BMX - Getting a bmx-Simple Tricks?

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Markok765
07-18-07, 11:45 AM
Hey! I'm getting my first BMX bike, and I would like to know some simple tricks and how to do them.

Thanks!

BTW, Its a gravity brand, $220, but I can't seem to find their site anywhere. Help please!

MONKEYBOY
07-18-07, 12:15 PM
try endos
what you do is either jam your front brake and lean forward or jam your foot in the front tire and lean forward
learn 2 jump up/ off stuff
when u learn that, do x-ups or barspins(an x-up is when you turn the bars and make your arms cross in midair)
Markok765
07-18-07, 01:14 PM
Thanks! I can never seen to do wheelies easily on my MTB, is it easier on a BMX?

cwt341
07-18-07, 03:07 PM
i dont it depends, on a MTB you can switch gears and get that pop easyer but its sort of pointless to do wheelies
wethepeople
07-18-07, 03:26 PM
Learn manuals and hops first.
cwt341
07-18-07, 04:58 PM
yea like WTP said learn manuals not wheelies and learn hops and stuff.. they will help you more in the long run
thermo
07-18-07, 05:52 PM
I'm not sure if a manual is a beginner trick, but it couldn't really hurt to work on it. Bunny hops are a good beginner trick, as well as barspins and footjam endos. They were the first tricks I learned.

I still can't manual, hehe.
FitRider 921
07-18-07, 06:19 PM
I think manuals are just a wee bit more of a beginner's trick than barspins.
thermo
07-18-07, 08:09 PM
Yes, just a little bit harder. But not much. ;)
FitRider 921
07-18-07, 08:10 PM
I can't manual for anything... especially now that my front-end weighs so much more than my back-end thanks to my new Scerbo bars.
live4muzic2
07-18-07, 08:13 PM
i dont manual well, but i havent tried barspins.
cwt341
07-18-07, 08:35 PM
i can manual a little bit and havent tried barspins. footjams are fun tho i try to see how high i can go then i do them 1 handed and grabt he seat and just mess around.
thermo
07-19-07, 05:28 PM
Haven't tried barspins??? I thought the flatland barspin was one of the first tricks you learn...
eightdip
07-19-07, 07:21 PM
Was for me, after the hop
sprintcarblue
07-19-07, 08:07 PM
I remember after watching the X-games for the first time, I rode my Columbia 20" inch bike off the deck and bent the wheels and cracked the frame. I soon bought a Mongoose bmx after that. Good times.
TedC
07-19-07, 10:28 PM
my first real bike was an old mongoose bmx..i used to stand on the rear pegs, grab the seat in one hand, manual, and do a barspin..i got pretty good at it. I just got a bmx and think ill try that tomorrow..