Originally Posted by progre-ss
I can skid, but I can't skip. But if we were to double dutch...well, you'd have me beat there too!
I know skipping involves lifting the rear wheel off the ground, but I can't seem to do it. Maybe it's being scared to pitch myself over the bars trying to unweight the back wheel enough to lift it.
you don't have to get very far over the bars to skip. a great way to learn is to find a curb and ride over it, while imagining that your rear tire is low, and you don't want to get a pinch-flat or dent your rim.
it should come pretty naturally to try to hop the rear, and once you know what that feels like, you're 90% there.