Originally Posted by LóFarkas
Do you guys actually spin the crank backwards a bit during the hop to do a skip? I can hop my rear wheel a foot high if I want to, but can't really figure out how to lock it once it touches ground. Of course, both my hub and my crank would fall apart if I really tried, so this is just pointless curiosity.
when i skip, i don't actually hop. that is to say, my rear wheel doesn't have to leave the ground. it has in the past, and sometimes it does, but for me that's not the goal, nor is locking it. a few skips in succession are enough to slow me as much as i need to.
practice on wet streets. can't emphasize that enough.