zoosteve Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 can u front wheel tap on a 20" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waynio Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 yes. it is just as easy to tap a 20" as it is 26" just when you get quite big, you will tend to find on a mod that you hit your knees on the stem a bit, but you can always use bunnyhopping too,as on a mod bunnyhopping seems to be a suitable option when going big. just try get the wheel to touchthe top of the wall while your on your way up. you will soon get the hang of it, i was out with a young lad last night and he seemed to be getting the hang of it ^_^:D Waynio........................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoosteve Posted November 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 yes. it is just as easy to tap a 20" as it is 26" just when you get quite big, you will tend to find on a mod that you hit your knees on the stem a bit, but you can always use bunnyhopping too,as on a mod bunnyhopping seems to be a suitable option when going big. just try get the wheel to touchthe top of the wall while your on your way up. you will soon get the hang of it, i was out with a young lad last night and he seemed to be getting the hang of it :P:D Waynio........................ so it a bunny hop while ur wheel taps the eage i will try it ^_^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Gardner Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 yer u can i cant do them but i have seen people do them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiss Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 i can do it but i dont like it i much prefer to bunny hop up. its smoother i found tht way for me , no jolting of the wrists if you mess up lol (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David20 Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 Yes you can do it. My mate can do it quite easily. (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.E.A.U Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 yes. it is just as easy to tap a 20" as it is 26" just when you get quite big, you will tend to find on a mod that you hit your knees on the stem a bit, but you can always use bunnyhopping too,as on a mod bunnyhopping seems to be a suitable option when going big. just try get the wheel to touchthe top of the wall while your on your way up. you will soon get the hang of it, i was out with a young lad last night and he seemed to be getting the hang of it :lol:(Y) Waynio........................ i hit my knee on my stem on a 26 last night. i went to hospital, found out i dislocated my kneecap and went back into place lol. it hurts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 yeah, i can. everyone always says there really hard though. maybe it is because i cant do them very high (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houseface Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 i am learning them at the moment, i would have thought they would have been the same as a 26 inch because you have less bike to get up but not as long. steve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 nah, its meant to be easier on 26" because its bigger? (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markonamission Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 YES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Oliver Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 can u front wheel tap on a 20" No sweat easy, (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialridertom Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 ye i was out with wayne lat night i hav nearly (Y) got hang of it just focus and pull everything off in 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 yes, the higher you have your bars, the easier it will be to learn. a long mod also makes a big difference. i find it easier on a stock. bigger wheel means it forgives more mistakes in a bad tap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Swindlehurst Posted November 11, 2005 Report Share Posted November 11, 2005 yeah :turned: yeah but i prefer back weeling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BASETA26ER Posted November 11, 2005 Report Share Posted November 11, 2005 i ride 26" i cant do taps.. but my mates got 20" he seems to get quite high doing them.. but all i can say is it depends on the rider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poopipe Posted November 11, 2005 Report Share Posted November 11, 2005 its easy and fun - once you've got over the fear part. i learnt them on walls about 2&half to 3 feet high, its low enough that you'll stand a good chance of getting up if you miss the tap but high enough that the bike has to be properly lifted to actually hit it. Its definitely safest if you tap just as the bike is about to leave / leaving the ground - full on midair taps have a tendency to tip me over the front atm but i reckon thats just a matter of practice. i find taps are better than bunnyhops in some situations cos you dont need much forward speed to get you up a big wall. i also find it easier to get to back wheel from a tap than from the standard backwheel method - i guess cos the bike goes higher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted November 11, 2005 Report Share Posted November 11, 2005 They are possible, as people have said. The main difference between stock and mod is simply the smaller area you have to aim for with a mod - you have to be more precise doing it, just because of the smaller wheelbase. Biggest tap I've done so far is 48", but I'm still really inconsistent with them. A lot of the time I'll end up backwheeling the wall, but it just sorta looks like I spaz out half-way up :turned: Either way, yeah, they are useful. However, don't just try and learn to tap - mods have different strengths and weaknesses to stocks, and mods are generally easier to just pedal-up to back wheel or bunnyhop to back wheel. Taps do feel cool as shit when you get them, but don't solely learn them or whatever... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poopipe Posted November 11, 2005 Report Share Posted November 11, 2005 Biggest tap I've done so far is 48", but I'm still really inconsistent with them. A lot of the time I'll end up backwheeling the wall, but it just sorta looks like I spaz out half-way up :turned: oo - yours are bigger than mine. Then again i saw a video of you bunnyhopping 4 foot to backwheel a couple of days ago so its no real surprise. Any tips for mid-air tapping or is it just pedal and hope ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted November 11, 2005 Report Share Posted November 11, 2005 oo - yours are bigger than mine. Then again i saw a video of you bunnyhopping 4 foot to backwheel a couple of days ago so its no real surprise. Any tips for mid-air tapping or is it just pedal and hope ? Hehe, that vid was 50" :turned: But yeah, for "bigger" taps, just think about what you're doing more. Really concentrate on where you want to hit the front. Take off a little later than you usually would, and sorta bring your arms forward to bump the front wheel into the wall. After that, it's pretty self explanatory, really :P But yeah, as an example to what I was saying about using the characteristics of mods - Benito just pedals up 9 pallets, and I think he even bunnyhopped 10 in that Cologne vid, so it's possible to get silly-high just pedalling up to back wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewhite Posted November 11, 2005 Report Share Posted November 11, 2005 hey my m8 can do them so i presume you can :turned: joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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