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You need to lean forward at the same time.
Its really easy to break your neck doing that BTW.

I was but I stopped after I anihalated my Giant mountain bike, was a rigid frame so less danger of bouncing of.

Hint: If your bike has shocks on the front it wont work.

Put on safety gear. A helmet is essential for someone just learning to ride. Gloves, pants, a long-sleeve shirt, and elbow guards will help to lessen the pain of falling. A good pair of shoes is also recommended - sandals would not be a wise alternative

Sitting on the bike, make sure you know where the brakes are and how to operate them.

You have to learn to balance the bike. Find a person who can hold your bike behind you and try to steady it as you pedal.

After practicing a while, the person can release his or her hands while you try to keep your balance.

When you are ready, ride alone. But first lower the seat until you can sit on it and put both feet flat on the ground.

When you are confident you can put your feet on the pedals and coast for a few feet, try not putting your feet down to train your sense of balance. Do this for 30-45 minutes or so, until you have a good feel and some confidence about steering the bike.

As you gain experience, raise the seat up so that only your toes can touch the ground while you are seated. This is the more appropriate height for your seat.

Finally, you have to practice.

Once you can balance, pedal, start, and stop, you're a bicycle rider. Congratulations!


Find a safe open area to practice on away from traffic.

Be patient, and don't be afraid of falling down from the bike.

Don't worry if you take some time to get used to the motion and balance. Keep working, because it is an essential process.

Practice more.


Be careful when you ride a bike and watch for traffic.

Make sure you have proper safety equiptment. A helemet is a must and elbow and knee pads are recommended.

[HOF]Mercenary wrote:

Hint: If your bike has shocks on the front it wont work.

gee oh yeah, it has suspensions infront.

Ayumiz wrote:

[HOF]Mercenary wrote:

Hint: If your bike has shocks on the front it wont work.

gee oh yeah, it has suspensions infront.

That really doesnt matter.

go at a slowish speed and pull the front brake, at the same time you should lean forwards, if you feel as though you are going to "flip" either let go of tyhe brake or lean backwards. Standing up helps at first but also increase /faceroad

Have fun

Sint

you could try tightening it, all you need is an Allen key (wrench w/e) i think its a 5mm as well as some pliers.

Undo the bolt on the front of the brake which holds the cable in place and pull the cable through.

Thinking about it, you should try adjusting the Screwy thing on the lever first.

Sint

FatherTed wrote:

Make sure the angle of your brakes to your rim is perfect, so you get maximum contact.

Get some speed up, stand up, then slam your brakes on (if you wanna roll, keep em on, put not 100%)

Balance is pretty important, make sure your used to your bike.


Though it is a lot easier with a light frame, and hydro discs

Wrong. Discs are designed to bring you to a stop quickly, but without putting the back in the air. If they don't do that then they're either crap or broken. The frame doesn't matter, but ideally you want a heavier frame for better balance and more control. V brakes are easily the best kind of break for this.
Go kind of slowly, stand up and place yourself so your crotch is in line with the stem, and break hard, then bend your body so your legs become parallel with the to bar of the frame.
And finally, front suspension does not make a difference, it's rear suspensios that can fuck it up. If your back wheel comes of the ground, the suspension moves out, and makes the rear harder to lift.
If you really wanna be hardcore also, jam on both breaks, do a stoppie, and then pull it back onto your back tire, so your doing a sort of stationary wheelie, this is commonly called a see-saw. If you can do this whole motion more than once, it becomes a 'macadonia'. They're hard though.
Hope i helped!

Mint Sauce wrote:

FatherTed wrote:

Make sure the angle of your brakes to your rim is perfect, so you get maximum contact.

Get some speed up, stand up, then slam your brakes on (if you wanna roll, keep em on, put not 100%)

Balance is pretty important, make sure your used to your bike.


Though it is a lot easier with a light frame, and hydro discs

Wrong. Discs are designed to bring you to a stop quickly, but without putting the back in the air. If they don't do that then they're either crap or broken. The frame doesn't matter, but ideally you want a heavier frame for better balance and more control. V brakes are easily the best kind of break for this.
Go kind of slowly, stand up and place yourself so your crotch is in line with the stem, and break hard, then bend your body so your legs become parallel with the to bar of the frame.
And finally, front suspension does not make a difference, it's rear suspensios that can fuck it up. If your back wheel comes of the ground, the suspension moves out, and makes the rear harder to lift.
If you really wanna be hardcore also, jam on both breaks, do a stoppie, and then pull it back onto your back tire, so your doing a sort of stationary wheelie, this is commonly called a see-saw. If you can do this whole motion more than once, it becomes a 'macadonia'. They're hard though.
Hope i helped!

See-Saws are easy.

Man i need to get a new bike - wrecked the last one, ran out of cash.


Right.

Disc brakes stop you fast - Correct.

Stopping fast = excess momentum

excess momentum + leaning forward = stoppie.

While in "stoppie", ease off on brakes, and maintain balance for a rolling stoppie.

easy.

edit - also for a see-saw, put your front brake on first, then jam your rear one on after the rear wheel leaves the ground. Otherwise you can just skid.

Last edited by FatherTed (2008-04-14 17:08:53)

LT.Victim wrote:

I use to mountain bike like crazy about 5 years ago.. I got first place in 2 races..

And then I discovered dirtbiking.. haha

But really, stoppies are easy as fuck..

You don't need disk brakes, and it doesn't matter if you have shocks or not..

Just make sure your brakes are adjusted well, hit the brake and lean forward, once the back wheel is off the ground, feather the break to keep your rear wheel in the air without going over the bars.

Summed up perfectly.

Listen to this man, even though he went all lazy and got an engine

Brakes are for girls.
You gotta take it like a man.

Last edited by The_Lance_117 (2008-04-14 18:39:29)

FatherTed wrote:

LT.Victim wrote:

I use to mountain bike like crazy about 5 years ago.. I got first place in 2 races..

And then I discovered dirtbiking.. haha

But really, stoppies are easy as fuck..

You don't need disk brakes, and it doesn't matter if you have shocks or not..

Just make sure your brakes are adjusted well, hit the brake and lean forward, once the back wheel is off the ground, feather the break to keep your rear wheel in the air without going over the bars.

Summed up perfectly.

Listen to this man, even though he went all lazy and got an engine

Aye, he's right.  I've got hydro discs and very good suspension and can do them fine.  You just have to keep practicing and get your weight distribution right.  However, I never need to do stoppies going down a trail right enough.   They aren't essential.  Try and learn how to do manuals.  Very valuable technique that can help you out anywhere.