Hopping down stairs?

One Wheeled Maniac · 2010-08-16, 09:12 PM

I've been practicing hopping sideways off curbs on my 24", but I need some tips on how to hop down stairs without my pedals catching on the step, or overshooting it. Any tips?

raymanh · 2010-08-16, 09:45 PM

Learn to judge how much force is required to hop the distance you want to hop. i.e. just practice more.

unireed · 2010-08-17, 12:49 AM

i have trouble with smaller steps because there is more room for error.dont do prehops unless you have to is my advice. it ends quicker. and always skip the last step or two!

DSchmitt · 2010-08-17, 01:37 AM

start will smaller sets and move up. and don't just sidehop down, turn 90 degrees when you land and roll out(or just do a rolling hop down). landing sideways is bad for your rim and also looks stupid

unireed · 2010-08-17, 01:41 AM

he means a staircase; you have to be sideways. unless they are very wide stairs

thestig · 2010-08-17, 01:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by unireed

he means a staircase; you have to be sideways. unless they are very wide stairs

Start sideways. Hop and twist 90degrees so you are able to roll out from the hop, thus saving your rim from any damage as any pressure is spread evenly around the rim.

Julia B · 2010-08-17, 03:25 PM

Guys I'm pretty sure he means hopping down big sets one step at a time. In which case, just stay parrallel with the steps and practice lots. I'm not sure how you're hitting the pedal on the step, I rarely do that and only have a 20".

unireed · 2010-08-17, 04:42 PM

i sometimes hit the steps, it happens when the staeps arent very wide and the steps are tall.

Julia B · 2010-08-17, 04:49 PM

Yeah but to hit on a 24 the steps would have to be a foot tall at least, which is like twice the normal step height (I think).

unireed · 2010-08-18, 10:53 PM

on a 20" you can hit the steps if they are 8" or up. it would be 10", but the pedals may not be perfectly horizontal

2010-08-16, 09:12 PM	#1
One Wheeled Maniac Street Unicycler Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Logan, Utah Posts: 3	Hopping down stairs? I've been practicing hopping sideways off curbs on my 24", but I need some tips on how to hop down stairs without my pedals catching on the step, or overshooting it. Any tips? __________________ "Instructions are just another man's point of view" Last edited by One Wheeled Maniac; 2010-08-16 at 09:12 PM.

2010-08-17, 12:49 AM	#3
unireed Reed Breuer Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: SacTown, CA Age: 20 Posts: 1,128	i have trouble with smaller steps because there is more room for error.dont do prehops unless you have to is my advice. it ends quicker. and always skip the last step or two! __________________ "I'm probably not advanced enough to have thoroughly tested it while riding, but I'm unadvanced enough to have very thoroughly tested it while falling." -uniShark I ride for Christ-opher Walken

2010-08-17, 01:37 AM	#4
DSchmitt Human Gyroscope Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Saint Augustine Age: 26 Posts: 1,962	start will smaller sets and move up. and don't just sidehop down, turn 90 degrees when you land and roll out(or just do a rolling hop down). landing sideways is bad for your rim and also looks stupid __________________ Best of Me 18:21 Stillstand 255 foot railride Last edited by DSchmitt; 2010-08-17 at 01:37 AM.

2010-08-17, 01:41 AM	#5
unireed Reed Breuer Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: SacTown, CA Age: 20 Posts: 1,128	he means a staircase; you have to be sideways. unless they are very wide stairs __________________ "I'm probably not advanced enough to have thoroughly tested it while riding, but I'm unadvanced enough to have very thoroughly tested it while falling." -uniShark I ride for Christ-opher Walken

2010-08-17, 03:25 PM	#7
Julia B Flatland! Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Texas Age: 17 Posts: 1,870	Guys I'm pretty sure he means hopping down big sets one step at a time. In which case, just stay parrallel with the steps and practice lots. I'm not sure how you're hitting the pedal on the step, I rarely do that and only have a 20". __________________ Women's Flatland World Champion Team Mad4One Team Unicycle.tv Team Elevated Clothing Co. Truth Monarch

2010-08-16, 09:45 PM	#2
raymanh KH20" trials Join Date: May 2009 Location: Bristol, United Kingdom Age: 20 Posts: 431	Learn to judge how much force is required to hop the distance you want to hop. i.e. just practice more.

2010-08-17, 04:42 PM	#8
unireed Reed Breuer Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: SacTown, CA Age: 20 Posts: 1,128	i sometimes hit the steps, it happens when the staeps arent very wide and the steps are tall. __________________ "I'm probably not advanced enough to have thoroughly tested it while riding, but I'm unadvanced enough to have very thoroughly tested it while falling." -uniShark I ride for Christ-opher Walken

2010-08-17, 04:49 PM	#9
Julia B Flatland! Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Texas Age: 17 Posts: 1,870	Yeah but to hit on a 24 the steps would have to be a foot tall at least, which is like twice the normal step height (I think). __________________ Women's Flatland World Champion Team Mad4One Team Unicycle.tv Team Elevated Clothing Co. Truth Monarch

2010-08-18, 10:53 PM	#10
unireed Reed Breuer Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: SacTown, CA Age: 20 Posts: 1,128	on a 20" you can hit the steps if they are 8" or up. it would be 10", but the pedals may not be perfectly horizontal __________________ "I'm probably not advanced enough to have thoroughly tested it while riding, but I'm unadvanced enough to have very thoroughly tested it while falling." -uniShark I ride for Christ-opher Walken

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