~~~~~~Flatland Tricks~~~~~~

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EASY Tricks

• Pogo - To do a pogo, first get going slowly forward and put both feet on the back pegs. Take your right foot and gently shove it into the fork to stop the bike, and then push it down hard against the wheel to get going backwards. Put both feet on the back pegs, hit the back brake, and pull up on the handlebars. Holding the bike up vertical, bounce up and down on the rear tire, using the bike as a pogo stick. When you are done bouncing, let the front tire fall to the ground, put your feet on the pedals, and ride it out.
• Front Pogo - To do a pogo on the front pegs, get going forward at a slow pace. Put your left foot on the left front peg. Hit the front brake, then as the back of the bike goes up, put your right foot on the other front peg ( you can go right foot first then left if you are un comfortable putting your left on first). Hold the front brake, and bounce up and down on the front tire. To land, let go of the brake and the bike should start to roll foward. Let the back end drop, then put your foot closest to a pedal on the pedal, then the other foot on the other pedal, ride away
• Bunnyhop - A bunnyhop is one of the more fundemental tricks that is used for alot of harder tricks. It is basically like a wheelie and an endo at the same time. It's a hard trick to teach. Basically, you pull the front of the bike up like a wheelie, and then while the front is going up you lean foward on the handlebars and pull up the back. It takes alot of practice, but once you can do one well, you can do alot of things.
• Barhop - This trick sounds a lot scarier than it actually is. You start by going slowly forward, with your pedals and crank horizontal to the ground. Then you push up with your arms, tuck your feet up in a cannonball, and push yourself over the bar. Once over, land on the front pegs and scuff for a while. Use your right foot for balance. When you are done, put your right foot back on the pedal, push down on it, and put your left foot back over again. The hardest part is getting over the fear of jumping the bars.
• Riding Backwards - While you are riding, put your left foot on the left back peg and your right foot on the left pedal facing backwards. Put your left on the right pedal, also facing backwards. Then sit on the handlebars to balance, and quickly switch your hands left to the right side, and vice-versa. The actual backwards riding is the tricky part ( you just have to practice and find the right balance) To ride out, simply do the reverse of what you did to get backwards.
• 180° Handlebar turn - This is an easy one: Get going slowly and put the foot of the direction that you are going to turn the bars on that foot's back peg. Put both hands on the side that you are turning, and pull really fast. Do the same thing over again to get the bars facing the right way.
• 360° Handlebar turn - Roll forward at a faster pace than for the 180°bar turn. Put your left foot on the left back peg. Pull up on the handlebars like a wheelie,but as you pull up, spin them by pulling down with your right hand and then letting go with both hands. Catch the bars with your left hand, and ride away. This trick can be extended as far as a 900° spin, maybe even more, depending on your balance.
• Bar Spin follow - This trick is just like a 360 degrees handle bar spin, only instead of letting go of the bars, keep one hand on at all times. While riding lean back on to the back wheel. Spin the bars all the way around. Let one hand follow the bar around until it comes back around , land and ride away.
• Fire Hydrant- To do this trick, get going slowly, and put your right foot on the left back peg, and your left foot on the left front peg. Quickly hit the front brake, push off of the peg, and swing out in front of the bike, staying on the peg. Let go of the brake, and swing your right leg out behind you. Pull on the handlebars so the back of the bike goes up, then use the bars to swing the bike around. Put your foot on the top tube as it comes swinging around, then put your left foot on the pedal and ride away.
• Infinity Rolls - Start with one foot on a back peg(left foot on left peg or right foot on right peg). Push off backwards with the other foot and use that foot to scuff the back tire backwards in circles. Continue in circles by turning your bars to a 45 degree angle. Keep a finger on the brake so you don't go out of control. Have your peg foot on the outside of the circle you make. You can start this trick from an endo.
• Stander - get some speed and stand up on the standing platform. Pinch the seat with your legs, get balanced and let go of the handle bars. Now stand up all the way. Spread your arms for more balance. When you get real good you can steer while standing. This is a neat trick that isn't that hard to do.

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• Squeakers - To do squeakers, get going slowly forward, and jam your right foot into the fork. As the back of the bike comes up, put your left foot on the left front peg, and scuff down on the front tire with your right foot. If you feel yourself falling foward, hit the front brake until you fall back a little, then scuff some more. Repeat this until you feel you are done, then hit the front brake, fall to the ground, put your feet on the pedals, and pedal away.
• Tailwhip - To do a tailwhip, get going and put your right foot over the top bar. When you are ready, stick your right foot into the fork, hit the front brake, and kick the back of the bike around with your left foot. Balance with your right foot on the tire, and when the bike comes back around, catch it with your left foot. Put your right foot on the pedal, and ride away.
• Boomerang - There are two ways to do this trick. To do a Boomerang roling, get moving slowly forward. Put your right foot on your left back peg. Then, with both hands on the bars, slightly swing your left foot forward. Hop off the back peg, hit the front brake, and spin around the head tube on the bars. When you are 1/3 around let go of the brake and coast, but keep spinning. When you get 2/3 of the way around apply the front brake and finish spinning all the way around without letting go of the brakes.
• Decade - To do a decade, roll forward with your left foot on the back peg and your right foot on the seat post. Do a small front brake endo for momentum. When the back wheel hits the ground, apply the back brake and pull up on the handle bars. Quickly jump over the head tube and land where the top tube meets the seat post with your left foot. It helps if you look where you want your foot to go. Let the front wheel hit the ground, and step on your pedal, which you may want to preset before staring the trick. then ride out
• Whiplash - Ride forward at a moderate speed then put your left foot on your left front peg and your right foot on your left back peg. Without using your brakes, shift your weight more towards your left foot on the front peg and release the right foot on your back left peg. At this point your bike should be slowly whipping around. When your bike is about 2 o'clock put your right foot on your right front peg and take you left foot off of the left front peg. During this part of the trick you may be falling backwards. You can do a couple of things here: The first is to GENTLY feather your brakes to get your balance back. The second is to lean forward to regain your balance. When your bike is at about 9 o'clock catch the top tube of the frame with your left foot and place your right foot on the pedal and ride off.
• Flinky-Sunder-Get moving at a slow speed. Put both feet on the front pegs. Now slam on the front brakes so that the back of the bike goes up. At the same time take your feet off the pegs and spin the back of the bike around 180 degrees. While the frame is spining to the front jump over the bars. Sit on the handlebars. When the bike comes around catch it with your feet and continue riding. Backwards

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• Backwards Time Machine - Roll forwards on your back pegs. Once your going at a good speed do a foot endo and keep your left or right foot on the peg. When you come down, tap the back brake lightly so you can pull up your bike and do a backwards manual. Now, jump around so your right foot is on the left back peg or vice versa. Grab the front left peg and pull it up so your rolling backwards with the bike straight up. Quickly jump around the bike so your left foot is on the left peg.
• Oxford Sphere- Before you do this trick, you should be able to pull a wheelie and hold it for about 10 to 30 seconds. To do it,pull a wheelie, do a double bar spin, then bunny hop on to the fronttire and do a tailwhip.
• Dump Truck - To do a Dump Truck, turn your handlebars backwards and roll slowly while standing on the back pegs. Pull up into a wheelie with your right foot behind you for balance. Once you are solid in that position, tap the front brakes to stop your wheel from spinning, then grab on to the right side of the front fork. Once you are in this position, let go of the handlebars with your left hand and turn the bars 90 degrees. Balance there long enough to pull your right leg through to the front and put it on the back tire. ( This is the hardest part of the trick, The longer you can balance in this
• Elephant Glide - To do an elephant glide, get to a handlebar ride position(Bar-Hop, etc.). From there, you can sit on the bars and grab the seat with your right hand, then apply the front brake to get the back wheel off the ground. Stand up and pull the frame around to your right side and start to scuff. When you're done, you can move the frame so that it's behind you, drop the back wheel, and exit like a handlebar ride.
• Lard Yard - To do a lard yard, do a half-lash, and when you are in position, apply the back brakes and let go with your left hand. Twist the bars 180 degrees and pull up. At the same time you should be looking at your back wheel and starting to scuff. This trick is usually done in circles and is easier if you tweak your elbow upwards, into the air. To ride out, apply the back brake, grab the grip with your left hand, and let the front wheel hit the ground. Step on the pedal and ride away.
• Funky Chicken - All you need to here is to maneuver yourself so that you are rolling backwards and your right foot is over the cross on the top tube and your left foot is on the left front peg (Spin around like a fire hydrant). Grab the the seat with your right hand and apply the front brake. Pull up on the seat and start scuffing the front wheel. You can take your hand off of the grip if you feel a need to be extra cool. Once you're through with that, you can let the back wheel hit the ground and do a smoothie out of it. You can also stop and pull your leg over the bar and maneuver yourself back to a normal riding position.
• Back Yard - In order to do a backyard, first get into a backwards riding position. Put both feet on the back pegs, while sitting on the handlebars. Apply the front and back brakes to stop and immediately stand up and take your right foot off the peg and kick the back tire forwards. After a good kick, apply the back brake and pull up on the handlebars. From here your foot has to take over for braking. With your foot on the back tire release the back brake and let go of that grip (you use this arm for balance). Kick the back tire forwards and drag your foot on the tire as you bring your foot to the original position.This will keep the front wheel off the ground. Once you're through scuffing, let the front wheel drop to the ground and roll in the same direction for a little bit. Apply the brakes again and step back on to the pedal so that you return to the backwards riding position. From there maneuver yourself back to the regular riding position and ride it out.
• Front Yard - All you need to do is roll along slowly and and put your right foot over the handlebars. Apply the front brake, step on the tire with your right foot, and move your left foot from the pedal to the peg. Once you're on the front of the bike release the front brakes and start to scuff the front wheel. This trick is usually done with one hand on the handlebars and the other free to swing around in the air for balance. Once you've had enough, you can allow the back wheel to drop to the ground, move your left foot back to the pedal and pull your right foot over the bars and ride it out.