Superman skid
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Originally Posted by danger DLFUENTE
that is sweet, and dangerous, everytime I skid I ware out the same part of my tire witch ends up going flat, also dangerous
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thats a nice skid. but nohands get more props. and one footed not handed gets even more props- as far as i know, lon, matt and daniel from chicago can pull of the dreaded "ballerina skid"
one foot over the bars, over the tire
some can do it no handed
ill stick to a no handed occasionaly but its pretty scary i admit
one foot over the bars, over the tire
some can do it no handed
ill stick to a no handed occasionaly but its pretty scary i admit
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ya but he's doing it on the dirt. DQ'd!
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Nice pic. Its a lot easier than it looks, got it the 2nd time i tried(on asfalt). Not really dangerous as you can just step off over the bars.
Saw a guy from skotland skid without bar and seatpost - looks crazy.
All these crazy things you can pull on the trackbike is allmost half the fun
Saw a guy from skotland skid without bar and seatpost - looks crazy.
All these crazy things you can pull on the trackbike is allmost half the fun
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Originally Posted by Jumbo
Nice pic. Its a lot easier than it looks, got it the 2nd time i tried(on asfalt). Not really dangerous as you can just step off over the bars.
Saw a guy from skotland skid without bar and seatpost - looks crazy.
All these crazy things you can pull on the trackbike is allmost half the fun
Saw a guy from skotland skid without bar and seatpost - looks crazy.
All these crazy things you can pull on the trackbike is allmost half the fun
Was reading someone's blog about the recent SSWC in Berlin...apparently during the festivities at some point a guy pulled off a nekkid, no-handed skid on a fixie. That's just *askin'* for road rash in all the wrong places...
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Nekkid skid?
Our company has to many employes, so there are some waiting on squares, so i spend it praticing theese things, right now its going backwards in a straight line. Thats is the most difficult thing i can imagine(or have ever tried).
Our company has to many employes, so there are some waiting on squares, so i spend it praticing theese things, right now its going backwards in a straight line. Thats is the most difficult thing i can imagine(or have ever tried).
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yea- backwards circle i can do 3+, but no way can i do a straight line backwards. sucks.
we need posts of "jesus skids" too...i can do short ones :-D
didnt notice the dirt...DQ
we need posts of "jesus skids" too...i can do short ones :-D
didnt notice the dirt...DQ
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My pal dt in action... (he's nuts, btw)
Yes. Yes, I think he is. But I'm a tab bit jealous of his insanity.
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It snowed enough here late last night to give the absolute perfect skidding conditions, so I went out and tried to learn how to do some of these crazy skids. After some interesting wipe outs, I've got a couple of technique questions:
1. Leg over the bar. The only way I could get this was by putting one leg over the bar while still riding and then initiating the skid. Is there some way of getting it there after you've started skidding?
2. How does a no-handed skid work? The rear pedal is pushing you up and forward, so with no hands what do you use to counter that force? Do you just pinch the saddle hard with your thighs? Or do you just go way back and put all of your body weight on the rear pedal?
1. Leg over the bar. The only way I could get this was by putting one leg over the bar while still riding and then initiating the skid. Is there some way of getting it there after you've started skidding?
2. How does a no-handed skid work? The rear pedal is pushing you up and forward, so with no hands what do you use to counter that force? Do you just pinch the saddle hard with your thighs? Or do you just go way back and put all of your body weight on the rear pedal?
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Originally Posted by cyclorat
thats a nice skid. but nohands get more props. and one footed not handed gets even more props- as far as i know, lon, matt and daniel from chicago can pull of the dreaded "ballerina skid"
one foot over the bars, over the tire
some can do it no handed
ill stick to a no handed occasionaly but its pretty scary i admit
one foot over the bars, over the tire
some can do it no handed
ill stick to a no handed occasionaly but its pretty scary i admit





