i reckon gilles is alot stronger than he looks...he is pretty tall too... then again- gilles can't sidehop as high as vincent, comas etc...(granted he can still hop bloody high though), who look to me like people who have trained to get a bit bigger for riding (kenny is huge!) for future reference- BENITO IS THE WORLD'S STRONGEST MAN, he's just slightly too short to compete in the world rounds (of strongest man) Similarish question- gaps, strength or technique? I reckon there's alot to be gained with strength there. Some body builder type/naturally massive people i know can gap absolutely huge, from very early on in their riding days...Difference there is the technique to hold the landing i reckon- for example, i remember matt staples not quite making things fairly often, but somehow managing to hold it! Whereas, tank people just land like sacks of...shit? any thoughts then.