Captain Scarlet Posted July 21, 2007 Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 (edited) Well, went to Witham today, I had this tap nailed this morning when my brake was holding very good, but by the end of the day my brake really sucked and took me a few attempts to get.I've only just learnt how to tap and my best is 30", and I have been riding for for almost 8 months altogether.Linky: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNU7hyjKJh4EDIT: Reminds me a lot of Steve-o's video of him trying to rear wheel sidehop an electric box.EDIT EDIT: Blmae YouTube for the crappy quality.Enjoy,-Tom Edited July 21, 2007 by thutley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Jennings Posted July 21, 2007 Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 (edited) You've uploaded a video already?Very good Hutley.Ill edit once viewed.EDIT: Nice quick editing. I wish I was there. LOL.Have you tried WD40 in your BB yet? Edited July 21, 2007 by cjskate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basher Posted July 21, 2007 Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 Learn to bunnyhop theres only so high you can tap on a mod its fairly pointless in my eyes, its a good move to be able to do but if you seriously want to go big you want to be bunnyhoping. Think about marco groesnik or how ever you spell it, you could never tap a mod how high he can bunnyhop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Scarlet Posted July 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 You've uploaded a video already?Very good Hutley.Ill edit once viewed.EDIT: Nice quick editing. I wish I was there. LOL.Have you tried WD40 in your BB yet?I had a thought, and WD40 can thin the grease within the BB.As for bunnyhopping, I began learning but don't like the technique of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted July 21, 2007 Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 liked it, brought a smile to my face you need to bunnyhop, props for trying though because very few mod riders could be bothered to learn anything other than static moves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Swindlehurst Posted July 21, 2007 Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 dont be silly you aint getting ontop of the wall propperly danny x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.McMillan Posted July 21, 2007 Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 cool, but it just looks like your back wheeling not tapping, tapping is hitting the front wheel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max-t Posted July 21, 2007 Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 Learn to bunnyhop theres only so high you can tap on a mod its fairly pointless in my eyes, its a good move to be able to do but if you seriously want to go big you want to be bunnyhoping. Think about marco groesnik or how ever you spell it, you could never tap a mod how high he can bunnyhop.I tapped a python 47" before. theyr pretty good for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaMmY Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 Nice!!! looked like your barke was slipping alot!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basher Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 I tapped a python 47" before. theyr pretty good for it.Not bad but do you think you could tap much higher than that? doubt it and how many inchs you think marco bunnyhops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyseemonkeydo Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 (edited) cool, but it just looks like your back wheeling not tappingAgreed. Also pretty sure it wasn't really a crap back brake stopping you keeping it edit: Also agree that tapping, when you do it, really isn't the way to go on mod. You can pedal up to back wheel over 50" quite easliy on a mod and bunnyhop even higher with a good run in. Edited July 22, 2007 by monkeyseemonkeydo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mods Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 Learn to bunnyhop theres only so high you can tap on a mod its fairly pointless in my eyes, its a good move to be able to do but if you seriously want to go big you want to be bunnyhoping. Think about marco groesnik or how ever you spell it, you could never tap a mod how high he can bunnyhop.i dissagree, nick manning tapped a massive wall on my bike, i don't think any other rider on stock or mod did that wall, plus bunny hopping a LONG mod to rear wheel is well hard. Although pretty easy on a shorter one. i'd say stick at tapping personally. As for the vid, i found it quite amusing, but get your brake sorted out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basher Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 i dissagree, nick manning tapped a massive wall on my bike, i don't think any other rider on stock or mod did that wall, plus bunny hopping a LONG mod to rear wheel is well hard. Although pretty easy on a shorter one. i'd say stick at tapping personally. As for the vid, i found it quite amusing, but get your brake sorted out!Thats why i dont see the point in long mods, half the riders on mods these days dont even do taps bunnyhops ect they just do static moves because they ride long mods. Fair enough somepeople can tap one fairly high but you can go bigger than that by bunnyhoping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mods Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 yea, i regret gettin such a long mod now, because of that. i used to love doing the bunny hop style up things. New frame next year will sort that out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Scarlet Posted July 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 I think there may have been a couple of times when my front wheel didn't quite hit it, but all else they did.Looks at the first few taps, my backwheel hits right on the edge and would have held in the morning but just manages to slip out.Currently I'm treating tapping like backwheeling, althought it just shoots me up a little higher than what a normal backwheel would.Will consider the bunnyhops but I will need a lot of practicing, I had troubles doing it on a 2ft grass bank, yet alone landing accurately on rear wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew_Gibson Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 How can people tap mods. I find it easier on a longer mod, I cudnt back wheel for toffe on my old monty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squince Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 I remember Joe Oakley tapping His Monty up Coust wall in Nottingham, And Im pretty sure thats 50''... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 That's hardly a vertical wall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spode@thinkbikes Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 I was tapping the old Monty I had. But I found there was a much greater chance of flipping out in comparison to stock. That wasn't your brake at fault - you weren't up in enough. If you tap something right, you only really need a little brake to stop you. If you're brake was working better, you would have paused on the edge and more than likely stepped off. My advice would be get it nailed at say 27" and then come back to that wall. And IF you were tapping that, it's a tiny tap and may be causing you more problems than just back wheeling it or bunny hopping it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisboats Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 I think there may have been a couple of times when my front wheel didn't quite hit it, but all else they did.Looks at the first few taps, my backwheel hits right on the edge and would have held in the morning but just manages to slip out.Yeah your backwheel hits the edge, but only about an inch or two under your bottom bracket shell. Nowhere near high enough to land it. I think the majority of brakes would struggle with that technique. With a front tap your body should follow a motion that leaves you without a need for a rear brake at all really. You tap it and suck it up and as you hit the corner the weight of you falling forwards puts pressure on the pedals and younatural lean onto the wall and make it. You can tap with a really piss poor brake and it'll be fine. Its just youyr technique that needs sorting not the brake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on ya bike Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 sorry...just dont see the point to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Scarlet Posted July 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 sorry...just dont see the point to it."Practice makes perfect"? "Never give up"?This is a video to show that you can get there in the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on ya bike Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 "Practice makes perfect"? "Never give up"?This is a video to show that you can get there in the end.yes but why... ok if is brakes was working, but they wasnt so i just didnt see the point becouse you not going to go to a comp with no brakes are you, that was my point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikeriding Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 (edited) yes but why... ok if is brakes was working, but they wasnt so i just didnt see the point becouse you not going to go to a comp with no brakes are you, that was my point.A vast majority of riders, so far as I know anyway don't go to compsThe point is to get better Edited July 22, 2007 by afroman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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