No Handers

[DangerBoy]

Are there any tricks, tips, secrets to doing no handers?

Right now I can either let go of my bars like 2 inches or clamp and just ungrip my bars

I can't seem to clamp my seat and let go good. Am I doing anything wrong or is there any secret to doing these?

[= 4 1 3 0 =]

the secret is taking off that front brake of mine.........and lemme TRY to fix that rotor

[Zedbra]

go to the top right. click on search

[Cheese]

i cant pinch .... i just throw my hands off and it seems to work fine.

[DangerBoy]

whoa......cheese is core....no pinching.......I'm trying both.....when I don't pinch I can get my hands off better but it's really unstable....when I do pinch I can barely get my hands off but it feels better

[Cheese]

jsut do it really really fast and ull be able to do it without pinching :)

[Scarface]

i do mine wiht out pinch but im relearning them u need the pinch, that way you can do it off more stuff

[Keefer]

Maybe learning Nothing's first? Would that help?

[Scarface]

no

[Cheese]

yes keffer.


I dont know anyone thats learnt no handers before nothings.

[DangerBoy]

hahahaha...........nothings before no handers :eek:... for those who can pinch do you lean back to pinch or do you kinda push your bike so the seat settles in between your legs.......I try to lean back to clamp but for some reason I just push down and instead of leaning to clamp the seat just ends up in between my legs cause I push teh bike down

[B-Rad]

Originally posted by Cheese
yes keffer.


I dont know anyone thats learnt no handers before nothings.


i no some 1 who learend nothings before no handers. primo dher aka livingston

[Cheese]

thats basically what i said brad, i dont know anyone who can do no handers before nothings ... :)

[Action Hero]

Originally posted by Cheese
thats basically what i said brad, i dont know anyone who can do no handers before nothings ... :)

Kyle Zaskito, Inshane, Bouch, and I all learned no handers first.


Pinch the seat, it's stylish and feels much more rewarding......uh right Bouch? :lol:

[KIDS]

correction i stalk bouch and he lernd nothings frist. We chated about it today over waters

[Keefer]

Any tips on HOW to pinch the seat though Evan? I never seem to find it in the air. Do I hafta feel a good pinch before I let go? Or if I let go, will it fall into the right spot?

I think I'm too paranoid. Next time I'm out, I'll armour up and just throw it.

[Action Hero]

Originally posted by KIDS
correction i stalk bouch and he lernd nothings frist. We chated about it today over waters

ahhhh yes KY I forgot...... :kiss:

I don't know how to explain it really, my legs just kinda go to it..... :???:

[FroJoe]

Keefer, try to slide the seat as far forward (as close to your knees while standing up on the bike) as possible, i've noticed that my seat needs to be set higher than feels normal while i'm pinching it on land, because in the air i drift up a little bit on my bike. good luck, they're funnn.

[Keefer]

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Thanks for the tip FroJoe, I'll try that too.

[Monsta]

im workin on mine also, and i have the same prob as keefer... i can never find my saddle in the air. i've been doing little no handers with out pinching, but they dont feel right. i'm gonna go flip my seatpost, and move my seat totally forward.

[Rampage14]

ya i got one take your hands off handle bars and put yoour hands back on before you land or for no hander landers take hans of handle bars and then hope you dont die!

[Kyle the Hun]

Originally posted by Rampage14
ya i got one take your hands off handle bars and put yoour hands back on before you land or for no hander landers take hans of handle bars and then hope you dont die!

:crazy:
Nice advice... have you ever thought of starting up a bike instruction clinic?

Keefer:
Raise the seat a bit it helps to learn them, the higher it is the less your legs have to move to pinch it.
I think I take my hands off first and as they're coming off my legs automatically pinch.
Back in the day I used to do them without pinching but you have to do them so quick you get 0 style points, plus it's just sketchy.

[.glib]

A lot of BMXers tend to tilt their seats up at a fairly steep angle too. Apparently this helps by giving you more seat to pinch. Might be worth a try.

[Keefer]

Hmm, good advice from all of you. I'm gonna try them on monday (Not tomorrow, it's Trail day!)