lower psi = 360 unispin

gabetheunicycleman said:

as the title suggests, the other day i was riding after recently having
pumped up my tire. i couldnt 3even come close to 360 unispinning, even
tho i can usually at least land on the cranks then fall of after.(its a
commitment thing....). so i figured why not try with a lower psi. so i
let my tire down, a little too flat, and tried and got it. i may be
crazy but if anyone else has also found this let me know.

it makes sence lower psi would mean wider surface area (and stability)
as you land increasing the likely hood that you would land it

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monkeyman said:

it looks like you type by banging your face into the keyboard....come
on, denomstait? What the hell?

GILD said:

Now I'm going tosit back and watch a 15 and a 16 year old discuss the
concept 'childish'.
Should be fun.

ivan said:

I want a little girl daughter

Brian O. said:

As opposed to a boy daughter?

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I remember Andrew Carter made a tutorial video on hopspins and said that
lower PSI makes it easier to hopspin, it makes sense it'd work the same
for unispins.

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Waaaaiiiiit.....

If I lower my PSI will there be less weight round the wheel? So would
it make flips easier?

I don't want to know about stability or softer landings.

Mike

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I noticed this a very long time ago, for me everything in street is hard
with a high PSI tire, for me this is because I preload the tire
slightly when I do 360 unispins, I cant hop as high with a high PSI
tire...

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abbabibble said:

Cody bent his koxx.
he was working it pretty hard.

Dumpweed said:

your to hard on ur toys i think its time for u to take up a new hobby
like watching tv

i think it's easier with less PSI, because then the rebounce of the tyre
is bigger, but if you can do tricks like a unispin really good then it
doesn't matter how much presure is in your tyre, perhaps it's a bit
harder then with more.

I can do the 360 unispin easyly on my trials and on my freestyle now

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apflstrudl said:

i think it's easier with less PSI, because then the rebounce of the tyre
is bigger, but if you can do tricks like a unispin really good then it
doesn't matter how much presure is in your tyre, perhaps it's a bit
harder then with more.

I disagree, with a higher tire pressure, if you're strong enough and
have good enough form to compress the tire all the way then the rebound
is way way stronger and will help push you upwards a lot more.
I remember Ryan Atkins saying that he rides his 20" trials with 28 PSI
or so...which is a lot compared to most riders, and he's a lot better
hopper compared to most riders.

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For fast unispins I like a higher psi tire because it pivots better on
the ground. If its lower psi then there will be more surface area of
the tire on the ground and its harder to spin. If you pick the uni up
higher off the ground then it would be different.

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Spencer Hochberg said:

For fast unispins I like a higher psi tire because it pivots better on
the ground. If its lower psi then there will be more surface area of
the tire on the ground and its harder to spin. If you pick the uni up
higher off the ground then it would be different.

I have a solution...do them like mine...no friction, my uni is in the
air L*L

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abbabibble said:

Cody bent his koxx.
he was working it pretty hard.

Dumpweed said:

your to hard on ur toys i think its time for u to take up a new hobby
like watching tv

James_Potter said:

I disagree, with a higher tire pressure, if you're strong enough and
have good enough form to compress the tire all the way then the rebound
is way way stronger and will help push you upwards a lot more.
I remember Ryan Atkins saying that he rides his 20" trials with 28 PSI
or so...which is a lot compared to most riders, and he's a lot better
hopper compared to most riders.

I am in agreement with Mr. Potter's statement.

The advantage to be gained from lower pressure is that of easier
preloading and easier recovery. As Mr. Atkins demonstrates, hops don't
require a specific air pressure, but they do require specific technique
to perform.

One explanation for the original poster's experience is that he's
finding it easier to preload his tire with lower PSI. If he'd practice
more at his "normal" PSI I'd bet he'd be able to 360 just as well.

Recently I've upped my trials tire pressure and have had to relearn
some techniques, but I find the gains outweight the renewed learning
curve... I don't bottom out anymore, nor do I experience foldover as
much, and the uni feels much more responsive... since the tire isn't so
squishy I can make my turns and moves with much more precision.

Unicaw89 said:

for me everything in street is hard with a high PSI tire... I cant hop
as high with a high PSI tire

Could this be because you haven't practiced much with a high PSI tire?

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Off course I havnt practiced much with one ;-). I find it uncomfortable
just to ride with a high PSI tire...

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abbabibble said:

Cody bent his koxx.
he was working it pretty hard.

Dumpweed said:

your to hard on ur toys i think its time for u to take up a new hobby
like watching tv

It may or may not be better to ride with a higher PSI tire, but it is
certainly the case that a higher PSI tire has the potential to bounce
higher. It's like a basketball; the more you pump it up, the higher it
bounces, but at high pressure it's not as easy to control.

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I ride with 30 PSI, which is pretty high I guess.

I havent tried lowering my pressure, and I dont think I will. I dont
need to.

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