Bunny Hop: To do a bunny hop you have to lift up both tires at
the same time. To do that just be riding at a normal speed bend your legs and
your arms and use your strenght to pull up at the same time.
Bronco: To do a bronco you have to lift the front tire up
and try to get the back tire after it. To do that you are going to have to lift
up the front tire use you strenght and sort of not that hard just push up when
you have your front tire in the air and pull.
Bar Spin: To do a bar spin you have to spin your handle bars
around. To do that you have to go pretty slow start turning slowley and then
just turn it quick. If you did a half bar spin there just do the same thing i
said but the other way.
Side Kick: To do a side kick you have to lift up both tires
and turn them in the air. To do that you have to turn a little slowley and do a
bunny hop or a bronco.
Wille: To do a wille all that you have to do is lift up
the front tire. Use your strenght and pull up on the handle bars.
One Footer
Just lift
whatever foot you feel comfortable with off the pedal, and put it back on. The
cranks will rotate down so don't go for
where you
took your foot off. Easy trick, one of the first tricks in the air that you
should learn
No footer
First,
practice on the ground by doing a flatland no footer. To do this, just take
your feet off the pedals and try to get them back on the pedals with in a few
seconds.
Then find
a jump where you go high but not far.
Next go
off and quickly take off your feet and kick them out.
Try to
get them back on. Sometimes you won't be able to. In this case, lean back on
your seat so you don't crack your...
Land
normally. If you land without your feet on the pedals, then try to slow down
quick, but don't try to get your feet on the pedals or you might get hurt.
Kickout
When you
are in the air, use your legs and hips to swing the bike to the left or right.
Then swing it back so you don't land funky. Try to go bigger every time, a good
kick-out is almost a vertical tabletop.
Tabletop
Table
tops are easier if you learn them regular-footed rather than "goofy
foot". Approch the jump with your pedals level. Hit the lip with both
wheels, and pull up on the bars.
Basically
you want your back pedal underneath the bike. If you ride with your left foot
forward, tabletop to the right. Right foot forward, tabletop to the left.
It helps
to practice tabletops on hip jumps where your bike is in at an angle in the
air. As you turn in the air, lay the bike into a flat position with your bottom
foot. Cross up the bars and bow your legs to help.
Straighten
your bottom arm to get the bike flat in the air. Reverse the steps to come for
a perfect landing.
Can-Can #1 (No-footed)
Pedal
really hard at the base of the jump.
Get as
much air as you can however you do it.
Take your
feet off the pedals.
Move one
of your legs to the opposite side of the bike.
Do a kick
out with the leg you just moved so it looks like you are doing the Can-Can
(hence the name Can-Can.)
Can-Can #2 (One Footed)
In order
to this, you should be able to do a one footer first. Just flip your foot over
the top tube of your frame. Easy done.
X-up (cross-up)
In the
air, turn your bar until your arms are in a "X" Position. Then turn
them back around to land. The easiest way to learn this is by doing bar turns
and going bigger every time. Make sure your legs are out of the way of your
bars.
Bar Turn
That's
it. Turn the bars. Its not too hard, just don't turn the too hard or far. Oh
yeah, make sure the bars are straight when you land. Learn this trick before
trying X-ups.
Bar Spin #1
Pedal
really hard at the base of the jump.
Don't
pull up at all.
Level
your bike out.
Clamp on
the seat with your knees.
Right
when you're the highest you can get, spin the handlebars.
Let them
spin one full rotation then catch them.
Treat it
as a regular landing.
Bar Spin #2
An air
bar spin is a little harder then a ground bar spin. To do this you should get a
lot of air, and pinch the seat with your knees. Lean back a little bit, so you
are out of the way. Now spin the bars and make sure you catch them pretty
straight. Then land!
360° #1
Learn 360
bunnyhops on the ground first. This is vitally important. A 360 bunnyhop is
also known as a 360 rollout. You should also have 180s off curbs wired.
Approach
the jump at similar speed you would use to do a regular straight jump. Do not
be afraid of the speed.
Ride up
the jump with the pedals level and weight in a central position.
Just
before the front wheel hit the lip, start to tun in the direction that you want
to spin.
If you
keep your arms and legs bent with your body relaxed, the 360° will flow more
easily.
360° #2
To do a
360 you should be able to get good airs off ramps before trying one. Right at
the top of the ramp, turn your bars to whichever way you are going to rotate.
(Not too far) In the air, spin your body and the bike by using the handlebars
and your hips.
Tail Whip (ground)
Put your
left foot on the left front peg.
Put your
right foot on the left back peg.
Brake
with your front brake so you do an endo (not too high, but not too low).
Kick your
back foot to the right, spinning the tail of the bike.
As your
bike swings around (about 45°), put your right foot on the right front peg.
When the
bike comes back around, step over it with you left foot to the pedal.
Put your
right foot back on the pedal (Lefties just do the things with your feet the
exact opposite).
Superman
Do a
no-footer but stretch your legs and arms out, assuming the position of superman
(Your bike should be under you, Belly facing the seat or back tire.)
Wall Rides
You need
to have enough speed so both tires will contact the wall. Look for a small
banked transition leading up to the wall for an easier takeoff and landing. You
should have bunnyhops and basic ramp airs wired before you try wall rides.
In order
to really do wall rides, you have to be totally leaned in when you ride the
wall. The tires should be parrarel with the wall.
You want
to actually ride on the wall, rather than hitting the wall and sliding down.
When exiting the wall ride, pull off and land on the bank.
Grind
Approach
the transition with enough speed to reach the coping with your pedals level and
start to carve to the left or the right depending on which way you are
comfortable with.
At this
point it is important to look at the coping and watch where your front peg is,
ready to lean the bike over the platform. This is now the crucial moment where lots
of things take place at once. You will be turning so that the bike is parallel
with the coping, trying to make sure that both pegs are above the lip, pushing
the bike in a sideways motion towards the platform and keeping your weight away
from the bike over the transition.
Often it
is easier to have your leg almost under the saddle to help you get the weight
distribution correct. Now in the grind position, just hang in there and slide
using your arms to push or pull in order to correct any weight distribution
problems.
As your
momentum starts to run out turn back into the ramp, leaning the same way and
pulling the bike towards you.
Ice Pick
Apprach
the transition with your pedals level, riding fast enough to just before your
front wheel hits the coping, start to turn to the left or the right.
This is
the crucial part of the trick where you will need to do a lot at once. Twist
your body to get the bike parallel to the coping and pull up on the bars to get
the front end up to about 45 degrees. It is important to keep an eye on the
coping and make sure that your rear peg is above it.
Now you
can bang that peg on the coping and push the bike towards the platform and your
weight into the transition. If the bike is falling on the platform, pull the
bike towards you and the transition. If the bike is falling into the transition
simply push it towards the platform, extending your arms.
in order
to hold the bike on the rear peg, you can gain your equilibrium by moving your
weight back if the front your end is falling or forwards if it is flipping
backwards. To complete the ice pick, allow the front end to start dropping and
turn your weight and bike into the transition.
Nose Pick
Approach
the transition with enough speed to reach the top of the ramp easily. Ride up
the top of the ramp easily. Ride up the transition with the pedals level and
start to turn a little in the direction that you want to nose pick. Just before
the front wheel hits the coping, hop the bike up ready to land on the top of
the ramp.
while you
are in the air, grip the front brake like a loved one and throw your weight
forwards over the bars to bring the rear wheel up, keep an eye on where you are
landing, trying to land close to the edge for ease of re-entry. Once in the
nose pick position, keep your weight in towards the transition and stall the
bike, throwing in as much style as possible.
To
complete the nose pick, simply hop the bike back into the ramp, releasing the
brake as you do so, and roll down the transition on both wheels. A handy tip is
to try and straighten your bike and body before you hit the transition.
Hand Rail
Approach
the rail with the pedals level and hop so that both pegs land on the rail at
the same time. You will not need to hop too much, only enough to get the peg on
to the rail. Looking at the rail and guiding your pegs will help get you on to
the rail. Make sure you hop high enough, because pegs catching the rails
support bars will cause crashing. Lifting the front pedal slightly will stop
any snagging and one of the many chances of slamming.
Try to
keep your weight central over the rail, but bent arms and knees will allow you
to push or pull the bike in either direction in order to get the weight
distribution correct. If you lean too far away from the rail it is likely you
will hop off quite soon after landing on the rail. If you lean too far into the
rail you are likely to fall over the rail.
Be
prepared to get off the rail pretty quickly, as this trick will be before you
know it.
Feeble Grind
Approach
the block at a slow speed to begin with in order to learn the position you need
to keep your weight in. Ride parallel to the block and hop up making sure that
the front wheel lands close to the edge, pointing in a forward direction
parallel to the block edge. It is important to make sure that you hop high
enough to get the rear peg on and lift the front pedal slightly to stop it
snagging.
Your
weight should be kept over the top of the bike, and keep the bars straight or
the bike will turn on the block. As the block or your speed start to run out,
simply hop sideways to complete the feeble grind.