Yeah, but don’t forget, to beginners - like me - videos are a rich, visual way of interpreting what is happening. ‘Interpreting’ being the operative word since, as you said, ‘you kinda just have to learn it’. Nevertheless, I will mimic anything I can see if it looks to be working. I may not know exactly what I am doing but I will encourage my body and muscle memory to learn itself. Having said that I would think a handle-holding vid would be quite difficult to actually make - so I won’t be dissapointed if I don’t see one sometime soon
+1 on that. Especially for those of us who ride solo, all we have are those videos! And no matter how much I practice, there’s always a question about an exact pedal position or some other matter, and delving into the vids is a huge help. Please keep them coming pros! I would love to see the tuck/slalom technique from ducttape. That sounds too cool.
I’ll keep working out new ways to rig up my camera for cokering today and then On monday when I go back to school I’ll do some tuck/slalom filming and see if I can’t come up with a cool/informational coker video.
My mount has evolved some since I posted a few days ago. Now I’m doing some kind of 2-step jump mount. The wheel on the Coker is so heavy that a jump mount does not need to have both feet planted at the same time. My knee gave me problems during the past week - maybe from doing that rough static mount so often. Jumping up on one pedal and then planting the other within a quarter or half second seems to work very well for me.
Forgot to mention - I’m only 5’5’’ and I’m 50 y.o. so I need to keep things easy, to a point
After the experience of trying to static mount the 36er I kinda evolved into doing a step-jump whilst rolling myself. I think the repetitive rough static jump attempts - get up, fall back, get up, fall back… put strain on my knee and I’m off uni, but only for a week or so.
Now I place my foot on the pedal then pace backwords a few steps. Then when I roll forwards the pedal comes around just where I want it so I can jump and take advantage of the rolling momentum to get me on top of the wheel.
I have enjoyed reading about your introduction to Coker riding. I have been using an odd mount that I find less strenuous than a traditional static mount. Here is a short video that shows a few successful mounts. (They are not all successful yet.):o
That’s exactly what works for me too. I think the fact that the pedal is moving allows you to put a bit more weight onto it, since you’re pressing “against” the rolling force. And your forward momentum brings you up over the top easier.
(Disgusting side note: last weekend I gave my son a 10-minute lesson in static freemounting on a 24. After which he was doing freemounts with a 30% success rate. It only took me TWO FREAKIN’ WEEKS to do the same!!!)
Thanks scott-ttocs! That’s a new one for me to try! Couldn’t quite get my head around the idea of wheel holding on a 36" so the vid has really helped. Looks a lot less strenuous and taxing on the legs
OK everyone! Don’t let me forget! Friday is supposed to be very good weather I haven’t had a chance to film the 36’er slalom video yet and will probably forget unless you all remind me. Thanks!
haha that always happens to me. I filmed a little bit for the coker slalom video today but can’t really figure a good angle/set-up to capture the body motion… I’ll try to get my mic working now so I can set some audio commentary with it to explain what you can’t really see.
I just got my coker on monday and have been mounting into SIF, hopping to get my feet into place, and then tucking the seat back under and ambling off. I actually was getting it 30-40% of the time, but reading all these more sensible methods now, I have no idea how I was getting it at all! I’m gonna try to just commit to the static mount next time I practice.
