soundz like he did.
can not solidly tarck stand
i have a tile floor in my room and i no-handed through 2 commercials
i think i’m getting the hang of this
I think you’re pretending to ride a bike while you watch T.V.
Edit: An exercise bike would give you more exercise, but taking your bike outside would yield more skill(edit2)z.
i’m in my boxers and house slippers. i dont feel like going outside.
held one while watching the first few minutes of family guy just now
and i’m not really trying to exercise just dicking around
everyone should be able to. not as the main way of approaching a light, but just as a skill to have, and to be confident in your ability to control your bike.
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True.
All the tricks used to be based on skills you needed for the streets.
-Back circles gave you the ability to back out of a situation and do 3-point turns.
-Bunny hops got you up onto curbs.
-Sweet trackstand skills let you stand in any situation. Between cars, goofy foot, wheel turned the wrong way, pedals not level, one hand holding the cell phone while the other holds the coffee (a.k.a. “Suburban Driver”).
-Skidz have always been a way to slow down and give yourself an extra second to read the situation, not really to stop.
I never found the ability to stop really fast to be that useful. If you have to stop fast it means you weren’t paying enough attention to be able to avoid the situation. Either that or something crazy just happened, but you can’t plan for that.
Now the tricks are useless unless your front wheel falls off in traffic.
[quote=“TimArchy”]
All the tricks used to be based on skills you needed for the streets.
-Back circles gave you the ability to back out of a situation and do 3-point turns.
-Bunny hops got you up onto curbs.
-Sweet trackstand skills let you stand in any situation. Between cars, goofy foot, wheel turned the wrong way, pedals not level, one hand holding the cell phone while the other holds the coffee (a.k.a. “Suburban Driver”).
-Skidz have always been a way to slow down and give yourself an extra second to read the situation, not really to stop.
I never found the ability to stop really fast to be that useful. If you have to stop fast it means you weren’t paying enough attention to be able to avoid the situation. Either that or something crazy just happened, but you can’t plan for that.
Now the tricks are useless unless your front wheel falls off in traffic.[/quote]
that pretty much sums it up.
Any tips for doing back circles? I just completely lose balance when trying to get myself to go backwards… even if I get momentum by shoving off with my feet.
ive been starting to try back circles lately by just rocking the crank fore and aft while in a trackstand and getting used to that, trying to go farther each time i feel like doing it. baby steps?
dont listen to me though im probably doing it all wrong.
i can skid into tarckstands now, but it pretty much just makes it easier since my lead foot is at the front.
and yea i’ve managed the back circles by easing backwards and catching myself forward when it gets out of control
bmx pedals
shift your weight when nescessary but try to keep your weight over the seat/ rear wheel generally