Day 1 - Learning Pedal Kicks

Having seen many videos of trials on YouTube, it has inspired me to try and learn some of the basic techniques. I'm a big lad at nearly 18 stone, 6ft 4" and know that this is going to slow down the learning process considerably due to lack of fitness. At this stage I only have a HUGE FRAMED Specialized Hardrock Pro Disc (which has just been bought to use as a XC bike and for fitness) - totally the wrong bike to attempt this with (plenty of nut-crushing moments on the top tube!). I have a reasonable sense of balance - which should help - but have not ridden a bike for many years. This is the first installment and I will try and video each day that I practice.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• Trials
• Trials Bike
• Trials Bike Riding
• urban trials
• mountain bike trials
• learning trials
• learning urban trials
• pedal kicks
• trials techniques

[chickenfeet2973]

Tony, bought another hardrock pro disc but with a 19" frame. A bit small for me generally (I think a 21" on this bike would be better), but much better for trials and XC. Not been out for a few days but will post another vid soon.

[Blitzmo]

Really nice! Keep practicing!

[chickenfeet2973]

My bike got stolen yesterday!!!! Thanks for your encouraging comments. Will post again to show progress asap. Soon as I have bought another bike that is.

[Gorez33]

thats pretty good 4 the first day ;)

[chickenfeet2973]

Thanks mate. It looks really lame to me but I wasn't expecting to be Danny MacAskill on my first practice session. Today on my second day practicing the pedal kicks, I learnt that I was in way too low a gear the day before. Went down a couple on the back cassette and it has made a big difference. Short video coming up! Also had a piss about with some 'track standing' and general hopping about to try and learn some balance. God I want a trials bike!!!

[animeCODfish]

get a trial bike

[iinadir]

Nice ^^

[malinbranduse]

WOW! i couldn't do that on my first day! awesome

[booyakaluke]

@DanJMiddleton5 i learnt to do wheelies by peddling down on my left foot and as soon as you pedal pull the bike up and keep on peddling but im still trying to learn how to keep a wheelie balnced and try and bunny hop etc

[DanJMiddleton5]

I'm 13 and I have a monty bike but I just can't get to the back wheel or do long wheelies but there's videos of kids younger than me doing it so can someone give me some serious help with this D:

[n0val1f2]

thats not known as a pedal kick its a normal gap pedal kick is wer you gap via speed and give a full rotation of the pedals

[MrPinguxD]

nice spezialist bike :)

[jnrjhs]

your preety good

[iloveyousammybabe]

i think you should get a trials bike :)

[jcalpha103]

i think i speak for everyone when i say how are you doing that on that bike