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Post by TunzaFun on Jan 5, 2005 15:11:40 GMT -5
I just got into flatland probably 2 weeks ago. I heard that a really good first trick is a fork glide. I've been trying a fork glide and i just cant get it, i either cant get the right foot on the peg or i just tip over. Can anyone give me a suggestion. Also, i ride probably a 15 yr. old GT dyno tour. I dunno if you've seen them but the pegs are about 2 inches long. Can anyone suggest a nice set of big pegs that can take a lot of pain..a lot of pain. Thanks for your help
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Post by jonchristophel on Jan 5, 2005 16:48:58 GMT -5
Glad to see someone else into the sport. Yeah, forkglides can be very frustrating when you're first learning. It's all about how much time you put into it. Believe me and everyone else when they say you just have to keep doing it over and over and over. It may feel like you're never going to get it, but then one day you just do. That's about the best I can explain it. You might want to try scuffing and rolling trackstands first. That's how I learned. I was scuffing a trackstand and the bike started straightening out and I realized I was doing a forkglide. Keep at it and don't get frustrated!
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Post by gil_flatlander on Jan 5, 2005 20:19:07 GMT -5
right on man! u started doing a great sport lucky u. of course the hardest thing is getting started. my 1st trick was a fire hydrant, then tailqhip and then i moved on. i would recommend u to do the tailwhips without the need of the brakes, try it like that, they are way more fun when u do it like that,also, when u start trying the hang 5s try to do them brakeless as well, im doing them like that and it seems to be working out aight! later and thanks for the support about the shirt guys!
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Post by imnotok on Jan 6, 2005 19:12:31 GMT -5
please tell me how to do a fork glide.i started on christmas(doing math)12 days ago.i got a schwin z force aluminum.and tell me any other good beginer tricks.i can:endo,bunnyhop.get on my back pegs and manuel,pogo,and thats it i think.much thanks
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Post by gil_flatlander on Jan 6, 2005 21:13:53 GMT -5
well 1st things 1st, i just came back from riding. i had been working from 8 am til 6 and i was tired but i didnt care, as soon as i got home i took my bike and i went riding. i gotta say, i was doing a little mini demo at the park, jesus man everyone was all impresed and i had like lots of ppl yelling stuff at me, good stuff lol, anyways, the bad thing is that i hit be uper part of my achilles heel trying a hang 5 and it hurts!!! so u want begginer trick? start doing a frontyard or a tailwhip i gotta go now but ill be back later to tell u how, or just ask any of these guys they now too BTW how old are u? just wondering
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Post by jonchristophel on Jan 7, 2005 17:52:29 GMT -5
I really would recommend going to bmxtrix.com and working your way down the list. Although everyone learns different tricks at different rates. My first trick was a tailwhip, then I started learning the other tricks in random order. That will give you a good base though. It is a great site for that. Just do what's comfortable and fun for the time being. no "trick" is stupid. Some of the most basic things that "may look boring" are the most important building blocks for the "cooler" looking tricks. Example. You could not do a fire hydrant, cyclone, fork wheelie, funky chicken, McCircle, etc... without first being comfortable with a fork glide. It may not look "cool" or seem all that fun practicing the bare bones basics, but trust me the satisfaction you get is still the same after you learn how to do it no matter what the trick happens to be. Most importantly have fun. The other day my friend and I were just tooling around riding backwards on the basketball court being stupid. It's all about time spent on your bike. Go at your own pace.
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Post by imnotok on Jan 8, 2005 9:18:28 GMT -5
my first was a endo.not too impressive but fun as long as you dont fall foward and bust your face up
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Post by haullywood on Jan 11, 2005 15:33:03 GMT -5
This is how I first learned...."front of the bike balance points" : Stand on the left side of you bike, turn your bars clockwise until the handle bar lines up with your seat. Adjust your seat forward enough so you can still spin your bars around, but either end meets up with your seat so you can hold your bars and seat at the same time comfortably. Practice these three balancing points:
1. Turn your bars clockwise until the bars and seat meet up. Put your left foot on the left peg and hold your seat and bars with your right hand by grabbing both from underneath. Use your front brakes and squeak the front wheel with you right foot. Get comfortable with that until you can kick the wheel and glide around in circles using your right leg for balance, by swinging it in and out. You can use the front brake so you don't fall right on your face...but don't rely on it. get to the point of using your free leg for balance...not the brake.
2. Then learn to go in circles the same way a little differently by, turning the bars clockwise past the point of the seat. Hold the bars normally, and move your left pedal all the way down and put your right foot on it and use your front brakes at first, and kick the front wheel with your left foot, squeaking it again until you can cruise around in circles using your left leg this time for balance. you can also move your left pedal up a little bit at a time to make that pedal at different levels to stand on for the expierience of different balance points in that particular position. working your way up to the top tube of the frame.
3. Same thing again, different balance point: Hold the bars normally. Use your front brake at first. do the same thing you did in position 2. but this time turn your bars even more clockwise, and put your left foot on the front tire and your right foot up on the frame near the headset and stem, kicking the tire and crusing circles. and using your left leg for balance and a little momentum.
This is where you really start learning somthing and building a foundation of balance points....for ALL future tricks...keep practicing these 3 tricks until you get to the point where you can "walk around the bike" in all 3 of these positions and you will technically be "freestylin" ....then you can learn 360 tail whips and move on from there!.....i'm excited for you! keep in mind that you need to learn these to learn others....have fun, be safe, and stay dedicated! And remember this isn't a "right" or "left" handed sport.....whether your a righty or a lefty..try to adapt to using either side of you body for tricks........print this out, go find a flat dry spot and ride!
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Post by Mark Dandridge on Jan 11, 2005 16:34:19 GMT -5
ROCK ON!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by TunzaFun on Jan 14, 2005 18:25:30 GMT -5
like jon i'm gonna go with trackstands first. i think they'll help me with the fork glide. but after trying the trick countless times my wrist is really starting to hurt from using my hand to hold the seat and the bar. Is this a normal experience or am I doing something wrong?
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Post by haullywood on Jan 14, 2005 20:19:38 GMT -5
No way man that is soooooo totally normal...don't give up on those...do trackstands and what i told you about. just like boomer ankles....the name says it all right? it's atrick thta if you want to learn it...you got to sorts train your ankle backwards...you know...i gotta roll right now....talkto ya later
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Post by haullywood on Jan 14, 2005 20:24:19 GMT -5
yea just keep tryin' flatland takes alot of patience and differenr manuverability with your body parts than your normally used too.....those tricks i explained are more like balancing points rather than tricks......Trust me..they will help youand should only take you a few days of some serious practice to learn...there easy really...you'll get used to it..just don't give up on those...you need to,learn them so you can do other tricks.....
keep ridin' tunza!
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Post by imnotok on Feb 2, 2005 18:14:28 GMT -5
keep at it.who knows, after a couple of years you can be pro! ;D
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