I watched a video, and his front tire DOES NOT STOP spinning ?!?!

I've heard he has some rig for this, but I'm wondering what exactley he has rigged and what it does ? anyone have anymore info on this ??

i'm not planning on setting something like this up, I'm just curious what it's all about, and I wonder how much it actually helps..

 

anthony from tony d freestyle does it too, looks pretty sweet

 

they spread the brake pads to keep 'em going and going and going and going...........

 

but how do they keep the pads spread apart ? yes it does look pretty pimp.. and does it really help out that much ?

mine always stops within 5'

 

they spread them and before they can use the front brakes again they need to pump the front brakes... once you do that.. you need to manually spread them again

 

OOOH ok, so they manually spread them, and don't use front brake..

ahhh I was thinking they had some device that spreads it for them *WHAT WAS I THINKING*

but does it help at all ?

 

theoretically it should.... I dont know if it actually does

 

Tony D. said on his website that he has ceramic bearnings. I asked him if he had some type of motor and he said no.

 

well, if you release the pressure from the pads, then it should theoretically spin for quite a while (even with normal bearings)..

 

They have stock bearings and spread the pads as Nags said. It gives the gyro effect and makes it easier to manuver slow wheelies. Try it it works. Just remember to pump the brakes before taking off- a friend of mine didn't and hit a wall, he was going to do a stoppie and the brakes failed and he crashed before they could pump up. He stopped riding because he fractured a bone in his lower back-OUCH

 

I have heard of some of the Euros actually installing a motor on the front wheel to keep it spinning as well.
Cheers
SK

 

the wheelie king Doug Dumokis had a motor on his front wheel, he would wheelie around supercross tracks and motocross tracks!!!

 

yah, I've heard of that... I was wondering if AC had or used that same type of device..

 

well, if your rotors are true, your calipers are fresh and dont drag, and you remove the dustcaps off the bearings, it'll spin for quite a while

 

ANTS wouldnt stop spinin.........

 

in the biography of doug domokos..wheeliein with the king..he tells you how to rig up the motor.