S.i.f Question Overload!

Right section, right spelling so i guess i should reply...
Only thing is did you search?!?! Just jokes, but if you did you
would've found quite a bit of info as this has been raised quite a bit
in the past.
First of all your holding position is correct, this is how i hold it
anyway.
There is no real answerto how far your seat should be from you - i
mainly keep it pretty close to me but others find it works better away
from you for certain things... i find it feels smoother with the seat
closer as its more in line with your body balance.
It will be tiring and stressful on your arms until you get used to it,
but once you have done it for a while it'll just be the norm.
To hop high you need to crouch when you hop... bending at the knees
also to bring the uni up underneath you as far as possible... this
feels rather stupid and hard at first but keep at it.
If you do a quick search, i cant be stuffed at the moment, you will
find a tutorial video for SIF hopping - have a look at it and see what
you can pick up.

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Quoted message said:

How do you hold the seat when hopping Seat in front?

I hold it on the side of the seat just a little bit back from the
seatpost. The way you described is just fine as long as it comfortable
for you.

Quoted message said:

-How far away should the seat be from you?-

Um, normally you want the back of the seat resting up against your body
a little bit, but don't put too much pressure on that or it will
restrict your movement as well as rubbing your thighs sore.
If you're actually using SIF to do high jumps or gaps, etc. you should
pull the seat up and away from your body so you can tuck better.
Just don't ever get too dependent on holding the seat up against your
body.

Quoted message said:

-Is it tiring?-

Yeah it's pretty tiring at first but as you get better at it and can do
it more efficiently it's not that bad.

Quoted message said:

-How high do I hop?- (this is hopping on the spot BTW)

Not very high. You don't want to waste much energy doing that so keep
it small and simple, just enough to correct your balance.
Try working on still stands, and also when hopping in place think of it
as little tiny micro still stands between hops, instead of bouncing like
a pogo stick.

Quoted message said:

Any other tips?

Unfortunately, practice makes perfect. The more you practice the better
you get.
If you can't already, make sure you can ride SIF really well. Being
comfortable pedaling SIF helps a lot with hopping SIF.
Experiment with different ways of riding SIF; try holding the seat out
away from you as far as you can, bend your knees and ride low, learn to
ride SIF in all different positions. This will help you a great deal
with being comfortable and flexible for SIF trials.

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Tip: try to get aaround 50cm height with your seat in first, and then
move on to hopping with your seat out - this will give you a head start
and will save you learning seatout when you can barely get any height
anyway.

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jamessd said:

Tip: try to get aaround 50cm height with your seat in first, and then
move on to hopping with your seat out - this will give you a head start
and will save you learning seatout when you can barely get any height
anyway.

Good luck convincing him. Im giving up telling people that, they just
seem to ignore it, carrying on riding SIF thinking they know better.
There loss I guess though.

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sp4rky-m4rky said:

Good luck convincing him. Im giving up telling people that, they just
seem to ignore it, carrying on riding SIF thinking they know better.
There loss I guess though.

Harsh/ Ignorant much? Maybe people will feel more comfortable... there
has to be with some people moving to Sif has made them a better rider...
You can't honestly say it will be better or worse.

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mill_mobile said:

Right section, right spelling so i guess i should reply...

bad day huh?

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sp4rky-m4rky said:

Good luck convincing him. Im giving up telling people that, they just
seem to ignore it, carrying on riding SIF thinking they know better.
There loss I guess though.

but I don't get how because now I get 4 pallets sif but if I go and try
si I bust my nut and it hurts my back bending over with the seat so low
so Im all for listening to you advise because
you guys are good and have been ther but it dosen't work for me any
tips??

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adjuggler said:

Harsh/ Ignorant much? Maybe people will feel more comfortable... there
has to be with some people moving to Sif has made them a better
rider... You can't honestly say it will be better or worse.

It was ment pretty lightly, I put it out there more as a joke.

Nicf said:

but I don't get how because now I get 4 pallets sif but if I go and try
si I bust my nut and it hurts my back bending over with the seat so low
so Im all for listening to you advise because
you guys are good and have been ther but it dosen't work for me any
tips??

I havnt seen you ride so I cant say exactly but I am asuming you are
the same as the others.

The way I look at it is, if your sidehopping SIF and you dont get
anymore tuck than you would if you were doing it SI whats the point in
doing it SIF? SIF you have to have better controll so realy it just
seems you are making it harder for yourself.

The reason I suggest being able to hit 50-60cm SI is because at the
hight you should have good pedlal ballance and you will probably be
finding, even with a realy low seat, your butt will be hitting the
saddle as you try and tuck more. At this point your seat is restricting
you. You can still go higher (as demenstrated by JH) but for quick
results turning to SIF can add quite abit to your hop, relatively
quickly.

I have said this many times now but it seems most ignore it.

adjuggler, the reason I asked you to post a full body shot of you
hopping onto those three pallets SIF before was to try and prove to you
that you were not gaining anything from being SIF. Unfotrionatly you
didnt post a vid.

Its upto you, as long as you have fun and enjoy it.

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jamessd said:

Tip: try to get aaround 50cm height with your seat in first, and then
move on to hopping with your seat out - this will give you a head start
and will save you learning seatout when you can barely get any height
anyway.

IS that riding at it then jumping slightly to the side? Riding out
STRAIGHT at it and hopping? SIde hop with no pre-hop? Sidehop with
prehop? For some odd reason I can hop higher when I ride along the side
of the object or wall and then i lift up the uni and jump, that way i
can jump higher then side hops?!

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Unisykolist said:

IS that riding at it then jumping slightly to the side? Riding out
STRAIGHT at it and hopping? SIde hop with no pre-hop? Sidehop with
prehop? For some odd reason I can hop higher when I ride along the side
of the object or wall and then i lift up the uni and jump, that way i
can jump higher then side hops?!

You ride up to your obstacle and stop between 50cm and 1m away from it,
side on, with the obstacle on the side that you hop towards naturally.
Have one hand on the handle. Do little balance hops to keep you on the
spot until you are ready to go for the hop. When you are ready, jump
towards the obstacle leaving yourself enough side-to-side room to get
up it, kicking your pedals down and then lifting up as much as you can
to get up the obstacle, all with your seat between your legs, which is
seat in.

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sp4rky-m4rky said:

I have said this many times now but it seems most ignore it.

Not Me,

From what I have noticed, some of the best riders keep the seat in,
unless they are going big, Walk before you Run...

If I can get where I can go 2 feet high with confidence I would be
happy. 😄

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just go out and ride, and learn. soo easy

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irvinegr said:

just go out and ride, and learn. soo easy

I like your idea. If there was no such thing as the forums or interent
unicycling websites, I probably wouldnt matter when learning the tricks
but I always like tips and stuff.

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