Jump to content

janjan

Members
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    27

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Posts posted by janjan

  13. Regaining confidence

    in Beginners Trials Chat

    Posted · Edited by janjan

    [...] Since then I lost my confidence and every time I lift the front wheel I feel damn scary.

    Unfortunately I am in a similar situation as you :(

    A few years ago I had two accidents while riding trials. In the first incident I was doing backwheelhops on an old MTB and the brake cable snapped. I fell off backwards and smashed head first into the floor. I was really really lucky since I only had a slight concussion although I did not wear a helmet. In the second incident I was training pedalkicks on the lawn when something happend to the rear brake (I think the cable slipped a little bit because it was not tightened enough). This time I wore a helmet, but I had severe upper back pain for a few weeks.

    Right now I am trying to learn to manual but it is f**king hard because my brain just shuts down when I reach the balance points. I am totally scared of this moment when you feel that the back wheel is passing below you and I end up hitting the break although I know it is not dangerous at all... I don't really know how to overcome this except getting really really drunk...

  23. 28" Geometry Which Is Good For Bunny Hops / Manuals?

    in Beginners Trials Chat

    Posted

    Also, 28 inch? The wheels? There's no such thing.

    There is, at least kind of. I just found out that for some reason the 700c are called 28" in Germany (where I live)

    see:

    http://sheldonbrown.com/tire-sizing.html

    "28 x decimal | 622 mm | Some German tire companies use this non-standard designation for 622 mm ("700c") tires."

    You can manual or bunny ANY bike. It's just a matter of how far/much back you have to lean to over come the long stays and lower BB. My buddy can bunny barspin a beach cruiser.

    Yeah, after trying to manual / bunny hop for 10 km on the way home it seems that I finally get the hang of it. In contrast to my initial post it seems tht right now the biggest problem is not really the chainstay/BB stuff, but the height of the frame. Because it's so tall compared to my other bikes I can not make the same movements, so I guess a smaller frame would also help.

  24. 28" Geometry Which Is Good For Bunny Hops / Manuals?

    in Beginners Trials Chat

    Posted

    I have a complete 28" bike which I use daily as a commuter. Since the frame is way too big for me I'm thinking about buying a new (custom) frame for the spring/summer.

    Just riding the same route everyday gets pretty boring after a while, so:

    Does somebody have an idea what might be a good geometry for the occasional bunny hop / manual / wheelie?

    The geometry of the current frame is:

    Wheelbase: 1066

    Chainstay: 440 mm

    BB: -65mm

    Right now it's more or less impossible for me to lift the front wheel of the ground (very likely due to the low BB). Might a higher BB help?

    (Yes, I know, it's probably a very stupid idea...)

×
×
  • Create New...