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Offline OCN

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been riding flat for 2weeks
« on: September 25, 2009, 11:21:46 AM »
i only been riding flatland for 2 weeks now and need tips on how to keep the mega spin goin and what im doing wrong with half hickers / hitch hickers ... hows my progression .. thanks
ps i was tired so i was half ass on the fork glide


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halfhicker / hitch hicker attempts

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Re: been riding flat for 2weeks
« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2009, 03:53:25 PM »
wow your pretty good if you can get that far in two weeks
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Offline OCN

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Re: been riding flat for 2weeks
« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2009, 03:57:43 PM »
thanks im tryin.. ya im have in trouble scuffing the megaspin and keeping my side to side balance with the halfhickers.

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Re: been riding flat for 2weeks
« Reply #3 on: September 25, 2009, 03:58:55 PM »
Congrats...only 2 weeks and you can already get that far into the trick? You're not doing anything wrong you're doing everything right.....just keep up with it.

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Re: been riding flat for 2weeks
« Reply #4 on: September 25, 2009, 04:31:57 PM »
you have the same thing as me.

iv'e been riding for bout 2 months and i started with to hard tricks aswell. After a week i fell so hard that i thought, lets take it slow from now on and i had ALOT less frustrations.

get peg wheelie down first, that you can ride like forever and backwards pegwheelie, if you can do those 2, megaspin is easy.

also try firehydrant, lawnmower (if you have brakes),...

start slow and master the simple tricks, you'l get ALOT more feeling with the bike, more controll and such.

and what bike is that? looks nice  :P

Offline OCN

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Re: been riding flat for 2weeks
« Reply #5 on: September 25, 2009, 04:44:09 PM »
you have the same thing as me.

iv'e been riding for bout 2 months and i started with to hard tricks aswell. After a week i fell so hard that i thought, lets take it slow from now on and i had ALOT less frustrations.

get peg wheelie down first, that you can ride like forever and backwards pegwheelie, if you can do those 2, megaspin is easy.

also try firehydrant, lawnmower (if you have brakes),...

start slow and master the simple tricks, you'l get ALOT more feeling with the bike, more controll and such.

and what bike is that? looks nice  :P

i have peg wheelies forward (enough) not back .. i just cant seem to scuff that damn spin ? i feel like i might need taller bars .. i dont know .. i been practicing easy stuff but i was also trying to get on hard one along the way .. lol some time i feel like the harder stuff is easier than the easy tricks lol but thats just me .. ya im working on all the easy tricks too..
my bike is KHE Militant LT.

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Re: been riding flat for 2weeks
« Reply #6 on: September 25, 2009, 05:37:01 PM »
Lookin great for two weeks!  I agree with mastering the simple tricks first, you get a better feel for the bike.  but with your megaspins, you should pull up with your right arm and push down with your left when you kick the back tire so it changes direction, kind of hard to explain but when your going forward your tire is in this direction / and when you kick backward you want to change it to \ that direction.

killer job though, keep at it!

Offline NickBMX

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Re: been riding flat for 2weeks
« Reply #7 on: September 25, 2009, 06:26:20 PM »
well try back peg wheelies, you'l see it will help alot -_-


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Re: been riding flat for 2weeks
« Reply #8 on: September 25, 2009, 09:58:33 PM »
agreed more practice. have ya tried ground rules?
I say to them its flatland and their like ?!?! :huh: im like  :rolleyes:

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Re: been riding flat for 2weeks
« Reply #9 on: September 26, 2009, 12:20:56 AM »
wow thats 2 weeks for you. props

ive been riding for 3 months and havent attempted hitchhikers yet.
i started with firehydrants, bw steam, now working on whiplashes and hang5's

now i just feel like trying hitchhikers because of you   :mellow:
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Offline OCN

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Re: been riding flat for 2weeks
« Reply #10 on: September 26, 2009, 12:33:45 AM »
agreed more practice. have ya tried ground rules?
wow thats 2 weeks for you. props

ive been riding for 3 months and havent attempted hitchhikers yet.
i started with firehydrants, bw steam, now working on whiplashes and hang5's

now i just feel like trying hitchhikers because of you   :mellow:

ya i was some of the ground rules clips online, im thinking of buying a copy.
the hickers aren't too bad i can get into pretty solid now just finding the sweet spot to keep rolling is hard. i practice a few hrs everyday 1 or 2 give or take.. keep ridin  :beer:

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Re: been riding flat for 2weeks
« Reply #11 on: September 26, 2009, 01:08:53 AM »
Awesome Dude! Keep it up. L8r, Joe
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Re: been riding flat for 2weeks
« Reply #12 on: September 26, 2009, 06:23:29 AM »
Dude...you left my mouth wide open...2 weeks?!?! OMGOSH We did trick of the Month Mega Spin a few months Adam did a great how to for it.

How to Mega Spin


Wow 2 weeks!!! I am very impressed!

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Re: been riding flat for 2weeks
« Reply #13 on: September 26, 2009, 07:27:43 AM »
yea dood, your doing good.. Im glad you got that bike, now you will give me more motivation to ride since i haven't ridden seriously in a long time.. I think you are better than i am.. lol... Natural Bike guy. That comes from your street riding. f*cking awesome..

I get stuck on just practicing one trick over and over again. Even though i cant get it i still keep on. You just motivated me to broaden my skills.. if i cant get it now, move on and come back later.. jackpot!
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Re: been riding flat for 2weeks
« Reply #14 on: September 26, 2009, 09:04:03 AM »
yea dood, your doing good.. Im glad you got that bike, now you will give me more motivation to ride since i haven't ridden seriously in a long time.. I think you are better than i am.. lol... Natural Bike guy. That comes from your street riding. f*cking awesome..

I get stuck on just practicing one trick over and over again. Even though i cant get it i still keep on. You just motivated me to broaden my skills.. if i cant get it now, move on and come back later.. jackpot!

lol ya .. that cools s*it that i motivated people lol, im just learning lol thats crazy. ya when you get back out here we can ride during our long ass lunch break . least thats what i been doing .. well everyone thanks for motivating me to try even harder now.  ;D

thanks raddad that video helps out too with the megaspin.