Fakie Roll Hops

president_luke · 2006-04-30, 08:16 AM

Hey unicycle people. I'm just wonering how many stairs people have fakie (backwards) roll hopped. I did a 5 today and im really happy. I've seen Shaun.J and Dan.H do 6 stairs. Anybody done anymore?

jake_amos · 2006-04-30, 08:41 AM

you jumped far enough to get six though

DustinMichels · 2006-04-30, 03:25 PM

So if I get this right, you ride towards a stairs backwards and clear it? Land backwards too or can you 180 it?
I'll try it tommorow, but we don't have any proper sets here though, the 5er we have is the same as a normal 6-7 set really and the 4 set is the same as a normal 3 set... pretty bloody annoying.

maxisback · 2006-04-30, 05:55 PM

dan heaton does 7 in defect..

James_Potter · 2006-04-30, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by DustinMichels

So if I get this right, you ride towards a stairs backwards and clear it? Land backwards too or can you 180 it?
I'll try it tommorow, but we don't have any proper sets here though, the 5er we have is the same as a normal 6-7 set really and the 4 set is the same as a normal 3 set... pretty bloody annoying.

technically a fakie rolling hop involves taking off and landing backwards...but taking off backwards and doing a 180 before landing, would be a fakie 180 down a stairset, I guess.

tholub · 2006-04-30, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by president_luke

Hey unicycle people. I'm just wonering how many stairs people have fakie (backwards) roll hopped. I did a 5 today and im really happy. I've seen Shaun.J and Dan.H do 6 stairs. Anybody done anymore?

Backwards isn't "fakie" on a unicycle. Wrong foot forward is equivalent to fakie.

koebwil · 2006-04-30, 07:45 PM

Wrong foot forward is the equivalent of switch.

tholub · 2006-04-30, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by koebwil

Wrong foot forward is the equivalent of switch.

Well, I can see that argument, but "fakie" doesn't really work for unicycling jargon. The reason it's called "fakie" is that you're faking like it's normal when it's not. There's no faking involved in going backwards on a unicycle; it's just going backwards. Why not just call it "backwards"?

(Side note: you couldn't call it "backwards" on a skateboard or snowboard, because you're actually moving sideways in either case).

DustinMichels · 2006-04-30, 08:04 PM

backwards rolling hop down a stairs then, switches wouldn't be too good on a unicycle though. You hardly see the difference between normal and switch, plus, lots of people use different positions so it's not like "OMG HE DID THAT WITH HIS LEFT FOOT FORWARDS, INSANE".
I'll settle with the term fakie rolling hop.

koebwil · 2006-04-30, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by tholub

Well, I can see that argument, but "fakie" doesn't really work for unicycling jargon. The reason it's called "fakie" is that you're faking like it's normal when it's not. There's no faking involved in going backwards on a unicycle; it's just going backwards. Why not just call it "backwards"?

(Side note: you couldn't call it "backwards" on a skateboard or snowboard, because you're actually moving sideways in either case).

It's called fakie on a bike too. Even for inline.

president_luke · 2006-04-30, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by maxisback

dan heaton does 7 in defect..

Wow your right. I counted 6 for some reason. Yeah just because its a skating word dosn't mean it's exactly the same in unicycling. Fakie is backwards.

General Dibbles · 2006-05-01, 02:03 AM

with bmx:
backwards=fakie
fakie 180=half cab
fakie 360=full cab

president_luke · 2006-05-01, 06:37 AM

Anybody done 8 or 9?

onetrack · 2006-05-01, 10:23 AM

I am sure dan could go bigger than 7. He landed that set in defect on his first attempt. I wouldn't be suprised if he could make 8-9 steps.

andycookuk · 2006-05-01, 10:28 AM

Dan can do anything! He's never bailed on purpose!

2006-04-30, 08:16 AM	#1
president_luke Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 534	Fakie Roll Hops Hey unicycle people. I'm just wonering how many stairs people have fakie (backwards) roll hopped. I did a 5 today and im really happy. I've seen Shaun.J and Dan.H do 6 stairs. Anybody done anymore?

2006-04-30, 03:25 PM	#3
DustinMichels and creakcycle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: The Royal Kingdom of the Netherlands Age: 23 Posts: 393	So if I get this right, you ride towards a stairs backwards and clear it? Land backwards too or can you 180 it? I'll try it tommorow, but we don't have any proper sets here though, the 5er we have is the same as a normal 6-7 set really and the 4 set is the same as a normal 3 set... pretty bloody annoying. __________________ Sponsored by MUNICYCLE.COM and SEMCYCLE (new nick: DustinSchaap)

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koebwil Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 26 Posts: 1,148	Wrong foot forward is the equivalent of switch. __________________ "I used to eat erasers in grade school...." James_Potter come to my gallery. I'm on my space now too

2006-04-30, 08:04 PM	#9
DustinMichels and creakcycle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: The Royal Kingdom of the Netherlands Age: 23 Posts: 393	backwards rolling hop down a stairs then, switches wouldn't be too good on a unicycle though. You hardly see the difference between normal and switch, plus, lots of people use different positions so it's not like "OMG HE DID THAT WITH HIS LEFT FOOT FORWARDS, INSANE". I'll settle with the term fakie rolling hop. __________________ Sponsored by MUNICYCLE.COM and SEMCYCLE (new nick: DustinSchaap)

2006-05-01, 02:03 AM	#12
General Dibbles Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: lincoln nebraska Age: 25 Posts: 480	with bmx: backwards=fakie fakie 180=half cab fakie 360=full cab __________________ REVENGE INDUSTRIES www.torkerusa.com

2006-05-01, 06:37 AM	#13
president_luke Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 534	Anybody done 8 or 9?

2006-05-01, 10:23 AM	#14
onetrack Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: between the cascades and puget sound Age: 27 Posts: 637	I am sure dan could go bigger than 7. He landed that set in defect on his first attempt. I wouldn't be suprised if he could make 8-9 steps. __________________ "People over here have a dangerous habit of adding quotes to signature lines." -Klaas Bil I pulled a sick trey varial hickflip over an 8 set yesterday, but unfortunately it was supposed to be seat in to seat out. I've named it the dioflip

2006-05-01, 10:28 AM	#15
andycookuk Andy! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sheffield, England Age: 22 Posts: 499	Dan can do anything! He's never bailed on purpose! __________________ "you are the man!" -Joe

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