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More great biking techniques for you to try out…

Posted - Wed, 02/01/2012 - 00:25

Wheelie drops

In order to practice this simple type of biking technique, you need to locate a good, suitable flight of stairs first. Try to find a comfortable area somewhere around the place where you work, your college or even your home if you can. The location is not too important as long as you are pretty sure that you will not get into too much trouble while you are practicing. Remember that you can always simply ride them out if something does in fact go wrong. cat skiing Canada

 
Endo turn
 
Endo turns are a lot of fun to do once you learn how to execute them smoothly. The basic idea that you should remember whenever you attempt to do one of these is that you basically need to squeeze your front brake a bit in order to allow your body’s weight to come up over the front of your bike. Try to also use your hips as you go for it to start a good amount of rear end movement. Once the rear end of your bike is off of the ground you can release your brake a little bit so that your front wheel can smoothly continue moving. Once you are about to exit this trick, you should release your brake completely. Cat skiing BC
 
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Drop-offs
 
Start small and work up. The basic drop-off technique is to approach at a medium speed, pedals level, freewheeling, good foot forward. As you near the drop compress your forks a little while shifting your weight back all in one motion – almost a small manual off the edge. Aim to keep the bike level by shifting your weight forwards or backwards and pulling up or relaxing with your arms.
Try to land both wheels together and match the transition you are landing in. Absorb the landing using your arms and legs. Try adding tricks once you’ve nailed it, to spice it up a little.
 
Stair manual
 
This appears quite daunting but is actually easier the faster you approach, with your pedals level and good foot forward. As you’re about a foot away from the start of the steps lean back into the manual position, cover your rear brake and give the front wheel a good pull up. Manual the steps and ride away. Start on small sets and work up. Remember your rear brake will save you if it all gets out of shape.
 
Wall blunt
 
Approach the wall at enough speed to place your rear wheel on it, pedals level, freewheeling, good foot forward. The technique is similar to the bunny hop but with more focus on pulling the bars into your chest, pushing your weight back and placing the back wheel onto the edge of the object with your rear brake locked on. As soon as your wheels make contact use the rebound of your bike to fire you backwards off the object. Land, pedal backwards and turn out of the rollback and pedal away.
 
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