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  2. Punching To Raise The Front?

    in Beginners Trials Chat

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    How i learned to do it, even before I had a trials bike, was to ride along and do a stoppie (or endo as most call it) and as the back wheel touches the ground again, rock back and pull on the handle bars and you should be doing it!

    Yup, i can do that ok, i can hop on my bck wheel 10 times around about, but only when i do an endo first... i mean just punching at the drive-train and raising the front wheel in one motion without an endo, thats what i find imposable... :(

    It's all about timing. Start by doing a little endo (the rear only a couple of inches off the ground) and as the back touches down shift you weight back and pull on the bars; you're basically using the momentum of the bike coming down to pivot on the rear and lift the front. Chances are you might get the front an inch or two off the ground to start with but if you get comfortable at that move on to letting go of the rear brake and putting in a little kick of the pedals as the rear wheel touches down from the endo. You're aiming to move the bike forwards underneath you while keeping your own centre of gravity in the same place. When you do it right the bike will end up with the front wheel a couple of feet off the floor and you will be balanced with your centre of gravity over the rear wheel...

    Yup, i can do that ok, i can hop on my bck wheel 10 times around about, but only when i do an endo first... i mean just punching at the drive-train and raising the front wheel in one motion without an endo, thats what i find imposable... :(

    Do you mean a little roll up onto the back wheel...

    or just getting onto the back wheel to hop... I read it properly and wasn't clear, cos' i can't help if you don't put enough detail in...

    just getting up onto the back wheel in preparation to hop,(without a endo)

  3. How Good (kabuki)

    in Beginners Trials Chat

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    Coolio but would you recomend aniting else in that price range

    Hmm, not really mate, im not the sort of person to ask, all i know is the kabuki is pretty good for the money.. i got mine 2nd hand for £240 only 2 mounths old, and it wasmint... i haven't had a problem with it yet :)

    It seems to be pretty dam strong, and ive bough some new parts for it such as new gearing and new hydralic rear brake (Y)

    You could look through the for sale sections on this site... you can get some pretty good deals on here ;)

  7. How Good (kabuki)

    in Beginners Trials Chat

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    Not really. I see what you're saying, but it's all down to personal preference. I had a mate who was real short and rode one. He managed ok.

    But the bikes are real heavy, use pretty shite parts and are generally not very nice to ride.

    Oh, fair enough... lol its just a beginers bike for me at the moment... I can't really afford a decent one yet

  9. How Good (kabuki)

    in Beginners Trials Chat

    Posted · Edited by Brockway

    How'd you work that one out?

    Just the fact its so long, and others who have commented on the length of the top tube..

    *I'll re-phrase... Its better suited for people over 6ft? :lol:

    i suppose its also down to personal prefrencee, i like prefer a longer frame... and im quite tall (6ft 1" i think) but i guess some shorter people might also prefer a long frame :)

    What frame you riding?

  12. My Guide On How To Bunnyhop

    in Beginners Trials Chat

    Posted · Edited by Brockway

    This tutorial is just for newbies

    For most people wanting to bunny-hop, their first thought would be to simply pull the whole bike up in one short jolt, all in one single motion. This will get you off the ground, but its not going to get you up on those 3ft walls or anything taller.

    There are three motions you will need to think about if you want to pull off the perfect bunny hop.

    1) You need to use your upper body strength to pull the bar straight up, therefore raising the front wheel of the ground.

    - You need to get the bars up as high as possible, this is easier with a shorter frame!

    - Not only do you need to lift the bars up as much as possible but you need to keep the front wheel of the ground for a while (almost like a manual) if you are hoping to hop onto a wall, or even a small curb.

    2) Now you've got the front sorted you'll need to practice that old technique of lifting the whole bike up off the ground...

    - It may be wrong but it will give you the opportunity to get used to manoeuvring the bike in the air.

    3) Now you've practised both these techniques you will need to add the 'scoop' use the full potential of your muscles and get that bike up in the air! (Without hitting anything)

    - This really is the technique to gain that height you want to get the bike up onto those walls.

    - You want to use the first technique I explained and raise the front of the bike (preferably holding it there for a second or two) then you will want to raise the back of the bike

    - There are three ways to do this... (You have to do all of them!!!)

    * Un-weight the back wheel

    * Pull the bars forward and snap your wrists to raise the back wheel

    * Use your feet to aid the real wheel lift! I you point your toes toward the floor and use your legs to push back and up

    (This motion is like the front bars up and forward but this time its up and back)

    Hope I Helped with this simple tip ;)

    Thanks for reading!

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