Mr Motivator Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 Ok, quick one, I've got the hang of doing static gaps obviously, but cant seem to manage more than about 5ft. Wondered if you could find me any tips on technique.. Sam :- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 - Jump harder/faster - Get right to the edge - Use the tyre squidge to help you - Watch videos! :- PS: High/hard gear ratio will hinder you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishwog Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 Concentrate on going up as much as you do across :- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Motivator Posted February 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 (edited) - Jump harder/faster - Get right to the edge - Use the tyre squidge to help you ← If I do all that, I just flip out lol, and watching videos makes me depresed as I want to do it as well as they can :- edit: adam, your avatar is also on the encounters dvd cover.. are you actualy in the dvd? Edited February 14, 2005 by Sam@SouthTrials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 If I do all that, I just flip out lol ← Lower the front more :- Kick through the bike. Edit: Nope, im not. They just used the pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich4130 Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 Slighty connected with this, so I hope you don't mind Sam, What is it called when you do this, bad foot forward, one powerful kick, switches you to you good foot, then you use the momentium and extra power to gap from that? Its a very bad explanation :- sorry heh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishwog Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 It's just a different way of pre-loading you and your bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Motivator Posted February 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 What is it called when you do this, bad foot forward, one powerful kick, switches you to you good foot, then you use the momentium and extra power to gap from that? ← dunno, but it sounds like a good way to make your hub skip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishwog Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 No wouldn't affect your hub at all, just helps you to lower the front end of your bike evn more, as your going a bit faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich4130 Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 The name Pulse Hop is coming to mind, but its propbably unconnected,.... :-" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishwog Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 That is a very sad name, we never nickname moves arund here, we just say it how it is. For example, Half-pedal turn to kick-gap. Or, half pedal turn front wheel to back. Etc etc..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 its called bad foot good foot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishwog Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 (edited) its called bad foot good foot ← Well, no its not. That's what you call it. Edited February 14, 2005 by Fishwog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Dave Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 jump into the handle bars as much as you can, if you pause a vid of say TRA gapping, just after his taken off, youll notice his bars are right into his body. in my mind theres two main techniques of gapping, if you watch the earlyer echo vids of TRA (where he gaps like 8,000ft to rail), youll see he really lifts the bike up. but if you watch that new video of Vincent Hermance called jmpz, at about 3:38 his does a fu*king crazy gap but dont lift the bike up at all! play it in slow motion and watch his body through out the move :- but we all no its down to .... PRACTISE PRACTISE PRACTISE!!!! :P Dave hope ive helped :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich4130 Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 Yea, all the same thing, I think it was CLS who reffered to it as that :- It does kinda make sense, as it is in two 'pulses' kind of motions :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 Back to the original topic, lower the front more, pull your leading pedal back a little more (so you have more 'travel' with it if you get me), and concentrate on sticking the back wheel outwards onto the object rather than just letting it hit the object. Also, just practice! You soon get better naturally, without knowingly altering your technique. :- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Motivator Posted February 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 Ok, just been out for a half hour blast. I've just managed to go an extra half foot than before so I'm a bit happyer now :P Ok, front wheel right at the edge of the ledge and then one very quick small low kick to the edge, no hopping, and Lunge like hell! Land pushing forward on the bars for smooth :S I also found a new technique for wheelie hopping. I now start lifting the front wheel with my bad foot rather than lift and kick with good foot :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colly Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 its all practise mate whatch videos, use your legs more as a lever, and your back muslcles. i found my alibongo shite for gapping af first but once i got used to it, my technique was to get used to it was do a 45 degree = half a sidehop and half a normal gap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 It's a bit sucky for me at the moment too, 'cos I hugely upgraded my drive train :- I used to have a Dicta with 16 (I think) engagement points, so it meant you had a huge distance between you pedalling and it engaging. So I kinda got used to that for pre-loading, but now I've got an Eno and when I preload the pedal it's at another engagement point already, so I've gotta reconfigure how I kick. It's hard to explain, but it's taking some learning... Need to learn the tyre squidge thing. It's never really felt all that comfortable a method for me, but I know I should work it out. Mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 Get your ass into your back tyre as you lower your front end. Easy foot extra. :- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cultiv8ed ::Chris:: Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 just watch the new vincent hermance vids that guy has a very good gapping technique as he tends not to lift up to much, just powers it arcoss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 right im not saying its right but it seems to work for me i do a fairly big satic before i gap to try and carry the momentum more and i lower the wheel as much as poss and pull up asif trying to snap your bars and chain :"> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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