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Date: 2007-07-31 20:18:55 Topic: THE GREAT GRIND DEBATE!!!

ok so im not the best at street but i commit and thats what counts, every day i ride by this beautiful ledge and well ive never once grinded in my life so i figured id post this debate before my pegs get in and figure out which grind i should try on it first, so here it goes ice picks and nose picks are out sorry all you techies i just cant fuckin pull em i know that.

(by the way i might have the definitions of the tricks wrong as well)

Feeble? i understand the concept of the peg lining up perfectly with your front pedal so a feeble shouldnt be bad

(hah cant remember the other one with the front tire on the ledge wow i feel like an idiot) but yeah that one Smith?

or double peg? 

i think im gonna try the smith first but i wanna know what everyone thinks also if you have any tips on these three let me know please they would be much appreciated...and if anyone has a spare set of brakes that would be amazing....i dont like riding brakeless call me a pussy but id rather be a pussy than a vegatable yeah know?

anyhow let me know!! 

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 Date: 2007-08-01 11:51:22 Topic: Re: THE GREAT GRIND DEBATE!!!
There's really not much of a debate, there's a definite order that you should learn grinds in. They all build on each other, so here we go:

  1. Feebles - This grind is easy, can be done on a wide variety of surfaces (rails, rough ledges, even rock) easily
  2. Double pegs - This comes second because it's a reasonably easy grind, but you should probably learn feebles first. Double peg grinds are easier on smoother surfaces, and you must learn back much more than a feeble (to keep your front peg from digging in).
  3. Smiths - This is the last of these three you should learn, it's the hardest of the three, and because you need to lean back very far to make sure your peg doesn't catch. You need to be fairly comfortable grinding already before you try this grind, as you can go OTB very easily. To pull off a successful smith, you're really just riding your back wheel on the ledge and your peg is just along for the ride. ALL of your weight needs to be on the wheel, none on the peg. As soon as you start leaning forward onto your peg, it will catch and you will probably get ejected OTB.
Also, I learned all my grinds brakeless, this is one of those areas that commitment helps, and brakes just get in the way (in my opinion). So don't worry about that too much unless you're really uncomfortable without them.
- Nick Busey

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Date: 2007-08-01 15:48:46 Topic: Re: THE GREAT GRIND DEBATE!!!
its not that im uncomfortable without brakes because i used to commute 40 miles a day brakeless its the location being right next to a highway. and thanks for the advice ill definatly go for the feeble cause its an extremely rough ledge. should i be keeping my weight on the bars

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Date: 2007-08-03 01:45:51 Topic: Re: THE GREAT GRIND DEBATE!!!

i would say that feeble is the best to learn first (front tire and back peg one)

it is what i first learned

then move on to double and so on

and as for bakeless i would say it equalls roadkill

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 Date: 2007-08-05 00:36:31 Topic: Re: THE GREAT GRIND DEBATE!!!
definately go with a feeble like said before its easiest
once you get the hang of it, its pretty much an open thing you can move on to more tricks like smiths and all that good stuff
maybe one day youll get good enough to to ice picks
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Date: 2007-08-21 00:03:03 Topic: Re: THE GREAT GRIND DEBATE!!!
Do a Pedal Grind! That will make you look like a bad ass in front of all your friends
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