sstein Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 My frame feels alright on the back wheel but I can balance on my friends for so much longer. Do you think having a lower bb will help with rear wheel balance or is it mostly the weight balance of the frame. So you know I am looking for a new frame and I want to know what geometries work well. I will be able to ride anything but I want something that balances really easily on the back wheel, at the moment I am thinking of an Onza Limey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Shorter chainstays seems to do it.A higher BB for me seems to make the bike gap further.A lower BB makes a bike more stable on two wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimpanzyyyy Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 My frame feels alright on the back wheel but I can balance on my friends for so much longer. Do you think having a lower bb will help with rear wheel balance or is it mostly the weight balance of the frame. So you know I am looking for a new frame and I want to know what geometries work well. I will be able to ride anything but I want something that balances really easily on the back wheel, at the moment I am thinking of an Onza Limey.what's the frame of your friend?What ever the frame you will have, 80% of the balance is from you and maybe 20% from the frame itself...Did you see andrei burton, stan shaw, d butler, thomas olher and b slinger on a limey? They look really comfy on the backwheel...or maybe it's a wrong stem/bar set up or a front wheel/fork too heavy...a lower bb will not help you to keep balance on the backwheel... high bb are made for good balance on the back wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sstein Posted February 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 what's the frame of your friend?What ever the frame you will have, 80% of the balance is from you and maybe 20% from the frame itself...Did you see andrei burton, stan shaw, d butler, thomas olher and b slinger on a limey? They look really comfy on the backwheel...or maybe it's a wrong stem/bar set up or a front wheel/fork too heavy...a lower bb will not help you to keep balance on the backwheel... high bb are made for good balance on the back wheel.I have a 24/7 holroyd and my friend has a zoo pitbul, which are almost the same geo. My back wheel balance is generally very good, it just seems a lot easier on the zoo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben John-Hynes Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 My frame feels alright on the back wheel but I can balance on my friends for so much longer. Do you think having a lower bb will help with rear wheel balance or is it mostly the weight balance of the frame. So you know I am looking for a new frame and I want to know what geometries work well. I will be able to ride anything but I want something that balances really easily on the back wheel, at the moment I am thinking of an Onza Limey.High BB helps the frame feel better on the back wheel. After riding my pitbull(55 BB) I find it so hard to ride any low bb stocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimpanzyyyy Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 I have a 24/7 holroyd and my friend has a zoo pitbul, which are almost the same geo. My back wheel balance is generally very good, it just seems a lot easier on the zoo.Sorry, I though your curent frame was the limey... :$ I guess the holroyd is pretty short, isn't it...if so it's obvius it will be less comfy than a longer frame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forteh Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 Ive found that short chainstays combined with higher BB makes the bike sit on the back wheel easier, my hifi (+55bb 375cs) was awesome on the back wheel and would sit there for days, pity its a bit of a pig to ride though The triton feels no different to me on the back wheel (+30bb 385cs) but it has much longer reach (steeper head angle) and is more useable geometry - a much more rounded bike On the same note my mates old BT5.0 had zero bb rise but a very long reach, that also sat on the back wheel without a thought - too long and a bit of a barge though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalf the Yellow Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 may sound odd but i find a good setup with stem and bars makes a great difference too, its obvious that the overall body position can affect balance on bike.try out his stem and bars and see if it makes your frame ride similar?steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Vandart Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 may sound odd but i find a good setup with stem and bars makes a great difference too, its obvious that the overall body position can affect balance on bike.try out his stem and bars and see if it makes your frame ride similar?steveThis is good plan.Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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