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Originally Posted by vash
i can pedal great..short super steep climbs..no problemo. i descend fine..as fast i am comfy with..
what i suck at are the little tricks that help.. tricks the trials guy do.
i just learned what a "manual" is..this trick is crucial because it is the first half of a bunny hop..which is the second move i suck at.
lifting my back tire and and stopping..okay..maybe. but doing a stoppie and letting the front wheel roll..super cool move on downhill switchbacks too tight to turn into. i followed a high school kid and he smoked me and made it look effort-less in the process..
(i did find comfort that i was going to drink a beer afterwards and he was probably drinking milk..that his mom was buying him  )
but i need to figure out some of this stuff. youtube makes it look to easy.
seriously..google mtn bike "manual" super cool!!! why didnt i figure this out when i was younger??!!
and how the eff do you do a track-stand? |
Vash, I don't kno w what half that stuff is on the mtb
To do a successful track stand, you need an incline. Point your wheel toward the uphill. Let say you point the front wheel turned left toward the uphill, and the rest of your bike is pointing straight. have your left foot on the pedal at 10 o'clock. stop the bike and allow it to gently roll backward and control that roll with your left foot by putting pressure on that pedal. Your hands should be on the bars controlling keeping the bike from falling over to the left or right. Sometimes if there isn't enough slope, you just might need to pull the bike back with your arms and strike that fine balance with just enough power to more it slightly forward (2-4") so you can balance it upright.