Hopping

As far as I know, people only hop with their pedals in two positions: at
9 o'clock and 3 o'clock or vice versa. Most people only use one of those
positions.

When you're approaching an obstacle, you can curve a small amount to
arrive there with exactly the right positions. This is hard, but
possible. Another thing to do is ride up to it and start hopping, and
hop into the position you want to take off from. Then ride backwards a
fair distance then start riding forwards and go.

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Fuego said:

*This may or may not be related, but when I pogo with my wrong foot
back, the uni seems to want to twist towards my good foot. Is this
because my crank is extremely bent? (I killed it jumping five stairs.
stupid cotterless.) *

I have recently started hopping. I hop with left foot forward and right
hand on the seat. If I hop right foot forward and right hand on the seat
I get a twisting motion to the left. I suspect your twisting has to do
with the position of your feet and hands. When you hop wrong foot back
have you tried changing hands too? I suspect that would offset the
twisting motion.

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james: i can do the curve thing, and will do the backwards when I am
able to ride backwards.

I have tried the different hand, and it does help, but not completely. I
guess I just need more control...

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mucRider said:

*
If I hop right foot forward and right hand on the seat I get a
twisting motion to the left. I suspect your twisting has to do with
the position of your feet and hands. *

Not true. I hop left foot forward and left hand on the handle and
experience no such twisting. -I- suspect its a matter of more practise
being required to get the twisting motion under control. Nonetheless it
-is- a good idea to practise hopping with both your favoured and
unfavoured feet forwards - it comes in handy quite often.

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I also hop left hand on seat and left foot forward, no twisting or
anything for me. I think the answer is either your uni is messed or you
just need some more practice.

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