hucking confusion

[joelly]

Iv recently started jumping off stuff and useing ramps,my question is what is hucking exactly.Is it bad for my bike.I have a ramp and probably only jump two or so feet and of two three feet drops to flat.When i ride down hill i jump stuff as a result of the track im on and this is normal,so is hucking just a part of "free rideing":D

[poppa_johns]

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=QHggCgBiqt4
"hucking"

[joelly]

hmm a picture paints a thousand words,it will be a while if ever till im jumping of something like that,so is hucking the height. I suspect its the height that makes it damaging to the bike,

[poppa_johns]

hmm a picture paints a thousand words,it will be a while if ever till im jumping of something like that,so is hucking the height. I suspect its the height that makes it damaging to the bike,
height + flat = huck = gay = many trips to lbs

[tom_burford_orr]

They way I think about it is, Hucking is landing any jump to flat. Or if a jump does not have a nice, smooth, steep enough landing then I would count it as a huck. But thats just the way I see it.
Also to answer your questions. Hucking can ruin your bike. Probably not off 3 foot drops though, unless you land really badly.

[|-Mark-|]

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=QHggCgBiqt4
"hucking"

Oooh yuck!

[joelly]

hmm i understand,the reason iv started practicing jumps is on some downhill and tracks there are times ill have to jump off over stuff,so is it better to jump onto an incline,less stress on the bike,its a general skill i feel i need a grasp of to be a competant rider

[tom_burford_orr]

if you can land on a down ramp then land on it. landing on an incline means you dont just stop falling out of the sky all of a sudden. the incline means you are technically still falling just slower. This puts less stress on the bike. so its better for you suspension, wheels, handle bars, frame and more importantly your body.
So there is nothing wrong with hucking. But when you can land on something nice and steep. It will make the jump feel so much better then coming crashing down to flat.

[bipyjamas]

hmm a picture paints a thousand words,it will be a while if ever till im jumping of something like that,so is hucking the height. I suspect its the height that makes it damaging to the bike,

It's also the cringe inducing sound the bike makes when it lands badly.

[benwilson1]

the sound those bikes made DID NOT sound good!

[stinkblot]

hucking is a contract between you and your ride and physics. It is like sex... Between you and your ride and physics. Best to be done alone at first... Until you get better at it and then you can share it with another. Start saying to yourself, as you mount your desired launching pad... I am gonna huck the shit outta this bitch. Then, as you reflect on it later, you can say with a self-satisfied grin. "I am king of the huck."

[blakie49]

This guy above me definatly knows what he is talking about.

[thecat]

Huck is canadian slang for throw. ie "we're hucking fish at cars" it's the sound you make when you throw something really hard.

Traditionally to huck your bike off a cliff was a slow speed approach and then a big drop. The type where you have to pull up hard not to nose dive as opposed to high speed where you "float" the drop.

Now days it's any big drop or any drop to flat landing

[bradleyR513]

My perception of a huck is when you approach a large drop off slowly and have till pull the bike up kinda like an olly/bunny hop. I also consider a huck to be flat landings

[chillywilly]

i was told that hucking was doing a massive jump, like huge, at least 30 foot+, or getting heaps of height

[stinkblot]

This guy above me definatly knows what he is talking about.
Err, no i dont.

[castillo]

Hucking doesn't necessarily have to be to flat. you can huck stuff on bmx jumps too.
Hucking is sending something with the slight chance of landing, and hoping for the best. You're not really in total control. Hence, anyone can huck because you don't have to have any bike control to do it.

[Northern Hemi]

Hucking doesn't necessarily have to be to flat. you can huck stuff on bmx jumps too.
Hucking is sending something with the slight chance of landing, and hoping for the best. You're not really in total control. Hence, anyone can huck because you don't have to have any bike control to do it.

The guy above me definitely knows what he's talking about.

I am a Canadian slang user, who has screamed "Huck!!" as his friends, jumping badly without much hope of landing, for many years.

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