arms and turn your body but thats just me , lol

~Matty

I meant bend your arms as in downwards, you get more control, try it. So they are in this shape _/

[1337 Trials]

I meant bend your arms as in downwards, you get more control, try it. So they are in this shape _/

yup , thats it put like shuffle your body round aswell

Hope this helps

~Matty

[Ryan Blackwell]

Also trying both directions to see which way you prefer beacuse when i tried it i was goining one way for ages and getting no where then tryed the other way and got it easy.

Hope thats helped a little bit.

Cheers.

[Sucram]

You need to have your bike nearly vertical, so you have more control. And i find you use your lower body to shift your back wheel round and your front should follow, push the way you want to go using your feet, at the same time turn your upper body round I wouldn't try for ages trying to do it, and as someone said, it will just come naturally to you as you keep riding.

[Captain Scarlet]

As well has handlebar movement, try to physically move the bike with your hips and feet in the direction you want to go.

I can do it, but only in a clockwise direction.

[mad max]

How the hell do you change direction while on the back wheel? (hop round in circles)

Got any top tips to speed up learning process, i am really struggling with this :$

Thanks for any help.

Oh, and i have used the search.

Thanks for the tips, i do need to be more vertical and lower my elbows more.

I find it easer getting help from here rather than a how to site