rocks370 Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 Hello All,Today i've been praticing sidehopping up kerbs and have found that i can only do it to me right side. As its the Derailleur side I was wondering what other people have done to protect the mech?I've seen Onza Mech Saver on tarty. Is it any good? What else could i use?Thanks for the help.Rocks370 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat hudson Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 learn to the left. i had to. its not that bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simpson Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 it is its hell i just go to the right and go in nose 1st and then get the back up means i only go tiny though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoyoyo Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 learn to the left. i had to. its not that bad.How long did that take, I can just about get up a small kerb to the left.Thats why i can't sidehop for f**k, because i just leave it to save my mech and stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxRacer Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 I used to jump to my 'worse' side (i'm right foot), so to the left. Than suddenly changed to right and it feels really nice. But I don't do too big sidehops because I'm not too kind to buy mech hanger every few bad sidehops. I'm currently thinking how to break bloke in my mind to go back to left-side jumping. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat hudson Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 How long did that take, I can just about get up a small kerb to the left.Thats why i can't sidehop for f**k, because i just leave it to save my mech and stuff. about a week, i just had to make myself do it. it wasnt that bad, just condition yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocks370 Posted April 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 I will try and learn to do it to the left. I'm sure it wont take that long considering I can only sidehop up a kerb to my right anyway....Cheers for the advice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apocalypse_reaper666 Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 do you need the deralliuer for gears or are you using single speed? if you are using single speed then there are a good choice of dmr tentioners on www.tartybikes.com but DO NOT get the dmr simple tentioner (the one with the red nylon wheel) i just had to build a new tentioner because the wheel broke and they dont stay in one place either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the judge Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 do you need the deralliuer for gears or are you using single speed? if you are using single speed then there are a good choice of dmr tentioners on www.tartybikes.com but DO NOT get the dmr simple tentioner (the one with the red nylon wheel) i just had to build a new tentioner because the wheel broke and they dont stay in one place either!If your going for a tensioner I'd say stay away from dmr's alltogether. Go for a fresh products or a rohloff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocks370 Posted April 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 I need the gears really. It's a 15 minute ride as it is to Worthing, double if i go single speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apocalypse_reaper666 Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 there are plus points to going single speed: 1) alot of weight loss to the bike 2) no banging of the deralliuer on the frame 3)1 less cable 4)gears can go wrong and cables snap and rust 5) you get used to single speed easily 6) bike looks better 7) can get a chain like a kmc kool chain (very strong) rather then a flimsy standard mtb chain ive ran single speed for 2 years on all the bikes ive had and there are meany gear ratios you can have but the best is 18 on the front and 14 on the rear! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat hudson Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 if your going ss save yourself money in the long run, locked out mech or rholof! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAB Posted April 19, 2006 Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 Been riding 9 years and i can almost side hop 4ft on a good day, and i go to the right and i've only hit the mec about 3-4 times the reason why!!!! because i don't think about hitting the mec!!! the more you think about something going wrong, the more likely it will go wrong.When you look at what happens when someones doing a big side hop and miss, they don't land on the mec first, normally when you get it wrong the mec is lest of you worrys, you land on the pedal or scrape it up the wall and go head fist over it and scratch the sh#t out of your forks just ride, and if you hit the mec.. o well, sh#t happens O and watch this........If you land on a ss chain device it can still bend and damage the frame.. it may be more out of the way but it can still be hit.... and yes i've seen it happen, the long walk of shame as some mouthy tw#t uses the classic line "gears are for quear's i've never hit my chain device" then procedes to do a side hop and get it wrong Just ride Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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