Dan-Walker Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 i want to learn to leave from the edge of walls and things like that but i do not know how, advise needed. cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Motivator Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 Hop to the edge, stamp hard, kick and spring up. Only way to describe it. Just go and try it on kerbs or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan-Walker Posted October 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 is it to do with tyre compression or what ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Motivator Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 Yeah. You use the tyre bounce to spring up to stop yourself from shooting straight down. A lower pressure is good for this, something between 20-25 psi should do nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endohopper Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 When using this technique , I often find it helpful to load up my pedal against the locked back brake , then explosively release this at the moment I take off . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Motivator Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 A short sharp pedal kick is more effective than a huge stomp too :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trials mama Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 bigman made a vid demonstrating this a while back, add me to msn if you want and ill see if i can find it, im sure adam wont mind eddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Kennard Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 Dan, you pretty much do this anyway, you are gapping fairly far, just keep practising it. Do pinch gaps work if you are leaving from a rounded edges wall? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josephine Posted October 29, 2005 Report Share Posted October 29, 2005 Dan, you pretty much do this anyway, you are gapping fairly far, just keep practising it. Do pinch gaps work if you are leaving from a rounded edges wall? Only if the radius is very small on the edge. This pinch gapping stuff is very similar to gapping from rails. Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downhill_rob2@hotmail.com Posted October 29, 2005 Report Share Posted October 29, 2005 Try not just going forwards, but going in a slight upwards motion with your body, this will stop the rear wheen just shooting off the wall and going down. Say you stand 20 meters away from a house, then you stick your arm out straight and point to the roof, then thats the angle which you want to be moving your body off the wall (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan-Walker Posted October 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2005 how long did it take u lot to learn ? dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downhill_rob2@hotmail.com Posted October 29, 2005 Report Share Posted October 29, 2005 not too long, around 5 weeks at the most? (riding once a week that is!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spode@thinkbikes Posted October 29, 2005 Report Share Posted October 29, 2005 I'm completely confused what a pinch gap is. I grew up with COMPLETELY different names for everything. Anyone got a link to a video? Or a decent explanation? Are we basically talking about a gap hop from static? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan-Walker Posted October 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2005 what are the advantages, when doing a pinch gap ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Limburn Posted October 29, 2005 Report Share Posted October 29, 2005 I'm completely confused what a pinch gap is. I grew up with COMPLETELY different names for everything. Anyone got a link to a video? Or a decent explanation? Are we basically talking about a gap hop from static? its basically a static gap but instaed of using a little bit of roll when you gap, you take off right from the edge/corner of the object. its quite a hard technique if find. when practising off kurbs i nearly always bounce off the road, so dont actually get that far. also my gaps are very powerful and i am used to using quite a bit of roll before the edge to get lots of power. dan, its basically just lots of practise until they work for you, and themn its even more practice ro get further! Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Kennard Posted October 29, 2005 Report Share Posted October 29, 2005 Good explaination there tom ^^^. But it is really just hopping to the edge and using the corner and the tyre pressure to almost 'bounce' you further. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Arnold Posted October 29, 2005 Report Share Posted October 29, 2005 this technique is particularly handy for railings. because if you have this type of gap dialled, it will feel the same on a railing as anything else. Wil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan-Walker Posted October 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2005 cheers everyone for all the help, just got to get out there and practice. (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downhill_rob2@hotmail.com Posted October 29, 2005 Report Share Posted October 29, 2005 when practising off kurbs i nearly always bounce off the road Use my technique, and throw your body upwards slightly, if you have got your body movments and compressions timing perfect, you shouldnt be hitting the road (Y) It just takes practise, it took me the whole of about 2 hours to learn to get to the edge then to preload, but i used to "hit the road" aswell, so i just kept practising and learning to hop up and over the road, it took around 5ish weeks to perfect :D P.S its helped me gap from 7 foot static to 7.9" static (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Limburn Posted October 29, 2005 Report Share Posted October 29, 2005 Use my technique, and throw your body upwards slightly, if you have got your body movments and compressions timing perfect, you shouldnt be hitting the road (Y) It just takes practise, it took me the whole of about 2 hours to learn to get to the edge then to preload, but i used to "hit the road" aswell, so i just kept practising and learning to hop up and over the road, it took around 5ish weeks to perfect :P P.S its helped me gap from 7 foot static to 7.9" static :D cheers mate. i could gap 7 ft 2in a wile a go, so may be able to get further now but hopefully if i learn pinch gaps it may get further (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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