SamKidney Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 (edited) As the title says, I'm asking for any advice on techniques to get my taps up to rear wheel any higher. Highest I can get is about 3 ft atm and the same from static. Ive been at this level for quite a while now and would like to progress Any advice welcome Thanks edited haha Edited December 17, 2010 by Echo Lite 09 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Dark Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 You can backwheel 48"?! I wouldn't have thought you needed much advice if that were true dude. Pretty massive backwheel there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted December 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 Bit exesive there Im guesing to the hight of the highest wall ive done. Id say probably around 3 foot or so then, will edit that post haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 I try and go a little faster and really lean back when I pull on the bars ready to spring up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Dark Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 heh no worries dude... Watch some slowmo stuff of benito backwheeling stuff, the way he lunges into the bars the wrenches his weight backwards to lift the bike up. Also, try and make you and your bike follow the wall as you go up, instead of flying at an angle into it. This means you effectively have to travel a smaller distance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Vandart Posted December 18, 2010 Report Share Posted December 18, 2010 (edited) Pedal later/harder. Lift wheel on bad foot. Edited December 18, 2010 by Matt Vandart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence--Trials Posted December 18, 2010 Report Share Posted December 18, 2010 heh no worries dude... Watch some slowmo stuff of benito backwheeling stuff, the way he lunges into the bars the wrenches his weight backwards to lift the bike up. Also, try and make you and your bike follow the wall as you go up, instead of flying at an angle into it. This means you effectively have to travel a smaller distance. Wouldn't reccomend copying his pedal stroke though App' he runs an 18:14 ratio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostrider88 Posted December 18, 2010 Report Share Posted December 18, 2010 Wouldn't reccomend copying his pedal stroke though App' he runs an 18:14 ratio. nope,he runs standard ratio? just have some power... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence--Trials Posted December 18, 2010 Report Share Posted December 18, 2010 Really? would 18:14 be a harder or lighter gearing than 18:12? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirt jumper jake Posted December 18, 2010 Report Share Posted December 18, 2010 Really? would 18:14 be a harder or lighter gearing than 18:12? use some common sense man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish108 Posted December 18, 2010 Report Share Posted December 18, 2010 Lift wheel on bad foot. Well said. This is the best way IMO, lots of people wait until the strong foot comes round to lift the front wheel and it looks rushed and uncontrolled. It's all about timing of the body movement and rotations. After a few thousand goes it should click pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted December 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2010 (edited) Yeah I already use my bad foot to raise the front wheel, but was lacking in my technique. Been out today on some pallets and the highest I could get was around 5. By leaning back, being more powerfull in my pedal stroke and speed and lunging the bike straight up I managed 7! My sidehops have also improved, by learning to preload quicker as I did with the up to backs. Edited December 18, 2010 by Echo Lite 09 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Burrows Posted December 18, 2010 Report Share Posted December 18, 2010 I found the best way to improve my taps, is to practice pedalling up to back wheel without a tap... It helps you to concentrate purely on the physical jump and leg power required to get up high walls. I've found when all I do is practice taps, I get a bit lazy with the jump and rely on the tap to get me up. That's fine up to about 4 ft but if you want to get higher you really have to have a strong jump. Also the full pedal technique helps as mentioned above, as does practicing with short run ups and watching videos of people who can tap really well. My taps have been stuck at the same height for 6 years now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty221ti Posted December 23, 2010 Report Share Posted December 23, 2010 Wouldn't reccomend copying his pedal stroke though App' he runs an 18:14 ratio. after i saw this video this summer, i tried this and got a lot higher than before, i can highly reccomend this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Vandart Posted December 23, 2010 Report Share Posted December 23, 2010 Bit of advice I got of a dude that tap like the best of them was as well as lifting from the bad foot, really have your weight back when you lift, as the good foot comes round for the power stroke you travel forwards so that you are really sending your weight into it at the point of front wheel impacts the wall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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