BMX - Need help

i want to start but im kinda not brave person that would not go to some kind of park and do something alone i need a friend that would help me or keep company i would like to know how people act when someone new come to a skate park or somewhere ???


thank you

i want to start but im kinda not brave person that would not go to some kind of park and do something alone i need a friend that would help me or keep company i would like to know how people act when someone new come to a skate park or somewhere ???


thank you


You'll have no respect at first. Grow some balls and keep trying new things. You'll gain your "respect" at the park, but you need to be..brave..and don't worry about what other people think.

Just go to the park and try to be friendly with the guys and not act like an ass. Don't try to show off or be bossy and just ride. Riding brings people together, and that is all you will need to do.

but what if your totally green like cant even bunny hop or something

Then keep practicing so you can become less green.

Don't worry about it- everyone had to start off somehow. If you are that shy about everything, then take to the streets and try to bunnyhop and manual and such, and then when you get that down, go to the park.

Hit the parking lots for a few days/weeks until you can bunnyhop up a curb and at least pull up a manual and set it back down without crashing, consistently, then you'll be a little more confident to try some stuff at the park.

could anyone write my a list of easiest tricks there are ????

Bunnyhop
Manual
The two core basic tricks you need to master. It'll take you a while to get even semi-good at them, so just keep practicing them. They are al you need to learn right now. After that, you can try some x-ups, barspins, and nosemanuals.

what tricks can u do???

His specialty is the hop to manual to leg snap.

I'm good at the back flip to body slam, I got them dialed.

My last trick was a hop to manual to shatter my leg in three places and be on crutches and be unable to ride for eight months.

EDIT: WTP, you stole my thunder. I want it back.

Sorry, I've used it all.

Thunderstealerperson.

how many bones u people have broke??/

Three, all at one time.

I've broken quite a few.

what did u do that u broke 3 bones???

Fell while jumping a bicycle up a ledge.

I just told you. Hop to manual, except it was a very high speed hop to manual. I don't think I will ever go half that speed ever again.

how many years u been riding???

This guy might as well be a racer with the way he rides, so fast.

http://www.twentyvelocross.com/twenty07newsvladimirupdate.html#

Not very long.

5 years big bikes, 3ish little bikes.

Almost 3 years big bikes, 1 year little bikes here. Except I basically stopped riding MTB when I got my BMX bike a year ago, so that might be 2 years.

dam i wanna ride bmx but i want to keep my bones healthy

Just don't do anything stupid like myself and you will be fine. I know plenty of people that do big tricks and have been riding for years and have never broken anything or gotten hurt.

Then stay small.

i havent ever broken a bone att all anywhere so how does it fell when u brake a bone?

ok a stupid question

ok thank you for your answers i kinda feel more confident now

When you break a bone, it hurts- the more bones you break, and the worse you break them (the more they come out of alignment), the more it hurts. When you first break something you just get all panicy and just don't feel right and are pretty much unable to get up... or atleast that's how it was for me.

i saw some trail pics their sick do you people really ride like those ???

I know fit doesn't want to say anything because he has a good chance of becoming a mod soon..Stop asking dumb questions. They probably wouldn't build them if they didn't ride them..

I was being nice, because apparently I am super mean to all the noobs. All I was going to say was that he didn't need to make a new thread for every question.

I wouldn't say SUPER mean..

I'm glad you wouldn't, but others do, although I consider myself nicer to noobs than most people.

This guy might as well be a racer with the way he rides, so fast.

http://www.twentyvelocross.com/twenty07newsvladimirupdate.html#

That roof gap at the end is crazy!

He sure likes to manual... and that roof gap was pretty much suicide, especially since there was no where to land.

Also crazy: http://www.bmxonline.com/bmx/photos/oversized/0,15740,1295422,00.html
http://img.timeinc.net/bmx/content/images/features/jim-bauer-death-gap/jim-gap-big.jpg (http://www.bmxonline.com/bmx/photos/oversized/0,15740,1295422,00.html)

Yes, I saw that one. I wish I was that good.

That's insane.. I wouldn't hit anything that would mean I would die if I didn't pull it.

Just a bit too much pressure... imagine if his chain snapped.

I've done that.

Also crazy: http://www.bmxonline.com/bmx/photos/oversized/0,15740,1295422,00.html
http://img.timeinc.net/bmx/content/images/features/jim-bauer-death-gap/jim-gap-big.jpg (http://www.bmxonline.com/bmx/photos/oversized/0,15740,1295422,00.html)

And I thought I was a nutter for throwing myself out of a perfectly good airplane. At least I had a parachute.

benas1281, don't worry about feeling awkward and shy. It's tough to approach people you don't know, especially if you think they might make fun of you. It's all part of seeing if you're able to handle a bit of razzing. If you are eager to learn, and have respect for the people who are showing you things, they will probably be happy to teach you more. Most people really enjoy teaching someone else, as long as the new person shows enthusiasm and really tries to learn.

We really do like new people to come and talk to us here, just remember that a lot of the folks here have heard these same questions a lot of times! And be patient, we aren't on here 24 hours a day, even if it seems that way.

As the guys said, if you go out to a parking lot, and practice some of the moves, you'll be a bit more confidant when you go to the park. I can bunnyhop, and that's about it. But I don't care, it's the joy of riding the bike that matters.

East Hill

i benn riding kids bikes like 1 year and a half

thats nice to know

This guy might as well be a racer with the way he rides, so fast.

http://www.twentyvelocross.com/twenty07newsvladimirupdate.html#

Thunderstealerperson! I knew you would post this up before me

yo dont feel bad just go the parks and do wat u can meet friends..i cant bunny hop very high and catn manual for **** but i still go and hit some gaps and quarter pipes

one more question, how long a bmx holds like (doesn't brake) if it's a good one and you do a lot of tricks???