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Offline plopo

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Firehydrant help!!!!!!
« on: September 10, 2011, 10:06:57 PM »
I have been working on learning a firehydrant for three weeks now and i cannot get past the forkglide part. I can get the back wheel up but after it starts swinging around i loose balance.
Thanks in advance

Offline Rushman

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Re: Firehydrant help!!!!!!
« Reply #1 on: September 10, 2011, 10:13:08 PM »
Try posting in the beginner thread dude - TJ might be able to help out.


Offline manniedamaniac

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Re: Firehydrant help!!!!!!
« Reply #2 on: September 11, 2011, 12:18:46 AM »
do u have front brakes? and do u carve when u get the frame off the ground?

Offline Joshua S.

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Re: Firehydrant help!!!!!!
« Reply #3 on: September 12, 2011, 06:50:44 PM »
The way I do it is when it gets about to a fork glide position, I grab the front brake, I make sure my body is over the bars, and lean the bars toward the way your spinning to get the back end all the way around.

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Offline plopo

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Re: Firehydrant help!!!!!!
« Reply #4 on: September 13, 2011, 12:28:38 AM »
Thanks for the help guys.
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Offline TheLoyaltyGuy

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Re: Firehydrant help!!!!!!
« Reply #5 on: September 14, 2011, 07:41:25 AM »
firehydrants can be tricky at first. when you spin around from your comfy side of the bike and start to carve wait until a little after the tire leaves the ground before you touch the front brake at all. after that you have to kinda ease into the front brake to help keep the correct frame momentum. when the frame is swinging around and you are about to set your foot on the top tube to catch it the brake should be fully locked. oh ya and set your pedals for the rideout as with any other trick. just keep trying and if you put in the time you will get em dude. how good are you at riding the fork glide? do you grab the seat at all? have you mastered getting out of the forkglide?