ive been riding about 6 weeks every sunday and im getting close to pedal hops and back wheel hops now. it does depend on the rider though. i know someone who took 6 months to learn to pedal hop and hes now been riding 2 years and is one of the better ones in the group now. someone else i know took a year to be able to pedal hop so it all depends on the rider and how determined you are.