Going Rubber

if you can do sif, what I do is I tuck down almost to the point where my
butt is hitting the tire and spring up super duper fast.

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kick up from it. (not be on the crank/don't use the crank)
be on the pedal and rock the uni up and pull up. (it is a rocking
motion)

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GILD said:

If it was a naked young lady, would we be shouting about sexual
objectification?

gordito8me said:

it's like running across the highway at rush hour. Dangerous, stupid,
but not really that fun.

skrobo said:

i would rather ride a brick than have a folding tire

Unicaw89 said:

Koxx rapes Torker hard!

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ill do my best. im not the best at sif. can do it igher but less
controal. A LOT less controal. thanks for the advice

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Det-riot said:

ill do my best. im not the best at sif. can do it igher but less
controal. A LOT less controal. thanks for the advice

Yeah, like someone has already said, Plant your pedal on the ledge,
then swing your uni up, using the hub and pedal shaft as pivots. Use
the momentum from the swing to jump up onto the ledge.

If you do it SIF every time you will learn the control. Eventually you
won't even have to think about it, it will come naturally to you.

Rock on!
Edd

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before you die?" - My workmate, Paul

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I learned to go to rubber on my 24" just two days ago.
All it takes is some balls and the ability to hop higher than your
crank.
Thanks to my crankgrabbing ability I can now get onto 6 pallets.

Keep practicing.

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from ur pic it doesnt show very well but if u dont have a 19" uni it is
harder... if u've got a freestly 20" like wot i had its worth at least
getting a tyre like the maxxis max daddy or the onza sticky fingers
20".

But anyways maybe try with a little prehop and just launch into it,
just think that it doesnt matter if u hurt urself.... well it does but
just dont think about that :P

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Det-riot said:

i have no problems on my pals 20" but i cant on my 24".

Is there much difference in crank length between those two unis?

There's a 2" difference in tire size there. Adding 2" to your hop
shouldn't take much work. If you do a pedal grab instead of a crank
grab you can add 2" and then some with very little work... swinging the
uni as others have suggested will make all the difference.

It sounds like balance is your problem. The best advice for this is to
practice more!

Good luck! Tell us how you get along!

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Practice, practice, practice. You'll eventually get it. Pedal to rubber
is definitely tougher on a 24. Having a strong SIF hop really helps.

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