there is some video's on www.youtube.com tells you how to manual and all of that but i dont no if it shows you what you are talking about but i think you are talking about pedal hopping.
well it depends how tall you are with the mod and stock things well i ride stock and im about 5 ft 10 and i feel safe on stock and the the hydraulic brake part no way you can have v brake but you just have to set them up right ben travis has front and rear v brake so it depends.