Aaron.Tottman Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 got the bike back on the road two days ago and any time I go for higher hops 42inch+ my forward knee (i'm right footed) catchs me in the chest, wich kinda stops the bike dead.more common i find hopping to back wheel.i can see from good rider vids (ben travis, damon w ect..) that you'll compress either side of the bike to avoid this, i've tried but it throws my ballence of landing.Any tips???i'll hop to two wheels to the left but only resently learnt to do so and to the right i'll hop up to front wheel.p.s.if anyone could give me some practice tips on front-taps n hooks, i kinda get the tech to do it, it's just putting it into practice?i've allready checked trashzen, biketrials and other places with descriptions on how the moves done but never anything on techs you need to do the move if you know what i mean.cheersAaRoN:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyb Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 What frame do you have, maybe a longer bike is needed to give you more room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron.Tottman Posted January 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 What frame do you have, maybe a longer bike is needed to give you more room.i'm 6footishruff spec of bikeecho hifi 1085wheel base, +55 bb, 120mm 17' stem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Kennard Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 you need to get yourself one of those not hifis mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Pearson Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 i'm 6footishruff spec of bikeecho hifi I can with almost 100% certainty assure you that this is your problem.Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gathsano Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 You say you got your bike back on the road two days ago. How long have you been off it for? Try going for the same height every night for two weeks and see if that makes a difference. Time is all I think it takes. maybe a bag of will power too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron.Tottman Posted January 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 you need to get yourself one of those not hifis mateone of what?I can with almost 100% certainty assure you that this is your problem.Richwhat the hifi. not highly rated then.You say you got your bike back on the road two days ago. How long have you been off it for? Try going for the same height every night for two weeks and see if that makes a difference. Time is all I think it takes. maybe a bag of will power too.been of it bout 7 weeks. see how it goes. no one got any advise on hooks or taps then. moves are hard to learn by your self!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3dd Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 (edited) been of it bout 7 weeks. see how it goes. no one got any advise on hooks or taps then. moves are hard to learn by your self!!!I've got the same problem. I only starting to do some taps, trying to be more aggressive with my bike. Cannot do vertical hooks too, yesterday me and friends were practicing it on a massive bin with two pallets high run up. I slamed into into it so fast...heh. And finaly done it! But there was a pallet on the side to it though, about 70-80 degre angle, so it was a bit easier that vertical wall. Just need practice more... Edited January 21, 2009 by 3dd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 I couldn't tap my Hifi for shit, managed 44", bit over maybe? Something like that. Was horrible for taps. As for hooks, pallets make for good practise. Go faster than you think you need to. Aim to be over the bars when your front wheel is onto and rear wheel is on the face of the wall. Get all your weight forwards.But practise practise practise.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron.Tottman Posted January 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 I couldn't tap my Hifi for shit, managed 44", bit over maybe? Something like that. Was horrible for taps. As for hooks, pallets make for good practise. Go faster than you think you need to. Aim to be over the bars when your front wheel is onto and rear wheel is on the face of the wall. Get all your weight forwards.But practise practise practise....cheers man.with hooks as well....using the brakes in the move.i don't tend to use the rear brake, keep momentum. is it the same with the rear? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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