Why didn't 'huck' go out of fashion in biking when it did in snowboarding?

[axisofevelknievel]

In BC, the biking and the skiing & snowboarding communities are very closely intertwined. Countless people here think that there aren’t four seasons in a year but rather two – biking season and skiing/snowboarding season. Yet, the term ‘huck’ seems to have vastly different meanings in the two worlds.

To ‘huck’ or be a ‘hucker’ in snowboarding is a bad thing. It basically means that you’re making up for lack of skill with a willingness to throw your body off a jump and hope for a positive result. You may or may not (probably not) land that 720, but dammit you’re going to try because it’ll make you look cool. In biking, it seems to be a term that is interchangeable with jump/drop/launch/etc.

Are there any other people (snowboarders?) here who have trouble taking someone seriously who says they’re going to huck this or huck that? I realize I’m probably making a bigger deal out of this than I should be, but that’s what internet bulletin boards are for.

[the flying moose]

what the huck are you talking about??? :P

i like when the young groms at the skatepark ask you what your biggest huck is or hear them talk about how they are going to huck bigger than their friends.

[Ralph Wiggum]

or when they dorp to flat off the quarter

[freerider guy]

i find that huck means more of to just through yourself off of something, I get the feeling that it is more percise if the person dropped 25 feet than hucked it

[Derp]

god i hate the word huck
only time i'll say it is when a drop has such a short gap that you have to do a bunny hop from a near standstill to hit the tranny, and thats kind of dumb in itself

[shore king]

i think u have it pretty wroong but that's just me

[Straw]

Yea, but it sure would take alot of skill to 'huck' Tower27 during snow season. I don't think anyone would question the mettle or skill of anyone that hits that line.

I'm thinking that in biking, it takes a good amount of skill to land big airs. In the snow, it's like there's always a foam pit to catch you. Although, it seems that some of the bikes these days are moving toward that!!

I'm not the greatest at either...I just find it takes a bit more juice to drop something on a bike than a snowboard.

Speaking of winter...it's coming at the top of the mountain!! Wax your boards or skiis everyone...it's almost time!

[pete]

i think hucking was 2000 and 2001. its not really that big now with street taking bigger parts in movies. sure groms will always compare themselves with their pinkbike rulers, but for the majority of riders hucking is not in style. DJ's and street is picking up tho, so the next big word might be "stall" for all I know

[derwood]

The freeride council tried to change the term hucking to schralping,but it never caught on.....:(

[Midas]

Originally posted by derwood
The freeride council tried to change the term hucking to schralping,but it never caught on.....:(


thats becuase i can barley pronounce it.

[hooli]

Originally posted by axisofevelknievel
To ‘huck’ or be a ‘hucker’ in snowboarding is a bad thing. It basically means that you’re making up for lack of skill with a willingness to throw your body off a jump and hope for a positive result.

bender...has anyone ever seen him do anything else other than plummet off big drops?

[Midas]

Bender does backflips now and Dirtjumps aparantly.

[mudpuppy]

Actually from what I understand is Bender is quite the accomplished rider, the "hucks" have just got him in the spotlight.

[Scarface]

whats wrong wiht wheelie dropping to the bottom of the 7 ft bowl to an up hill tranny :P (funny because some one did that)

[M13]

^ ankles and wriists just hurt from reading that


the word "HUCK" isnt too old, but it is getting old, i guess ppl like to say whatever they want, and not what ppl think its outta "fad" or not.

[Midas]

what about "HUKK"

[Captain Da]

huck it like a beast!

[patrolskid]

rhymes with FUKK , as in , i'm FUKKIN' outta here . . . . .

[wilkez]

dorps to falt much?

[Toshi]

Originally posted by StrawDog
In the snow, it's like there's always a foam pit to catch you. Although, it seems that some of the bikes these days are moving toward that!!
eh. all the suspension in the world won't make you feel better if you don't land on 2 wheels in the first place...

[skimtb1]

huck is just another word for air, launch, jump, etc, etc.... Hucking is still cool in skiing and no longer cool in snowboarding. speaking of hucking.......

[Sobot_FR]

huck, hucking, and hucker.... I absolutely hate those words, they piss me off.

They should use the words: drop, dropping, and "dropper" (maybe not dropper).

[bullit_kid]

Originally posted by Sobot_FR
huck, hucking, and hucker.... I absolutely hate those words, they piss me off.

They should use the words: drop, dropping, and "dropper" (maybe not dropper).

dude IM a hucker

tommorow im gonna go huck at the skatepark and urban

there is a sick huck off a quarter to small bank

[SprockinCat]

huck implies a straight jump requiring more daring than skill. (eg. huck a cliff).

in snowboarding for example, you would not use the word 'huck' in the snowboard park, instead describing the trick (eg. "billybob STOMPED a corked 7"). if you instead said "billybob HUCKED a corked 7" you would imply high dork/flail factor and you would be smacked down by anybody in earshot.

one could however use "billybob HUCKED tower 27" although "billybob DROPPED tower 27" would be more in vogue. however if billybob threw in a 3 off tower 27, you could no longer use the word "huck" as the skill factor went up and rotation was used.

i would think that the same general rule applies to biking although there are more variations of straight jumps than spinning tricks, which could be why there seems to be a greater use of "huck"

but generally the term "huck" should just go away and be replaced by "dropped", "launched" "threw down" etc, kinda like "bling" which has been replaced by "flair".

[FullMonty]

Originally posted by SprockinCat
kinda like "bling" which has been replaced by "flair".

WHOA WHOA WHOA WHOA WHOOAA!

Who the hell called the meeting about "bling" and didn't tell me?!?!


I think hucking still prevails in the off-road bike culture because unlike street, the mountains still require the occaisional balls to the wall move. Plus, there are a lot more grumpy old guys on the trails than the skateparks who won't change their terminology come hell or high water.

However, I know amongst my riding buds, we generally use huck as a pejorative or sometimes just to be silly. "way to huck the curb, that was a huge dorp".

[switch]

The word "huck" is still used because MBA magazine hasn't come up with a new term for us black diamond riders to use. :rolleyes:

[the flying moose]

yesterday i hucked the gnar on Neds.

[hooli]

Originally posted by FullMonty


Plus, there are a lot more grumpy old guys on the trails than the skateparks who won't change their terminology come hell or high water.



hey huck you mutha hucker:fu:

:lol:

[derwood]

Originally posted by the flying moose
yesterday i schralped the gnar on Neds.

thats better.:P

[axisofevelknievel]

Originally posted by M13
the word "HUCK" isnt too old, but it is getting old, i guess ppl like to say whatever they want, and not what ppl think its outta "fad" or not.

Looking back at the title of this tirade of mine, I now realize that it may look like I'm against 'huck' because it's out of 'fashion' (whatever that may be). I'm against it because of what it means (at least to me) - leaving the ground without the ability to keep yourself safe, and being more concerned with trying to look cool by landing a big trick than whether you'll actually land it or not.

Originally posted by SprockinCat
if you instead said "billybob HUCKED a corked 7" you would imply high dork/flail factor

exactly - high dork/flail factor...as in an insult. For all of you out there that still like 'huck', the next time you're about to use it, replace it with 'flail' and see how cool you sound. If you're actually able to land a particular drop or jump, let others know you have actual ability by using a better term.

Ok, the pointless rant is now over (maybe).

[axisofevelknievel]

Originally posted by SprockinCat
kinda like "bling" which has been replaced by "flair".

I'm enjoying expressing my opinion on uselss crap, so I'll keep at it.

I always thought that bling was shiny expensive stuff (jewellry, gold teeth, spinning rims, etc) and flair was useless shit attached to someone that served no purpose (random hankerchef attached to some skier and snowboarder park dude, their pass lanyard hanging out of their pocket, etc). For an example of the difference, check out any given rap star (bling) and the wait staff in the move Office Space (flair).

[Late Bloomer]

I schralp often...otherwise I just rip, shred, drop and hack.

Br-aaaaaaaaap!!!!:)

[derwood]

We require that you wear at least 14 pieces of flair,and I only see 12........:P

[Late Bloomer]

Originally posted by derwood
We require that you wear at least 14 pieces of flair,and I only see 12........:P
YOU WANNA' SEE FLAIR - I'LL SHOW YOU FLAIR. HERE'S SOME FLAIR:fu: