Ryan Blackwell Posted July 21, 2007 Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 Hey guys at the moment i have a zona zip (long) and soon ill shall be getting a monty 221pr (very short) but im wondering if i go to a shorter frame will i loose my distance in gaps becuase i have herd longer bikes are better for gaps and stuff like that.Sorry for the newbie question.Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted July 21, 2007 Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 If i remember correctly, i found it easier to gap my old 221Ti than the Python. One would think it'd be easier to gap a long bike, but look at all these people like Marco G, Yao Zhi or Benito who ride short bikes and can gap huge distances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Blackwell Posted July 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 Cheers mate.I dont really understand how like 30mm can make such a big diffrence.At the moment im using a T-master stem on my zona. Would getting like a lower longer stem help (echo team ect..)Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidehop Posted July 21, 2007 Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 I'd Say a monty pr or zoo! stem ona monty, Mates felt lush with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard jersey Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 I'm sure you can gap a bit further on a longer bike, but it can't be that much further. And still, people riding short bikes bikes can gap very big. But short and long bikes have their own advantages and their problems. Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Kennard Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 short mods are about 15x more fun that long mods if you learn to bunnyhop. it will gap further, but you will have to gap upwards more to get the distance. sidehops will be a b*****d for you though to adjust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basher Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 With a longer bike you have more leverage so you would think you could gap futher but with a shorter bike you are able to throw the bike up more so you can gap up more and throw the bike more into the gap so that makes up for the lack of leverage. When i rode mod i had a long mod and they just arnt as fun as short ones as your stuck with static moves unless you learn to tap and thats pointless as you will never be able to tap as high as you could bunny, so short mods all the way. If you want to go big then learn to bunny a short mod, it will seem hard at first but when youve got the hang of it you will find it so much more fun and also open up new moves to you and broaden your style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Kennard Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 With a longer bike you have more leverage so you would think you could gap futher but with a shorter bike you are able to throw the bike up more so you can gap up more and throw the bike more into the gap so that makes up for the lack of leverage. When i rode mod i had a long mod and they just arnt as fun as short ones as your stuck with static moves unless you learn to tap and thats pointless as you will never be able to tap as high as you could bunny, so short mods all the way. If you want to go big then learn to bunny a short mod, it will seem hard at first but when youve got the hang of it you will find it so much more fun and also open up new moves to you and broaden your style.what i wanted to say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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