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vignjo:
any advice?

problems with barflip

2flat2furious:
Alright, this is going to be insulting and nitpicky but you need to hear it.

First off, why do you not even have a front brake if you can't so much as barflip? You really need to throw one on and start from there. In my (not so) humble opinion people who ask for help on basic tricks that go brakeless are kind of out of their depth. This isn't always the case, but you aren't asking how to do something incredible difficult and it seems you're having a hard time even holding the balance point of your steamrollers. Take a few steps back and think about this.

As for the flip itself, you aren't committing at all. Both of your feet are landing one foot on the peg and one foot on the ground at the exact same moment. It looks (to me) that you aren't dedicated to getting back on the front wheel after you jump up. Just go for it. Land on the peg and if you eat sh*t well that's part of learning barflips.

I might get some flack for the first statement there, but it's amazing to me that people go straight to taking off their brakes before they get at least a few of the fundamentals down, like steamrollers.

vignjo:
I was learning some combos and some harder tricks...I didn't learn basic like barflips, funkychicken etc.
I have landed barflip today...but it's little bit sketchy, I need to practice it more :D

stopkaiross:
I found it easier to learn  flipping from switch handed steam to normal, so that I was landing in the more stable grip, maybe give that a shot and see how it feels.

jpoliti:
i don't really agree with 2 flat 2furious about doing this preferably with brakes. i learned that w/o brakes but i might be wrong since i was doing the flip with both feet on the pegs before jumping, well...

anyway i agree with 2Flat when he says that you need to have the courage to land and see what happens, you'll probably hurt yourself a bit, but not doing it will keep you from building confidence, and finding the right balance.

that said i don't think you're far from landing it, just concentrate on getting your feet on the peg and the other one NOT on the ground, best adice i can give you.

I'm not even sure i can do this one again, havent done it for a long time. My pinched nerve in my elbow keeps from from doing any tricks holding the seat anymore.

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