aener Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 (edited) I had a fairly long/lowish Pazzaz setup up front on my Zoot, and rode it fairly TGSish. Got taps to a brick above bar height (sorry - don't know in inches).About a month ago, I switched to a RaceFace stem, and 2" rise Azonics. I can still tap it, but only at about bar height now.I switched 'cause I'd always fancied streety riding, but never given it a go. I weent on Revolver's Inspired, and felt duty bound to do so I can now bunnyhop (to rear) barheight + TWO bricks.The bar heights are about the same.Now I'm by no means complaining, as I've only benefitted from this, but it's made me curios.Question to all other 24" riders, part time, ex, or all the way:Can you tap, or bunnyhop higher?I asked some friends on mods/stocks, and they all say tap - but is the bunnyhoppability just a characteristic of the 24" geo? Edited April 27, 2009 by aener Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Anscombe Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 dave marshal bunny hops his big maybe ask him his name be rhino on the forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aener Posted April 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 Y'know... I sort of put the thread up so that I could ask everyone on the forum at once... Big and little names alike - save me pestering the big names, then moving onto the little ones, as I'm not worthy of their time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bionic Balls Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 well i do remember back in the days....when matt staples was riding an inspired..he could tap high...but he would absolutely fly over it with more run up and a bunny hop..i may be jumping on this bandwagon.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davetrials Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 Hops of the bunny kind! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQuiT-man Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 i think bunnys are underestimated and much easier to go big than any other way IMO, just requires balls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_urban Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 im finding it easyer to bunny hop my zoot but i think its more a timing thing not the bike i could bunnyhop my 26 same hight but could not hop my 20 very well at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 When my new bars arrive, I am going to try and bunnyhop bar-height.I can't tap atm, so that's out of the question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 When I can afford to get new bars, I am going to relearn bunnyhops to bar-height.Currently tap stuff but so inconsistently. I need to get bunnys back again anyway, it's only right to do so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 With enough run up, bunnywhops are derfinately easier I'd say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simpson Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 Im a freak, I can backwheel, tap, sidehop about every way, and bunny hop a pallet over bar, but really can't get any higher anyway... think ill work on bunnyhops as you can just feel how easy and fluid it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusevelt Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 Study Danny Mac's techinque on the latest inspired vid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-A Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 Taps are still plenty possible. I'm fairly rubbish at them, but Matt Burrows tapped my 24 about 47/48 the other day. Thats with riser and stuff.Personally I can get higher with a bunny hop, but if I need to be able to stop on top of the up, i.e. up to gap or up to drop kinda moves then I prefer a tap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyseemonkeydo Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 I tend not to bother with taps (can't do them very well to be honest but coming mainly from 20" I've never really needed them). I mainly pedal up to back, or both for certain height stuff but can get a bit higher by bunnyhopping instead. As I've said before, I'm more than comfortable on my Inspired compared to any other bike I've owned. At Pompy on Sunday I pedalled up to both (might've been easier with a bunny but meh) on one of the big blocks that I've tried many times before on both 20" and 26" and never made. Sailed up it on the 24"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Motivator Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 Easiest way is to surely just to pedal up to front wheel and endo up it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 You say easiest, but I can almost bunny-hop bar height, but not up-to-front at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 Easiest way is to surely just to pedal up to front wheel and endo up it?Nah I find that a bit harder than tapping, over about 45" up to fronts get pretty tricky as your weight has to be so far forward over the bars. With taps and stuff if you don't get high enough you just come off the back/slip to bash, but if you don't make an up to front you could have face/concrete enjoyment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damon W Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 Hops of the bunny kind! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 Look at you changing sides all of a sudden. First it's TGS, now it's 24"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aener Posted April 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 Not quite... There WAS that 59/60" bunny hop in his last video...I'd say it's more of a "quick, gradual" thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialschallenger Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 i can tap up just over bar hieght and can also just about bunny hop that but not every time,i ride 26" and since re-learning the bunny hop and swaying to a more street style i found riding a lot more fun as for learning to get up higher id definatly recomend pallets easier to adjust that a wallreally want to get a 24" from the way every one talks it seems there so much more fun to ride.as said above i profer taps if there is a bit mroe control needed but bunnyhops are the way forward i think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickdonboy Posted April 30, 2009 Report Share Posted April 30, 2009 Study Danny Mac's techinque on the latest inspired vid.Perfect example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_Neal Posted May 1, 2009 Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 Taps are still plenty possible. I'm fairly rubbish at them, but Matt Burrows tapped my 24 about 47/48 the other day. Thats with riser and stuff.Personally I can get higher with a bunny hop, but if I need to be able to stop on top of the up, i.e. up to gap or up to drop kinda moves then I prefer a tap.I remember matt used to tap bunny hop his Leeson, seemed to work pretty well and is worth trying but does require commitment (I've tried and it also works on a long Adamant A1). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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