FunkySquirrel Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 Evening! Aside from this being a rather awesome video, can anyone lend any tips on how to do the trick of rotating the bike around the headtube, whilst you balance on the front wheel? There's a perfect example at 2:40 ...http://youtu.be/DeVS7Txg1U4 It's such a cool move! I'm not expecting to be able to multiple spins, but I'd love to have just one dialled by the end of this Summer! Cheers! Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevinfor Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 (edited) Footjam tailwhip, I believe Im an idiot! You didnt ask what it was called you asked for tips how to do them... Edited January 30, 2015 by Kevinfor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnthebiker Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 Euan Beaden: Heatsink Tutorials - Foot-Jam Tail Whip: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkySquirrel Posted January 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 Excellent! Thanks for that! Really useful video, breaking it down into sections ... Now to wait for the weather to improve! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 The way Euan does them is really quite odd, he does them opposite in a weird combination between trials technique and bmx technique. Basically there's two ways of doing a footjam whip......The Trials way which uses the front brake and is generally easier or the BMX way which can be done with or without a front brake but is a little harder. The advantage to the trials way is that it's easy to pick up and most people can get them dialled pretty quickly, the down side is that it's not as versatile (not really as much use for throwing in at the top of a ramp for example), it can't be done brakeless and can look a bit clunky. The advantage of the BMX way is that it can be used in more places, doesn't rely on brakes and looks a bit more flowing (especially if you catch the pedals after lifting the front wheel off the floor), the downside is that it's harder to learn. I'd highly recommend taking the extra time to learn the BMX way, it may seem tempting to take the shortcut and do it the trials way but you may hurt your riding in the long run. There's not a lot of decent footjam whip tutorials but check this one out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdWBGoVEkqs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicolasp1405 Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 So, if I'm correct the "bmx" way is by firstly jumping over the frame rather then having to jump over it when the bikes comes around the other way before landing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 Yeah. It means you can catch the bike more easily as you've essentially done the 'hard' part of jumping over the frame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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