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James
Started Flatland BMX a few days ago and tried getting a Forkglide down as my first trick so I could eventually learn how to do a Fire Hydrant. I've got the movement down and balance for about 1-3 seconds but always either fall off or bail because I know I'm going to fall. Any tips or tricks to learn how to ride on my front pegs after doing a fork glide?
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Hey bud :) Great to hear that you have taken up Flat. It's an awesome sport, and I hope you stick through the frustration of learning tricks, because believe me, you CAN learn any trick if you keep at it. :)
Forkglide is a good place to start, and Firehydrant is a dope trick, especially when you add the Decade on the end. If you want to improve your balance on the rolling part of the forkglide, hold your seat with one hand and your bars with the other. This will help you to stay balanced. I use my right leg to balance, and left foot on the peg, so I would put my right hand on the bars, and left hand on the seat. In other words, whatever foot is on the peg, use ur other hand on the bars. This keeps an even balance on both sides of the bike.
To practise your rolling of the forkglide, stand in front of the bike, in the forkglide position, (make sure ur bars are turned 180 degrees, this makes it heaps easier), start with your balance leg on the ground, and just 'kick off' from the ground, and keep tapping the ground as you need to , to maintain balance, or even kick the tyre to keep your momentum going. You can do this up and down ur street, or the babsketball court ur riding on, and the more you practise it, the less you'll find urself tapping the ground for balance.
Things to remember...
- Steer with your arms, and keep them tensed. If you relax them, the bike will fall.
- Keep your head above the front axle, this will keep you in the centre of balance.
- The more upright you are, the easier it is. Keep ur back straight.
- On the ride in, do a small curve to the right or left, depending on which way you spin, and whip ur head and shoulders around first, the rest will follow. Get ur hand to the seat right away, to keep balanced.
- Keep your balance leg behind u on the forkglide, for more balance.
- For the ride out, put all the weight on your arms and the bars, and 'hop up' while you switch feet on the front pegs, so your other foot goes to the back peg, then switch hands on the bars, while you go for the pedals, then bar spin and ur away..!!
For some awesome info on tricks, order the dvd 'Ground Rules', by Matt Willhelm, from this website.
http://www.flatlandfuel.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=38
It has 56 tricks, all explained in great detail, with all ride ins and outs, and tips on the trick. It helped me a lot when I started riding Flat :)
Stick with it, bud, you'll be pulling this trick in a matter of days.
If u want any more help with tricks, email me.
Oh, and make sure your seat post is up high. Set it to the maximun height allowed (it will be marked on your seat post with a 'max' indicator). When you start doing tricks that require you to hold the seat, this will make things heaps easier. Also it helps you find balance points when learning Hang-5's and stuff.
Hey bud :) Great to hear that you have taken up Flat. It's an awesome sport, and I hope you stick through the frustration of learning tricks, because believe me, you CAN learn any trick if you keep at it. :)
Forkglide is a good place to start, and Firehydrant is a dope trick, especially when you add the Decade on the end. If you want to improve your balance on the rolling part of the forkglide, hold your seat with one hand and your bars with the other. This will help you to stay balanced. I use my right leg to balance, and left foot on the peg, so I would put my right hand on the bars, and left hand on the seat. In other words, whatever foot is on the peg, use ur other hand on the bars. This keeps an even balance on both sides of the bike.
To practise your rolling of the forkglide, stand in front of the bike, in the forkglide position, (make sure ur bars are turned 180 degrees, this makes it heaps easier), start with your balance leg on the ground, and just 'kick off' from the ground, and keep tapping the ground as you need to , to maintain balance, or even kick the tyre to keep your momentum going. You can do this up and down ur street, or the babsketball court ur riding on, and the more you practise it, the less you'll find urself tapping the ground for balance.
Things to remember...
- Steer with your arms, and keep them tensed. If you relax them, the bike will fall.
- Keep your head above the front axle, this will keep you in the centre of balance.
- The more upright you are, the easier it is. Keep ur back straight.
- On the ride in, do a small curve to the right or left, depending on which way you spin, and whip ur head and shoulders around first, the rest will follow. Get ur hand to the seat right away, to keep balanced.
- Keep your balance leg behind u on the forkglide, for more balance.
- For the ride out, put all the weight on your arms and the bars, and 'hop up' while you switch feet on the front pegs, so your other foot goes to the back peg, then switch hands on the bars, while you go for the pedals, then bar spin and ur away..!!
For some awesome info on tricks, order the dvd 'Ground Rules', by Matt Willhelm, from this website.
http://www.flatlandfuel.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=38
It has 56 tricks, all explained in great detail, with all ride ins and outs, and tips on the trick. It helped me a lot when I started riding Flat :)
Stick with it, bud, you'll be pulling this trick in a matter of days.
If u want any more help with tricks, email me.
Oh, and make sure your seat post is up high. Set it to the maximun height allowed (it will be marked on your seat post with a 'max' indicator). When you start doing tricks that require you to hold the seat, this will make things heaps easier. Also it helps you find balance points when learning Hang-5's and stuff.
What is a good flatland bike to start out with that can be bought in stores in/around Coral Springs, FL?
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Yeah, I just recently wanted to start flatland biking. I've been looking around at the haro, wethepeople, etc. However none of them are sold in stores near me. Or they can be sold online BUT I need to be able to pay cash because I don't have a credit card available with me..ever..xD
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Haro, WTP. Kink, Fly, etc.... DO NOT get one of these bikes if you want to ride Flatland. These are street bikes, and are too long and heavy for Flatland. No freecoasters on them either. Cranks are too long, too. A good Flatland bike will have a top tube length between 18" and 19.5". Anything longer just makes tricks too hard. Streeet bikes with 20"+ top tubes have too long a wheel-base to do tricks like rolling tailwhips, pinky-squeaks, and turbine tricks, where the frame whips around quickly. The long wheel-base makes this harder than it should be, and when ur learning, it can make things more frustrating. A bike with a shorter top tube spins a hell of a lot quicker.
My recommendation would be to get this one... http://www.flatlandfuel.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1322
It's designed for Flatland use, and is an ideal beginners Flatland bike. All parts are upgradeable, for when you feel ur ready to upgrade, as your skill improves.
That website requires a credit card, but you can go to any local bike shop that stock DK bikes, and ask for them to order you one in.
Do urself a favour and get hold of this dvd, too. It's very usefull for a beginner to Flatland. http://www.flatlandfuel.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=630
Haro, WTP. Kink, Fly, etc.... DO NOT get one of these bikes if you want to ride Flatland. These are street bikes, and are too long and heavy for Flatland. No freecoasters on them either. Cranks are too long, too. A good Flatland bike will have a top tube length between 18" and 19.5". Anything longer just makes tricks too hard. Streeet bikes with 20"+ top tubes have too long a wheel-base to do tricks like rolling tailwhips, pinky-squeaks, and turbine tricks, where the frame whips around quickly. The long wheel-base makes this harder than it should be, and when ur learning, it can make things more frustrating. A bike with a shorter top tube spins a hell of a lot quicker.
My recommendation would be to get this one... http://www.flatlandfuel.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1322
It's designed for Flatland use, and is an ideal beginners Flatland bike. All parts are upgradeable, for when you feel ur ready to upgrade, as your skill improves.
That website requires a credit card, but you can go to any local bike shop that stock DK bikes, and ask for them to order you one in.
Do urself a favour and get hold of this dvd, too. It's very usefull for a beginner to Flatland. http://www.flatlandfuel.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=630
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