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To do a curb endo, roll forward slowly towards a curb. Just as the front tire hits the curb, push forward on the handlebars and unwieght the back end of the bike by jumping up. Once you reach maximum height, let the back wheel drop to the ground. To ride out, let the bike roll backwards a little, then apply the back brake to stop and pedal away. Keep your pedals level while doing the endo position.
Do this trick while rolling in a large circle counterclockwise. Roll slowly forward and take your right hand and put it on the left grip backwards. QUICKLY spin the bars 180 degrees. Keep the pedals level and spread your knees apart so that they clear the bars. Once the bars are backwards resume pedaling. To spin them around so that they are forwards, repeat this procedure.
Roll forward at a fast walking pace. Put your right foot over the bar and onto the right front peg. Take your left hand and put it on your seat. Put most of your weight on your left hand and bring your left foot around to the front left peg. To keep up your speed, kick the tire with your foot. To ride out, reverse the process.
To jump over the bars, keep your pedals level and roll slowly forward. The key to not hanging up on the cross bar is to hold your weight up as you jump over. Keep your arms stiff and bring your knees up to your chest. Once over the bars you can go into a Handlebar Ride.(see trick above)
In order to do squeakers, you must put one foot on the peg, do an endo and put your other foot on the front tire. Once in this position, release your front brakes for a second and kick the tire backwards. Quickly reapply your brake so that you don't flip over forwards. Continue this process for as long as you like. To ride out of it, you can apply the front brakes and ride out like an endo or you can do a roll back or quick infinity roll as I do in the movie.
To do a Boomerang, roll slowly forward with your feet on the back pegs. Swing your right leg forward then backward for momentum and push off of the left peg with your left foot. In the same instance that you push off of your peg, apply the frontbrakes. Jump around the headtube and when you've traveled 180 degrees, release the front brake and start carving in an arc. When you are about 90 degrees from completing the rotation, apply the front brake again and put your right foot on the pedal. Then ride away and smile for the cameras. (Note: preset your pedals so that they are level and the right pedal is forward.)
To do a Tailwhip, roll forward slowly and put your right foot over the top tube. Apply the front brakes and jam your foot behind the forks. Do an endo and kick the frame around with your left foot. When the frames comes around you can catch it on the top tube with your left foot. Let the back wheel hit the ground, release the brakes, and roll off like the the hi-roller you are.
To pull off a decade, roll forward with your left foot on the back peg and your right foot on the seat post. Do a small front brake endo for momentum. When the back wheel hits the ground, apply the back brake and pull up on the handle bars. Quickly jump over the head tube and land where the top tube meets the seat post with your left foot. It helps if you look where you want your foot to go. Let the front wheel hit the ground, step on your preset pedal, and ride away to the nearest 7-11 to celebrate. You can also link a fire hydrant to a decade. This is most useful when you come out of a long link of different tricks.
Simply turn your bars to the left or the right in the air. Turning your bars the full 90 degrees gets you extra style points, as does twisting your head & upper body either direction.
As soon as your back wheel leaves the jump, swing the rear of your bike around to the right or the left by using your hip and legs. Swing the rear of your bike way out, and then right back in. Don't stay sideways very long. You can get away with landing a little crooked, but too much of a sideways landing will cause you to crash. Gradually swing the rear of your bike out farther each time you jump. Try to eventually reach a "full swing" of about 80 degrees.
There really isn't any explaining to this one. You simply take your "prefered foot" off your pedal, kick it out to the side, and stick it back on before you land. Your cranks will rotate downward when your foot comes off, so be sure to get it back on in time to return your cranks to a level position. That's it... it's pretty much self-explanatory. As with most tricks, start out small and gradually go bigger each and every time. Practice makes perfect.
There isn't much explaining to this one either. Although not necessary, it may be easier to learn this trick by pulling up hard on your bars, getting your bike into a near-vertical position (with your bars in your lap), and then taking a hand off (just a little at first). Try to keep your bars straight the whole time. After you get them fully extended consistently, you can work on various variations, like a tire-grab or a seat-grab, which will help you out later on in trying different tricks. That's it.
In order to do a backyard, you must manuver yourself into a "backwards riding" position. Put both feet on the back pegs, while sitting on the handlebars. Apply the front and back brakes to stop and immediately stand up and take your right foot off the peg and kick the back tire forwards. After a good kick, apply the back brake and pull up on the handlebars. From here your foot has to take over for braking. With your foot on the back tire release the back brake and let go of that grip (you use this arm for balance). Kick the back tire forwards and drag your foot on the tire as you bring your foot to the original position. (This technique is called "scuffing") This will keep the front wheel off the ground. Once you're through scuffing, let the front wheel drop to the ground and roll in the same direction for a little bit. Apply the brakes again and step back on to the pedal so that you return to the backwards riding position. From there manuver yourself back to the regular riding position and race back to to your real backyard and have a BBQ.
This yard never needs any mowing or watering. All you need to do is roll along slowly and and put your right foot over the handlebars. Instantaneously apply the front brake, step on the tire with your right foot, and move your left foot from the pedal to the peg. Once you're on the front of the bike release the front brakes and start to scuff the front wheel. This trick is usually done with one hand on the handlebars and the other free to swing around in the air for balance. I believe that when the trick is done without any hands it's called a "freak squeak." Once you've had enough, you can allow the back wheel to drop to the ground, move your left foot back to the pedal and pull your right foot over the bars. When you return home you can try to get $10 for that "yard" work that needed to be done.
This isn't "Sounds of the 70's" and there won't be any disco dancing. All you need to here is to manuver yourself so that you are rolling backwards and your right foot is over the cross on the top tube and your left foot is on the left front peg. Grab the the seat with your right hand and apply the front brake. Pull up on the seat and start scuffing the front wheel. You can take your hand off of the grip if you feel a need to be Paul Osicka. Once you're through with that, you can let the back wheel hit the ground and do a smoothie out of it. You can also stop and pull your leg over the bar and manuver yourself back to a normal riding position as I do in the movie.
If you happen to start layering your yard with animal lard, your neighbors may question you, wondering where your straight jacket is located. However, if you bust a cool lard yard in front of your house, your neighbors might find themselves in a straight jacket as they go crazy because of your radness. To do a lard yard, do a half-lash and when you are in position, apply the back brakes and let go with your left hand. Twist the bars 180 degrees and pull up. At the same time you should be looking at your back wheel and starting to scuff. This trick is usually done in circles and is easier if you tweak your elbow upwards, into the air. To ride out. Apply the back brake, grab the grip with your left hand, and let the front wheel hit the ground. Step on the pedal and ride away.
If you travel to India or Africa, you might be fined or even imprisoned for elephant poaching. However, elephant gliding has yet to be banned anywhere in the world and you don't even need an A-K. To do an elephant glide, do a bar hop or just step over your bars to get to the front of your bike. From there, your can sit on the bars and grab the seat with your right hand, then apply the front brake to get the back wheel off the ground. Stand up and pull the frame around to your right side and start to scuff. When you've had enough elephant gliding, you can move the frame so that it's behind you, drop the back wheel, and exit like a handlebar ride. I prefer to start scuffing and spin the frame around to my right side by turning and leaning the bike. I then catch the frame on my right as it comes around. To exit, I let the backwheel hit the ground and roll for a little bit. I put my right hand on the grip and apply the back brakes. I then pull up on the bars let go with my left hand twist around, then returning my left hand to its grip, I ride off. Jeah, I have to say it was a good day!
Same as a one-footer except you take your leg across the top tube of your bike. Example: Take your left leg and stretch it way out over your top tube to the right of your bike. Then, of course, pull it back over before landing.
First, before you jump, make sure you can spin your handlebars all the way around without the seat getting in the way. Lean back and spread your legs apart in the air (to give room for the handlebars to spin). Turn your bars a full 180 degrees (again - to the left or right, whichever you prefer), and then "whip" them back in the opposite direction (if you turn your bars to the left when you "cross up", then turn them back to the right before landing, and vice versa). Don't get discouraged if you can't get a full 180 rotation at first. You have to kind of "stretch" your shoulders and arms a bit to get it fully extended.
Hmmmmm... Maybe an x-up with one hand!!!!!!!
This is another trick you can do to the right or left. For this example, I'll use right. Push down on your handlebars to the right and turn them down to the left at the same time, while using your right leg and lower body to push the rear of your bike up and to the left into a horizontal position. Gradually level your bike out more and more each jump, until you achieve a perfectly flat position. Flat like a table - hince the name tabletop - SUPRISE! Note: simply reverse right and left if you feel more comfortable trying this trick in the other direction.
Kind of the opposite of a can-can. Basically a one-footer, but you swing the rear of your bike to the right and take your right foot and swing it way back around your back wheel (to the left side of your bike). Again, reverse the directions if you feel more comfortable doing this trick the other way.
First of all, I strongly suggest wearing shin pads when attempting this trick. Also, you need a little air time to get this one extended good. It is also helpful to have your cranks tightened up, so they won't spin around when your feet come off. Start by taking your feet off just a few inches and then pulling them right back in, well before landing. Make sure you land with your pedals level. As you gradually spread your legs further apart each jump, you may notice the rear end of your bike drop down some. This is natural, but try to keep the bike fairly level; doing a no-footer with the bike in a vertical position is not a good thing. If you mess up, you can usually get away with landing one-footed, but higher speeds and bigger jumps will be less forgiving. In most cases, if it just doesn't feel right, and you don't think you are going to pull it off, you should just bail. Toss, the bike and crash. It's better than slipping your pedals and having your legs scarred for life. There is an art to crashing - seriously. With practice, you can minimize injuries by knowing when and how to bail.
Pull your front end up hard as you leave the lip of the jump. Get your bike in a near-vertical position. Your bars should be in your lap before you take your hands off. This will keep you from losing control; your legs will actually be holding the bike up while your hands are off. Little by little, take your hands off more each jump. Start to level your bike out as you put your hands back on the bars. Make sure the bars are straight and your hands are securely back on the handlebars before landing.
Try not pulling up that much when you go off the jump on this one. At the tip of your jump (don't worry, you'll know when, you get a feeling of when you should do it) spin the handlebars 360°. Don't stab yourself. Good Luck!
It is the same thing as a no-footer but you strech out as losng as you can so you look like... SUPERMAN!!!!! This trick can also be hooked up with a seat grab or frame grab.
When you are at the tip of your jump, put both hands on one of the grips. Pull the grip towards you till you have turned the bars 45°. Last, hang your butt over the back tire.
Same as a can-can except you take both legs over and across your top tube. There's not much explaining to this one; just takes practice to learn.
For Dumptrucks, you need to turn your handlebars backwards and roll slowly while standing on the back pegs. Pull up into a wheelie with your right foot behind you for balance. Once you feel solid in that position, tap the front brakes to stop your wheel from spinning. (Fingers don't like to be caught in spokes) Grab on to the right side of the front forks. Once you are solid in this position, let go of the handlebars with your left hand and turn the bars 90 degrees. Balance there long enough to pull your right leg through to the front and put it on the back tire. (This is the hardest part of the trick, The longer you can balance in this "halfway" position, the easier it is to pull your leg through and get it to the tire before you fall backwards It also helps to look down at your backtire so that you are sure to put it in the right place.) Once you are in the dumptruck position, scuff the back tire until you are pleased. There are many ways to exit this trick. I prefer to turn the bars forward while I'm scuffing and switch hands on the pegs so that I can reachback and grab the grip. Once I grab the grip, I stop scuffing and leave my foot on the tire as a brake and lower my front wheel to the ground. I then manuver myself into a regular riding position and ride away. For more information about dumptrucks write to TONKA . ;-)
This trick has been around a lot longer than the movie and Slyvester Stalone can't hang with with this cliff! First off you should be able to do hang 5's behind the seat so that you are sitting on the tire instead of the seat. Once you get the hang of that, put your free foot on its peg and pinch the frame with your knees. This is how I hold up the bike. (Some people don't pinch the frame and end up holding up the bike with the seat.) Once I have the frame pinched, I can let go of the bars and use my arms for balance. To ride out, grab the bars and let the back wheel fall to the ground. When learning this trick it's a lot better to jump off and let the bike flip over forwards than it is to step backwards. Definitely DON'T step down while in the middle of the trick or you'll get punch in your stomach from your seat that even Rocky couldn't handle.
To do this trick you should be able to do a forward rope-a-roni. This trick is also called a "forward straddle-roni." To do the forward straddle-roni, do a halflash and pull up on the front wheel exactly like a forward rope-a-roni except throw your leg over the head tube. This trick is a lot easier to do with one hand. When you pull up into it, be sure to get the bike ALMOST vertical. At the almost vertical position you can take your hand off and ease the bike into the vertical position. This is to make sure that you don't go over forwards. To get out of the trick you put your left hand back on the grip and lean back. Apply your brake so that you can slow down and swing your leg back over your head tube while pivoting. Step on your pedal and ride away knowing that you pulled yet another death-defying trick.
First of all, I'd suggest learning this trick on a tabletop or a small double. You don't really need much air to do a 360. Before you jump, it would be best to practice on flat ground. Simply try to do a bunnyhop 360. You probably won't come anywhere close to a 360 on flat ground, but try to at least do a 180. When you go to bunnyhop, start turning before your bike leaves the ground. Turn your head and handlebars hard to the left (or right, whichever you prefer) and turn with everything you've got. Remember - where your head leads, your body follows. This bunnyhopping is not necessary; it merely helps you some by practicing the rotation on flat ground first. When you go to jump, you need to start the rotation before the bike completly leaves the jump. Don't go too fast at first. Going slow, you can usually get away with an under-rotation (like a 270 or so), but at full speed, things are less forgiving. Once you can pull a clean 360 consistently, then you can begin the real fun; 360s at high speeds over big doubles. That's where the difficulty comes in; it takes some guts.
Do a 360 one way and guide your handlebars all the way around with one hand the other. This trick is HELLA cool (if you can do it).
Like the Bus Driver but while doing the 360, instead of guiding the bars, spin your handlebars.
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