Hop stands are fun
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Hop stands are fun
If you hate bunnyhops or pointless threads, hit the back button and spare yourself now.
Yesterday I was riding at the spot I ride at almost every day, and I got some trash and put in in the road and made some gaps to bunnyhop over, which was kind of fun. Then I realized it kind of sucked because I couldn't adjust the height, so I went home and looked for some stuff to make a hop stand with an adjustable bar. It was easy as hell, just got some small boards and cut them up and nailed them together, then stuck some nails in and a PVC pipe across the two boards that could get knocked down without hurting anything.
It's great practice for timing and stuff, anyone who doesn't have a bunch of wonderful spots to ride every day and hasn't already made one should.
Here's a video of me hopping over it at about wheel with tire height (maybe 2 feet).
https://jonbuder.com/videos/hop.mpg
Yesterday I was riding at the spot I ride at almost every day, and I got some trash and put in in the road and made some gaps to bunnyhop over, which was kind of fun. Then I realized it kind of sucked because I couldn't adjust the height, so I went home and looked for some stuff to make a hop stand with an adjustable bar. It was easy as hell, just got some small boards and cut them up and nailed them together, then stuck some nails in and a PVC pipe across the two boards that could get knocked down without hurting anything.
It's great practice for timing and stuff, anyone who doesn't have a bunch of wonderful spots to ride every day and hasn't already made one should.
Here's a video of me hopping over it at about wheel with tire height (maybe 2 feet).
https://jonbuder.com/videos/hop.mpg
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Yeah, it is. I can't do them yet though.
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You shouldnt need to hop to spin a barspin.
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Originally Posted by wethepeople
You shouldnt need to hop to spin a barspin.
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Manual, or else just pull up on the bars.
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Originally Posted by wethepeople
Manual, or else just pull up on the bars.
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Looks like fun.
I saw something similar at Target the other day, its like an 'X-Factor extreme jump thing' haha, its the same as what you built but with a dumb name, and it only has one arm holding the pole, so if you hit it it moves and spins around, so you dont eat ****. Haha.
I saw something similar at Target the other day, its like an 'X-Factor extreme jump thing' haha, its the same as what you built but with a dumb name, and it only has one arm holding the pole, so if you hit it it moves and spins around, so you dont eat ****. Haha.
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As long as there's people willing to pay the money for it... lol
You can barely feel it when you knock it down on this one, actually. A pipe that weighs like 3oz doesn't do much to stop over 175lb of combined rider and bike, and since you're moving forward it doesn't even push down on the nails very hard, just slides off.
You can barely feel it when you knock it down on this one, actually. A pipe that weighs like 3oz doesn't do much to stop over 175lb of combined rider and bike, and since you're moving forward it doesn't even push down on the nails very hard, just slides off.
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I think I'd rather your design. 1 support and a rotating joint would be a hell of a lot easier to break. Not to mention it costs money, i'd rather just build something.
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I built one, it's wicked. I'll post up a picture soon.
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Originally Posted by FuzzyRyder
I built one, it's wicked. I'll post up a picture soon.
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For the beams I used 2 4x4's that are about 3 feet high, for the stands I used two 1' long pieces of 2x6. and for the cross bar I used a 4' long 2" diameter piece of steel pipe that I spray painted orange.
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Hey MadMan2k,
I live in the midst of hop country, the kind of hops used in beer-brewing. Your subject was a puzzler because I thought ...I've seen berry stands and fruit stands and egg standsbut how much business can a hop stand do?
The response from Beerman showing on the message list probably helped me make this erroneous interpretation.
I live in the midst of hop country, the kind of hops used in beer-brewing. Your subject was a puzzler because I thought ...I've seen berry stands and fruit stands and egg standsbut how much business can a hop stand do?
The response from Beerman showing on the message list probably helped me make this erroneous interpretation.
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Originally Posted by BroMax
Hey MadMan2k,
I live in the midst of hop country, the kind of hops used in beer-brewing. Your subject was a puzzler because I thought ...I've seen berry stands and fruit stands and egg standsbut how much business can a hop stand do?
The response from Beerman showing on the message list probably helped me make this erroneous interpretation.
I live in the midst of hop country, the kind of hops used in beer-brewing. Your subject was a puzzler because I thought ...I've seen berry stands and fruit stands and egg standsbut how much business can a hop stand do?
The response from Beerman showing on the message list probably helped me make this erroneous interpretation.
FuzzyRyder, yours is definitely a lot heavier duty than mine. I made mine so it's light to carry and easy to knock over so nothing breaks if it does get knocked over.
Fuse2man, yes it is (link)
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"You people put way too much effort into this. Just use a cardboard box or a milkcrate. Christ."
I used to use my old recycling bin...a little less forgiving but did the job all the same.
I used to use my old recycling bin...a little less forgiving but did the job all the same.
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Originally Posted by Beerman
You people put way too much effort into this. Just use a cardboard box or a milkcrate. Christ.
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Originally Posted by slmgringo
I used to use my old recycling bin...a little less forgiving but did the job all the same.
My highest hop was 6 locked skateboard decks.
Just a tip for everyone, it seems that all of you are crouched straight over your bike when you hop, but you want you but to be WAY back over your back tire, and your arms straight. You're nose should almost be touching your TT if you're realy going big. haha maybe not that extreme.
Something like this.
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Ohh yeah, that's not me btw, I jus tsearched google so I could get one up quick.