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Okay so finally all the snow has melted and at my school there is a bike trails. The biggest jump would be about 1,40m high with about 2 meters between the landing and the jump.
I haven't have any chance to ride until now and I can't even bunny hop. Should I try ridding the trails already or learn the basics first?
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you really need to learn the basics... it looks like its more for racing...
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Just don't try hopping from them or whatever. Just hit em and pull up. Make sure ya' don't loop out though!
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Dont case & wear a helmet untilcyou get better.
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TheBrandonFranke wrote:Dont case & wear a helmet untilcyou get better.
If you're happy to ride a helmet, why would you not wear it when you get better?
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just go ride them. You may meet some new friends and you'll probably have fun. You'll know how hard it is when you get over there.
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Those jumps aren't that big they're fine though.
I wouldn't recommend riding trails without having any bike control at all.
I was pretty stoked today was actually the first time I ever went riding legit trails, in years I was never able to ride any because there weren't but since I have moved to Munich I have found some pretty dope ones.
I actually found it pretty easy, but still really enjoyable, the riders there were amazed when I landed a transfer 360 from one line to another.
Not having a helmet I kept on borrowing different friends ones and one of them had one of those full ones (motocross style), and I swear I am probably the first 4 pegged trail rider with a full helmet, gay as fuck but I only used for like 10 minutes.
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TheBrandonFranke wrote:Dont case & wear a helmet untilcyou get better.
always wear a helemt you fucking idiot. you only get one head. protect it.
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TheBrandonFranke wrote:Dont case & wear a helmet untilcyou get better.
greenbastard wrote:always wear a helemt you fucking idiot. you only get one head. protect it.
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TheBrandonFranke wrote:Dont case & wear a helmet untilcyou get better.
greenbastard wrote:always wear a helemt you fucking idiot. you only get one head. protect it.
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I always wear a helmet but everyone else seems to hate them.
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two things.
1. that picture of the guy in the wheel chair is smarter than ALL of the people on this website , combined. stephen hawking. look him up.
2. if you don't want to wear a helmet, that's cool as fuck. but at least wear a fucking condom. Seriously.
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this guys. Don't be raw dogging them tranny's on the corner. Use a condom.
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greenbastard wrote:always wear a helemt you fucking idiot. you only get one head. protect it.
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My mom bitched at me yesterday for this. I'm gonna take it into consideration, but I'm definitely not gonna wear it when I'm crusing casually or whatever, only when I ride at a park or try serious shit.
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1. I know who Stephen Hawking is, what I meant with the meme is that is what you are most likely going to end up on a wheelchair.
2. I used a helmet.
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Spines are a big deal with trails... Glad you pointed it out. You need to know how to scrub out of a big jump if you're going too slow aswell.
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Jay Miron did that, Dave Osato did too. Nothing wrong with it. Actually with all these guys blowing out their teeth, I feel more people should rock the full face helmets.
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I tried them today, wasn't that bad. I didn't go down the bigger jumps but I tried first part which has some jumps almost as big and I could get across. I didn't jump tough. I also went down that starting ramp where races begin, I went a little too fast and jumped of the peddles after the 2nd jump. I didn't get hurt tough
I also met a guy my age that also likes bmx 
that was pretty cool
But like I don't really get how can you ride the trails without jumping. Because sometimes the bike would go to up or would stale in the middle of the jump. I certainly need to get some more bike control and balance before I try jumping for real, but it was fun :D
Edit : when trying to manual should I go faster then a jogging pace? Which speed is ideal to learn the manual?
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Nothing particular against full face helmets the thing was that my setup is a BMX with a damn short back end and I ride 4 pegs and breakless, while everyone there had DJ bikes, my friends were kind enough to swap around helmets.
The combination of a full face on a street rider just looked silly.
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i hate trails, they kill me no matter what, its just how it is
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I don't get transitions. I'm horrid on a quarter, trails, hips, spines, boxes. Basically I can rock a skate only park but suck at a UK indoor. I like banks and ledges and techy stuff, I dislike coping. I would rather run my pegs across rough ass concrete and sandstone, than go across a quarter. Freecoaster riding is the best. Mellow, fun and tech.
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sketchytravis wrote:i hate trails, they kill me no matter what, its just how it is
What do you mean?
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sketchytravis wrote:i hate trails, they kill me no matter what, its just how it is
i always eat shit hard by the end of the day riding trails...and get super worn out really fast riding them lol
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future FBM wrote:I don't get transitions. I'm horrid on a quarter, trails, hips, spines, boxes. Basically I can rock a skate only park but suck ...more
This. Although recently I've been riding a lot of trails and have been getting better. Loved every minute of it.
