hucking

[Jaxsta]

this may sound stupid but what exactally is so bad about hucking??????

[Excalibur]

Hucking isn't that bad just people don't like hucking to flat simply because it wrecks their bikes and their bodies... I still do it though, probably shouldn't, makes my knees and ankles hurt if I stuff up. Hucking normally to a downramp is fine, people say it doesn't take as much skill as jumping but there's nothing that bad about it.

[zstreetco]

To put it simply....hucking requires no skill, no grace, no experience, no balls, nothing really...its just silly.... compared to styling gaps, or jumps, or drops...hucking is just a noob's way of claiming they are a 'hardcore mountain biker'....

but yes hucking to flat is stupid...stop it...haha :p unless its off a gutter cause thats just uber cool

[mad_mike51]

To put it simply....hucking requires no skill, no grace, no experience, no balls, nothing really...its just silly.... compared to styling gaps, or jumps, or drops...hucking is just a noob's way of claiming they are a 'hardcore mountain biker'....

but yes hucking to flat is stupid...stop it...haha :p unless its off a gutter cause thats just uber cool

Almost completely right hucking dose not require any skill or any grace but it certainly does require balls I don't mind a bit of a huck here and there and it's fun but I don't think it helps my riding in many ways but what it does help is your confidence because it takes a lot of balls to go "i'm gonna drop down that 15ft with next to no speed and pray that it turns out alright!" and that my friend is the definition of balls.
End of rant.

[whitey89]

To put it blunty hucking is hitting something stupidly insane or sketchy, you can pretty much use it to describe doing anything BIG.

[zstreetco]

Almost completely right hucking dose not require any skill or any grace but it certainly does require balls I don't mind a bit of a huck here and there and it's fun but I don't think it helps my riding in many ways but what it does help is your confidence because it takes a lot of balls to go "i'm gonna drop down that 15ft with next to no speed and pray that it turns out alright!" and that my friend is the definition of balls.
End of rant.

Sorry but i completely disagree

Balls are required to hit up a 30foot step down that has been known to send riders to hospital in critical conditions, or pull a suicide no hander over a 25 foot gap, or just over a deadly mine gap, or hit a gap with a close to vertical downramp at close to 60km/h, or .....you get my point no?

Hucking off a 5-10 foot wall to flat and breaking bike parts and possibly body parts....required no balls (as you'll probably lose them doing the huck) it just requires the intelligence of....something...that doesnt have any intelligence (i had a long day of riding and cant be bothered thinking haha)

however a 15+ foot huck to flat....well that'd be kinda ballsy i guess, sitting at the top knowing 'im about to kill my bike and myself'....smart kiddies

DOWNRAMPS RULE! end of story

[mad_mike51]

Sorry but i completely disagree

Balls are required to hit up a 30foot step down that has been known to send riders to hospital in critical conditions, or pull a suicide no hander over a 25 foot gap, or just over a deadly mine gap, or hit a gap with a close to vertical downramp at close to 60km/h, or .....you get my point no?

Hucking off a 5-10 foot wall to flat and breaking bike parts and possibly body parts....required no balls (as you'll probably lose them doing the huck) it just requires the intelligence of....something...that doesnt have any intelligence (i had a long day of riding and cant be bothered thinking haha)

however a 15+ foot huck to flat....well that'd be kinda ballsy i guess, sitting at the top knowing 'im about to kill my bike and myself'....smart kiddies

DOWNRAMPS RULE! end of story

I agree that is crazy but just 'cause your huking doesn't necessarily mean it's to flat, it means to throw yourself off a drop while traveling slow, as huck is a Canadian slang term for throwing things, and hucks often include downramps, and even though what your talking about may require a shit load of balls it doesn't mean that that's the only things in the world that does require balls respect different forms of riding for what they are and do not dismiss thing before you know what they even are.:mad:

[droctagon]

Hucking is one of those "buzz"words people seem to throw around all the time these days thats a little ambiguous.Kind of like the term "freeriding" it means different things to different folks.
I disagree with the comment that it requires no skill-Surely you need some skill as well as the guts to fully commit to some of the technically insane things that you see guys doing in vids and mags and stuff,that are considered to be "Hucking".
I dont think its worth it if its straight to flat ground and your breaking your bike just to prove yourself?
But in the right terrain,at the right time it can be a good rush.

[patto_15]

this may sound stupid but what exactally is so bad about hucking??????

It just is ;)

[mad_mike51]

Hucking is one of those "buzz"words people seem to throw around all the time these days thats a little ambiguous.Kind of like the term "freeriding" it means different things to different folks.
I disagree with the comment that it requires no skill-Surely you need some skill as well as the guts to fully commit to some of the technically insane things that you see guys doing in vids and mags and stuff,that are considered to be "Hucking".
I dont think its worth it if its straight to flat ground and your breaking your bike just to prove yourself?
But in the right terrain,at the right time it can be a good rush.

Finally someone who understands me :p

[chillywilly]

It just is ;)

that is best answer ever.

[{ScarFace}]

Huck is purely an onomatopoeian word for the sound a freeride bike makes when a "Hucker" bunny-hops off the lip of a drop.

Huckers are often attributed with less skill then racers.

Simple, both require "balls". Josh Bender is the best known hucker.



Are we done?

[evan thoumine 2508]

To put it simply....hucking requires no skill, no grace, no experience, no balls, nothing really...its just silly.... compared to styling gaps, or jumps, or drops...hucking is just a noob's way of claiming they are a 'hardcore mountain biker'....

but yes hucking to flat is stupid...stop it...haha :p unless its off a gutter cause thats just uber cool

most of that is true but not the no balls bit,, i recon you need alot of balls to do some of those huge huck's

[patto_15]

most of that is true but not the no balls bit,, i recon you need alot of balls to do some of those huge huck's

You dont need balls to hit big gaps.. I've done my fair share of hucking, and when you get to big stuff, it pays to relax, clear you head and just do it as if it were 5ft.. People think big hucks take balls, they dont, just require you riding off the end..

Big gaps, over rocks into rocks or tree roots through tight trees or into a sudden berm to another gap into rocks.. Thats balls and commitment right there..

You have to remember hucking takes no skill, some good riders look and certain hits and sometimes think, no way.. But you know, put that same stunt in between some bunting, and time it (race it), every kid and his dog would be hitting it! I've seen it happen before ;)

[g-fish]

Read pattos sig... It sings true!

[my_bike]

I huck but not to flat (Is'nt that just doing drops) as it's fun and gives you an adreanin rush if you almost face death right in the face.

Read pattos sig... It sings true!

Only if I can invert like him.

[Ride.Dirt.Wake.]

I agree that is crazy but just 'cause your huking doesn't necessarily mean it's to flat, it means to throw yourself off a drop while traveling slow, as huck is a Canadian slang term for throwing things, and hucks often include downramps, and even though what your talking about may require a shit load of balls it doesn't mean that that's the only things in the world that does require balls respect different forms of riding for what they are and do not dismiss thing before you know what they even are.:mad:
So, for clarification, is the motion of throwing your bike forward, and getting behind the seat called hucking?

Hucking is one of those "buzz"words people seem to throw around all the time these days thats a little ambiguous.Kind of like the term "freeriding" it means different things to different folks.
I disagree with the comment that it requires no skill-Surely you need some skill as well as the guts to fully commit to some of the technically insane things that you see guys doing in vids and mags and stuff,that are considered to be "Hucking".
I dont think its worth it if its straight to flat ground and your breaking your bike just to prove yourself?
But in the right terrain,at the right time it can be a good rush.

I agree, obviously you need control of the bike, and sketchy landings take some skill to ride out. Hucking to flat is bad on you and the bike, and not even fun unless its like a 5-8ft drop and you trials-style drop it. IMO.

Everything in FR and DH Mountain Biking (generally) takes fear control and commitment, even the smallest of drops, so you can't say hucking is for the braindead.

My 2c

[ozzy osbourne]

This guy is what brought meaning to the word "huck"
Almost all of it pure balls to do and a bike with 20 inches of suspension
Around 2.00 mins is the biggest huck of all

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=VXRRIcuT9h4&feature=related

P.S This post is strickly not to be quoted, as for the never ending bender arguments

[mad_mike51]

I personally love Josh Bender, he is such a crazy rider and also at times quite a skillful and stylish rider and even if you don't like hucking, that's how he made his living riding bikes off cliffs!:eek: I don't see many people making a living from something as crazy as that, at least respect him for that if nothing else.:D

[Jimass]

Josh Bender......

[mad_mike51]

Josh Bender......

soz my bad I look like a complete jakass now oh well....

[Tallman]

To all saying "hucking requires no skill": So you guys are saying that my skill-less 80+ year old grandma could hit up a 30 foot step down?? Wow...

[Fr-4-lif3]

http://www.djflame.narod.ru/Karpiel.jpghucking is easy when you got this

[Fr-4-lif3]

its got 300ml forks so i dont think you will feel much when you huck

[DirtRida_94]

its got 300ml forks so i dont think you will feel much when you huck

Thats not the one i showed you, the one with 300mm forks does not have USD's and it is alot stronger

......But still that bike in your pic is pretty good

[DirtRida_94]

http://www.singletrackworld.com/i/benderbike.jpg

http://www.spinzbikeshop.com/images/gallery/sized.DSCN0327.JPG





Thats the one i showed you

[Ride.Dirt.Wake.]

(pic)hucking is easy when you got this
That front hub is huge!

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[wade #61]

Standard size bars on a huck bike?? Crazy :rolleyes: (black Karpiel)

Everyone goes for a huck every now and then, it can be a good time. :D

[mad_mike51]

Thats not the one i showed you, the one with 300mm forks does not have USD's and it is alot stronger

......But still that bike in your pic is pretty good

Those stratos are 300ml there way better than super monsters but are about four times the price:eek:

[donthucktoflat]

dont do it kiddies :)

btw the amount of balls required to huck:

(huck height in feet) * (horizontal distance to be travelled) / (inches of rear suspension) + (inches of front suspension travel) = (number of balls required in hexidecimal)

good luck boys :)

[meelen dh]

A few good reasons why not to huck: It Hurts, No downramps, a great way to crack frames.

[Downhiller Tommy!!]

Ive never cracked a frame when i have gone hucking but i have a mate who has. Hucking is also quiet hard because you have to land perfectly or you are screwed.

[patto_15]

Since when does hucking need you to land perfectly??

If hucking meant landing smoothly and perfectly, it wouldn't be hucking, mearly doing a gap or jump ;)

[addmin]

chicks dig huckers
and thats not just my opinion either
:cool:

[Zyphryss]

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t181/zyphryss/sean-burns21.jpg

[dj3]

he isn't going to huck that he will grind the rail?

[Tizz--]

coming in a bit angled for the grind

[Zyphryss]

Nope, he is hucking to flat.

[dj3]

coming in a bit angled for the grind

yeah i was thinking that.

and no helmet!!!:eek:

[bardles]

If hucking doesn't require skill or balls, after watching that video, then why can't I do it? I don't have either in biking terms.

[mad_mike51]

A few good reasons why not to huck: It Hurts, No downramps, a great way to crack frames.

Why does everyone think that hucking dosn't involve downramps? Hucking can have downramps, can be completely different to huking to flat, and at times can be quite smooth and flowy. So if you're so up yourself you never tried it, get out there and give some drops a go, some of the best days riding I've had have been out with mates hitting big drops and hucks bigger than we had hit before.

[Tizz--]

yeah i was thinking that.

and no helmet!!!:eek:

And on a bmx:eek::eek::eek:

[meelen dh]

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t181/zyphryss/sean-burns21.jpg

Thats going to hurt in the morning:p

[dog boy]

http://www.djflame.narod.ru/Karpiel.jpghucking is easy when you got this

man i would kill for one of these, they are sex on wheels.

[bikeguy70]

talkin of wheels. how wide are they

[Jimass]

3.0 inch maybe?

[mad_mike51]

3.0 inch maybe?

I run a 2.8 Micilan and plan to go to 3 inch next tire change :D

[bowzaa]

I have nothing of any relevance or quality to add to this thread, merely just saw the word "hucking" and got excited.

No matter what everyone says, everyone loves a good hard huck every now and then.

Hucking is win period.

[mad_mike51]

I have nothing of any relevance or quality to add to this thread, merely just saw the word "hucking" and got excited.

No matter what everyone says, everyone loves a good hard huck every now and then.

Hucking is win period.

Mate you are an absolute legend hucking is mad fun and the way to go

[Smacks]

Standard size bars on a huck bike?? Crazy :rolleyes: (black Karpiel)


They're steel, stronger than 25.4 or 31.8 alloy bars.

[azarawr]

What exactly is hucking? Sorry to be newb lol :\

[Smacks]

What exactly is hucking? Sorry to be newb lol :\

Read the damn thread.

[azarawr]

Read the damn thread.

i have, all i hear is its idiots saying they're pro mtbers when all they can do is huck.

[mad_mike51]

What exactly is hucking? Sorry to be newb lol :\

Hucking is throwing yourself and your bike off a substantial drop with little or no speed and hoping you make the lander or downramp. Unless you huck to flat when you just hope that your bike dosen't fall apart on impact :p

[azarawr]

Oh haha, why go slow when you can go fast. :rolleyes: