MONKEYBOY

i just got a new bike, but the brakes aren't very good, i can't endo with them. i tried to tighten them, but i didn'y wrk! how can i get my brakes to work better. the brakes are new-state brand if u need 2 no. Any advice?

bikerguy45

Idk know if this will work but take the brake pads of and clean them and also clean the rim also. Plus remeber to dry both them off.

tmowery18

You should try doing an endo without your brakes since they arent working anyways. Not trying to be mean, i just thought thats how they were supposed to be done.

cwt341

dang idk no of like any bmx bikes that have front brakes but take all ur brakes off and and do them without brakes its not hard

MONKEYBOY

how can you do endos and stuff w/ loose or no brakes??? mainly, i just want to backhop and stuff dude.

cwt341

theres a couple ways..one way is to use ur foot

MadMan2k

You can do a footjam... backhops are trials, you should get hydraulic brakes or something for that, not to mention a trials bike.

wds178

Actually backhops (rear pogo) were one of the basic building-block tricks in the early days of freestyle. And you still see Matt Berringer throwing them in a run every now & then. But then, that's Berringer.
Anyways, for the OP: to help you adjust your brakes, we'd need more info. What style of brakes? What Brand? Chrome rims?
And to be brutally honest, I get the feeling you might not be able to fix them yourself even w/ our tips.
Best best - take the bike to your local shop, have them do it & ask if you can watch & ask questions.
-Bill

KinetikBiker

1. Sand your rim
2. Clean it off
3. Sand your brake pads or get new ones (Eagles or Kool Stop)
4. Make sure the spring tension is good.
5. Use the search button next time you have a question that has been answered a million times.

MONKEYBOY

footjam?, sorry guys, i'm new i dunno this stuff

MadMan2k

You put one foot in the front tire, and balance on the front wheel when the back comes up. It's cooler if you get the rear wheel all the way up to your ass.

photothug123

thats a grand idea. probly wouldnt feel very good though.

MadMan2k

It feels better that way too.. maybe not quite that far if the wheel was spinning fast. I'm too much of a ***** to do it on top of a bank or quarter yet.

FitRider 921

Your pushing it a bit there, but I like where you are going.

cwt341

they r really fun i do them on flat land all the time just because i feel like it and then like i try to hop the bars and stand on the front wheel..dosent usally work out to well just becarefull u dont go to far cause then u end up on ur face ont eh ground

FitRider 921

du yu knot goe skool 2?

tmowery18

hahahaha. the endo without front brakes or footjam, this is what i was talking about. this has been posted before. look at the second section called back hop. correct me if im wrong but, that is still and endo right?

https://www.bmxbasics.org/new/bmx0703.html

cwt341

yea just get used to doing it without brakes cause its better in the long run

MadMan2k

That would be a nose manual if you're rolling, or a nosepick if you balance on something and come back down off of it, or a nosebonk if you just tap something.

If you just pick up the back and set it down, it's a failed nose manual, the end.

gnr rocker

is a nose pick just a backwards fufanu?