poopipe Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 nothing wrong with a huffy - as long as its one of those cory nastazio models. I liked my one quite a lot, it's a very stable frame - i only switched cos it was getting badly damaged by my approach to concrete things. the simple answer to the going over the back thing is to be more relaxed about the bunnyhop - you want to kind of manual into it rather than violently yanking the bars up like you would on a trials bike. Also - you're not going to backwheel so you don't want to be landing vertical.as for the brakes - i'm told big pads like 2x4s are fine as long as everything is clean but that as soon as you get muck under them they become dangerously shite - dunno though, never tried them myself. i use the grey £4 gusset pads, they're pretty soft and do a fairly good impression of a working brakepad - unless you fork out £20 on the pads you're not going to get close to trials brake performance (well, not for more than a couple of days at a time anyway). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted July 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 Ive got a huffy brisbane hehe, weighs a bit but it will do me fine for learning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 I probably just mean a footjam tailwhip...Not really sure :$ Its the one where you ride along, jam your foot in the front wheel and kick the bike a full 360 degrees around and get back on the pedals. Ive just been out in the street trying a few things and im finding it really hard to do bunnyhop tricks as I seem to be too much over the backwheel (like its a trial bike!) and cant seem to balance out properly..It feels way too short! You've got to roll your wrists forwards more.If you check out these pics:You can kinda see I've kept my arms out straight, but held my elbows up, and just tucked the back end up. That's all you've got to do. As you scoop it up, just roll your wrists forwards so you kinda nose it in slightly as you tuck the back end up. You'll find you'll sorta end up elbowing it out a bit like I've done it in the pic, but that's just 'cos you roll the wrists, basically... That's the main thing I found I needed to do to balance out my hops and not send 'em over the back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhups Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 Backflip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 "DO A BACKFLIP MOSHER!" Backflip That was old a page ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhups Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 damn, frontflip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoyoyo Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 Ok then if backflips are done, flair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 Flairs = worst, ugliest trick ever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Clark Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 Flails are worse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
011001000110010101110010 Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 Dont learn tricks, get some style and unique riding down first. Can you air high and stylishly? Carve a volcanoe from one side to another? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 f**k park, take it to the streets That said, when I get to London and have a park within a 3 1/2 hour train ride of me at last, I'll probably be down Meanwhile quite a bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoyoyo Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 If flairs aren't good enough, toboggan, i think it's called. The one they knicked from Fmx,looks cool and not that hard i think.That said, when I get to London and have a park within a 3 1/2 hour train ride of me at last, I'll probably be down Meanwhile quite a bit Guessing i misread that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 Misread what, and how?Toboggans are where you turn the bars 90°, do a seat grab with one hand and have your arse right over the back, which I don't think they nicked from FMX... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoyoyo Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 Ok maybe it's not that. Maybe a motowhip or summet like that. I remeber seeing it at a bike show with the bmx'ers. Kinda like a tabletop but not.And 3 and a half hours of train journey to get to a park is quite a long time. I meant misinterperated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 Ah, yeah, I getcha. Think it's called a "moto air" or something. Anyways, yeah, have to get up at 6 and get on the 06:55 train to get there too Beast... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poopipe Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 (edited) we may be getting a bit ahead of ourselves with the flairs and flails you know nosebonks are a good un - basically you just bunnyhop over something and nudge it with the front wheel on the way past - like a very tiny nose manual.oh - and take your brakes off , I tried it for the first time last night and it's soo dangerous/ fun. you don't need tricks to make life exciting when you've got no brakes Edited July 28, 2006 by poopipe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredrico Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 stuff backflips/frontflips learn flipwhips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted July 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 Well I went to the skatepark today and had a little play. I learnt to bar spin on the flat I just went for it and was easier then I thought but pinching the seat is hurting my legs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poopipe Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 Well I went to the skatepark today and had a little play. I learnt to bar spin on the flat I just went for it and was easier then I thought but pinching the seat is hurting my legs My shiny new shadow conspiracy seat does that - it's very sexy but its a bit rough texturewise. My old furry one didn't hurt but it collapsed so I couldn't sit on it anymore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downhill_rob2@hotmail.com Posted July 29, 2006 Report Share Posted July 29, 2006 Backflip no handers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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