24" Cruisers and "tricks".

[Darin]

I've decided not to get a 20"er. I'm aslo not currently doing any thing other than a bunnyhop 180. Which I know is lower than lame on the cool scale. However. I am wondering if anyone is doing anything other than racing cruisers.

[MadMan2k]

Couldn't you do just about every trick on dirt with a 24" that you could on a 20" bike?
You could still do x-ups and inverts and stuff.. people do a lot on hardtail mtbs, which are even bigger, so why not?

[Darin]

I suppose that's true. I guess I'm wonderin if guys are doing vert ramps and park stuff at all. When the ground ever dries back out here in PA, I'll be back on my track. I try do just do simpe stuff over my jumps. Crossups, table tops etc. Nothing crazy, yet. I'm thinking somthing like a tail whip might be tricky though because of the spinning mass of a 24 wheel. I'd like to see it done.

[MadMan2k]

It probably is more tricky, but I've seen loads of videos of tailwhips on mountain bikes, so not impossible.

Maybe you'll find that a cruiser is fine for tricks once you start doing them, if not you could get a 20" then.. That's kind of my theory since I already have a 24", when I get good enough to need a nicer, 'real' bmx bike I'll get one.

[dooley]

The reason MTBers aren't as good as BMXers when it comes to park riding isn't because of bike skills, it's because of the bikes. To be as strong as bmx's they have to be heavier than bmxs(my Pashley street weighs close to 40lbs, and it's still weaker than my Barcode), plus their stability makes them more difficult to move.

I have seen guys do 360's and stuff on cruisers, but I'd still still recommend a 20", they really don't take that long to get used to. I was out of riding years and when I came back I felt obliged to ride a 24", but pretty quickly I was back on a 20" and I'm glad I did it. It's not like I do any tricks either, I just flow around as best I can.

[Brian]

[sniff] Mine's in a box.

[-=£em in Pa=-]

A trials bike is good for learning ground stuff on.
If you've never ridden a real, dedicated trials bike before you
would be amazed at how easily it responds to what you want to
do. No help in the air though.....thats something I still struggle
with regardless of bike :eek:

[MadMan2k]

I wish I had a friend with a trials bike so I could ride it.