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Title: Coaster Chaos
Post by: sweetbeats on August 11, 2010, 09:15 AM
Anyone know the secret formula to bunny hopping kerbs with a coaster and not ending up over the bars?
Title: Re: Coaster Chaos
Post by: hotdog on August 11, 2010, 09:22 AM
 ;D Now that brings back some memories! Practice 'em and you'll suss it out. Maybe have your rear pedal at "twenty to" instead of your pedals level.
Title: Re: Coaster Chaos
Post by: sweetbeats on August 11, 2010, 09:25 AM
Yeah went over the bars yesterday-I was ok but scratched my seat  :crazy2:  :LolLolLolLol:
What do you mean pedals at Twenty to?
Diagram please  :coolsmiley:
Title: Re: Coaster Chaos
Post by: brettypeeps on August 11, 2010, 11:11 AM
Normally you have the pedals at the 3 and 9 oclock position (level)
Try with your pedals at the 2 and 8 oclock position this then forces the back foot forward enabling you not to put on the coaster you can fine tune from there and it will become more natural not to move your feet...  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Coaster Chaos
Post by: moley on August 11, 2010, 11:34 AM
Try with your pedals at the 2 and 10 oclock position

Thats impossible!!  :D

If one pedal is at 2 then the other is at 8 and if one pedal is at 10 then the other is at 4. 

I'm here to help!!  :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Coaster Chaos
Post by: sweetbeats on August 11, 2010, 11:37 AM
 :LolLolLolLol:
I don't have a fookin clue what you pair areon about  :shocked: :2funny:
Title: Re: Coaster Chaos
Post by: brettypeeps on August 11, 2010, 11:47 AM
put you pedals in this position 10 past 8

(http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/33300/33364/clock-08-10_33364_md.gif)

rather than 9:15

(http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/33400/33429/clock-09-15_33429_md.gif)
Title: Re: Coaster Chaos
Post by: brettypeeps on August 11, 2010, 11:48 AM
Try with your pedals at the 2 and 10 oclock position

Thats impossible!!  :D

If one pedal is at 2 then the other is at 8 and if one pedal is at 10 then the other is at 4. 

I'm here to help!!  :LolLolLolLol:

OOps I knew what I meant  :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Coaster Chaos
Post by: sweetbeats on August 11, 2010, 11:49 AM
That looks insane-don't think I could bunny hop a centimetere with the pedals at daft o'clock  ;D
Title: Re: Coaster Chaos
Post by: brettypeeps on August 11, 2010, 12:06 PM
That looks insane-don't think I could bunny hop a centimetere with the pedals at daft o'clock  ;D

You will adjust te pedal position to something thats suits you sir, but eventually you will get used to not moving your feet.  I always have my forward foot slightly raised to my rear foot,  it is what works for me.
Title: Re: Coaster Chaos
Post by: sweetbeats on August 11, 2010, 12:18 PM
Will have a practice  :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Coaster Chaos
Post by: jT Racing on August 11, 2010, 07:06 PM
if your right footed, have your right pedal forward and vice versa.
Title: Re: Coaster Chaos
Post by: SteveG on August 11, 2010, 10:05 PM
A friend had a few nasty crashes after he got his coaster brake. It's amazing just how much you move the pedals when doing things. He had to re-learn how to do ariels as he used to come down leaning on the back pedal.
I was trying to do rollbacks at MK and was struggling to get the pedals set in the right place, more practice I think ! 
Title: Re: Coaster Chaos
Post by: dordymush on August 11, 2010, 11:08 PM
i done this myself years ago at my first show with my orange streetbeat at southsea skatepark.
we all went on a cruise of the sea front and all was going well till i tried to bunny hop a curb in front of a full bus and a football game going on on the green.
needless to say my bike could'nt have made more noise if it had tried as it hit the floor so everyone stopped and looked lol.
all i can remember was thinking oh my god i hope non of the lads have seen me.to then be greeted by radman killing himself laughing at me as i tried to ride away with my bars bent more foward than a burner in 84  ;D.
Title: Re: Coaster Chaos
Post by: WARDY on August 12, 2010, 07:21 AM
once in the air pull a superman , that way your feet aint on the pedals  :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Coaster Chaos
Post by: sweetbeats on August 12, 2010, 07:23 AM
Tried a BannanaMan  :crazy2:
Title: Re: Coaster Chaos
Post by: ED209 on August 12, 2010, 09:55 AM
LMAO at this thread... loving the crazyness

Sweetbeats.. just start peddling again as soon as you peak on height  :coolsmiley:

Title: Re: Coaster Chaos
Post by: sweetbeats on August 12, 2010, 11:01 AM
LMAO at this thread... loving the crazyness

Sweetbeats.. just start peddling again as soon as you peak on height  :coolsmiley:


:LolLolLolLol:
I am shit scared of the coaster I can hear it laughing at me  :2funny:
Tried a few bunny hops on flat yesterday and it is weird not having the pedals level.....Coaster Brakes....the Silent Killer  :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Coaster Chaos
Post by: Woz on August 12, 2010, 09:25 PM
I ran one BITD after several years freestylin on a freewheel, took me several months to get used to it but once I did it opened up a whole new pile of tricksv :D keep with it and reap the rewards, in the meantime mostly buy band aids! ;D
Title: Re: Coaster Chaos
Post by: sweetbeats on August 12, 2010, 11:37 PM
Think I will need shares in band Aids the fooka is a Killa  :4_17_5:
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