marcus heath Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 to do sidehops is it better to have the front pedal next to the wall or on the other side .and if u have it on the other side will ur sidehops be bigger . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robotrhys Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 to do sidehops is it better to have the front pedal next to the wall or on the other side .and if u have it on the other side will ur sidehops be bigger . Your front foot should be on the opposite side of the bike to the wall ideally.. (e.g. Wall to your left - Bike - Right Foot Forward) They will be bigger in the sense that you'll have more pedal clearance when doing them and also should you fail you can use your back foot to hold you position and probably wont fall off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
step Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 It`s how you feel best , but most people including my self do the sidehop with the front pedal away from the wall because i can lean more to the wall. I am with the left fot forward so my right foot will be next to the wall and i turn the handlebars very little to the right. I have tried the other way around , with my left foot next to the wall and i don`t feel confortable at all. You have to practice and then choose how you want to advance , but start small so u don`t bash your derailleur/disk/frame. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcus heath Posted January 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 It`s how you feel best , but most people including my self do the sidehop with the front pedal away from the wall because i can lean more to the wall. I am with the left fot forward so my right foot will be next to the wall and i turn the handlebars very little to the right. I have tried the other way around , with my left foot next to the wall and i don`t feel confortable at all. You have to practice and then choose how you want to advance , but start small so u don`t bash your derailleur/disk/frame. Good luck. thanks but the thing is im starting to better at side hops with my front foot next to the wall and thats the side i can sidehop better to the side cuz i ve tried with my other foot before and i cant jump that side at all so do u think i shud just stay how i am of try the other way round?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robotrhys Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 thanks but the thing is im starting to better at side hops with my front foot next to the wall and thats the side i can sidehop better to the side cuz i ve tried with my other foot before and i cant jump that side at all so do u think i shud just stay how i am of try the other way round?? Keep progressing as your comfortable, you can always try doing it a different way in the future once your comfortable with the technique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t-bird tom Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 Well to be honest with you mate you're meant to side hop with your pedal kicking foot away form the wall, the reason why is because you could potentialy hit crank or smash your pedal against a wall, pallet, bank, anything really. They do say if you side hop with your pedal kicking foot away from the wall you do get alot more power, but im the opposite for side hopping but I do find that i get alot more power but really I should do it the right way. Hope I have helped Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogre Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 good riders hop both directions preference is totally random, theres no one right way of doing it; theres what works best for you, i'm not a fan of sidehopping at all, but when i do i'm more comfortable going to the left, and i'm left foot forward. although i used to go to the right very odd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcus heath Posted January 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 good riders hop both directions preference is totally random, theres no one right way of doing it; theres what works best for you, i'm not a fan of sidehopping at all, but when i do i'm more comfortable going to the left, and i'm left foot forward. although i used to go to the right very odd ok thanks but im just wondering if i continue doing side with i front foot next to the wall my side wont get any better and i think it would be complicated to start from the begining but doing it the opposite side . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidehop Stuart Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 I can only sidehop to the left. I put my left foot forward too. It's easy. Everyones different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcus heath Posted January 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 I can only sidehop to the left. I put my left foot forward too. It's easy. Everyones different. ok thanks m8 ill just stick to how i do it now . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t-bird tom Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 ok thanks m8 ill just stick to how i do it now . Like Stuart said, everyones different. Theres no rule on which way to sidehop, it's just recommended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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