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human · 08-12-2003, 07:58 AM

I run a 96 Marin Team Titanium, hard tail of course... 99 judy forks and most of the components are XT and XTR.
21 lbs with cross country rims, 23.5 when I want something that won't potato chip when I get some air.

So I gots a question for all of you. I can hop on my bike, rather well, and I have the control to do a fair amount of things on my bike, I'm not a trials guy, but I can ride. I'm going to try to descibe something that I can't do and was wondering if any of you can answer this...

I've seen a lot of riders hop their bikes in a manner that looks like this : They pull back onto their back tire and jump from there, all in one fluid motion. (See the intro to Kranked III for a couple of good clips) How the hell do they do it? I can't figure out how to get my body to move in the right directions to do this.

So if anyone actually knows what I'm talking about and can sorta describe the motions, how to shift your weight around, that'd be greatly appreciated.

08-12-2003, 07:58 AM	#25 (permalink)
human Tilted Location: Ottawa, ON, Canada	I run a 96 Marin Team Titanium, hard tail of course... 99 judy forks and most of the components are XT and XTR. 21 lbs with cross country rims, 23.5 when I want something that won't potato chip when I get some air. So I gots a question for all of you. I can hop on my bike, rather well, and I have the control to do a fair amount of things on my bike, I'm not a trials guy, but I can ride. I'm going to try to descibe something that I can't do and was wondering if any of you can answer this... I've seen a lot of riders hop their bikes in a manner that looks like this : They pull back onto their back tire and jump from there, all in one fluid motion. (See the intro to Kranked III for a couple of good clips) How the hell do they do it? I can't figure out how to get my body to move in the right directions to do this. So if anyone actually knows what I'm talking about and can sorta describe the motions, how to shift your weight around, that'd be greatly appreciated.