How To Do Dirt & Flatland Tricks

Here's nick doing a Kickout. As soon as your back wheel leaves the jump, swing the rear of your bike around to the right or the left by using your hip and legs. Swing the rear of your bike way out, and then right back in. Don't stay sideways very long. You can get away with landing a little crooked, but too much of a sideways landing will cause you to crash. Gradually swing the rear of your bike out farther each time you jump. Try to eventually reach a "full swing" of about 80 degrees.

This is a picture of Adam pull off a Tailwhip. To do a Tailwhip, roll forward slowly and put your right foot over the top tube. Apply the front brakes and jam your foot behind the forks. Do an endo and kick the frame around with your left foot. When the frames comes around you can catch it on the top tube with your left foot. Let the back wheel hit the ground, release the brakes, and roll off like the the hi-roller you are.

This is Anthony bunnyhoping off a small dirt jump over two tires. To bunnyhop, bend your knees, and then spring up, pulling up on the front with your arms. Once your front wheel is off, unweight the back end and push the bike forward some. The stronger you are, the higher you'll go. Just jumping over stuff can be the funest thing to do on a bike.

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