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Stick To 20" Or Chang To 26"


Infurnass

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ok i have a 2006 python mod but i dont like the feel of it at all, but since i spent £1200 on it i dont have the money to swap to 26" just to try it, its either a do or dont situation.

I've been learning front to back switches, front wheel gaps and trying my heart out on some knarly looking rails, i can do them but it never feels good.

I would love to trade someone in an ideal situation but aint got my hopes up.

any info or tips would be awesome. thanks guys

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bit more info, im 6ft 3" not fat :P was thinking about longer frames i.e. 26" cause python is longest mod frame about i just feel like i can never lean properly into my bike like its too short i cant really explain it just looking for some helpful info of any sort.

its cos pythons are ming, try a nice mod by monty or something

alternatively get a real bike, 24s, and 26 rock :)

He thinks his python is to short good one at reccomending a 900wb frame.

I really hope it was a joke..

Anyway get validated and swap ur python for a nice 26" at 6 3 I can understand how it feals small. Also rail gaps normal are nicer on stocks. ;)

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I was gonna suggest what paul did but didn't have the audacity to put it in such blatant terms.

Monty's don't have a 900mm wheel base, the majority these days are closer to 1000/1010mm...

Perhaps a longer bike would benefit him, but what did all the tall riders do before there were long and short bikes? They rode what they had and improved their technique.

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He thinks his python is to short good one at reccomending a 900wb frame.

I really hope it was a joke..

i wasnt joking, he needs to ride a monty, then he will realise how bloody nice they are, short bikes will always be better in the end, they feel so right :P i loved my old monty x alp, it was super short and everybody who rode it loved it :)

if he finds his python too short, he doesnt have all that many more options really, cos its not like theres many others that are longer?

anywho, just try some other bikes, you may find its just your current setup thats wrong, bar and stem choice make a huge difference to a bike, infact they can completely make/break a bike

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pythons are THE worst riding bike I have ever been on, so I would deffo reccomend swapping!

Montys are shorter, but they are the only mods I actually like the ride of, they seem to fit a lot better.

Alternatly, you can do the decent thing and get a 26" you wouldnt regret it!

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Hey you mate

I bought a 26" about 7 months back, spending £1300 in total, and am feeling the dought of whether i should have bought a 20"

I tried a mates 05' T-Pro and found that i was having so much more fun on that than my stock

Add me to msn....if you want.... tryall1@hotmail.co.uk

And we can have a chat

Ben

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pythons are THE worst riding bike I have ever been on, so I would deffo reccomend swapping!

Montys are shorter, but they are the only mods I actually like the ride of, they seem to fit a lot better.

Alternatly, you can do the decent thing and get a 26" you wouldnt regret it!

Each to their own

I love my python, i couldn't deal going back to a shorter bike again. Ride some stocks, see if you like the feel of any. You may just be taking a very long time in getting used to the python.

Dan

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kool some good info, altho personnally i really dont like monty frames my mate has one in 26" feels horrible to me.

also i had a t-pro but snapped it in half pissing around at a skate park :D muahaha good fun but it was still far to short for me.

i did a test last night, my hip is about 20 cm over my handlebars when im resting my wheel on a wall.

gonna try a bigger bike i would rather a more streety kinda bike kot ms2 would be nice lol. how can i get validated anyway takes bloody years

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hi i have just got a 2006 python and it feels mint, took awile to get used to as it been so long compared to my old t-pro :P but now ive got used to it i wont go back to a shorterbike unless i start doing more comps, i would stick to python for a couple more months and see how it goes and if you dont like it get a new bike thanks aff1e

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kool some good info, altho personnally i really dont like monty frames my mate has one in 26" feels horrible to me.

also i had a t-pro but snapped it in half pissing around at a skate park :D muahaha good fun but it was still far to short for me.

i did a test last night, my hip is about 20 cm over my handlebars when im resting my wheel on a wall.

gonna try a bigger bike i would rather a more streety kinda bike kot ms2 would be nice lol. how can i get validated anyway takes bloody years

Took me less than half a day ;)

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