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What The Hell..??!! posted on 2007-05-26 20:45:27

Did anyone know what the hell that thread on here a few days ago was about..?? Something to do with 'Flatland with People', using people as obstacles, or something. Every post was in the most broken English you could imagine. Funny as hell to read, tho!! lol 'My friend was did Flatland with People, but i was fall from rock and crash hard his chest and broke'. I noticed it was removed, was that because it was some kinds prank, scam, dangerous..??!!

Rolling Deathtrucks posted on 2007-05-22 12:25:41

Just started learning this one last (T)weekend. Found that the easiest way for me to get into them was to do a double foot peg wheelie with the bars switched around. Right foot comes off to balance, then I reach the front-left peg with my left hand, similar to the start of a Time Machine, then when I feel ready, i try to feed the bars under my left leg. 90% of the time im dropping off the back, 9% im off the front, and the other 1% i roll for a few metres. Any suggestions for getting the other leg over, or a better way to get into them..??

P.S. I like MILFS.

Re: Pedal Pickers and other random oldschool questions. posted on 2007-05-18 12:39:54

Hey!! It's always good to see someone from MY generation :) I remember seeing this trick on some old-school 'Freestyle' video, where there was a Freestyle show in Reno, and guys like Loveridge and Aparijo were rockin the Skyway tracksuits. lol Ur right in ur description, how the frame just kinda 'floats' around in a slow circle... hmmm, must be magic. As far as I can work out, once you go into your endo and start hopping with 2 feet, slightly tilt thebars to the left (or right) an lift your leg up to allow the frame to swing. As it starts it's circular movement, and is directly in front of you, pull back the bars, as if ur doing a fire-hydrant, and it should float back around to you. Repeat the process as you step over the frame to allow the continuation of the circle. It takes a while to figure out the right amount to 'pull' on the bars, to keep the circle going kinda slowly... Best of luck, bro!! :)

Cliffhangers..!! posted on 2007-05-12 19:26:09

Hey :) I can hang-5 pretty well, and carve circles with 1 hand, so now im looking to try Cliffhangers. Anyone got any helpful tips to learning the stages..?? eg: locking the seat infront of your nuts, when to let go with hands/plant the other foot.

Cheers for any advice!!

Re: Hang Five Hell posted on 2007-02-04 10:54:11

Don't worry, bro... I did the same. An hour a day for a week straight and I got NOwhere, but one day, 6 months after I started trying them, i found that sweet spot, and began rolling them a little further each time. 6 months on, and im carving one-handed hang fives in circles..!! Yay!! You'll get them soon enough, dude. Just stick at them, and riding in general... remember when we all found it hard to fork-glide..?? Ahhh... progression.... 'Tis a wonderful thing :)

Re: Never to Old to Ride posted on 2006-12-15 23:29:05

Hey Mark :) I totally agree with Joey's comment, in Flatland, age is just a number... Im turning 30 in February, and I just got serious about Flatland a year ago, after being fascinated with the sport as a 9yr old, and doing the odd front wheel pogo in Elementary School. The mind will always be young, it's the body that struggles with the beatings and recovery time, when u get older. lol Some Dads golf, some work on a car... there'll always be a handfull that ride. ;)

Re: motavation posted on 2006-10-16 07:43:12

I find watching a Flat-Dvd will fire me up for a good session, or picking a trick or two to work on for the day, and trying to make a little progress on them, will usually motivate you... Nothing beats jamming with other riders, so try and get into your local scene, or make a date to jam with riders from the other side of town, in the City, or something. Personally, I find myself thinking about my next session not long after my last session, so motivation is always high. ;)

Canadian Flatland Scene...?? posted on 2006-10-15 12:57:25

Im a rider from the West Coast of Australia, but i'll be moving to Calgary in a few years. Is there a healthy Flatland scene in Calgary...?? Canadian Flatters... raise ur hands!! :)

Re: Hang 5 seat height posted on 2006-10-15 06:55:04

[b]It took me months to nail the Hang-5, and the day I raised my seat was literally the day I nailed them. I had trouble with the frame falling to one side, also, so the seat acted as that anchor. A raised seat will also make other things eaisier, since ur hands are almost at the same height as the bars. Unless ur a tight black jeans wearing 14yr old park-rat who rides thier seat on the seat-tube... raise ur seat. :) [/b]

Re: First combo posted on 2006-10-13 14:57:18

I had problems linking the Fire Hydrant and Decade for a few weeks, mainly in the 'jump', between shifting my weight from the front peg, to the other foot jamming at the base of the seat-pole, to begin the decade. The best way I can describe it, is like a 'jump', or a 'shift in weight'. After a while, I just had my balance leg come up and forward, to meet the frame as it swung around, and when it was almost perpendicular to the frame (normal riding position of the bike lol), i would kind of 'step up' onto the top-tube, at the base of the seat pole, and jump into the decade, which you can already do.
Id say within 2 weeks, you'll be knocking these babys out. Check out www.bmxfreestyler.com, under 'Trick of the Month' for May, or something. It was 'FireHydrants', and I did a this link kinda slow, so you can see how it looks... or just check out Mat Willhelms 'Ground Rules'. :)
Ride on, bro... :)

Re: First combo posted on 2006-10-13 06:33:51

[b] Awesome, bro..!! I remember the day I first landed a Fire Hydrant to Decade... it wasn't much, but it was a combo, and I finally did it after weeks of trying. Even Kuoppa started somewhere...
Keep riding, and you'll be landing stuff you never thought you would ever be able to do.
Peace out.[/b]