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Turn Bike In Tight Spot

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Eh op all

Can anybody out there give me tips on how to bounce front & rear wheel. So i can face the other way in tight spots.

I can raise both wheels but cant swing bike left or right , it just drops down near enough in same place .

So any tips gratefully recieved.... ;) Cheers ave one on me.

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sorry for this question just found similar question posted earlier, and there is plenty of tips, so i will practice , practice, and hopefully crack it.

sorry for this question just found similar question posted earlier, and there is plenty of tips, so i will practice , practice, and hopefully crack it.

Yo,

I posted up a thread about this a whie ago, "Turning in tight spaces" i think it was called, there is some good advise there, But tbh i think its just ptactice mate

Pull up on the inside handle grip (in the direction that you want the front end to go, when doing a front-end hop.) Really helped my brother.

Out experimenting today. Sometimes a FLOATER turn (front wheel in the air, since it's so tight) is a good option to consider. The trick I keep finding (and Ryan Young's video says this for sure) is to STAB down on the INSIDE foot peg! Put all your weight on that inside peg, for just a second, in a violent motion. The difference is amazing.

  • 1 month later...

I've likely mentioned before how I'm able to turn tighter now since on my '08 GasGas I removed that rubber turning-stop that's against the frame. I put a small piece of tape to (well, somewhat) keep where the fork-brace HITS the frame (now that that rubber turn-stop has been removed) from chipping the paint on the frame. It's worth it.

The most experienced rider in the US National series uses that technique, and I like it. One of my riding partners balked at doing this, however.

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