High Bb

[orange*zero]

does a high bb make it easy or harder to learn on the frame is a zoo 06 26" and how much is the frame worth in ok condition thanks

[Ali C]

I personally think its beneficial to learn on a low bb. This teaches you more about how body weight effects the bike rather than having the bike do some of the work for you.

Some may disagree, but I can't think of anyone great who started on a high bb bike.

[Pagie]

Ali's right... Your able to get a better feel for balancing points and weight transfering on a lower BB, but some say that if you are changing from mod to stock its better to go for a higher BB stock frame.

As for the Zoo! in good condition bare frame is surely worth between £60-£80?

Cheers

[Aaron.Tottman]

easier to ride, but lots harder to learn on!!!

lower bb's are more fun i recon, had a t-rex which is (0 bb hight i think) and was sooo much fun.....riding echo hifi now (+55) really easy to ride but feels really 'twichy'...sensitive to ride!

if that helps??!?!?

[Ben John-Hynes]

zoo 06 26"

Best. frame. ever! I started on a +15 BB bike, then moved to the +55 of my long pitbull and it improved my riding so much!!!

[Kel]

i used to train on a GT zaskar which is a mountain bike frame which has a negative bb high..

and after i changed to a Crescent Ilions i felt so much of different in geometry. with the higher bb, i was so confident of doing big moves..

my say would be learning it from a low bb trials bike first and you would feel that changing to a high bb frame makes move so much easiler..

Edited May 11, 2009 by Kel

[Punker]

To be fair so long as the frame you are learning on is trials specific and not too extreme (i.e. not vinco or similar mental frames) you should be fine with a high or low bb.

I agree that lower bbs are more fun though, especially to a less experienced rider, maybe because they feel more like a 'normal' bike.