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Summary: Learn about jumping spine for a BMX over toothpick to fakie with expert tips and advice on bike tricks from a sponsored rider in this free BMX video.
Sean has been riding BMX Freestyle and Flatland for 7 years. He rides every day and enjoys every minute of it. Sean is a sponsored rider with help from Clearn Lake Cyclery,...read more
"This is Sean from Expert Village. When you are getting ready to jump a spine like said this one is kind of a tall one to learn on. But it will have to do for now. You want to go up and you want to have enough speed to clear it because you don't want to case either tire. You definitely don't want to case your front tire because you'll end up going over the bars and getting hurt. If you case your back tire there is a couple of things that can happen, one maybe you'll possible pop the tire, bend your rim or might spine a spoke there is all kinds of things. The chances are you might ride away from it and it won't look good. You want to go fast enough like I said to clear the spine and you want to go at an angle either right to left or left to right which ever feels comfortable to you. When you're going keep your feet at the 3 9 position that way you don't get hung up on anything and you're at a nice level base when landing on the ramp on the other side. Just drop in go fast enough and there you go. "
eHow Article: All About Jumping Spine for a BMX Over Toothpick to Fakie