41 year old. Been haunting these videos for about a year or more. Finally just ordered my first BMX since I was like 10. Looking forward to goofing off all fall. Cheers!
I'm assuming that you have already rode a bike for a while but want to move on to bmx. Either way just make sure you spend some time just cruising and getting 100% comfortable on your bike, it will make learing so much easier.
Joseph Falco As said above ^^ Spencer has a video on tricks for beginners which helps develop bike control. Check it out! Search "Spencer Foresman Key to Learning". Wear a helmet and pads(definitely a helmet, try get shin/knee pads asap)and have fun!
Explained so well. I’m 42 and just got back into bmx so I could enjoy it with my son. My days of bmx were all about racing, not Street. This really helps. Right now I’m stuck on committing to the 180. Maybe I’m just to old, LOL
Okay, here is my short story: Back in 2009 my mom bought me a brand new BMX (Haro F2), entry level yeah. I didn't learn any tricks back then, except I learned the bunny hop. Now I'm 24 and in the last two weeks I took the BMX out on the road again and learned fakie in like 5 days but like 3-4 hours total practice. I can do like 3 meters or 10 feet. Now I'm practicing how to make the body turn out of fakie. *It's never too late for a BMX!*
loving these videos. Stuff that's achievable for the beginners of the beginners, whilst constantly progressing and preparing you for harder stages in the future
Thanks Spencer man. I appreciate all the time and effort you put into these video's. Going to try and teach an old dog new tricks, your tips are already helping. Cheers man
fakies are actually slaying me right now. I'm thinking my balance is just off. I've had a couple of close ones with the turn on the roll back, but CHRIST
I am very tall and I hunch a little on my bike. I have a problem with ending up to close to my bars when doing fakies, so pulling bars becomes impossible. I can do the rollback and stop with pedalpressure, but my pivots suck
Whenever I do a fakie I like to apply pedal pressure with my right foot but I like to ride with my left foot forward and I don't know witch way I should turn out.
Damn Spencer, I'm trying to "lock up and chill out" but its not working yet. Maybe I can't ride straight, or maybe I'm not locking up because I'm chilling out for sure.
Fakies are just like manuals. They come with time. I've ridden for a while on a cassette (6 months or so ) and I'm still very un consistent with fakies. To other beginners >> Don't spend all of your time trying them. They will come naturally , just try them a few times each sessions.
im having difficulties rolling out, everytime i fakie i can manage to balance the bike but i can’t pull the bars and completely turn to the opposite direction. need help!!