Hi all, I know there have been loads of threads about rolling hops and I have already searched the archives, but it's a specific question I have and have only seen possible answers come up a couple of times and they seem to conflict!
Anyway- when do you compress your tyre? Is it the moment your cranks get to horizontal or just before then, on the downward pedal? I've just started playing around with these hops, and I seem to be getting along better with the second method- but would I benefit from doing it the other way?
I think what I do is pedal along, then put pressure on the back pedal when it's about 15 degrees from horizontal (that's just a very rough guess). This, as well as me pushing down a the whole uni a bit, automatically compresses the tyre. At this stage, my body is crouched down and I quickly lift it up with the uni following. I hope that helps a bit. I'm not particularly good at rolling hops though, and not at all at high rolling hops.
