Forum Main General BMX Talk Cavemans

Cavemans

Related:
Edit Tags Done
Create New Tag
Edit Tags Done

Bulletpup

Vital BMX member Bulletpup 154155 Bulletpup https://p.vitalbmx.com/photos/users/154155/avatar/c50_20171125_151015_1511648165.jpg?1511647840 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/Bulletpup,154155/all 08/02/17 89 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/Bulletpup,154155/setup 172 5084 80 42

Posts: 5256

Joined: 8/2/2017

Location: Westminster, CO USA

11/27/2019 6:17 AM

I recently learned a weird caveman-like trick where I stand and kinda kick the frame around in a tailwhip, jump and land on the bike. I do it off of small ledges and into flat banks.

I have yet to do a straight up caveman because I bail out everytime but I think it would be a fun trick to start off a line.

When you all do them, do you have the front foot side or weak foot side facing toward you?

I have had my weak side facing towards me and I just dont feel comfortable hopping on. I havent even tried the opposite side because it felt so weird to hold the bike like that but I am thinking it might be the correct side since I am able to hop on from that side when I do the tailwhip variation.

Any advice that I can try and work on?

|

readybmxer

Vital BMX member readybmxer 108657 readybmxer https://p.vitalbmx.com/photos/users/108657/avatar/c50_Rui_5_PNG_1590565793.jpg?1590565232 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/readybmxer,108657/all 10/29/13 32 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/readybmxer,108657/setup 82 3303 198 6 1

Posts: 3385

Joined: 10/29/2013

Location: Stranded in the Pacific Ocean, HI USA

11/27/2019 7:11 AM

I don’t play around with them much, but when I learned them, it was facing my front foot. I always thought that as long as I aimed for my front foot first, my back foot would find its way onto the pedal. Also because I felt like having my front foot land first would make the cranks angle in a way that makes my back pedal higher, therefore easier to catch with my back foot.

But then again, I suppose landing evenly with both feet is better lol, I’m sure someone else has better experience. XD

(Also, did you get my last reply to you in the Forum Edit thread? Just wanna make sure.)

|

Scooter kid trying to ride BMX.
Instagram: @scootereyn

4130Junkie

Vital BMX member 4130Junkie 136629 4130Junkie https://p.vitalbmx.com/photos/users/136629/avatar/c50_Flyout_Barspin_6_3_18_MomentCrop_1528558831.jpg?1528558528 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/4130Junkie,136629/all 06/22/16 9 218 1

Posts: 227

Joined: 6/22/2016

Location: Chicago, IL USA

11/27/2019 8:02 AM

Didn't know that's what this is called. I do it with front foot next to my bike, kick with my back foot, most of the spin is controlled by the bars and jump for the pedals. I can land most attempts but still a no go for flyout tailwhips.

|

Bulletpup

Vital BMX member Bulletpup 154155 Bulletpup https://p.vitalbmx.com/photos/users/154155/avatar/c50_20171125_151015_1511648165.jpg?1511647840 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/Bulletpup,154155/all 08/02/17 89 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/Bulletpup,154155/setup 172 5084 80 42

Posts: 5256

Joined: 8/2/2017

Location: Westminster, CO USA

11/27/2019 8:41 AM

4130Junkie wrote:

Didn't know that's what this is called. I do it with front foot next to my bike, kick with my back foot, most of the spin is controlled by the bars and jump for the pedals. I can land most attempts but still a no go for flyout tailwhips.

I can do the caveman whip (not sure thats what its called) im just having trouble with the straught up caveman.

|

p1p1092

Vital BMX member p1p1092 103774 p1p1092 https://p.vitalbmx.com/photos/users/103774/avatar/c50_dilbert_2011_a_p_1553216374.jpg?1553215411 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/p1p1092,103774/all 03/09/13 5 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/p1p1092,103774/setup 14 3256 5

Posts: 3270

Joined: 3/9/2013

Location: Neither here, nor there, IRL

11/27/2019 9:07 AM

|

My Sunday Soundwave V3 Build
Insta: @p.gibbons

"You can't educate pork"
- grumpySteve

"Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!""
- Hunter S. Thompson

HardBMX_Tim

Vital BMX member HardBMX_Tim 106966 HardBMX_Tim https://p.vitalbmx.com/photos/users/106966/avatar/c50_IMG_20170731_111316_475_1511907006.jpg?1511906984 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/HardBMX-Tim,106966/all 07/15/13 20 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/HardBMX-Tim,106966/setup 407 6956 7

Posts: 7363

Joined: 7/15/2013

Location: Saint Louis, MO USA

11/27/2019 9:59 AM
Edited Date/Time: 11/27/2019 10:00 AM

p1p1092 wrote:

I do these all the time and have always heard people deem them “nollie running man whips”, stoked that there’s an actual name for them haha

@OP; Front pedal facing you and just jump onto the bike.. You’re gonna bust your balls a few times learning hah

|




Refs : SnM An1mal, GThompson121, Chuck8273, blizzbikes, bmxsteve99, kevin.brock.338, zinum, Brian_Griffin, billyhandyjunior, riverM, tomdon
Instagram : @timhankinsbmx


pnj

Vital BMX member pnj 75953 pnj https://p.vitalbmx.com/photos/users/75953/avatar/c50_pnj_duthie_064.jpg?1325215374 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/pnj,75953/all 02/24/11 1 15 1977 5 2

Posts: 1992

Joined: 2/24/2011

Location: Seattle, WA USA

11/27/2019 10:30 AM

Eddie Roman....

do 'em enough and you'll be able to do them from either side of the bike, with either pedal forwards/ backwards and grabbing the seat with either hand.

I didn't know kids still did this trick.

|

Bulletpup

Vital BMX member Bulletpup 154155 Bulletpup https://p.vitalbmx.com/photos/users/154155/avatar/c50_20171125_151015_1511648165.jpg?1511647840 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/Bulletpup,154155/all 08/02/17 89 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/Bulletpup,154155/setup 172 5084 80 42

Posts: 5256

Joined: 8/2/2017

Location: Westminster, CO USA

11/27/2019 10:46 AM

p1p1092 wrote:

HardBMX_Tim wrote:

I do these all the time and have always heard people deem them “nollie running man whips”, stoked that there’s an actual name for them haha

@OP; Front pedal facing you and just jump onto the bike.. You’re gonna bust your balls a few times learning hah

Ya, im thinking thats what im doing wrong. It just didnt feel right to have the back foot side towards me trying to jump on. It felt right holding it but not actually throwing it and trying to jump over it...

|
Forum Main General BMX Talk Cavemans

The Latest