Mountain Biking - Balance problems

I was just wondering if it took you all a long time to learn the trackstand, pogo(backhop or lurch) and other moves taking a lot of balance or if its just i don't have good balance. thanks alot

I was just wondering if it took you all a long time to learn the trackstand, pogo(backhop or lurch) and other moves taking a lot of balance or if its just i don't have good balance. thanks alot

I suck at all of that. Never will be able to do it, i'm convinced.

As any good trials rider will tell you it varries. Some people it takes years of practice. some it doesn't. Some tricks people find easy (I have one friend that can pogo forever but can't trackstand, while I can trackstand well but can't pogo...ever)

Keep practicing. Trials is probably the most difficult discipline for a mtbiker to learn.

Hey man, it's all practise. If you don't got talent, then practise and create skill. I promise, you can do it. Just keep trying. Get wheelies/endos down first.

THEN learn to hop.

Thanks alot any other suggestions would be awsome.

I have one question please explain what trackstand is?

A track stand is where you balance on the bike while it is sitting still with your feet on the pedals.

Balance takes practice for most of us (granted, there are a lucky few out there) I've been working on trackstands and the like all season and am just starting to get them to a point where I can hold it for a decent amount of time.

I always try to balance, then get frustrated and push on my pedals so hard I get an about 6-8 stroke wheelie. Looks really funny and cool.

trackstand is soo damm hard...i cant count the times ive just been doing that and fell over..
i reccomend hopping b4 you go hardcore on the endos...i nearly faceplanted a tree the other day screwing around with endos and locked my front brakes hard...had to jump the bars and there was a tree a few feet in front of me...is hopping any easier with clipless pedals, i can get clear voer the top of a mcdonalds cup (large) about like 7-8" i think...wondering if it gets easier...

Practice, practice. Balancing is a skill - it can be learned, but like any other skill, you have to keep it honed.

I always try and practice my balancing skills...I have an old skate deck and a 2 liter bottle full of water I fool around on most every day for a little while. Believe it or not, it seems like it helps my bike balancing skills as well. (e.g. trackstands, manuals)

I can Trackstand for a good 2 or 3 seconds before I come crashing to the ground. I really think what takes is just practice and thats about it. You can't force your body to balance it just happens eventually...

Practice is the only way,I ride alot of street so i try and get off my bike as little as possible security is everywhere. You'll get to a point if you do it enough where you dont even notice your doing it and manuals and endos and that stuff doesn't help much with trackstand if anything its the other way around.

laters antoni

It's practice, practice, practice. Don't focus too hard on the details; relax and let your body and mind make the minor adjustments; don't tense up, stay loose. One thing I did when learning to track-stand was to lean with one hand against a big tree while on my bike with the other hand on the brake, then I experimented with the balance points until I could let go of the tree for longer amounts of time. Did get a few bark scratches on my arms but it worked well for exploring different points of balance.

Trackstand tip: Try and turn your front wheel slightly into an uphill slope (no matter how slight). Then balance the tendency of the wheel wanting to roll backwards down the slope with forward pressure from your pedal.

I practiced today and i was able to to one hop on my back wheel and land it seems as though i could be get closer to the realy pogo.