I can hop up a curb up to about 1 foot high when the wheel is parallel to the
curb, and I can go up a few flights of stairs now. But I am pretty timid about
hopping forward onto a curb when I’m heading straight at it.
I’m going to start with 1 to 2 inch curbs and gradually work my way up to
higher stuff. Also looking for suggestions on how to practice this. I’m
probably a lot closer than I think, just don’t want to get hurt. When I’m
riding forward on flat ground, I can hop forward about 10" high and 18"
forward, but only when the pedals are in one specific spot. When you approach a
curb, the pedal isn’t always where you want it to be.
The One wheel no limit shows people riding forwarding and gracefully hopping
over a person lying down. That’s exactly what I want to do! I’d like to hear how
people learned to do this.
Sounds like you’re already getting plenty of height to go up a curb, so it’s
just a matter of getting the pedals to be at the right spot. If you angle off by
the right amount as you approach the curb, you can force the pedals to be in the
right spot when you arrive at the curb. This won’t work if you’re on a really
narrow trail, but for hopping over people and sidewalk curbs it works great.
> I can hop up a curb up to about 1 foot high when the wheel is parallel to the > curb, and I can go up a few flights of stairs now. But I am pretty timid about > hopping forward onto a curb when I’m heading straight at it. > > I’m going to start with 1 to 2 inch curbs and gradually work my way up to > higher stuff. Also looking for suggestions on how to practice this. I’m > probably a lot closer than I think, just don’t want to get hurt. When I’m > riding forward on flat ground, I can hop forward about 10" high and 18" > forward, but only when the pedals are in one specific spot. When you approach > a curb, the pedal isn’t always where you want it to be. > > The One wheel no limit shows people riding forwarding and gracefully hopping > over a person lying down. That’s exactly what I want to do! I’d like to hear > how people learned to do this. > > Thanks, > > Joe Merrill
As far as I know, most people forward hop from either of two specific pedal
positions, when the lower foot is rotating just past the vertical pedal position
(ie the rear crank is coming up into horizontal). Arcing diagonally towards the
curb as you ride up to it is one way to time your pedals- vary the depth of the
arc as needed to get your pedals in the right position.
-Kris. — Nycjoe@aol.com wrote: > I can hop up a curb up to about 1 foot high when the wheel is parallel to the > curb, and I can go up a few flights of stairs now. But I am pretty timid about > hopping forward onto a curb when I’m heading straight at it. > > I’m going to start with 1 to 2 inch curbs and gradually work my way up to > higher stuff. Also looking for suggestions on how to practice this. I’m > probably a lot closer than I think, just don’t want to get hurt. When I’m > riding forward on flat ground, I can hop forward about 10" high and 18" > forward, but only when the pedals are in one specific spot. When you approach > a curb, the pedal isn’t always where you want it to be. > > The One wheel no limit shows people riding forwarding and gracefully hopping > over a person lying down. That’s exactly what I want to do! I’d like to hear > how people learned to do this. > > Thanks, > > Joe Merrill
Hey, Max again. I might be able to help you. This is something that i used
to worry about, and very legitimately. Of course with my Intense HD tire i
can just ride up the curb without jumping. which in itself is a trick that
isn’t very hard to do with a little practice. Anyway, one thing that you
might want to try is turning a little bit to the side and then turn so you
are once again perpendicular to the curb.
In OOW No Limit they didn't show the people jumping line themselves up so
that their crank arms were in the right place. They then backed up and their
cranks were perfectly lined up. after that it's just riding forward and
jumping at the right time. This type of thing wil work exactly the same way
with curbs.
> I can hop up a curb up to about 1 foot high when the wheel is parallel to the > curb, and I can go up a few flights of stairs now. But I am pretty timid about > hopping forward onto a curb when I’m heading straight at it. > > I’m going to start with 1 to 2 inch curbs and gradually work my way up to > higher stuff. Also looking for suggestions on how to practice this. I’m > probably a lot closer than I think, just don’t want to get hurt. When I’m > riding forward on flat ground, I can hop forward about 10" high and 18" > forward, but only when the pedals are in one specific spot. When you approach > a curb, the pedal isn’t always where you want it to be. > > The One wheel no limit shows people riding forwarding and gracefully hopping > over a person lying down. That’s exactly what I want to do! I’d like to hear > how people learned to do this. > > Thanks, > > Joe Merrill
The One wheel no limit shows people riding forwarding and gracefully hopping
over a person lying down. That’s exactly what I want to do! I’d like to hear how
people learned to do this.
The first thing to realise is that in most cases the approach is carefully set
up. The rider usually rides up to the person, hops about a bit till their pedals
are in the right position for the takeoff and then they ride backwards. This way
they have room for a “ride up” without worrying about feet position.
People usually practice hopping over some ones leg before trying the torso. I
also find smaller people much easier to hop over
The same set up idea comes into play for jumping onto things like picnic tables.
If you are trail riding and don’t have the time or inclination to set yourself
up it is important to learn to jump forward with either foot forward. With two
different take off positions you are at most only ever 90 degrees from a pedal
position where you can jump from.
On a 20" this means you are always within 15" of a jumping position. So if you
can tackle an object from 15" out (or 20" for a 26" wheel) and successfully
navigate it with either foot forward you’ll be able to get over it no matter
where your pedals are as sometime within 15" of the object they will be in the
right position for a takeoff. This may sound like a big ask but if you see the
height gained when people jump 5ft distances you’ll realise large objects are
immenantly possible.
If you have the room angling your approach will make things much easier too.
o o Peter Bier o O o Juggler, unicyclist and mathematician.
o/|\o peter_bier@usa.net
Somewhere I saw some pictures of the unicycle long jump competition. (at a
Unicon?) Does anyone know where these are? > right position for a takeoff. This may sound like a big ask but if you see the > height gained when people jump 5ft distances you’ll realise large objects are > immenantly possible.
Also, will a Monty fit in a miyata 24 in. frame?
Jeff
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jeff d tuttle <moosebreath1@juno.com> wrote: Somewhere I saw some pictures of
the unicycle long jump competition. (at a Unicon?) Does anyone know where
these are?
Don’t know about any from unicon but here is one from a USA nationals:
