Hucking

[EVIL BOTA]

O.k. I have a queston. I'm not really a free rider .I do drops up to 3 ft.(sad I know). What Is considered a huck. Any drop landing onto a flat surface or a jump landing on a down slope? Or would both of thse be considered hucking.
Personaly I think droping down to a flat surface more difficult. When landing onto a downslope their is not nearly the impact that you get from a drop to a flat surface.
Just curious. I think I would do more drops or higher drops if I rode with people who did them,But I mostly hang with a xc crowd .

[EVIL BOTA]

This question must be to difficult to answer. Or to stupid of a question.

[splat]

Ok Evil

Next spring , I'll Take you into the Nam , when the Hucking crew is there !

[gungywump]

O.k. I have a queston. I'm not really a free rider .I do drops up to 3 ft.(sad I know). What Is considered a huck. Any drop landing onto a flat surface or a jump landing on a down slope? Or would both of thse be considered hucking.
Personaly I think droping down to a flat surface more difficult. When landing onto a downslope their is not nearly the impact that you get from a drop to a flat surface.
Just curious. I think I would do more drops or higher drops if I rode with people who did them,But I mostly hang with a xc crowd .


EVIL,
I'll give this one a shot for you. To a flat landing you've got two basic choices 1. Wheelie Drop or 2. Huck.
1. Wheelie Drop — Performed at low speed. Lift front end, back wheel goes over edge of drop and falls almost straight down. Usually landed on back wheel and then set front down. Tight landing area. Can be done with a couple of bike lengths of space in front of bike to edge.
2. Huck — Performed at higher speeds than Wheelie Drop. At speed you lean back to lighten front wheel and launch off edge of drop(don't neccesarily "pull up"). Usually landed with rear wheel hitting slightly before front or flat. More open landing area. Need more than a couple of bike lengths of space in front of bike to edge.

[EVIL BOTA]

Thanks.. gungywump

[CouchingTiger]

I agree with Gungy's definition. That's my take on what a huck is. Basically, you go and "huck" yourself off of something. Not a wheelie drop and not a jump per-se.

-Couch

[Crash and Burn]

OK, here's a new term I heard on the trail recently...
A "Ruck", or Rolling Huck, is when you start rolling down a drop and huck yourself off of it by compressing your fork and launching off the incline either to a smooth landing zone or over an obstacle.

Just a combination of 2 of the 3 ways to take any drop:
1. roll it (if the incline isn't too steep)
2. huck it (needs speed)
3. wheelie drop it (invlolves pedaling off to get the front wheel up)

[Big Game]

You can also do a wheelie drop at a high-speed. This is definitely more tricky as it is tough to get your timing right and there is no backing out once you get up to speed. And its tough to get your gearing right as well. But dropping at speed usually results in a much better landing. Your weight is dispersed over a larger surface area. I have yet to master this. In my opinion, it takes a lot more guts than a huck or slow wheelie drop.

[Crash and Burn]

I agree with big game. I think that all wheelie drops, fast or slow, take more skill and timing than hucking where your momentum does all the work.