Pro Soul BMX

Pro Soul BMX Members:

Right now there are four members to our bike clan theres me my friend Justin, Tim, Dan and my other friend Mike . I got a fatboy specilized. My friend Mike got a Diamond Back. And my friend Dan got a powerlite,dam that bike is lite! My friend Tim got a Specialized Fatboy Expert!! And Justin got a Specilized
We got a track in the woods thats ok but this summer we are going to build a huge track in our woods that is going to be sweet. We mostly ride in beacon Falls Ct.

Tricks:


Kickout:
As soon as you leave the jump, swing the back of your bike either to the right or left then bring it right
back in. You can get away with landing a little off center, but too much of a sideways landing will
cause you to crash. Start out small until you reach the full 80 swing. Be sure to land with your bike
straight. Throw in a bar-turn for style.


One Footer:
Take your preferred foot off of the pedal while in the air, and put it back on before you land. Start out
by taking your foot off quickly and returning it quickly, then start to keep your foot out there kicking it
out.


One Hander:
Take your preferred hand off the handlebar while in the air, and return your hand before you land. Try to
keep your bars straight each time you do this. Start out by doing this quickly, and then start to keep
your hand off of the bars a little longer each time.


X-up:
Before trying this, make sure that your handlebars can clear your seat, and spin around the whole
way. Hit the jump, pull up, and twist your handlebars 180 so that your arms cross in the shape of an
X. Snap your bars back around, right before you front wheel touches the ground.


Can-Can:
While in the air take your preferred foot off the pedal and over the top tube. Before landing, take your
foot back over the top tube and place in back onto your pedal.


Nac-Nac:
A nac-nac is like a can-can, but instead of taking your foot over your top tube, you swing your foot
around the back of your bike and pull it over to the other side. Before landing, take your foot and swing
it back around to catch your pedal.


Tabletop:
This trick you can do to the right or left. For this example, I'll use right. Push down on your handlebars
to the right and turn them down to the left at the same time, while using your right leg and lower body
to push the rear of your bike up and to the left into a horizontal position. Gradually level your bike out
more and more each jump, until you achieve a perfectly flat position.


No Footer:
While in the air, take both of your feet off the pedals and bring them back before you land. Start out
small and then kick them out a little farther each time. You may want to tighten your cranks a little
tighter, because they will spin in the air, so your will have to catch your pedals. If you don t feel that
you are going to land it, just toss the bike and bail. When learning this trick, wearing shin pads is
smart, because no one is sure to land a no footer every time while learning.


No Hander:
Pull up off the jump really hard and force your handlebars into your lap, before you take your hands off,
so your bike is in a near vertical position. This will keep you from losing control, and your legs will hold
the bike up. Little by little, take your hands off longer each time. To land, level out your bike and make
sure that your hands are securely back on the bars.


Superman:
Pull up off a jump, take your feet off the pedals and kick them back while straightening out your body.
Hence the name, looking like superman. Before you land, pull yourself back on the bike and put your
feet back onto the pedals. For style, take one hand off and grab the nose of the seat.


Nothing:
This means that you that your hands and feet off the bike while in the air. Before even attempting a
nothing I recommend learning to pull off a no footer and a no hander flawlessly. A soon as you take
both your hands and feet of the bike, gravity is going to kick in, so you might have to catch up with
your bike.


360:
Before trying this off a jump, try it on flat ground. Do a bunnyhop, but before you start to pull up, turn
sharply to either the right or left. You won t come close to a full 360 , but you might pull a 180 or so.
Now try this off a small sized jump going at a medium speed, turning before you leave the jump. Going
slower, you can usually get by with an under rotation of about 270 , but at higher speeds off bigger
jumps, an under rotation is less forgiving.


Toboggan:
While in the air, lower the front of your bike down, take one hand off the bars, grab your seat, and turn
your front wheel with the other hand 90 . Easier said than done.


Barspin:
Before trying this trick make sure that your brake cable is long enough and your bars clear the seat,
or you have a gyro on your bike. Like a 360 , try this one on flat ground first, and then take it to a
jump. Pull up into a manual, lean back and spin your bars 180 catching them before or right as your
front wheel lands. Then try a full 360 barspin the same way but whipping them around a little faster.
You don t need a lot of air to pull a full barspin off a jump. Lean back and pinch your seat with your
knees so the bike is level and spin your bars. Make sure that you are familiar with spinning the bars
and catching them before jumping.