Few Pics After less then a week of riding.
05-06-08, 10:42 PM
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Few Pics After less then a week of riding.
Me and my roommate were a little bored so we decided to take some pictures with a crappy camera... was so hard to time... but got a few goodones of just practicing hops and stuff... for like a week of riding i dont think im doing horrible... Little session got ended early when i came down with a hissssss... Thought my brakes were dragging or i caught a leaf... then i remembered i didnt have breaks... turned out to be a flat... Any pointers... My roommate was just practicing manuals/wheelies and i was just mainly doing hops... ill get my HD camera out next week and take some videos. I know im not good just looking for some tips or pointers.
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05-07-08, 01:03 AM
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Think i get high enough to start trying 180's? I wish i could drop like 20lbs... im 5'11'' and 210lbs... so i bet my weight is working against me...
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05-07-08, 04:24 AM
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180's are not about the height, its about how fast you can spin the bike around. Some people hop 2 feet and do one. While people like me only hop a few inches.
05-07-08, 08:54 AM
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Manuals and 180s...That's all I need to learn and I'm good. I would manual everywheres.
05-07-08, 10:37 AM
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AGREED. I lost ALL of my hop I had last summer (now I can get maybe 6 in.) and I can still pull off 120's sometimes. I probably lost my hop because I spend too much time on the pegs.
05-07-08, 01:08 PM
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05-07-08, 03:12 PM
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Unless they got those stupid knobby things to keep you from grinding. Stupid City Council, grinding doesn't trash bare rails, usually...
05-08-08, 10:13 PM
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Truck bumpers, jersey barriers, benches, tables, babies, it all works...
And for how played out nautical star tats are, I still want one on the inside of my left arm.
And for how played out nautical star tats are, I still want one on the inside of my left arm.
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05-08-08, 10:23 PM
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I swore you said you already have 180s down and other tricks. You dirty thieving liar.
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It's not just a nautical star tattoo, it has checkers which make it way cooler. But can't help you on the 180's. I'm trying to learn them myself.
05-10-08, 12:01 PM
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If you can go to the skate park practice 180ing in the bowl or something it helps some.
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05-11-08, 12:23 PM
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