Hcor.net Forum Index -> Urban/Park/DJ -> pedalkick?       View previous topic :: View next topic  pedalkick? Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2002 7:20 pm MattFoley All-City   Joined: Sep 9, 2002 Posts: 610 Location: Slackville (508) ok, now i have been trying to practice this but hvent got too far with it i have my good foot forward and ill drop the front wheel down, that fine, i got that part.. but what im getting stuck on is this, do you actually pedal? like 1/2 rotation or something? or just push down on the pedal while holding the brake? do you pedal while hopping? i dontknow, i get confused after the first step or two.... pointers? Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2002 7:28 pm eastcoastzigzag Team Hcor.net   Joined: Sep 7, 2002 Posts: 3574 Location: utica/elmira NY please change ur icon, that shit is nasty. lol, please!! _________________ "Pretend it's the lumber yard Cru. Go balls out." - Sgt Smith, RAD Dynasty Clothing Co. - COMING SOON!!! Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2002 7:30 pm Shibby Kingpin   Joined: Sep 7, 2002 Posts: 2289 Location: boston i think you have to release the brake while pushing, then clamp it back down when you land but i cant even hop on the rear wheel, so my opinion is worth -$.02 _________________ NC$K / ICC / 155 order of events... Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2002 7:59 pm ghostrider Bomber   Joined: Sep 10, 2002 Posts: 59 Location: NJ You do have to pedal a little. I think pedal rotation should be much less than half esp. when learning the move maybe even less then a 1/4 depending on engagment of your hub. I would learn to kick to your rear wheel instead of getting on the rear than trying to pedal kick. With both wheels on the ground kick the pedals to bring up the front wheel, when the handle bars are 1/2 to your waist pop up with your legs to get the rear wheel in the air and pull the hadle bars quickly in nearer your waist, LOCK OUT your rear brake before the rear wheel hits the ground or you will end up on your ass. After you can do one string two together than three..... You have to do five things at once in good timing, I picked up the basics in a few weeks and I'm not that great, fully matered the move in a month or so. Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2002 8:20 pm B-Boy Toy   Joined: Sep 26, 2002 Posts: 19 Location: Prince George/Terrace BC I'd say if you're comfortable enough to be up on your rear tire, and dropping the front tire, you're pretty close. I drop the front tire a bit, and in one quick motion I release the rear break, give a quick 1/4 pedal stroke ("kick"), lunge your body up and forward a bit to complement the pedal stroke, lock your rear brake again as soon as you leave the ground, and land with your weight back far enough to prevent you from dropping the front wheel to the ground when you land... Thats the best way I can describe it.. and its best to learn on flat grass and just try to string together a bunch of pedal kicks. Good luck man! Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2002 8:21 pm MattFoley All-City   Joined: Sep 9, 2002 Posts: 610 Location: Slackville (508) Shibby wrote: but i cant even hop on the rear wheel, so my opinion is worth -$.02 everything helps! and thanks for the suggestions, ill have to wait till it stops raining to get out and try this again, so kinda lightly release the brakes as i give a tiny bit of power to the pedal and hop all at once? ghostrider: good idea about the 2 tires first, that might help me out in getting the hang of the motions, i think im concentrating to hard on just staying on my rear tire and cant really put it all together just yet! thanks guys keep this shiz coming, every little tip helps _________________ ~matt~ Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2002 9:33 pm Geoff All-City   Joined: Sep 7, 2002 Posts: 844 Location: CT when you are learning, you shouldn't totally release the back brake.. just modulate just enough so when you kick the rim can move forward just a little... when learning, you shouldn't kick much al all... try like only going 20deg or so (maybe a little more..) Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2002 11:40 pm MattFoley All-City   Joined: Sep 9, 2002 Posts: 610 Location: Slackville (508) cool, thanks guys! im gonna keep practicing, i gotta ride with someone who can do this well and watch them and hopefully ill get the hang of it, i guess its alot harder on a xc frame than a trials setup... but one of these days ill get one thanks _________________ ~matt~ Posted: Fri Sep 27, 2002 9:25 pm WeltCupMeister1 Kingpin   Joined: Sep 7, 2002 Posts: 2430 Location: Durango CO / Lake Placid NY i think the key to it is practice practice practice. there is no other way to get good at them. One of my friends learned them well in a matter of days and I am currently going on a matter of years. I guess its just a slow learning curve Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2002 8:04 am narlus Dog House   Joined: Sep 8, 2002 Posts: 1413 Location: 53.4° N 6.2° W i echo heikki's remarks. it took me a while to get comfortable w/ the time of all the moves you had to link together. i could hop on the rear wheel pretty well, but getting the synchronization of releasing the brake, pedaling kicking/moving yr center of gravity, and then setting up for hte landing and re-lockign the brake took a while. the suggestion of learning to kick to yr rear wheel is an excellent one, as it pretty much mirrors the basic move. good luck! it's sunny out in MA today, so you have good practice conditions. _________________ Yuppie wrote: Flames make everything faster, stronger, and better.

Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2002 10:48 am

Geoff All-City   Joined: Sep 7, 2002 Posts: 844 Location: CT oh... another thing... don't really worry about letting your front wheel drop... you only need to do that if your trying to get some distance... when your first learning, don't even think about that... just go for very small movements..

Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2002 11:59 am

MattFoley All-City   Joined: Sep 9, 2002 Posts: 610 Location: Slackville (508) narlus wrote: good luck! it's sunny out in MA today, so you have good practice conditions. yea, it is nice, but im gonna be stuck at a wedding all day thanks for the help guys! _________________ ~matt~

Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2002 7:54 pm

MattFoley All-City   Joined: Sep 9, 2002 Posts: 610 Location: Slackville (508) I THINK I GOT IT! i was practicing all day today and i was starting off from 2 wheels and pedalkicking to my rear! Then hopping around as needed haha. Just wanted to say thanks for the input, it really helped out. I still have to practice alot more but i finally got the hang of it! thanks guys _________________ ~matt~

Forgot to mention....

Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2002 10:46 am

ghostrider Bomber   Joined: Sep 10, 2002 Posts: 59 Location: NJ Go to www.trials-online.com and dl the quicktime videos. QTime is good for picking apart the videos to see the moves well, arrow keys let you view the movie one frame at a time great for studying.

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