THE BUNNY HOP

A bunnyhop is simply coming off the ground without the help of any jump, ramp. Pick up the front end with your upper body, and then pick up the rear end with your lower body (mainly your legs). Most people try to pull the whole bike up at once, this is hard and will not produce the type of hop it take to get on a gindable ledge.So to get a high hop its front end than the rear. That`s it! it just takes practice. This move is essential for street riding! Keep practicing until you can get at least 2 - 3 feet high for hard-core street riding. The bunnyhop is a simple, basic trick, but one of importance that leads into many other bmx tricks.

bike maintenance

The idea of this section is to allow riders, of any skill level, to completely break down and rebuild their bike from scratch. Keep in mind that working on bikes can take as much practice as actually riding them. So, don't expect to build a wheel from scratch perfectly on your first try. Wheel building can be the hardest element of bike maintenance.


BMX MAINTANACE

trick guide

This is the debut of what will hopefully be the complete comprehensive guide to street riding... I will be using the generic term 'street' to refer to ALL types of riding- since 'true' street is the ability to adapt to what the world throws at you. Even if it IS man made and surrounded by walls or composed of dirt.
The MOST important factors for street riding are developing your skills and working your way up. This only happens through hours and hours and months and years of practice. Just as with flatland- to really get good you will take a ton of falls and need a lot of control.
Falling: WEAR YOUR PADS. Okay, this sounds generic- and for some people may sound lame. But the fact is, the more you wear your pads the more comfortable you will be with falling. It becomes less about the fall as this comfort level rises and you will be able to focus more on the trick. This will allow your progression to increase dramatically.
Bike Control: Once you are comfortable with falling then you can really focus on gaining control of your bike. Air control, for dirt especially is a prime factor. If you are comfortable soaring 20 feet through the air across doubles, then you will be comfortable trying tricks across that distance. For parks and grinding it is the familiarity that you will gain over how to clear gaps with precision and put your pegs exactly where you want them.
In conclusion, practice and progress lead to comfort... The more comfortable you are the better you will get.

bmx tricks

TRICKS,TRICKS,AND MORE TRICKS!

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BRAKES This is perhaps the NUMBER ONE question that people write about... "My brakes don't work well. How do I get them to work better?" Brakes are NOT just those things that are near your wheel that squeeze the rim. Brakes are a system that is composed of six different parts that need to be CAREFULLY balanced... Calipers- Everyone thinks of these as the brakes. But they aren't. They are just the thing that squeezes the pads together against the rim. There are two varieties that are used for freestyle- U-Brakes and Calipers. Dia-Compe 990's- The BEST U-Brake in the world. ACS Boa- Perhaps the best caliper? U-Brakes, specifically Dia-Compe 990's are THE standard for quality braking in freestyle. ALL the top of the line freestyle bikes come with them and those are what we are going to talk about installing and perfecting... But even with 990's there are other parts to your 'brakes'. The brake pads (in images above) play a MAJOR role in whether or not the brakes will actually grab onto the rim of the bike. Most stock brake pads are a little to hard to grab the rim. They are DURABLE but not usually%