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GRINDR Vol.1 Issue.1 August-September1998

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If you want to know how to do tricks, this is the place.

Bunny Hop——You probably know how to do this but here it is anyway. Lift up the front of the bike, kick up the back and bend your knees and push forward with your arms. Do this in one smooth motion.

�Tailwhip——This trick is a little harder. Take one foot off the peddle and put it on the other side of your bike, in front of the other foot. Shove the foot not on a peddle in the tire, right where the forks connect to the frame. When you do this kick the bike around with the foot that’s on the peddle. Balance on the tire and just jump back onto the peddles when the bike comes back around.

•Manual——First you have to find the "magic spot" on your bike. The "magic spot" is a balance spot where the bike is not going to fall backwards or forwards after you lift up the front of your bike. Now to this is how you do a manual. Lift up the front of your bike(while going at a moderate speed), find the "magic spot", when you feel the bike starting to come back down lean back, when you feel it starting to go backwards bend your knees.

That’s it.

•Nosebump——Learn how to bunnyhop before you do this. This is kind of tricky but you’ll get it. Bunnyhop and while your pushing down push down with so much effort that when you land the front will hit before the back, and you will be able to balance on it and ride on after the back comes back down.

•X-up——Go off a ramp a twist your arms 180% while holding onto the handlebars, and twist them back before you land. If your able to bunnyhop high enough, you’ll have enough time to do an X-up, without a ramp or dirtjump.

•Manual X-up combo—— Do a manual and while your coasting, do an X-up while pulling up a little. You have to pull up be

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