Anybody else into tricks?
08-24-08, 10:40 AM
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i messed around every once in awhile for 6 or 8 months, then around may of this year i actually started trying to learn tricks and get more serious about it and practice and whatnot. i've recently been moving away from just riding in a parking lot though and have been searching out some spots and finding different things to do tricks on, or at least attempt them on.
08-24-08, 10:59 AM
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Seriously...
It's all about bike dancing man.
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It's all about bike dancing man.
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08-24-08, 11:08 AM
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Here's a link to some serious bike dancing
08-24-08, 02:04 PM
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08-24-08, 02:31 PM
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ha so cool
Yeah I've been watching your videos for inspiration/help haha
I've just got the hang of some barspins and no hands=>pogo stuff
I wish I could ride with guys like you man! I got nobody around here as far as I know of to learn from.
I've only been riding for about 2.5 months though so I still don't know alot of people in general
08-25-08, 10:55 AM
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thanks man. Just keep practicing. Believe it or not, I only have like 4 people I ride with regularly here. Including when Tom and Tony are in town.
08-25-08, 11:07 AM
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do you break a lot of stuff treating your bike like this? how often do you have to true your wheels?
08-25-08, 11:09 AM
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i also enjoy practicing tricks...it's fun and it makes you a better rider in traffic as well, not that i am out in traffic riding backwards but i have seen people parallel park their bikes
can someone help me out with bunny hops? i can approach a curb get the front tire up there and then i just sort of bunny hop to bring the rear end up also but i really want to work on one fluid motion, sort of feels like an olley or something similar...tips would be appreciated.
can someone help me out with bunny hops? i can approach a curb get the front tire up there and then i just sort of bunny hop to bring the rear end up also but i really want to work on one fluid motion, sort of feels like an olley or something similar...tips would be appreciated.
08-25-08, 11:19 AM
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Actually, now that you say it, I've realised that's where most of my perfecting comes from! I've even got a good bit better on my geared bikes (using the brakes and swinging it back instead of back pedalling). And it's the kinda practise where ya don't really focus on it too much and becomes more natural.
I'd also prefer to pick it up this way as it's more practical compared to floating around a park all day going no-where.
Cheers for the tips, pretty handy!
I'd also prefer to pick it up this way as it's more practical compared to floating around a park all day going no-where.
Cheers for the tips, pretty handy!
it's much more beneficial to slooooooow down and only put your foot down if you end up too close to traffic than stop in place and do something your brain hasn't learned the fundamentals of.
08-25-08, 11:31 AM
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Not so much tricks, but trackstands, skids, and small wheelies (obstacle management if you will) which are things i sometimes have to use in every day riding yes.
08-25-08, 08:14 PM
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I only have to true my wheels when I really fukk up. Usually from bad timing when trying to bunnyhop up or over stuff. It's all about finesse. When I first learned 360 tail taps and 180s I had to true them once every two weeks. Now I know how to land them and they're pretty dialed in.
That being said, I'ma lace my Profiles to 29r rims [they're still 700c] and run 28c Gatorskins. FWIW, I also ride this bike daily, so it's not geared down for tricks or anything. It has to get me to and from work 5 days a week [about 20 miles round trip] and I ride constantly during the weekend.
08-26-08, 09:57 AM
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My bike is geared 46/17 which is awesome for commuting where I live.
Funny enough, I got my bike initially because I'm losing my driver's license, and even thought I haven't lost it yet, I haven't filled up the tank in my car in almost 2 months
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i like commas
Funny enough, I got my bike initially because I'm losing my driver's license, and even thought I haven't lost it yet, I haven't filled up the tank in my car in almost 2 months
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i like commas
08-26-08, 11:11 PM
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my better of 2 filmed attempts while practicing...day 1 of learning this trick...excuse the cell phone quality and the fact that i don't ride it out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SXn3qzFLlY
i'll video tape more of the crap that i learn as it comes...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SXn3qzFLlY
i'll video tape more of the crap that i learn as it comes...
08-26-08, 11:48 PM
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