is the Huffy Plague a good flatland bike for beginners?

i want to get in to flatland and dont know what bike to get.any other suggestions or links?

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Ignore the dude above me, he doesn't know what he's talking about. lol

I don't know what the Huffy bike looks like, but I DO know Flatland, and Huffy is not a brand that any serious Flatland rider will use.
If you want a bike that is grear for flatland, and not too expensive, here are 2 bikes I recommend... both are perfect beginner bikes for Flatland, and both are not too expensive, either...

http://www.flatlandfuel.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1322
http://www.flatlandfuel.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1331

The good thing about both of these bikes is that even though the parts are beginner orientated, the frames are jsut as good as pro-level frames, so if you stick with Flatland and you want to upgrade your bike, you can just upgrade the parts without having to get a whole new bike. All the parts you'll need are on that site... ( http://www.flatlandfuel.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=2 ) I get all my parts from these guys, they are awesome :)
Flatland bikes are different to regular BMX's, in the sense that they are designed with light weight in mind, and frame and parts geometry to allow for easier spinning and one-wheel riding (shorter top tube).

To become more knowledgeable on all things Flatland, check out this site, and while ur there, join up and ask a few questions... you'll learn a lot :) http://www.global-flat.com/news/

Also, I highly recommend you get this dvd, it helped me a lot when I first started riding Flat... http://flatlandfuel.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=630 The description of the product explains what it is, exactly. If you don't know many Flatland tricks, you will after watching this dvd.

Best of luck, bro...!! Flatland, as awesome as it is to pull tricks infront of hot chicks (lol), it's really frustrating to learn, so be patient, and don't give up. Every trick feels really awkward at first, and sometimes even impossible, but stick with it, and they will surely become easier.

Email me if you have any more questions, bro.

What is a good flatland bike to start out with that can be bought in stores in/around Coral Springs, FL?

omfgcookie

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

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What's a good playlist for a beginner who wants to spin?

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delorpompo

I have an iPod and I'm a beginner when it comes to using a stationary bike, so are there any suggestions for a playlist?

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Clap for the Wolfman by The Guess Who
Peter Gunn by the Blues Brothers
Bad to the Bone by George Thorogood
Sing, Sing, Sing by Benny Goodman and his Orchestra
The Overture to the Barber of Seville by Rossini.
Check out a DVD of the movie Breaking Away to understand my suggestion
Ghost Riders in the Sky by The Outlaws
Twilight Zone by Golden Earing
Good Luck

is the Huffy Plague a good flatland bike for beginners?

i want to get in to flatland and dont know what bike to get.any other suggestions or links?

Answer
Ignore the dude above me, he doesn't know what he's talking about. lol

I don't know what the Huffy bike looks like, but I DO know Flatland, and Huffy is not a brand that any serious Flatland rider will use.
If you want a bike that is grear for flatland, and not too expensive, here are 2 bikes I recommend... both are perfect beginner bikes for Flatland, and both are not too expensive, either...

http://www.flatlandfuel.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1322
http://www.flatlandfuel.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1331

The good thing about both of these bikes is that even though the parts are beginner orientated, the frames are jsut as good as pro-level frames, so if you stick with Flatland and you want to upgrade your bike, you can just upgrade the parts without having to get a whole new bike. All the parts you'll need are on that site... ( http://www.flatlandfuel.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=2 ) I get all my parts from these guys, they are awesome :)
Flatland bikes are different to regular BMX's, in the sense that they are designed with light weight in mind, and frame and parts geometry to allow for easier spinning and one-wheel riding (shorter top tube).

To become more knowledgeable on all things Flatland, check out this site, and while ur there, join up and ask a few questions... you'll learn a lot :) http://www.global-flat.com/news/

Also, I highly recommend you get this dvd, it helped me a lot when I first started riding Flat... http://flatlandfuel.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=630 The description of the product explains what it is, exactly. If you don't know many Flatland tricks, you will after watching this dvd.

Best of luck, bro...!! Flatland, as awesome as it is to pull tricks infront of hot chicks (lol), it's really frustrating to learn, so be patient, and don't give up. Every trick feels really awkward at first, and sometimes even impossible, but stick with it, and they will surely become easier.

Email me if you have any more questions, bro.

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What diet/exercise plan worked best for you to lose weight?

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Work out first thing in the morning so be sure to make room for waking & shower so you can work out (ideally with music). The key is to make it count. The natural high you have all day is amazing too. Music in your ears helps to allow you to get in the zoneâ¦.

It's tough to stick to something you don't like. I would choose what you would most enjoy & depending on where you live, if the weather allows you to walk, run or bike, you will need a backup plan for when the weather is bad. Maybe since Christmas is so close, request from Santa, some DVD's (give them some ideas) whether yoga, some aerobics or something else. I like those Denise Austin or the Brazilian butt DVD"s. Also get those wrap around leg/ankle weights. An option is to join a class at your local gym. Usually they will let you try it free for 30-days. If you do, go daily. Also if you join, the 24 hour fitness will allow you to pay upfront for a "deal" for the lowest yearly fee. I did this & now renew for only $100 a year.

I have a stair stepper at home but wish I could get a good spin bike. I took some classes years ago at the gym & in 3 months I was in the best shape of my life. Doing some sit ups & arm exercises after or before the class balanced everything out. Seems (I don't know if you're a man or woman) but with women, seems we fight our arms, rear, tummy & legs. Having any bike indoors or out, is really a great way to whip yourself in to shape. Usually which exercise you choose may focus on the parts you find toughest to combat. Buy some arm dumbbell weights when you want to do them at home. Maybe 5 & 8 pounds.

Also, totally eliminating bread for 30-days will show you a HUGE difference (both sugar and bread) Instead of bread have baked crackers near by to eat with some meals. Also if you're having regular milk change it to Almond milk but check the sugar content of all of them to choose the one with the least amount. Eliminating foods that contain or alter your hormones can make it impossible to control your weight.

Go shopping for proteins like Organic "free range" hormone free eggs & chicken breasts.
Also buy up POUNDS of organic fruit & veggies, cauliflower, broccoli, carrots, zucchini, squash & such & buy a super duper steamer at Macy's, Walmart or Target. You can use the "I can't believe it's not butter" to pour over steamed veggies it has NO calories (the spray not the bin) COMPLETELY stay away from fast food places all together. No McDonald's, Wendy's, Burger King, etc. Totally cut out fruit juices & soda's for 30-days. Buy some organic garlic & spices as well to flavor your foods. If you take one day & cook like crazy, you can place a huge amount of steamed veggies & chicken breasts already cooked in to the fridge ready to quickly heat up. take 1 dozen eggs & boil them all & put them in a bowl for your breakfasts - another dozen to cook up when you feel like it. Buy up frozen blueberries (or not frozen) & if you have cereal with almond milk, don't add sugar, have cheerios plain, put fruit in the bowl. Stay away from banana's awhile, they contain the most sugar. You can buy almonds also to put in the cereal it's really good this way.

- BREAKFAST: 2 eggs with sea salt -2 peeled apples, water
- LUNCH: (make this your biggest meal of the day)
Steamed veggies with 1 to 2 chicken breasts, crackers or baked potato chips, water. (The more you exercise, the more protein you will want to have to keep your body fueled)
DINNER: (don't eat late)
Soup & baked crackers, maybe put veggies in the soup. You can always water-down the soup to cause you to feel more full than you really are. You can buy chicken bullion cubes to make broth, then add in all organic veggies & chicken breasts & make a huge pot of this to heat up quickly. It's SO delicious, I made a huge pot & all week ate a bowl every night. WAY better than canned soup.
Just eliminating the bread, sugar, fast foods fried foods, cheese & soda will make a world of difference.
Remember, you don't necessarily want to eat less, in order to burn fat, you need energy & you may even eat MORE but with the right kinds of foods you will have energy to have very strong workout eliminating fat & reshaping your body the right way.
You will probably also notice an improvement in your skin as well from changing your diet. Try this for 30-days & see if there's a difference in how you look naked, how you feel & your energy levels. If you like it, keep it going & maybe find a great cook book that is based on eating healthier.
If you're stuck where you must have fast food, go to el pollo loco & get the chicken breasts & veggies, skip the tortillas & bring bottled water with you everywhere you go.

Good luck!

does anyone know how can i lose 10 to 15 pounds in a month?

shorty

okay am 22 years old 5'1'' and weight 153 am like 20 pounds over weight i've been trying to lose weight for the past 2 months i've also been drinking green tea but it doesn't work.

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You need to watch your carbs. Look at the nutrition lables on the foods you eat. You need to eat small meals with snacks. Lots of fruits and vegies and lean meats. Stay away from fast food and processed food. East wheat bread instead of white and eat brown rice instead of white rice. Avoid foods high in starch as these turn to sugar (i.e. potatoes, corn).

Also, you need to workout at least 30 minutes a day. I ride my spin bike for 30 minutes each day. You will also firm up doing this. It burns more calories than walking. Just turn on the tv and ride. Keep in mind that muscle weighs about 3 times more than fat - so if you build muscle you may not lose weight on the scale, but you will lose inches.

Another great exercise which is acually noted as being the second best exercise for you is called Rebounding (exercising on a mini trampoline). Swimming is the best exercise. Walmart has a mini tramp for about $30.00 with a DVD. I bought one.

Good luck!

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Learning to Forkglide in Flatland BMX, but can't balance on the front pegs once I do. Any help?

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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.

What is a good flatland bike to start out with that can be bought in stores in/around Coral Springs, FL?

omfgcookie

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

Answer
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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What's a good playlist for a beginner who wants to spin?

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delorpompo

I have an iPod and I'm a beginner when it comes to using a stationary bike, so are there any suggestions for a playlist?

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Clap for the Wolfman by The Guess Who
Peter Gunn by the Blues Brothers
Bad to the Bone by George Thorogood
Sing, Sing, Sing by Benny Goodman and his Orchestra
The Overture to the Barber of Seville by Rossini.
Check out a DVD of the movie Breaking Away to understand my suggestion
Ghost Riders in the Sky by The Outlaws
Twilight Zone by Golden Earing
Good Luck

is the Huffy Plague a good flatland bike for beginners?

i want to get in to flatland and dont know what bike to get.any other suggestions or links?

Answer
Ignore the dude above me, he doesn't know what he's talking about. lol

I don't know what the Huffy bike looks like, but I DO know Flatland, and Huffy is not a brand that any serious Flatland rider will use.
If you want a bike that is grear for flatland, and not too expensive, here are 2 bikes I recommend... both are perfect beginner bikes for Flatland, and both are not too expensive, either...

http://www.flatlandfuel.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1322
http://www.flatlandfuel.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1331

The good thing about both of these bikes is that even though the parts are beginner orientated, the frames are jsut as good as pro-level frames, so if you stick with Flatland and you want to upgrade your bike, you can just upgrade the parts without having to get a whole new bike. All the parts you'll need are on that site... ( http://www.flatlandfuel.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=2 ) I get all my parts from these guys, they are awesome :)
Flatland bikes are different to regular BMX's, in the sense that they are designed with light weight in mind, and frame and parts geometry to allow for easier spinning and one-wheel riding (shorter top tube).

To become more knowledgeable on all things Flatland, check out this site, and while ur there, join up and ask a few questions... you'll learn a lot :) http://www.global-flat.com/news/

Also, I highly recommend you get this dvd, it helped me a lot when I first started riding Flat... http://flatlandfuel.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=630 The description of the product explains what it is, exactly. If you don't know many Flatland tricks, you will after watching this dvd.

Best of luck, bro...!! Flatland, as awesome as it is to pull tricks infront of hot chicks (lol), it's really frustrating to learn, so be patient, and don't give up. Every trick feels really awkward at first, and sometimes even impossible, but stick with it, and they will surely become easier.

Email me if you have any more questions, bro.

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