gapping seat out?



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kapoute

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well, its a preference I guess. I think you should choose the one that
you are the most confortable with. Personally, I started gapping seat
in but when I got use hopping seat out I switched to seat out for
gapping et doing a lot of other trial stuff


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James_Potter

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either rolling hop seat in, or static hop seat out, is the best way to
go.
but if you hop with your left foot forward holding the seat with your
left hand, or your right foot forward holding the seat with your right
hand, its a lot harder. in my not so humble opinion.


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burjzyntski

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I seem to be better at gapping by either rolling hop or seat-in hop. My
dominant foot/"pushing foot" (right) stays in the back, while my
guiding foot (left) controls the direction of the cranks. I hold the
seat with my right hand, too.

I need to work on my switch hopping (right foot in front, left in
back).

I'm goofy-footed when it comes to
skateboarding/surfing/wakeboarding/etc though.


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andycookuk

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Yo Squeegy! I'm just getting into trials and street and I'm learing to
hop seat out aswell (practicing today actully)!

It's not that hard to gap a long way seat in (I can do about 150cm)
even with my small legs! (I weigh 8 stone).

May I mention Yoggi? Who rarely hops seat out and does seat in hops
that most people wouldn't dare without a unicycle! Like kapoute said
it's probably about personal preference although it wouldn't hurt to
get the feel of seat out hopping and see if you like it.

Am I right in saying that you mainly need seat out hopping to get
height?

Until then: Rolling hops :D

Hope this helps
-Andy :)


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Murde Mental

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andycookuk wrote:
> Yo Squeegy! I'm just getting into trials and street and I'm learing to
> hop seat out aswell (practicing today actully)!
>
> It's not that hard to gap a long way seat in (I can do about 150cm)
> even with my small legs! (I weigh 8 stone).
>
> May I mention Yoggi? Who rarely hops seat out and does seat in hops
> that most people wouldn't dare without a unicycle! Like kapoute said
> it's probably about personal preference although it wouldn't hurt to
> get the feel of seat out hopping and see if you like it.
>
> Am I right in saying that you mainly need seat out hopping to get
> height?
>
> Until then: Rolling hops :D
>
> Hope this helps
> -Andy :)



Yeah.. but Yoggi can't bust out a 42" hop. All in all when gapping from
a static start seat-out has far more potential. Once you get seat-out
down well you'll realise that seat-in is just... well... ugly. :p


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TrialsUni

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Murde Mental wrote:
> Once you get seat-out down well you'll realise that seat-in is just...
> well... ugly. :p



In some strange way that just made my day

Nobody has mentioned seat-out rolling hops. I've been working on those
lately with surprising success. They're pretty fun to do.


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Murde Mental

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TrialsUni wrote:
> In some strange way that just made my day
>
> Nobody has mentioned seat-out rolling hops. I've been working on those
> lately with surprising success. They're pretty fun to do.




Well in any event... when trying to pick up high-speeds (which is what
you want to do before you lunge) it's better to have the seat-in so
that you don't get all wobbly before the take-off.

The only advantage to this is when trying to clear a certain line fast
or fluidly.. so that you don't have to pause and put the seat-back in.


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James_Potter

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TrialsUni wrote:
> Nobody has mentioned seat-out rolling hops. I've been working on those
> lately with surprising success. They're pretty fun to do.


in Defect, Zach Baldwin does a seat out 180 rolling hop on to a picnic
table...it's INSANE!!


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unicyclerpunk

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All depends on how far your jumping...I do seat in hops for little
distances but for long distances to cover i do SIF.


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Murde Mental

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unicyclerpunk wrote:
> All depends on how far your jumping...I do seat in hops for little
> distances but for long distances to cover i do SIF.



it doesn't depend on how far you're gapping when doing stuff seat-out
isin't a problem.

You just do everything seat-out.

Just face it, the only thing that seat-in is better at is skinnies and
things requiring speed.


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unicyclistjoe

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I myself find seat-in gapping much easier, my measured record is 1.8m
flat gap between two sets of pallets (5 high) but im sure ive done at
least 2m now.

I guess it's a personal preference, but I find seat out quite
inhibiting on my skills


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TrialsUni

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James_Potter wrote:
> in Defect, Zach Baldwin does a seat out 180 rolling hop on to a picnic
> table...it's INSANE!!



I don't own the film...yet. (But I will buy it! Probably when I order
a BC wheel for my birthday)

But, I have seen several clips of Zack doing the skill. Ryan also does
a sif rolling hop in the vid he posted online not too long ago.

That's what made me want to try them. So far they're pretty fun, and
actually not that hard to learn.


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fexnix

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I find seat in gapping much easier. But I guess if I really decide to
practise seat out gapping I will probably pick it up quite easily.

I can gap 1.5 meters between my gapping bars seat in. Seat out its a
little shorter.

I can agree with the "stopping to go seat in" will make you line less
fluid.


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forrestunifreak

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I used to be abe to do everything seat in better than seat out. Then
late this summer, I finally decided to work on high SIF sidehops, and
almost immediatly, all my trials riding improved when I did it seat
out. Not just gapping, but my all-around trials improved when I did it
SIF.


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saam

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Seager wrote:
> I think landings are much better SIF. You can really absorb the impact
> better and do more precision hops without correction hops.




i agree i'm not quite as good at SIF as seat in but i can gap/hop much
more accuratly SIF. When a gap seat in i have trouble landing and
staying there, i seem to have too much side ways momentum but with SIF
i can lean the opposite way to the way im gapping then when i land my
momentum straightens me up and i'm ready for the next hop. (for some
reason i can't do this seat in)

Now i only gap seat in if its not in a line or it has a fair bit of
drop. And i use SIF for lines and drops which i can't roll out of (i
kinda rock out of the drop, like a little idle but most force gets
absorbed by my knees).

i have to learn to do all my SIF one handed, at the moment i hold the
seat with two hand and it is really holding me back :(


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