should help:http://www.global-flat.com/tricks/45/Halfhydrant
....i explained this to my friend Abubaca last nite and a few minutes later she was gettin the full turn pretty good.hope i made sense. best of luck dude!
I've been working on half-hydrants recently too (still trying to nail down endos and trackstands) and was wondering, on the spin, do you apply front brake? When I do, it makes the half hydrant easier but i lose all momentum to keep the bike rolling.
I've been working on half-hydrants recently too (still trying to nail down endos and trackstands) and was wondering, on the spin, do you apply front brake? [...]
If you do use the front brake, you'd only hit it for a split-second, for stability purposes.
When I go into fork glides (which I've figured out I have to actually work on some more, because I suck), I make it "easy" on myself by going into it from the other side of the bike. "Easy" being relative, obviously... I stand up and put my left foot on the top tube on the right side of the bike, then turn the bars to the left, step on the front tire with my right foot, and, as I'm getting to the front of the head tube, put the left foot on the left front peg. But I'm more stable on the outside of the circle because of learning swivels. Plus, I'm weird and ride funky.
So, if I give any advice for going the other way, take it with a grain of salt... but maybe you could try putting one hand on the seat during the turn, to force yourself to lean farther over the bike?
hm, always good to hear from people that are working on the same things as you are!I am also practicing getting into forkglides, and am going to try to keep your advices in mind when I go practice again tomorrow. I'm sure it will help!I got good at forkglides, but realized too late that I learned it with the wrong foot, haha... Stupid beginners mistake I guess. To start halfhydrants I stand on the left side of my bike, and when I forkglide, I do it with my right foot on the peg... so I'm learning to forkglide with my other foot now, which feel like I am two months back in time, haha... But eventually it will be an advantage to be able to do thing left as well as right I guess. Anyway, good luck to all you other 'forkgliders'! Keep it up!