workin on 3s

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Apr 12, 2008

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can anyone give me tips on how to spin faster for hop 3's. As of now there only hop 270s or less

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connor-mkr (Apr 12, 2008 at 9:07)

looking good crombie, nice flat 3-taps

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asteezc1 (Apr 12, 2008 at 9:09)

yea thats the problem i want full 3's, mayby the bike is too heavy 31.5lbs, or mayby i just can spin or jump high enough

Freerideguy14 (Nov 15, 2008 at 13:20)

I would suggest to j-hop them.

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sharvan (Apr 12, 2008 at 9:44)

Lean forward, keeps the back end up

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keenanbikes (Apr 12, 2008 at 10:00) (Below Threshold) show comment

hehe my bikes still like 37 pounds so suck it i can get the flat 180's sometimes now

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asteezc1 (Apr 12, 2008 at 12:00)

i just weighed my wheels and my front one is 6lbs and the back is 8. thats were all the weight is

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keenanbikes (Apr 12, 2008 at 13:49)

my wheels are heavier

asteezc1 (Apr 12, 2008 at 14:19)

well yA u got dh tires but without tire and tube mine are heavier but im going to get a new set, cuz these onse are weak and heavy

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creamsoda (Apr 12, 2008 at 14:49)

actually, it's your tires and hubs that have all the weight, your rims are lighter than singletracks.

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creamsoda (Apr 12, 2008 at 14:50)

and oh yeah, nice flat 3tap. damn.

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creamsoda (Apr 12, 2008 at 14:57)

you learn too fast, skinner was working on 3taps last year and can't do them on flat on his mtb yet... and here's you going for flat 3s.

did you check out dragonzzz's flat 3 vids? he has them dialed on a 25-26 pound rigid dobermann, he's 5"6' and 130lbs, so i don't think your bike weight really makes any difference, you and your tankness, lol. thing is, i think the biggest difference you could make to your bike right now is to switch to lighter tires, since they are at the furthest edge of your wheels -> rotational weight.

jasmithy (Feb 22, 2009 at 11:27)

or you could bring your back wheel a bit more forward if you have horizontal drop outs make so much difference!

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asteezc1 (Apr 12, 2008 at 14:57)

the rims are 660grams but i still cant beleive my scale said 8lbs for the back wheel with tire/tube/disk, either my scale is way off or i can really lighten my bike, but then agian the wieght for my complete bike is the same as cyclepaths wieght 31.5or 32lbs

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asteezc1 (Apr 12, 2008 at 14:58)

im thinkin of smallblock8s

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ritchie (Apr 12, 2008 at 16:27)

20's

asteezc1 (Apr 12, 2008 at 16:58)

i could definetly do it on 20s

sharvan (Apr 13, 2008 at 4:02)

No, you still couldn't. With the technique you have right now you purposely push your back wheel down when you reach 270, you need to learn to lean forward over your bars so you keep your rear wheel in the air and land on both wheels.

asteezc1 (Apr 13, 2008 at 4:53)

thanks for the tips ill try being more forward today

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skinna (Apr 12, 2008 at 17:06)

lol 20s are easy i could probally learn hop 3s on one

asteezc1 (Apr 12, 2008 at 17:07)

no you coulnt

creamsoda (Apr 12, 2008 at 21:44)

LOL. skinner got shown up... you learned 3taps all last year, and can only do it on your 24"er out of banks, and now crombie's learned it in weeks on flat, on a 26er. what a tank.

yeah i know i'm not as good as you skinner, but still, i find this entertaining.

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penIsland661 (Apr 12, 2008 at 20:08)

I'm with ritchie on this. 20's Big Grin

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andrewkiss (Apr 14, 2008 at 12:38)

what song is that?

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skinna (Apr 14, 2008 at 18:49)

lol well today i was learnin flat 3 taps

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keenanbikes (Sep 19, 2008 at 18:55)

lol.... now that I think about it we are so much better now

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cowanguy (Oct 18, 2008 at 13:37)

nice beastie boys song.interdolactic is one of the best

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rutschattack (Oct 24, 2008 at 19:49)

ya well there only 270 since u carve 180

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bikenfreake (Nov 1, 2008 at 14:49)

360 tap

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bmx31 (Nov 11, 2008 at 20:46)

are you sponcered man? damnn

asteezc1 (Nov 12, 2008 at 12:30)

im just kinda a big deal here

keenanbikes (Nov 15, 2008 at 10:40)

I can pretty much do them now I land 4 out of 10 I do. By the way whens the Empire in and do you wanna ride indoor park with me??

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bmx31 (Nov 12, 2008 at 22:38)

i can tell by the sick exicution on that 90 to 270 pivot

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bmx-jonny (Nov 14, 2008 at 8:21)

they look pretty nice if you ask me

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djjumper13 (Nov 18, 2008 at 16:11)

okay well when you jump into the air pick up your back end higher, and lean foward a bit more, and thats pretty much it, try them off liek curbs n shit then take them to flat

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patrick-kona (Jan 20, 2009 at 11:17)

take the pedals off to loose some wieght, or try drilling your spokes/tubes

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DMBryan (Apr 11, 2009 at 1:59)

just try tucking ur bac end up

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ahammy (Apr 26, 2009 at 21:17)

yo try a wider bar. so much easier to spin

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iloveflyouts (Jun 20, 2009 at 14:41)

try it on a bmx

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