joekarter Posted October 17, 2010 Report Share Posted October 17, 2010 If you were going to set up a bike to maximize learning how to hop (section riding be damn*d), what would you do? My list: Rotate the bars foward The shock and fork adjusters turned all the way out Any other ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t-shock 250 Posted October 17, 2010 Report Share Posted October 17, 2010 Probably reduce the rebound damping if possible, but hopping is all about the technique really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toofasttim Posted October 18, 2010 Report Share Posted October 18, 2010 Hop the front wheel? Hop the back wheel? Or hop ON the back wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzralphy Posted October 18, 2010 Report Share Posted October 18, 2010 If it helps you then turn the rebound adjusters out........ But be warned you will KILL traction that your bike can get when things get difficult such as hills, mud, rocks. Rebound damping is put there to control the shock..... not so you can turn it off to help a hop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joekarter Posted October 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 Thanks for the replys....My question was not related to a setup or change that you'd leave on the bike but rather just some changes that might make the techniques easier to learn. As to which end of the bike, actually both. I'm getting to where I can move the back a bit, but for whatever reason (ummmm dumbness I think ), I'm struggling with getting the motion down for moving the front. My goal was to change the bike for practice until I got the techniques down and then try and move the new skills to my normal section setup. Again, thanks for the help Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elkay Posted October 19, 2010 Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 Reducing rebound damping is usually not the answer. While you may believe it will help, it doesn't. It makes the process too quick to keep up with. The body(knees) motion to hop is rather slow in reality. If you watch the Ryan Young basics video where he shows hopping the front end, he repeats 'down and back' at a rather slow pace in conjunction with his movement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulmac Posted October 20, 2010 Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 Try these Paul Mac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialsmotopat Posted November 17, 2010 Report Share Posted November 17, 2010 Try these Paul Mac I gotta try and remember them before I go out next and have a go. the trainer makes it look straightforward. however I'm not sure I'm competant at balancing yet, so better do a search for some techniques for that too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonh Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 Those videos were very useful and have greatly helped me so thanks for posting them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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