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BMX BASICS: How to Smith Grind
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BMX BASICS: How to Smith Grind

Getting in and out of a smith is a bit more complicated than a feeble and a double peg, which is why it starts off...

BMX BASICS: How to Smith Grind
BMX BASICS: How to Hop Barspin
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BMX BASICS: How to Hop Barspin

If you ride street, there’s no better place to learn how to spin the bars than on some flat ground. A fundamental BMX trick. Learn...

BMX BASICS: How to Hop Barspin
BMX BASICS: How to Icepick Grind
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BMX BASICS: How to Icepick Grind

A nice, long, smooth icepick grind is a wonderful thing! Learn how to icepick grind.

BMX BASICS: How to Icepick Grind
BMX BASICS: How to Feeble to Manual
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BMX BASICS: How to Feeble to Manual

The Feeble to manual is essentially a two trick combo that's both fun and useful. Just make sure you're confident with both parts of the...

BMX BASICS: How to Feeble to Manual
BMX BASICS: How to Hop 360
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BMX BASICS: How to Hop 360

How to hop 360 on flat is more about technique than strength. Once you’ve mastered that you can take this trick to bigger drops, over...

BMX BASICS: How to Hop 360
BMX BASICS: How to Hop 180 Barspin
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BMX BASICS: How to Hop 180 Barspin

If you’re comfortable catching the bars nice and early then the 180 barspin should come quite easily. Let's look at how to hop 180 barspin.

BMX BASICS: How to Hop 180 Barspin
BMX BASICS: How to Flyout Tailwhip
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BMX BASICS: How to Flyout Tailwhip

Since BMX began, kids have been flying out of jumps, trying tricks and landing to flat. Let's look at how to flyout tailwhip.

BMX BASICS: How to Flyout Tailwhip
BMX BASICS: How to Footjam Nosepick
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BMX BASICS: How to Footjam Nosepick

The footjam is a staple of BMX ramp riding. A good set of shoes might help your feet with this brakeless trick.

BMX BASICS: How to Footjam Nosepick
BMX BASICS: How to Icepick on Quarters
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BMX BASICS: How to Icepick on Quarters

The icepick is a natural progression from double pegs on quarters. Tip: you'll find this one easier to balance on steeper ramps.

BMX BASICS: How to Icepick on Quarters
BMX BASICS: How to Barspin Air
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BMX BASICS: How to Barspin Air

Once you’ve mastered barspins on flat or flying out of a ramp, learning them in airs might be the next step to take.

BMX BASICS: How to Barspin Air
BMX BASICS: How to Tuck No-Hander
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BMX BASICS: How to Tuck No-Hander

Before you try this one on a quarter pipe, try doing them out of a flyout first. Once you’re comfortable taking your hands off, have...

BMX BASICS: How to Tuck No-Hander
BMX BASICS: How to 360 a Spine Ramp
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BMX BASICS: How to 360 a Spine Ramp

A spine 360 might seem a little daunting at first. Yes, it can be scary landing back in the other transition...

BMX BASICS: How to 360 a Spine Ramp
BMX BASICS: How to Nose Manual
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BMX BASICS: How to Nose Manual

While the nose manual, or nose wheelie, might be a hard trick to learn, it isn’t particularly scary. All you need is a lot of...

BMX BASICS: How to Nose Manual
BMX BASICS: How to Tooth Hanger
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BMX BASICS: How to Tooth Hanger

If you're good at nose manuals or feel comfortable on your front wheel, give this one a go on a flat rail.

BMX BASICS: How to Tooth Hanger
BMX BASICS: How to Truckdriver Hop
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BMX BASICS: How to Truckdriver Hop

Let's look at how to hop truck! The truckdriver started out as a trick you’d only do on a jump but with a solid 360...

BMX BASICS: How to Truckdriver Hop
BMX BASICS: How to 540 Air
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BMX BASICS: How to 540 Air

The 540 can be a really wild move on big ramps but you can start by learning them small. Have 360s dialled before you give...

BMX BASICS: How to 540 Air
BMX BASICS: How to 180 Barspin a Spine
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BMX BASICS: How to 180 Barspin a Spine

How to 180 barspin, one of the most impressive spine tricks out there. Landing back in a transition fakie can be difficult...

BMX BASICS: How to 180 Barspin a Spine
BMX BASICS: How to Tailwhip Tap
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BMX BASICS: How to Tailwhip Tap

The whip to tap is a classic technical ramp move. If you’ve got whips on lock and run a brake, the tailwhip tyretap should be...

BMX BASICS: How to Tailwhip Tap
BMX BASICS: How to Flair
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BMX BASICS: How to Flair

The flair is an impressive ramp move for those who aren't scared about committing once you're upside down.

BMX BASICS: How to Flair
BMX BASICS: How to 360 Table
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BMX BASICS: How to 360 Table

The 360 table is a classic trick that will never get old. Let's look at the technique involved in learning how to 360 table.

BMX BASICS: How to 360 Table
BMX BASICS: BMX Etiquette
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BMX BASICS: BMX Etiquette

Whilst there are no real rules in BMX (which is one of the beauties of it), there are certain rules that the majority of BMXers...

BMX BASICS: BMX Etiquette
BMX BASICS: Glossary of BMX Terms and Phrases
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BMX BASICS: Glossary of BMX Terms and Phrases

A short glossary of a few key terms used in the world of BMX.

BMX BASICS: Glossary of BMX Terms and Phrases
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