Bionic Balls Posted July 13, 2007 Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 i've been trying taps where i only have enough run up space to go bad foot good foot (then wham..i'm already up )..trouble is...i can't really get alot higher than i can wheelswap so it isn't really worth it..i'm doing more of the "roll the wheel over the corner" than a "tap" or "bump"...don't seem to have enough "beans" for that.when should I be doing what? I think i bring the front wheel up straight away..should I?i've seen vids of stan, matt (and loads of others) doing at least 42" to rear from such silly run ups..but i really don't get it..any help please!?cheers,adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Kennard Posted July 13, 2007 Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 depends how high you can wheel swap i just hit all taps hard, seems to work for me, just try and pummel the front wheel just under the corner of the wall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted July 13, 2007 Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 You mean from half rotation? The Coustelliers seem to be good at it, 9 pallets to rear wheel or something like that I think you need a rather heavy gear and a fair bit of strength, seems incredibly difficult. The easier way is to do a touchhop for which you don't really need much speed. There is a limit to touchhop height, I doubt it's possible to do one higher than 110cm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basher Posted July 13, 2007 Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 Its all about timeing, i believe it not really a tap where you bang it more let the bars come into you and then throw it up in air. More of a smooth tap, as if you just bang the front wheel all the little momentum you had will have gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted July 13, 2007 Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 You mean from half rotation? The Coustelliers seem to be good at it, 9 pallets to rear wheel or something like that I think you need a rather heavy gear and a fair bit of strength, seems incredibly difficult. The easier way is to do a touchhop for which you don't really need much speed. There is a limit to touchhop height, I doubt it's possible to do one higher than 110cm.Nah mang, lighter ratios make this kinda thing much easier.The quicker you can accellerate, the higher you can get.The faster you hit the wall, the lower/harder you can tap, which = higher.Hard gears mean you can't generate enough speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauly Posted July 13, 2007 Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 its weird ... the only thing that should be in your mind is that you are going up the wall and thats the end of it ... for me its like when i go to crank "testing the wall" it seems that it just aint happerning haha... but like i say when i am determand to do it.. it just seems to work regardless of the hieght.. Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted July 13, 2007 Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 Nah mang, lighter ratios make this kinda thing much easier.The quicker you can accellerate, the higher you can get.The faster you hit the wall, the lower/harder you can tap, which = higher.Hard gears mean you can't generate enough speed.But if you are a beast then a higher gear is better... push the hard gear = more speed. This is where Giaco power comes in handy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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