Oppo Grinds. Aaron Ross or anyone who runs 4 pegs, please help!

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5/12/2014 7:35 PM

I have been running four pegs for a few weeks now but I haven't been doing many oppo grinds because my chain was so brittle, it would break too easily. On Friday, I got a new chain and I started trying oppo feebles. Getting on isn't the problem, it's staying on that I can't seem to do. My back peg always slides off the ledge and then I do like a front side disaster type of thing. Obviously, this isn't my goal and I hate when it happens.

I've tried almost everything guys. More speed, less speed, pulling my front tire over more, pulling it over less, leaning towards the ledge more, leaning over less. Everything that I think could be contributing. What am I missing?

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5/12/2014 7:36 PM

"r0ng sexion fagt" I know.

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5/12/2014 7:50 PM

I've had this problem before. try leaning in and be on less or a angle. It seems like your tire is pushing you off.
Hope this helps a little

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5/12/2014 7:55 PM

Keep your weight over your pegs, make sure your tire is relatively close to the edge of what youre grinding, and ALWAYS make sure your tire is angled right (parallel with the edge) so you are moving FORWARD and not diagnol (which will bump you off and do what youre describing.)

A longer peg may also help, but I believe your main issue is that youre not keeping your tire straight.

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5/12/2014 8:03 PM

^Thanks guys! Ill try it out tomorrow!

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5/12/2014 8:24 PM

not enough pegs is the problem

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5/12/2014 8:36 PM

Effting wrote:
not enough pegs is the problem

Effting wrote:
not enough pegs is the problem

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?

You saying I should run 5 or 6? grin

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5/12/2014 8:39 PM

Stocksy wrote:
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You saying I should run 5 or 6?

Stocksy wrote:
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You saying I should run 5 or 6?

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I welded a peg to my pedal so I could do pedal grinds.

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5/12/2014 9:29 PM

Effting wrote:
not enough pegs is the problem

Effting wrote:
not enough pegs is the problem

...more

Stocksy wrote:
?

You saying I should run 5 or 6?

Stocksy wrote:
?

You saying I should run 5 or 6?

...more

HardBMX_Tim wrote:
I welded a peg to my pedal so I could do pedal grinds.

HardBMX_Tim wrote:
I welded a peg to my pedal so I could do pedal grinds.

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Lolz!!!
Sigg'd

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HardBMX_Tim wrote: I welded a peg to my pedal so I could do pedal grinds. I would rather wear a teletubbies speedo than a shirt with the word "Bitches" on it, or even worse, "Swag".

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5/12/2014 9:38 PM

Stocksy wrote:
?

You saying I should run 5 or 6?

Stocksy wrote:
?

You saying I should run 5 or 6?

...more

HardBMX_Tim wrote:
I welded a peg to my pedal so I could do pedal grinds.

HardBMX_Tim wrote:
I welded a peg to my pedal so I could do pedal grinds.

...more

boston wrote:
Lolz!!!
Sigg'd

boston wrote:
Lolz!!!
Sigg'd

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Anyone ever see that bike I think it was in a heaviest bike challenge thread on this site or another one. Bit the guy had the 6 pegs going. four up front and Two in the rear. It was amazing

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5/12/2014 10:15 PM
Edited Date/Time: 5/12/2014 10:18 PM

Shadow Conspiracy chain and sprocket

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5/12/2014 10:18 PM

Effting wrote:
not enough pegs is the problem

Effting wrote:
not enough pegs is the problem

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handlebar grinds are real business . its the future

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5/12/2014 10:31 PM

Just keep trying.

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5/12/2014 10:44 PM

Same thing. I have a mental block for mine. Faceplanted doing tire ride / un luc-e grinds yesterday LOL.

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5/13/2014 6:48 AM

Brayden_Buckingham wrote:
Same thing. I have a mental block for mine. Faceplanted doing tire ride / un luc-e grinds yesterday LOL.

Brayden_Buckingham wrote:
Same thing. I have a mental block for mine. Faceplanted doing tire ride / un luc-e grinds yesterday LOL.

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I don't have a mental block or anything, I just get of the ledge and then slip off and then feel like an idiot! Haha

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5/13/2014 8:04 AM
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Longer pegs do help i went from 4" pegs to 4.4" pegs and i've gotten alot smoother with oppo grinds. it takes awhile to get adjusted to them.

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5/13/2014 8:25 AM

HardBMX_Tim wrote:
Keep your weight over your pegs, make sure your tire is relatively close to the edge of what youre grinding, and ALWAYS make ...more

HardBMX_Tim wrote:
Keep your weight over your pegs, make sure your tire is relatively close to the edge of what youre grinding, and ALWAYS make sure your tire is angled right (parallel with the edge) so you are moving FORWARD and not diagnol (which will bump you off and do what youre describing.)

A longer peg may also help, but I believe your main issue is that youre not keeping your tire straight.

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This^^^^^^^. I had that problem starting out with regular feebles, and i kept slipping off.

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