You wanna kinda kick with your right foot and hop over the headtube at the same time. It's a little tricky at first but feels natural once you get the hang of it. As with anything, practice make perfect. Good luck! 👊❤
Yea, the initial spring/push of my right foot and overall body flow is not there yet. I have to get in sync. I will say it seemed easier on the 20.5 Bigger bike/ Thanks for the tip and comment!!
Can see the riding progression in general! 👍 For the decade, try to practice the landing part from a standing position. Jump onto the seatpost and pedal and ride away. Once landing feels comfortable, then COMMIT to the jump over, and your legs will know how to handle the landing. Having multiple bikes with multiple geometries definitely makes things more challenging!
I gotta find a way to get my right foot to release off the seat post. I can't find the spring to give myself a jump. I'm thinking I need to get the bike more vertical. gonna take some practice
I recently learned decades as well a few things that helped me were: 1) Thinking of it as more of a boomerang spin, spinning tight to the steering tube, and not jumping as much. 2) Driving your weight towards the back wheel as you pull up the front. I find turning my head to look at the back wheel helped 3) the biggest thing that helped was a simple toe hook technique I learned from Kevin Jones. The toe hook is a technique that as you start lifting the front wheel up and start to turn the bars, hook your front foot on the steering tube. When the bars get to 90° or just past 90°, it’s a simple hop from your back foot as you continue to spin. Doing this keeps your body and feet high which really helps the landing because your front foot will almost be on the top tube already. Watch old videos of Kevin and you’ll see what I’m talking about.
Hey man thanks for taking the time to comment. My back has been out for about 2 weeks, so I am chomping at the bit to get back out and practice. I've actually kept up with your flatland journey. You have improved so much. You are not only pulling tricks but you have a really good style also. I enjoy watching you ride. Also your Maijdi bike is killer.
You wanna kinda kick with your right foot and hop over the headtube at the same time. It's a little tricky at first but feels natural once you get the hang of it. As with anything, practice make perfect. Good luck! 👊❤
Yea, the initial spring/push of my right foot and overall body flow is not there yet. I have to get in sync. I will say it seemed easier on the 20.5 Bigger bike/ Thanks for the tip and comment!!
Can see the riding progression in general! 👍 For the decade, try to practice the landing part from a standing position. Jump onto the seatpost and pedal and ride away. Once landing feels comfortable, then COMMIT to the jump over, and your legs will know how to handle the landing. Having multiple bikes with multiple geometries definitely makes things more challenging!
I gotta find a way to get my right foot to release off the seat post. I can't find the spring to give myself a jump. I'm thinking I need to get the bike more vertical. gonna take some practice
I recently learned decades as well a few things that helped me were:
1) Thinking of it as more of a boomerang spin, spinning tight to the steering tube, and not jumping as much.
2) Driving your weight towards the back wheel as you pull up the front. I find turning my head to look at the back wheel helped
3) the biggest thing that helped was a simple toe hook technique I learned from Kevin Jones. The toe hook is a technique that as you start lifting the front wheel up and start to turn the bars, hook your front foot on the steering tube. When the bars get to 90° or just past 90°, it’s a simple hop from your back foot as you continue to spin. Doing this keeps your body and feet high which really helps the landing because your front foot will almost be on the top tube already. Watch old videos of Kevin and you’ll see what I’m talking about.
Hey man thanks for taking the time to comment. My back has been out for about 2 weeks, so I am chomping at the bit to get back out and practice.
I've actually kept up with your flatland journey. You have improved so much. You are not only pulling tricks but you have a really good style also. I enjoy watching you ride. Also your Maijdi bike is killer.
I really like that frame, nous you said?
yea I have a couple of the frames. A 18.9 Nous Verse and 18.6 Nous Raw V2. Japanese Flatland company. Thanks for the comment