Getting Controlled Backhops

[@mentaldan666]

The coolest part of the video for me was learning that Seth's Bike Hacks is a patreon supporter! Haha

[@weareallbeingwatched4602]

The hyperactive hopping is some proper monty python special

[@Katari-san]

The fact that you're taking the time to explain the common mistakes of a beginner is actually giving me a chance to see exactly what i am doing wrong. That's a noticeable plus in every single one of your tutorial, which make me incline to actually listen and apply what you're teaching here, since you do tell us what a mistake, as well as a success, will look like, instead of only telling us the latter. Keep being fluent!

[@aaron.biketrials]

I love Ali for the same reason. He's so thorough in what he says.

[@mattmoulton8537]

To anyone learning this just want to mention it takes a LOT of time and practice to get comfortable. It took me 3-4 weeks of practicing about an hour each day before I could just hop in place indefinitely. To actually get it controlled and relaxed it will take even longer. Relaxed is an important one because, as Ali mentions, it is extremely exhausting with bad technique. Don't get discouraged and keep at it!

[@MrScrofulous]

Thanks for taking the time to make such great content. I'm 56 in a couple of weeks, have a wee DMRE Sect DJ bike, and really want to learn some trials tricks. JUSt working on basic track standing now. Too hot to gear up properly, but will get back to that soon, to work on manuals. Meantime, this back-hop tutorial gives me some great stuff to work on.

[@Kevin-zd1lc]

Just hopped five times with aplomb! Been trying for years and this is the first video that clicked. _"you have to make your body go there first"_ - why hasn't anyone else said that?! Obvious in hindsight, but key for a beginner! Took three sessions and i made my 5 hop breakthrough. Loads more to learn. Have this video on repeat. Thank you @aliclarkson !!

[@mishanyalunatik1353]

the best tutorial!

[@multihamsandwich]

Started riding trials today, made some progress with backhops however just realised from this video that i'm pulling my bars up rather than transferring weight back when cranking up into them. Going from a bench or ledge I don't tend to have that problem, so big thanks to all the videos you do Ali and congrats on the new edit.

[@alimantado373]

Best explanation on the net! .

[@corradobackie9095]

WEAR SHIN PADS WHEN LEARNING BACK HOPS

[@backwheelpete3210]

pffff pussy

[@MulletMTB69]

Hope you didn't find out the hard way...

[@MrPlum1282]

I’m pedalling, braking.. pedalling, braking.. pedalling, braking... awesome vid Ali, took me back to tricks and stunts! 👌🏻

[@dayleclarke4433]

I had the exact same vision of Hawzie 😂

[@MrPlum1282]

Dayle Clarke modern classic... 👌

[@seb2lormont]

Je ne sais pas à quel moment je me suis arrêté de faire du vélo. J’ai le vélo de Dany MacAskill de way Back Home (le tout premier modèle avec les tasseaux pour les freins à patin + disque) et KZbin a arrêté de me proposer vos vidéos. et par hasard je suis retombé sur vos vidéos qui m’a donné envie de mis remettre. merci! I don't know when I stopped cycling. I have Dany MacAskill's bike from way Back Home (the very first model with the cleats for the pad + disc brakes) and KZbin has stopped showing me your videos. and by chance I came across your videos which made me want to put it back. thank you!

[@mtb_rene317]

Love the tutorials! What a great way to get more riders “Inspired”.

[@dynamicadaptivesolutions1586]

I've been working on these for the better part of a year, starting to get the hang of them. Once I got to where I could consistently hop 10 or more times, I was stuck without progress for a while. Always hopping backwards and in circles. Decided I needed to set a goal,, so my goal was to hop down the two stair set at the skatepark. Was able to get that fairly quick. Something about having to look at the steps just made it work for me. After that I was able to hop almost in one spot and even pedal kick forward. Now I can do the six stair set at the park. I still need to clean them up and find it difficult to switch from forward hops to hopping in place, but setting a goal to aim for was huge for me.

[@Cal-Mac]

Excellent job Ali, a few few friends have met you out riding in Glasgow and say you had super helpfully tips. Genuinely glad you started this series as I’ve not been as lucky to meet you in person when out on the bike 👍

[@dimensionsofearth]

Took me years just to learn basic backhops and I'm only beginning to feel comfortable doing them. I thought I'd never figure it out! Now I'm dreaming that one day I'll be able to do them half as good as you. What tutorials next? Maybe stoppie but really you're so good at everything and these tutorials are awesome so any moves really, and tell us how long it took you to develop some of these moves.

[@dimensionsofearth]

Ali Clarkson it feels so good reading that! I think I'm a slow learner too. : )

[@biketothetop]

Very clear, calm, confidence inspiring instructions that only a master could give. Sharing is a noble trait! Great work! Thanks, it is good to understand all the effort and skills that go into a single component of making a fluid series of riding moves that are not normally individually the focus for analysis during a recreational view of one of your videos. What I'm saying is that these element details can be taken for granted if not studied in their individual own right.

[@mpgt]

I learned back wheel hop with a 32 pounds 26x4.8" tires fatbike with 455mm chainstay. That was not easy to be honnest and it required months of practice, almost a whole summer... but now I can back wheel hop the shit out of any bike !!!

[@biketothetop]

@@Ali_Clarkson I guess you could fill a tube with water if you wanted to make it heavier!

[@JayMisuraca]

Nice! I just started getting these after practicing all these techniques for maybe the last year or so. The missing piece of the puzzle for me was that I wasn't keeping my core, shoulders, and hips engaged enough and was just folding backwards like a limp noodle. Being in a strong position made a world of difference!

[@twistedenglish1412]

My man Al 🤙 I just commented on one of Tom Cardys videos for a back hop tutorial. You’re one of the main reasons I’m trying to get into trials, got myself an Arcade Pro. Cheers so much for the great content

[@claytonhorvat7598]

You're very good bud. I hop backwards on my back tire, and that's as far as I've got with years of practice. I don't want to be negative, but I just know there's things I can't do, like I remember there was a guy doing turn downs on this jump we were jumping, and it was just something I couldn't do. I don't think your video will change my abilities, but it was interesting insight.

[@mikebeck6425]

Spot on Ali with this tutorial pal

[@noahkullen]

This video is sooo helpful! I just want to go out now and improve my skills on the back wheel. But unfortunately it snows in germany.. Thanks Ali! And your channel seems to be much more professionnel. Its amazing what has changed from your first vlog till now

[@MrScrofulous]

You just need to train in the Gymnasium :) Works for Danny Mac !!

[@jodelboy]

just train in your apartment, your downstairs neighbor will hate you but fuck 'em ;)

[@aaronkauffman1118]

You couldn’t of made this video any better. Guessing dropping the seat is a big plus also

[@WictorOlseryd]

Just wanted to say thanks for this video. Went out back with my DJ and what do you know - 10 mins later I did a (1 (one)) hop! So yeah, I guess we're both professional trials riders now. I wonder what discipline I should master next.. 🤔

[@OldManFatBike]

I always learn something new from watching your videos even if it isn't a proper tutorial. For that I'd like to thank you Ali!! I could've used the tips in the video on my last video for sure... Ride On Man :-)

[@kerijohnson3341]

I’ve waited for ages to see a great quality, well explained tutorial oh how to backhop. This is exactly it! I love how many tips and tricks there are to help you out and all the techniques are explained in deep detail. I can’t wait to see more tutorials pop up on your channel Ali. And can’t wait to start learning how to backhop! Keep up the great work Ali, hard work pays off! 😊🤘🏼

[@simonlotion1223]

Finally cracked it, thanks for the tips.

[@Equinoxtrills]

@Ali Clarkson , scratch the "you could do backhop on any bike", it's harder (when learning), with longer chainstays....just a thought

[@MikelBusta]

YEEEEES! Ali's back again!!!!

[@petersilie2432]

Thank you! I'm positive that with this I'll finally manage to learn this move. After 20 years of BMX and MTB this one is still a mystery to me.

[@darkvvorth]

Looks like the best back hop tutorial i've seen so far.

[@robinjonchier3898]

great video !

[@uradumby25]

One of the best videos I've seen so far

[@maxfreeman484]

That bike is my dream bike. It’s awesome. Great tutorial

[@radskeytv395]

I hope you can also do some tutorials on how to do massive manual dude. I do love you Channel Dude...

[@PeterDietrich]

Thanks for the video, another great tutorial. Can you do a part 2 of this, please, explaining how to actually turn left/right on the back wheel?

[@aaronkauffman1118]

Well put together!

[@marekzuckerberg]

Your tutorials are teh bomb!!!

[@MTBnStuff]

This vid inspired me yesterday. I spent 2 hours on my DJ bike and learned to pedal stroke into a hop. The most hops I was able to get was 4, but I will keep at it. Thanks Ali!

[@tharunshiv]

Nice video Ali! I'd like to add in some tips from my experience learning back hops, i recommend learning to manual for a short distance, helped me to control the bike side to side and not fall sideways by using your knees, makes you feel comfortable in the balance point too! Can't wait to see the new patreon content too!

[@timashmore2616]

Love this, I've just purchased an onza blaze with 20 inch wheels, being 6 foot I'm really struggling with how far over the front wheel I hang, I can hop once on the back wheel but if I try to pedal hop I just wipe out and land on my back haha only the 3rd time trying to ride at the age of 30 so I'm taking my time

[@gafrers]

Great tutorial once again. Great editing and voice-over. Quality is great.

[@philipmerget8712]

Great Tutorial Ali! Thank you very much for your cool Videos! Greetings from Germany :) Philip

[@mxrider2strokebraaap54]

Nice video! I’d love to see a video on how to do a nose wheel fakie, if that is the proper name. Also the one where you use your foot on the front tyre to go backwards and keep your rear wheel up

[@LifebyBertie]

Great tech vid Ali, keep them coming!!!

[@TheUselessTrials]

I was curious to see if there are noticable differences between your technique and mine. It looks like you keep your rear brake locked through the really small stationary hops, whereas I unlock it for every hop, even the small ones. (At least I think so) I'll give it a test to see if changing this will improve my control. :)

[@etiennegauvreau]

Already know how to do back wheel hop but that video was the best it explain all the thing someone need to succeed 🔥🤘🏻

[@stefanbreytenbach9417]

nice video, been very keen for these

[@tmokayamajapan4361]

Great tutorial!

[@MannequinOngaku]

Watching your videos inspired me to learn this trick! Only difference is I'm on a fixed gear haha

[@woods_roamer]

this is great! cannot wait to try after my shoulder heal

[@francorubio9144]

Best tutorials Ali! 👏🏼👏🏼

[@momomuh]

would like to see some practical tips to high sidehops

[@imnotgivingmynametoamachine683]

Awesome tutorial. Any chance of getting a subscriber (or patreon supporter) special on an inspired bike? Maybe a custom build/color combo from you? I think learning trials would be more fun on a street trials bike.

[@RUSSM8]

thanks for that Ali, my back hops suck. i will get out and practice more

[@frankhutton6747]

Took you so long to get this out that in the mean time I taught myself. Just kidding, loved it!

[@OldManGripStrength]

Love your how to videos, thanks Ali 😁

[@FiretrailMtb]

Would really love if you done a tail whip started doing bar turns next up is for me to learn to whip. Keep up the good work fella good to see knowledge being shared

[@jesse-dg8yx]

Could you try and do a hopscotch? (not sure if i spelt it right). the thing where you go along a ladder kind of thing with two feet, one foot, two, one... But instead of feet, wheels. If you want rules I would say when it's both wheels, they have to touch the floor at basically the same time. You should also try going to a kids park and doing the real hopscotch to get the spacing right. I hope I'm making sense, if not just ask and ill explain more

[@sheepboi1823]

Great Tips Man 👍🏾👍🏾🤙🏾🤙🏾

[@Honda-nn3ee]

Awesome job explaining this! For real!

[@FRANCESCOGALLI1967]

Grazie Ali, mi è piaciuto molto il tuo video, Io sono really beginners, se hai altri video per principianti sicuramente li guarderó tutti…. Ps se hai fatica a tradurre te lo riscrivo in inglese 👍👍👍👍😜😜😜

[@huylifts]

Amazing tutorial man

[@lvburik]

Great tutorial.

[@bernardnulty9036]

Great vid Ali!

[@jasonmateus924]

this is an awesome video dude, wow. Thanks!

[@Ali_Clarkson]

Glad you liked it!

[@jasonmateus924]

@@Ali_Clarkson I started practicing those not long ago and I am up to like 4 hops but I needed to get some good tips and you sure helped. I believe it's a bit harder on a full suspension MTB I lose a lot of energy but it's a good workout haha

[@stefandjalic]

Awesome, nice and tnx ! 👊

[@NathanW69]

Hi Ali, I am 13 and I have an onza bird trails bike but I am too short to get on the back wheel to hop. I can sort of get it up but I struggle to get it. Thanks. Also Enjoying the vids 👍👍

[@hendrkweiss]

Spazmoids and thanos saez's corner 69 its not your bike or yourself its the technique. There are 4 year olds doing 360. Just experiment with it!

[@crazyshop364]

Magic 💪

[@sapinva]

Going to try this in my garage, and hopefully not put my head through the glass.

[@palazilstail5022]

Great video.Hoped i haven't spent 3 months learning how to hop but oh well.I think riders trying to master hopping will find it easier with these tips.I want to ask how can smb turn while hopping and from which direction(based on front foot)

[@jameslemains7475]

For anyone out there that has carbon or expensive bars, I highly recommend ‘Level Bar Skins’ , they make awesome looking, protective vinyls for your bars. Use the code ‘lemains69’ for 10% off

[@todd_on_bikes]

I like the tutorial vids! 👍🏼

[@todd_on_bikes]

And all trials vids in general!

[@jakobgurker3049]

Hey Ali, Nice Video as always! Is there a special technique to navigate the bike (turn left or right) while backhoping?

[@offroadrepairman]

Release of this video is timely. I’ve been struggling to learn this. I only own an enduro mt bike. Been practicing with rear shock in the stiffest setting, also added air. Still haven’t been capable of hopping.

[@sovietgiraffe5380]

Hey man! I really wanna get into street trials riding, but I don't know what bike to start out on. Budget is £200 or less, maybe £250. Thanks!

[@kst5161]

Thanks from Russia

[@PaulKentSkates]

I'm an old trials rider. Do we not call the forward moving hops pedal kicks anymore?

[@TheVacras]

Awesome tutorial Ali! One question: do you have any tips on increasing the distance between hops? I can barely manage to hop from one side of a train rail to the other. I would love to get some more than that 😅

[@TheVacras]

Ali Clarkson awesome! I’m definitely looking forward to it

[@luisernst91]

I dont even have a trials bike yet im still here watching. I only ride bmx

[@bobystevsn5751]

Same

[@RamsayMacFarlane]

Fast hops were the best! 😆

[@cyrilletamayo8459]

Next video How to Pedal Hop on bigger gap/up to things

[@reubenneate3492]

I'm trying to learn back hops on my trail bike at the moment. I've already bend a cog on my cassette and straightened it when practising on the bigger cogs. I find it much easier in the bigger cogs but should I be learning it in the smaller ones that won't flex as much?

[@user-ju9nj8sb9x]

It already took months of trying to get to back wheel by pedal and... I still can't. I can hit the pedal and lift the front wheel but most of the time I end up having my body too forward. I have a great fear of falling backward... And at the same time usually I leaning to unleading (or what's the word) foot (so it would be comfortable to step down of a bike). Trying to fight all of that but with a little result yet.

[@lock_estunts5685]

I can back hop but I can turn while hopping any tips to help turning while on the rear

[@odinpalen8124]

I can back hop easily and jump onto high objects right to the rear but I struggle to hop in a circle or in other words change direction when on the back wheel. Do you have any tips to learn this?

[@harryskydon9913]

well I'm trying it on a hardtail but I can do only 3 back wheel hops,anything I could be doing something wrong?

[@michaelausten2784]

Hey Ali, awesome video, mate. I've been playing around with back wheel hops for a while now on my hardtail MTB. they're coming slowly but I was wondering, would a set of riser bars help my progression. I have carbon bars with a 15mm rise but feel like 30mm+ would be better. What do you think? Cheers Michael

[@th_js]

Thank you!!!!

[@ganjaman9332]

Would it be possible to do it on a downhill bike? I know it would be more squishy so much harder

[@jazdavison3144]

Hey what if you have a mountain bike would it be harder

[@timseppa]

I don't understand how you do these. I'm on a second round now. I got myself a Inspired Flow 24" three years ago, rode about a year on it, and then sold it, 'cos I just didn't learn anything. Now I decided to give it another go, so two weeks ago I got myself a 20" Echo. I've ridden on it for two weeks (not every day), and the last two times just tried to learn backhops. I can pull it back, and sometimes jump about 1-2 cm one time, but that's it. I'm not even close to hop 2 times. And in this same stage I was on my Inspired. Well, it is good exercise, that I have to admit, but it so, so difficult.

[@jensongroff]

You need to lean back and squeeze the rear brake super hard, I tried doing that but I couldn’t do it. The one thing that I learned I was doing wrong is I was doing the hops so slow, and waiting too long to do the next one. I started try to do it faster, and I was able to learn it.

[@timseppa]

@@jensongroff Thanks, I'll try that. I know that it couldn't be learned in a minute, but it takes time. I'll try to stay positive and don't give up.

[@jacobfarrugia9866]

I still can't get the endo 180 that would be a go vid

[@radskeytv395]

is it to late to learn this backhops Dude for me? I like to learn this kind of tricks.

[@louisstlaurent9471]

Hey, Ali, I'm an old fart from down under "Melbourne" I play around a bite with my slash "trek" and I try looking for a trail bike? I'm 6'3" I need some direction!! Thank you!

[@spencermurray4378]

I can comfortably do back hops but I can't turn on the back wheel like that. Any tips?

[@ironboard6]

what about the motion forks,,,,

[@asjmpickle]

pulling the rear brake always drops the front end for me can only do with pedal pressure.