Have you got balance?

[stevepeanut]

I have got really poor balance, which has made it very difficult for me to try and do bmx tricks.

How come some people have got perfect balance and others don't. I have got a mate who can jump on a bike and wheelie off into the sunset. Where as I try it and I either flip it or drop the front down quickly.

Who's got good or bad balance and is there a way to improve it, or is just one of those things some lucky people are born with?

[In2bmx]

I'd like to think so , even at my age. 46 

Still pulling the wheelies and jumping ... I do a lot of mountain biking ... I think that helps .

Practice makes perfect ... 

[stevepeanut]

I am ok on a mountain bike and can ride bmx tracks with no problem, I just have no balance to do tricks, which I have always wanted to be able to do.

[steve69]

I have got really poor balance, which has made it very difficult for me to try and do bmx tricks.

How come some people have got perfect balance and others don't. I have got a mate who can jump on a bike and wheelie off into the sunset. Where as I try it and I either flip it or drop the front down quickly.

I'm with you on this one, I'm fookin shite 

[In2bmx]

I am ok on a mountain bike and can ride bmx tracks with no problem, I just have no balance to do tricks, which I have always wanted to be able to do.

it's down to practice then ..

[steve69]

I have got really poor balance, which has made it very difficult for me to try and do bmx tricks.

How come some people have got perfect balance and others don't. I have got a mate who can jump on a bike and wheelie off into the sunset. Where as I try it and I either flip it or drop the front down quickly.

I'm with you on this one, I'm fookin shite 

By that I mean....

The only time I ride nowadays is when I'm pissed with the boys     

[BMX1973]

Probably down to practice makes perfect. Also helps if you have always ridden and not had a long dry spell of no riding.  Now-a-days I just like to roll around when I can. 

[insectbones]

My balance is shite too, down to me dodgy ears I think.

Always end up leaning to the left doing wheelies or jumps.

[Spen69]

Practice is the answer Steve

Bring your new school to MK as the ramps are back again this year so you will be riding them with us

[stevepeanut]

If I get it finished I'll bring it, if not I can use the zippo, it's got sticky tyres now.

[OrgasmDonor]

practice and speed, the faster you go the more the bike will want to stay straight or where you put it, scary but usually safer and considerably more fun 

[Retrodan72]

I can't wheelie to save my life, but reckon I could surf, if I was on a nice flat field. 

[paulb113]

Lots of practice, good brakes help. When I try and relearn some tricks I can try the same trick for hours before I perfect it!

Good luck

[john4130]

riding a 20" is a lot different from 24"-26". got my first cruiser a few months ago and can't bunnyhop or manual it at all. some balance tricks can come naturally while others seem impossible. i can do a steamroller no problem but hang fives just seem so hard. this is probably the best hang five i,ve ever done.
https://www.facebook.com/john.oneill.16906/videos/vob.100000205480836/894288927254615/'type=2&theater
i also invented the arse rail. 
https://www.facebook.com/john.oneill.16906/videos/vob.100000205480836/685104161506427/'type=2&theater

[paulb113]

I had a go on this at MK, I have been told it makes it easier to learn Hang 5s

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[paulb113]

I had a go on this at MK, I have been told it makes it easier to learn Hang 5s

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[wdjg38]

I had a go on this at MK, I have been told it makes it easier to learn Hang 5s

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Had one of those as a kid never helped me