danielpt91

That's a great video. You said you've been riding for 2 years and you've achieved this. I'm new to the forum and to the sport. I don't even have a bike yet, I'm practicing with an old and heavy BMX I'm happy to see that in 2 years you can get that good How old where you when you started? And how often do you usually practice?

Thank you anusthegreat. I'll keep practising what you said and hopefully I'll find a nice bike when I have the balance

I have a friend that does handball. In this sport you also need to stay as long as you can on the air... He told me that a trick they have is to breath in deeply when you just leave the floor. They say that it works great for them even though it sounds crazy. I guess that it helps because you relax yourself although the first times you try it might seem harder...

Thanks for the quick response Matt. I've seen some videos explaining this and it looks like they turn the handlebar in the opposite direction of their front foot. So if their dominant foot is the left one, they'll turn the handlebar 45º to the right. That seems easier for me as today has been my second day trying to get the trackstand right. Don't you think? By the way, what I meant is that once you're trying to do it in flat land using the brakes, should I try to have the bike completely blocked? or if I see that I'm about to fall, should I release the breakes, try to get the balance right again, and then block the bike again? I guess it's kind of a silly question...

Hello everybody! I'm new to the trial world and forum. I have some experience in downhill and freeride and after watching some videos I've asked my self: how is that I'm riding at top speed downhill and I can't even stay still for 3 seconds without touching the floor!? I don't know if I should buy a trial bicycle right now as I'm back to my country for summer, although in September I'll go back to London. I would like to know if I could learn the very basics with a Monty BMX 139 from when I was like 10 years old I guess that I should practice the track-stand until I make it perfect. Should I block the bike and try to stay still even if I fall immediately? or should I play with the brakes and whenever I see myself losing a bit of balance release the breaks and block them again when I've gained the balance again? Hopefully you know what I'm trying to say... When I get the money and I decide myself, what bike should I go for? As I'm living in London I'm more interested in street so I don't know if I should get a 24''. I'm 6ft tall and 63 kg, does that matter? Should I go for a Mod instead? I guess I'll go for a second hand bike if I can but I doubt there are many 24''s out there as they're quite new, aren't they? Well, in the end my introduction is quite long and full of questions... hope you don't mind! Thanks!