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How to Land a Double Peg Stall on a Ramp With a BMX Bike

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You've mastered a carve on a BMX bike, so take it to the next level with a double peg stall. Though it can be done on handrails, it's much more fun and a bit safer to do on a ramp where you can stall both pegs on the coping and then ride back ... more »

How to Meet X Game Riders

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Several X Games athletes have attained superstar status. X Games athletes are more approachable than professional athletes in the NBA or NFL. Meeting an X Game rider is exciting, and many X Games riders are happy to spend time with their fans. ... more »

How to Pick a BMX Bicycle Size

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No matter what size BMX bike you ride, at some point you'll hear comments about how small it looks. BMX bikes appear small when compared to traditional touring bikes, but they have to be to maintain maneuverability. There are basically eight ... more »

How to Ride a Bicycle (bike) backwards.

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How to Ride a Bicycle (bike) backwards? When I was a kid growing up in the 70’s bike riding was the one thing that all kids did. It was a time of Banana Seats, Sissy Bars, Red Line tires and Chopper Forks. There were no mountain bikes. All Bikes ... more »

How to Set Up Your Bike for Dirt Jumping

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Dirt jumping has been around forever, but it is now one of the fastest forms of BMX riding. You need a no-fear attitude and a super-strong bike. Follow these steps to get your bike dialed in... more »

How to Build a BMX Wooden Ramp

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Building your own BMX ramp is a great way to make it exactly as you want and to have it at your disposal whenever the urge to ride hits. You can alter the plans depending on whether the ramp will be permanent or if you want to move it from ... more »

How to Build a Halfpipe

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Gather your friends, some wood, some tools and a plan to build a halfpipe you all can enjoy for years to come... more »

How to Buy a Hoffman BMX Bike

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Hoffman is a relatively new BMX bike manufacturer based in Oklahoma that focuses on lightweight design, from its line of highly acclaimed frames right down to the colorful pedals. If catching air during a freestyle run is your objective, you ... more »

How to Do a 180 on a BMX Bike

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The one eighty on a BMX bike is an impressive crowd pleaser that gateways into new and better tricks. With a bunny hop, a twist of the hips and a careful landing you can be pulling off a one eighty within a few days. Follow these steps to do a ... more »

How to Do a BMX Backflip

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BMX-style riding started in California toward the end of the 1970s, as teens took their bikes off the streets and onto the dirt. With the introduction of the Summer X Games Extreme Sports competition, the popularity of BMX bikes and various ... more »

How to Do a BMX Endo

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The endo is one of the first tricks people started performing when learning to ride BMX freestyle in California during the 1970s. A bunny hop and wheelie were done by a lot of people, but the endo brought a new world of BMX options into play. ... more »

How to Do a BMX Manual Move

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Learning to do tricks on your BMX is a great way to stay active and have a great time, whether you want to compete or just show off for your friends. Start by mastering the manual, as this trick is the basis for more difficult BMX skills... more »

How to Do a Bronco on a BMX

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If you want to do more than just ride your BMX, walk on the wild side and buck like a Bronco. This is a trick that may take just a little finesse to pull off, but the result will be that you can perform a freestyle on your BMX... more »

How to Gauge Your Speed on a BMX Bike

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The sport of riding BMX bikes and doing tricks is growing in popularity. Mastering speed, body positioning and even jumping come into play as you learn to gauge your speed on a BMX bike. Dedicate yourself to perfecting these skills and you will ... more »

How to Make a Trampoline Bike

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Trampolines are fun recreational equipment for all ages. Children and adults can enjoy the thrill of temporary weightlessness that endless bouncing provides. However, for some this is not enough. They crave a bigger challenge. These are the ... more »

How to Do a Bar Spin on BMX Bikes

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According to Mike Novelli, an 11-year BMX stunt rider, the bar spin consists of leaning back and spinning your handlebars while jumping. It's a cool trick to master, no doubt. With the help of this eHow, you can starting doing your own bar spin ... more »

How to Buy a DNA BMX Bike

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DNA Bikes is a newer BMX company that focuses on high-performance bicycles with an aggressive attitude. Featuring models with names such as Flu, Virus and Bacteria, DNA offers seven different bike models for either racing, jumping or freestyle ... more »

How to pull a whale on your bike

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This is how to perform the Whale on your bike. It can be done on all bikes with brakes. It will really impress the ladies... more »

How to Build BMX Dirt Jumps

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Jumps make BMXing more fun and add challenge to your trails. You don't have to be an expert engineer to make dirt bike jumps, but you do need to be willing to spend some time and energy to make the dirt jumps right... more »

How to Bunny Hop Into a Bmx Manual

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The bunny hop into a manual takes two basic BMX tricks and combines them into a smooth, impressive move that can bring your BMX skills to the next level. Whether you're bunny hopping to manual onto a sidewalk, on a quarter ramp or even on the ... more »

How to Buy a Norco Mountain Bike

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Norco is a Canadian-based company that features a wide range of bicycles for every need. While Norco offers several lines of road bikes, BMX bikes and children's models, the company is famous for its line of mountain terrain bicycles, which uses ... more »

How to Carve on a BMX Bike

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If you're just starting out learning BMX bike tricks, mastering the carve is a good place to start. Carves are basic building blocks that are relatively easy to learn. Once mastered, you can move up to more complicated maneuvers. It just takes ... more »

How to Do a BMX Nose Pick

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A BMX Nose Pick is a BMX trick performed on a ramp. The rider goes down one side of a ramp, rides up another and pedals back to the beginning ramp. When he reaches the top, he plants his front wheel while his back tire remains suspended in the ... more »

How to Do a BMX Rocket Air

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Many of the tricks in BMX and skateboarding have been learned on one apparatus, and then transferred to the other. In the case of the rocket air, it started out as a skateboard trick first performed by Christian Hosoi. In 1986, Craig Campbell saw ... more »

How to Do a BMX Wall Tap

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The wall tap's an intermediate BMX trick you can perform on any vertical surface above a ramp. It's a bit scary at first, but with practice it'll come like second nature to you in the air. Before taking the trick head-on, however, read through ... more »

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