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Hold the balance point, release your <U>front</U> brake and stretch forward your arm to take hold of the slightly turned front wheel. Hold everything for a couple of seconds, before replacing your arms and dropping gently back to the ground. You can also try spinning the wheel.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Backwards Ride:</B><B> <A NAME="backride"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></div> <bR> <div> This trick needs real determination and self trust to really go for it. First, mount your bike facing backwards and take hold of the bars behind you. Position your good foot on a pedal, ready to start you off. (Remember you're pedaling the other way now.) After an initial push, bring your other foot up onto the other pedal. Use your bars to steer and balance, only pedaling to keep your speed up when needed.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Wheel Balance:</B></div> <bR> <div> As a twist to the trackstand, you are using your feet and legs to balance. From sitting down with minimum or no speed, turn the bars your preferred way and simultaneously bring your legs up from the pedals, placing them either side of the fork on your front tyre. Now, using your front brake if you want, step your feet to turn the front wheel when balance is needed. Continue this appropriately and you should be able to do it for ages.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Bike surf:</B></div> <bR> <div> Many variations to this move should keep you and your friends entertained. To start with get some speed and once ready, bring your best foot up and onto the stem/bars. Just after, bring your other leg up onto the saddle. Remember to keep hold of the bars, unless you feel confident enough to go one handed. Also, its up to you how much you want to be standing up by extending your legs and arms. </div> <bR> <div> <B>Heel Clicker (endo):</B></div> <bR> <div> With this trick its easy to build up, you can begin by putting both your feet from the pedals onto the top of your fork. Next, try the same but this time lift your feet onto the bars, to the left and right of your hands. If you can stretch, then try bringing your legs in together around your arms like a heelclicker. To take it that step further, try any of these moves in an endo.</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>