Questions tagged [tricks]
Tricks are bicycle-riding maneuvers that can be for show or for effect.
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Effect of trail on riding fakie
How does trail affect the steering of a bicycle when riding backwards? Is a bike with a longer trail easier to ride backwards than a bike with a shorter trail (ex: track bike)?
I understand when ...
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How to fix a kickstand that slide?
This is the kickstand of my folding bike, and since the day I bought it, the kickstand just don't stay in place. It move around the bolt a tiny little bit, and from time to time it touches the crank ...
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Rear wheel slipping out of slot after attempting a 180
So whenever I try a 180, I seem to put quite a bit of sideways force on the rear wheel when I land because I never make it the whole way. After the landing, it causes the wheel to come out of its slot....
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What is it called when you ride around on your front wheel?
I know a wheelie is when the front wheel is in the air but does it have a different name for when the back wheel is in the air?
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Bunny hopping and meerkat position
I've been watching and trying out Seth's tips on bunny hopping by doing the meerkat position first. I was able to get the feel of actually pulling with my weight and it kinda feels like floating a bit....
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What happened to riding with no hands?
I remember, as a kid in the seventies we were able to ride blocks without ever touching the handlebars.
Today, I only see road-bikers riding without hands - and this is rarely. I almost never see ...
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How are these trikes able to spin around backwards?
I found a video of some trikers who start out going backwards, but spin around to moving forwards (watch just the first 10 seconds). As best as I know, my trike can only go forwards. How is such a ...
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How to wheelie without hands?
I have seen videos of people riding wheelies and letting go of the handlebars.
I have tried doing the same but I have no idea how to do it.
I can ride wheelies easily on my mountain bike.
I am well ...
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How to learn wheelie on MTB
I'm stuck on learning wheelie. I've read a few tutorials and watch some videos and now trying to repeat that. But I only able to raise front wheel for a second and half-rotate pedals. I prefer to use ...
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Why do riders swing the bike out sideways when jumping?
When people do really big jumps on a bicycle or motorcycle, they'll swing the tail of the bike way out to the side once they've taken off. Then it rotates back under them by the time they land.
Do ...
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Effect of BMX bike geometry on manualing
What aspects of the geometry of a BMX bike have an effect on the ease (or lack of ease) with which a manual can be performed? Obviously there is an element of skill to performing a manual, but do ...
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What muscles am I using when wheeling?
I recently received a MTB as a birthday gift. I'm 18 now but have been riding bikes since I was 6. I've always wanted to wheelie for longer distances and now I learned how to after praying. But anyway,...
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What does 'orbital' mean when speaking wheels?
I want to build my own dirt jumper, mostly using Octane One parts.
At this site, there's two versions of the wheel. An 15mm orbital and an 20mm orbital. What is the difference, and which is the most ...
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How to secure and transport panniers when on foot during a bike trip
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I would like to go on a solo two weeks bike trip in Europe (mid & east). I am planning on camping (with a 2 person tent), so will not go to any hotel. This means that I will be buying ...
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Definition of a bunny hop
In this answer, Mσᶎ mentioned a bunny hop.
I agreed, and wrote about How to Bunny Hop.
But it soon became clear that different people have slightly different definitions of a bunny hop. For example, ...
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