ride more keep practicin.

Yea, but I was wondering what I need to do specifically. Do I lock and then kick to one side with my legs? Or do I actually have to turn my body and the bike but keep the front wheel in one direction?

you gotta kinda like just push the back end out with your legs. it's really hard to explain, you kind of have to do like a juke thing, like do a little swerve movement right before you skid to get your weight movin around.

Have you ever skidded on a wet or slippery surface and fishtailed by accident? If not maybe you should try it (but be careful)...it's really the only way you can get a "feel" for how fishtailing works. Once you know how it feels things should start falling into place. It helps a lot if you can skid ambidextrously, and don't be shy about it.

But yeah basic idea is to use your body/legs to push the bike to one side or another.

Holy thread revival. Couple tips that helped me learn how to whip my skid out:

1) Finding a slicker surface

2) While rolling in a straight line slightly steer the front wheel toward the side you want to whip towards (side of your forward locking foot) and bring it back inline

3) As you bring it back inline initiate the skid and kick out your back foot towards the opposite direction

4) Keep your front wheel straight so you don't eat it

5) Practice practice practice

Basically by doing an "C" swerve (the "juke" that tall&lanky describes) and initiating the skid at right time the momentum helps you kick the rear out. Speed also helps but don't go too fast on slick surfaces. I remember first doing this and going really fast and I whipped out too far and ate it.


Rather have inexperienced riders using handbrakes than trying to skid to stop

Thanks for the help guys. I will try it out tomorrow morning at school.

This is important. I remember the first time I tried whip skidding through some wet leaves, had no idea what I was doing, and ate it pretty hard.

Wouldn't school be the worst place to try it?

ive been fishtailing through all the piles of leaves on the streets lately. oodles of fun

Nope, everyone follows their own schedule, meaning everyone has time off at different times, so I could practice on my 2 hours of free time in our endless outdoor basketball courts.

I think you'd be better off practicing somewhere you could get a decent amount of speed...

the problem is that you're skidding.

i practiced skidding on the bike path that runs down and around the river around here. night time was the best time bc there were no people and unlimited smooth asphalt to ride.

Try skidding on some wet leaves and just sort of throw the back of the bike around, you'll fishtail.
I think there was only one time when I had to actually skid to stop in traffic, it was scary but it worked well.

fishtailing is more fun, i dont see why you dont wanna do it ha