Tricks

 

 

 

Bunny Hop: To do a bunny hop you have to lift up both tires at the same time. To do that just be riding at a normal speed bend your legs and your arms and use your strenght to pull up at the same time.

Bronco: To do a bronco you have to lift the front tire up and try to get the back tire after it. To do that you are going to have to lift up the front tire use you strenght and sort of not that hard just push up when you have your front tire in the air and pull.

Bar Spin: To do a bar spin you have to spin your handle bars around. To do that you have to go pretty slow start turning slowley and then just turn it quick. If you did a half bar spin there just do the same thing i said but the other way.

Side Kick: To do a side kick you have to lift up both tires and turn them in the air. To do that you have to turn a little slowley and do a bunny hop or a bronco.

Wille: To do a wille all that you have to do is lift up the front tire. Use your strenght and pull up on the handle bars.

One Footer

Just lift whatever foot you feel comfortable with off the pedal, and put it back on. The cranks will rotate down so don't go for
where you took your foot off. Easy trick, one of the first tricks in the air that you should learn

No footer

First, practice on the ground by doing a flatland no footer. To do this, just take your feet off the pedals and try to get them back on the pedals with in a few seconds.
Then find a jump where you go high but not far.
Next go off and quickly take off your feet and kick them out.
Try to get them back on. Sometimes you won't be able to. In this case, lean back on your seat so you don't crack your...
Land normally. If you land without your feet on the pedals, then try to slow down quick, but don't try to get your feet on the pedals or you might get hurt.

Kickout

When you are in the air, use your legs and hips to swing the bike to the left or right. Then swing it back so you don't land funky. Try to go bigger every time, a good kick-out is almost a vertical tabletop.

Tabletop

Table tops are easier if you learn them regular-footed rather than "goofy foot". Approch the jump with your pedals level. Hit the lip with both wheels, and pull up on the bars.
Basically you want your back pedal underneath the bike. If you ride with your left foot forward, tabletop to the right. Right foot forward, tabletop to the left.
It helps to practice tabletops on hip jumps where your bike is in at an angle in the air. As you turn in the air, lay the bike into a flat position with your bottom foot. Cross up the bars and bow your legs to help.
Straighten your bottom arm to get the bike flat in the air. Reverse the steps to come for a perfect landing.

Can-Can #1 (No-footed)

Pedal really hard at the base of the jump.
Get as much air as you can however you do it.
Take your feet off the pedals.
Move one of your legs to the opposite side of the bike.
Do a kick out with the leg you just moved so it looks like you are doing the Can-Can (hence the name Can-Can.)

Can-Can #2 (One Footed)

In order to this, you should be able to do a one footer first. Just flip your foot over the top tube of your frame. Easy done.

X-up (cross-up)

In the air, turn your bar until your arms are in a "X" Position. Then turn them back around to land. The easiest way to learn this is by doing bar turns and going bigger every time. Make sure your legs are out of the way of your bars.

Bar Turn

That's it. Turn the bars. Its not too hard, just don't turn the too hard or far. Oh yeah, make sure the bars are straight when you land. Learn this trick before trying X-ups.

Bar Spin #1

Pedal really hard at the base of the jump.
Don't pull up at all.
Level your bike out.
Clamp on the seat with your knees.
Right when you're the highest you can get, spin the handlebars.
Let them spin one full rotation then catch them.
Treat it as a regular landing.

Bar Spin #2

An air bar spin is a little harder then a ground bar spin. To do this you should get a lot of air, and pinch the seat with your knees. Lean back a little bit, so you are out of the way. Now spin the bars and make sure you catch them pretty straight. Then land!

360° #1

Learn 360 bunnyhops on the ground first. This is vitally important. A 360 bunnyhop is also known as a 360 rollout. You should also have 180s off curbs wired.
Approach the jump at similar speed you would use to do a regular straight jump. Do not be afraid of the speed.
Ride up the jump with the pedals level and weight in a central position.
Just before the front wheel hit the lip, start to tun in the direction that you want to spin.
If you keep your arms and legs bent with your body relaxed, the 360° will flow more easily.

360° #2

To do a 360 you should be able to get good airs off ramps before trying one. Right at the top of the ramp, turn your bars to whichever way you are going to rotate. (Not too far) In the air, spin your body and the bike by using the handlebars and your hips.

Tail Whip (ground)

Put your left foot on the left front peg.
Put your right foot on the left back peg.
Brake with your front brake so you do an endo (not too high, but not too low).
Kick your back foot to the right, spinning the tail of the bike.
As your bike swings around (about 45°), put your right foot on the right front peg.
When the bike comes back around, step over it with you left foot to the pedal.
Put your right foot back on the pedal (Lefties just do the things with your feet the exact opposite).

Superman

Do a no-footer but stretch your legs and arms out, assuming the position of superman (Your bike should be under you, Belly facing the seat or back tire.)

Wall Rides

You need to have enough speed so both tires will contact the wall. Look for a small banked transition leading up to the wall for an easier takeoff and landing. You should have bunnyhops and basic ramp airs wired before you try wall rides.
In order to really do wall rides, you have to be totally leaned in when you ride the wall. The tires should be parrarel with the wall.
You want to actually ride on the wall, rather than hitting the wall and sliding down. When exiting the wall ride, pull off and land on the bank.

Grind

Approach the transition with enough speed to reach the coping with your pedals level and start to carve to the left or the right depending on which way you are comfortable with.
At this point it is important to look at the coping and watch where your front peg is, ready to lean the bike over the platform. This is now the crucial moment where lots of things take place at once. You will be turning so that the bike is parallel with the coping, trying to make sure that both pegs are above the lip, pushing the bike in a sideways motion towards the platform and keeping your weight away from the bike over the transition.
Often it is easier to have your leg almost under the saddle to help you get the weight distribution correct. Now in the grind position, just hang in there and slide using your arms to push or pull in order to correct any weight distribution problems.
As your momentum starts to run out turn back into the ramp, leaning the same way and pulling the bike towards you.

Ice Pick

Apprach the transition with your pedals level, riding fast enough to just before your front wheel hits the coping, start to turn to the left or the right.
This is the crucial part of the trick where you will need to do a lot at once. Twist your body to get the bike parallel to the coping and pull up on the bars to get the front end up to about 45 degrees. It is important to keep an eye on the coping and make sure that your rear peg is above it.
Now you can bang that peg on the coping and push the bike towards the platform and your weight into the transition. If the bike is falling on the platform, pull the bike towards you and the transition. If the bike is falling into the transition simply push it towards the platform, extending your arms.
in order to hold the bike on the rear peg, you can gain your equilibrium by moving your weight back if the front your end is falling or forwards if it is flipping backwards. To complete the ice pick, allow the front end to start dropping and turn your weight and bike into the transition.

Nose Pick

Approach the transition with enough speed to reach the top of the ramp easily. Ride up the top of the ramp easily. Ride up the transition with the pedals level and start to turn a little in the direction that you want to nose pick. Just before the front wheel hits the coping, hop the bike up ready to land on the top of the ramp.
while you are in the air, grip the front brake like a loved one and throw your weight forwards over the bars to bring the rear wheel up, keep an eye on where you are landing, trying to land close to the edge for ease of re-entry. Once in the nose pick position, keep your weight in towards the transition and stall the bike, throwing in as much style as possible.
To complete the nose pick, simply hop the bike back into the ramp, releasing the brake as you do so, and roll down the transition on both wheels. A handy tip is to try and straighten your bike and body before you hit the transition.

Hand Rail

Approach the rail with the pedals level and hop so that both pegs land on the rail at the same time. You will not need to hop too much, only enough to get the peg on to the rail. Looking at the rail and guiding your pegs will help get you on to the rail. Make sure you hop high enough, because pegs catching the rails support bars will cause crashing. Lifting the front pedal slightly will stop any snagging and one of the many chances of slamming.
Try to keep your weight central over the rail, but bent arms and knees will allow you to push or pull the bike in either direction in order to get the weight distribution correct. If you lean too far away from the rail it is likely you will hop off quite soon after landing on the rail. If you lean too far into the rail you are likely to fall over the rail.
Be prepared to get off the rail pretty quickly, as this trick will be before you know it.

Feeble Grind
Approach the block at a slow speed to begin with in order to learn the position you need to keep your weight in. Ride parallel to the block and hop up making sure that the front wheel lands close to the edge, pointing in a forward direction parallel to the block edge. It is important to make sure that you hop high enough to get the rear peg on and lift the front pedal slightly to stop it snagging.
Your weight should be kept over the top of the bike, and keep the bars straight or the bike will turn on the block. As the block or your speed start to run out, simply hop sideways to complete the feeble grind.