Luke Drewery Posted June 27, 2007 Report Share Posted June 27, 2007 Right, ive been practicing gaps to front wheel lately, and want to know what I could be doing better, as I am struggling to get any miore distance with them. I think my main problem is my weight might be too far back when I land because my front wheel doesnt 'bite' when I land, and when I watch really good riders do them they seem to land firmly and smoothly on the other side, enough to control their bike after they have landed.Anyway, have a look at this clip and tell me what Im doing wrong, any tips/help would be much appreciated. tv.isg.si- "Gap"Cheers, Luke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hI-OOPS-CAPS Posted June 27, 2007 Report Share Posted June 27, 2007 i was thinking i could give some advice here as i practice them, but that video looks like a more developed move of minemy weight seems the be right over the back also, and ive noticed other people generally put the bike more on its front wheel and do more of a endo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigjames Posted June 27, 2007 Report Share Posted June 27, 2007 im doing exactly the same,i can only get the front to bite and hold if im gapping up from one pallet to a stack of two, the extra height seems to automatically mean my weights got to be over the front.dunno if this is right but make more of a concsious effort to push the front wheel into the pallet, its scary but it seems to be working for me. rather than just gapping and throwin the front wheel down first im makin a real effort to push the wheel in just past the edge of the pallet. try it. just dont come up short it hurts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted June 27, 2007 Report Share Posted June 27, 2007 Gotta land more over the front dude...And make a concious effort to lock your brake rather than modulate it.Some people find it helpful to aimm for the edge of the obstacle to get it to 'bite' more, but this can turn out not so well!Try and dive over the front of the bike, try and imagine you're gonna land into front wheel hops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Kearns Posted June 27, 2007 Report Share Posted June 27, 2007 Just throw your wait completely over the front of the bike. Basically. Just f**king throw yourself forward. You will bail learning to front wheel gap. Its natural. But ive always learned from bailing. Just watch Tunni and Damon and people who can front wheel gap. Then when your out riding. Picture what they do and try to repeat it.Good luck with it dude.Danny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted June 27, 2007 Report Share Posted June 27, 2007 weight forwards and dont go flat, I do the gap like an arc, it helps a lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted June 27, 2007 Report Share Posted June 27, 2007 Looking at that, I'd say your preety sorted with em already, was right smooth, landed perfect ect. But like others have said, weight over the front would help your brake lock alot easier, making it alot easier to control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basher Posted June 27, 2007 Report Share Posted June 27, 2007 By the looks of it your droping your front wheel to the right and twisting in mid air and land with you front wheel to the left, so stop doing that and drop your front wheel to your left. Also get all your weight over the front at first it will seem scarey but eventually you will get ust to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Sheehan! Posted June 27, 2007 Report Share Posted June 27, 2007 By the looks of it your droping your front wheel to the right and twisting in mid air and land with you front wheel to the left, so stop doing that and drop your front wheel to your left. Also get all your weight over the front at first it will seem scarey but eventually you will get ust to it.Okie.... dokiee.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Drewery Posted June 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 Cheers for the help guys, it seems it is that I have my weight too far back. Ill try and throw my weight forward a lot harder, see if it helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex-Mitchinson Posted June 28, 2007 Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 Your f/w gaps a bigger than mine but anyway..When I watch riders doing big front wheel gaps they seem to go up higher than they need to and then push the bike down onto the pallet/wall.So it's like what ali c said about rather than goin flat it should be an arc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex.loves.boys Posted June 28, 2007 Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 Just throw your wait completely over the front of the bike. Basically. Just f**king throw yourself forward. You will bail learning to front wheel gap. Its natural. But ive always learned from bailing. Just watch Tunni and Damon and people who can front wheel gap. Then when your out riding. Picture what they do and try to repeat it.Good luck with it dude.Danny.i only ever bailed once from gapping to front.and it certainly wasnt at the start.. just dive is all i can say, and if you whatch damons videos, he throws his front wheel into the ground?try that:P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davetrials Posted June 28, 2007 Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 turning before you gap doesnt help lol, i go up high then down on to my front wheel and modulate the brake enough to keep backend from falling down the gap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Drewery Posted June 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 i only ever bailed once from gapping to front.and it certainly wasnt at the start.. just dive is all i can say, and if you whatch damons videos, he throws his front wheel into the ground?try that:PLol Ive been watching Damons videos, and he does really dive forward, I dunno how his forks cope . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex.loves.boys Posted June 28, 2007 Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 Lol Ive been watching Damons videos, and he does really dive forward, I dunno how his forks cope .Never mind his forks, i dunno how his wrist's cope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikeriding Posted June 28, 2007 Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 looks like your struggling with that sized gap, its hard to lean forward enough when your pushing it, it could be a case of more practise needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom jersey Posted June 28, 2007 Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 weight forwards and dont go flat, I do the gap like an arc, it helps a lot............... you will get better soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Drewery Posted June 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2007 Thanks for the help guys, so I need to;-Set off closer to the edge-Not lean to the side, go straight-Throw my weight forward harder/further Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted June 29, 2007 Report Share Posted June 29, 2007 Pinch gap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattB Posted June 29, 2007 Report Share Posted June 29, 2007 Pinch gap!SecondedI recently learnt to pinch gap and found I can get almsot 7ft from stuggling with 6ft.It also helps to go straight and really dive into the move so as to dig you front wheel in and not land flat.It'll come with practice.Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted June 29, 2007 Report Share Posted June 29, 2007 Whenever I do small (4ft) gaps to front wheel I can do them perfect into front hops or whatever. Anything much bigger and I do what you do - weight too far back and just sort of push the bike under you. I therefore conclude that you just need more power and more distance, and landing right will follow after that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialsalot Posted June 29, 2007 Report Share Posted June 29, 2007 pinch gap??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikeriding Posted June 29, 2007 Report Share Posted June 29, 2007 pinch gap??? taking off right on the edge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Elding Posted June 29, 2007 Report Share Posted June 29, 2007 Preload straight.Lower the front lower.Jump upwards more than outwards.as ali says: jump in an arc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt rushton Posted June 29, 2007 Report Share Posted June 29, 2007 Do i like a back wheel gap where you lift your back wheel up just lean forward which will make you hit your front wheel harder which will make it lock.Matt Rushton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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