This is going to sound really weird, but what is "the hook"? I heard some roadies talking about it... What does it mean?!?! 
The ho0k?!??!?!?
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I think it's when you draft behind one rider than in a sprint, you slingshot yourself in a slipstream around him and get this boost. It looks like a hook. Not sure though.yojimborace said:This is going to sound really weird, but what is "the hook"? I heard some roadies talking about it... What does it mean?!?!
All my road rides have been solo; never done a group ride. Altho, I'd love to give what JMAC is talking about a try. I've drafted behind cars and that was a kick in the pants. There's just no other feeling like it, being pulled thru traffic at a high rate of speed and you not putting out too much effort... 
Yeah drafting is great, I had a friend who told me about the hook trick. He was once pro for awhile but burnt himself out fast. Either way he owned my ass, and I tried the hook on him but nvr could get it just right. When he did it on me it was pretty crazy. I really gotta give road racing a shot. ohwell...
Yeah, that's probably it, just for the record, I've never ridden a road bike, but I heard a few people talking about it as I was riding by. 
I hope you were on a mt bike when you rode by. Nothing beats passing a peloton of road riders climbing a hill, and your on your mt bike. It's real.. :nuts: ..for them.yojimborace said:Yeah, that's probably it, just for the record, I've never ridden a road bike, but I heard a few people talking about it as I was riding by.
The hook is when another rider "hooks" you with his elbow as he passes you, like in a sprint.
Also, then your down in the drops of the bars, it's also called the hooks...
Also, then your down in the drops of the bars, it's also called the hooks...
sounds like a Keirin (sp?) move- track racing. You are sprinting elbow to elbow and can shake the guy next to you by getting your arm hooked up under his and giving his elbow a flick. It's a dirty move, but that's what sprinting is really like at high levels of racing.
Yeah, I always ride my mountain bike, everywhere I go