explosive rolling hops

joshuni said:

i was going really fast (less than 15mph) on my 20" and turned 90 deg.
right before i jumped

This doesn't sound like a good idea, this 90 degree turn at high speed.
It doesn't make for smooth riding, and it will rob you of the forward
momentum you'll need to land a big rolling hop. Tire compression is
the key to higher hops; what you need to practice is making that
compression happen just before you take off. Think of it as stomping
on the pedals, even though you're already pedalling.

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maestro8 said:

This doesn't sound like a good idea, this 90 degree turn at high speed.
It doesn't make for smooth riding...

:eek: M'lud, I draw the Court's attention to the case of Kirk-vs-Scott
in which it was decided that -Ye cannae change the laws of physics-.

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Whatever you did, it sounds like it's worth pursuing. If you were indeed
close to 15mph on a 20", please consider that very fast. 17.5 was the
fastest I ever managed on a 24" wheel, and that was after years of
effort!

But to know how your hop worked, you'll really need to get out and see
if you can repeat it. If you really leaned back and did a 90 degree
short-stoppy thing, that might have created a catapult effect. But even
then, I don't see lots of height coming from that. So it must have been
a combination of things.

For best results, get a video camera, put it on a tripod, and try to
repeat it over and over. Then post the best one for us to comment on.

If you can figure out the technique, I'm sure a successful landing can
be added.

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Mikefule said:

-Ye cannae change the laws of physics-.

Now let's sput Commander Scott and Einstein in the same room for an
argument. Optionally you can throw in the writer who postulates the
faster-than-light drive they're probably talking about... 🙂

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ok, so i wasted a few hours today trying to pull it off again. i was
probably only going about 8-9mph. i can kindof get the same effect at
slower speeds (1-3mph) by performing a reaction turn and bouncing, but
it's no where near as high. i'm gonna keep trying and i'll be
recording the next time i go out, but for now i think i was just going
too fast and speed wobbled and ended up putting all that momentum into
my tire compression while i was trying to jump and just busted it. as
meastro said, it definatly does not make for smooth riding, or maybe i
discovered how to activate the warp drive on my torker.

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