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How to hold a Manual Trick on a BMX Bike

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Summary: There are several freestyle BMX tricks that can be done with enough practice. In this free instructional video our expect will discuss how to do and hold a Manual trick.

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By Garson Fields
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Garson Fields is 20 years old. He has been riding BMX and mountain bikes for seven years. Garson is an avid BMX rider. He has taught others various tricks and techniques as well.read more

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connorm12 said

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on 8/3/2009 I DID THIS BUT THE GUY ON THIS VIDIO IS NOT AS GOOD AS MIKE I FIND MIKE ALOT EASER TO FOLLOW

klauss07 said

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on 8/2/2008 Hi Garson ! Youre videos are really great ! And i wanna know what bike i should buy ? I'am a beginner . Email me at manea_claudiu2003@ya hoo.com

klauss07 said

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on 8/2/2008 Hi Garson ! Youre videos are really great ! And i wanna know what bike i should buy ? I'am a beginner . Email me at manea_claudiu2003@ya hoo.com

bmxnoob23 said

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on 8/2/2008 hello im new and have ben doing FREESTYLE BMX for awile on my old bike i could do a manul wheely ad a bunnyhop i toatled it and got a mongoose KO to replayce it on thes bike i cand do any of the following wheely;whin i try to do one it just shooys back down manul;sane outcome as the wheely and the bunnyhop; on my old bike i could bh(bunny hop)about one foot on the new one i cant at all. is it mee or is the bike to heavy smooth rides

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"As you might of seen during that demonstration of a manual my prefer choose of methods for maintaining my balance point is using my legs a little bit of brake. Ideally you are not going to have to rely on grabbing your brakes to keep your front end down but sometimes it just has to happen. Basically you want to use your brakes if you feel that you are going over the back end it would allow you to get your bike back under you. You can also accomplish the same thing by bending your knees more which actually swings you center of balance lower and further forward. For me personally I like to keep my arms pretty much lock down when I'm doing a manual because it is one less variable to deal with. Although often times there are some people who really like to use there arms it is definitely a very valuable tool and especially if you are in a position where you feel that you are about to drop the front wheel before you actually want to. Give it a good quick tug on the handle bars can be actually be where you need save you manual and you can keep riding out of it. The main thing is to just remember to stay loose and keep looking ahead and then basically that way you can allow yourself to stay up on that balance point and hold a manual in definitely. "

eHow Article: How to hold a Manual Trick on a BMX Bike

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