Flatground 180s
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where from wisconsin?
gotta back pedal dude
go faster, lean back, and yeah backpedal.
oh i know where that is.
I had the same thing when I was trying them but looking over your shoulder while you spinn and then looking strait forward when you fakie helps a TON.
Backwards = backpedaling.
Try pulling the front around, another 180, and remember to turn into the direction you are going. It's alot of fun.
Make sure you're spinning straight out. I have that problem right now, but I'm trying to learn to spin my opposite direction. Basically, I'm getting the full 180 while moving forward, but going 2 or three feet to the right at the same time. It knocks you off balance when you land.
Carve less, spin faster is what I've find helps.
Carve less, spin faster is what I've find helps.
Sounds like you aren't used to pedaling backwards. I'd find a nice flat length of road (no traffic pls) and roll backwards while sitting on the seat. Try and get your feet on the pedals and just roll with it. Once you get better at it, try standing up. Better at that? Get back to your 180's.
actually, the way I learned to ride fakie was to roll up a small embankment, give a small bunny hop, the roll out.
The trick is, try to have your legs ready to start backpedaling before the wheels even hit the ground. Personally, I find it best to have my cranks horizontal, then whichever foot is in back ready to go for the back pedal.
Try to envision the landing and starting to backpedal as one smooth motion.
The trick is, try to have your legs ready to start backpedaling before the wheels even hit the ground. Personally, I find it best to have my cranks horizontal, then whichever foot is in back ready to go for the back pedal.
Try to envision the landing and starting to backpedal as one smooth motion.
I'm no pro at them, that's for sure...in fact..I seem to be regressing! But it just sounds like you're not going fast enough. It took a LOT for me to really start ripping them out, but it's actually EASIER the faster you go. And I've seen a lot of different styles, I tend to roll backwards a little until I run out of speed, looks weak, feels weak. By bud pops em and doesn't backpedal at all, just whips it straight back around. Basically just lands and bounces back around again. I personally like the tire scuff around, but can't do that yet...
Yep... It helped a ton when I was learning to roll backwards to ride up a quarter or wedge with enough momentum to get to the top and then get set to roll back out. Helps to have more speed and keep the front wheel straight. After I got that figured out the bunnyhop at the top was really fun.
Another reason I liked the roll up and back on a quarter or wedge is that the constant 180's to roll backs trashed my back wheel fast. But the 180's are fun. Good luck man and have fun.
are you on a 20" 24" or 26" ?
most 'freestyle' tricks are much easier to learn on a 20" then transfer it to your big bike.
from your description, you might not actually doing a full 180--maybe that's why it's stopping. look how this dude almost stops. he came just short of a full 180: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6236682269830133553&ei=IpvhSK6jG4KM_QHws5n4Dw&vt=lf&hl=en
note that it's not a kick-out trick. you're not doing a bunnyhop then "kicking" the back end around (that's what most beginners do).
check out how this dude only gets about 90 degrees.
http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=how+to+bunnyhop+180&emb=0&aq=f#
his mistake is that he need to pull the front end up way higher. you have to pull up in an arc then lift your bike into the bunnyhop while rotating the FRONT of your body 180 degrees. your bike will turn naturally under you.
even though this dude is pulling them pretty well.... this is a bad style to learn... he's doing the both-wheels-almost-at-the-same-time method. you want to pull the front up real high while rotating then lift and peak out. that's the true streetstyle way and that's the only way to learn high 180 bunnyhops. http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=how+to+bunnyhop+180&emb=0&aq=f#q=how%20to%20bunnyhop%20180&emb=0&aq=f&start=10
here's another dude doing the both-wheels-almost-at-the-same-time method... it's ok... but it's better to just pull up more and try to do a higher hop, rotate, then when you land it's fully straight...http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7498374921868649071&ei=9JvhSN6FHovw-QHQyNkC&q=how+to+180+bunnyhop&vt=lf
i remember when i first learned them. it was the best feeling ever. so keep working at it. you will get it.
watch some of edwin and get inspired:
http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=how+to+bunnyhop+180&emb=0&aq=f#q=edwin%20delarosa&emb=0
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this is the best video how to i have seen for bunnyhops and 180's. plus it has the GONZ:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=324444643537981825&ei=CqHhSLzWGZSM-QGurNn1Dw&q=mark+gonzales+bmx&vt=lf
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=324444643537981825&ei=CqHhSLzWGZSM-QGurNn1Dw&q=mark+gonzales+bmx&vt=lf