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How Do You Do A FlatLand 180.
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flag r3fl3x
Posted: Dec 20, 2007 at 12:44 Quote
Okay so im riding on smooth ground when i pull up and try to turn i get that feeling like im just gonna fall, like how far am i supposed to pull up? Can someone give me some advice on doing flatland 180.. Thanks and peace .
flag m-a-c-k
Posted: Dec 21, 2007 at 0:29 Quote
Are you trying to hop 180 degrees and land backwards and roll or trying to pivot around on your front wheel 180 degrees?
flag r3fl3x
Posted: Dec 21, 2007 at 7:19 Quote
yeah im trying to land backwards, like hop and turn the bike the other way, flatland 180*.
flag george484
Posted: Dec 21, 2007 at 7:24 Quote
right before you do the hop, turn your front tire quite hard and MAKE SURE to keep looking around your shoulder to ensure the bike spins.
flag r3fl3x
Posted: Dec 21, 2007 at 7:27 Quote
see, i do that and i just get the feeling my bike wont turn Razz how high do i ahve to hop, to do that 180*?
flag specializdp1
Posted: Dec 21, 2007 at 7:46 Quote
I find it helps if you know how to J-hop (pulling up on the front tire, then raising the rear afterwards).

As your riding at a fast walking pace turn your wheel in the direction you want to spin hard (like your trying to "g"-out) As you start to turn lift up hard and lean back (like a J-hop). Make sure you turn your head and look at where you want to be.

As with a lot of maneuvers if you look where you want to be, that's where your body naturally wants to go.

As you are twisting (here's the hard part) lift up your back end to match the front (again like in a j-hop) Your hop doesn't have to be huge. It's more about the speed of the twist rather than the amount of height you get.

Once you start getting the motion down, you can work on reducing the amount of lean/turn of the wheel into the 180. Remember if your on a MTB it's a lot harder to do the flatland 180. Also, the longer the wheelbase, the more spin your going to need. That's why the BMXer's make it look so easy. They've got a short wheelbase to spin around.

I actually found it easier to start trying off of curbs and other low drops. More time to get the twist around. It also forces you to go at the right speed. If you catch your front tire on the lip of the curb, your not moving fast enough. It's just you have to be more precise as to when your going to do it.

When you get really good you can jump onto things with a 180. Still trying at that business.

Good luck!
flag mr-stuff
Posted: Jun 2, 2009 at 16:24 Quote
specializdp1 wrote:
I find it helps if you know how to J-hop (pulling up on the front tire, then raising the rear afterwards).

As your riding at a fast walking pace turn your wheel in the direction you want to spin hard (like your trying to "g"-out) As you start to turn lift up hard and lean back (like a J-hop). Make sure you turn your head and look at where you want to be.

As with a lot of maneuvers if you look where you want to be, that's where your body naturally wants to go.

As you are twisting (here's the hard part) lift up your back end to match the front (again like in a j-hop) Your hop doesn't have to be huge. It's more about the speed of the twist rather than the amount of height you get.

Once you start getting the motion down, you can work on reducing the amount of lean/turn of the wheel into the 180. Remember if your on a MTB it's a lot harder to do the flatland 180. Also, the longer the wheelbase, the more spin your going to need. That's why the BMXer's make it look so easy. They've got a short wheelbase to spin around.

I actually found it easier to start trying off of curbs and other low drops. More time to get the twist around. It also forces you to go at the right speed. If you catch your front tire on the lip of the curb, your not moving fast enough. It's just you have to be more precise as to when your going to do it.

When you get really good you can jump onto things with a 180. Still trying at that business.

Good luck!

i have the same problem!! When i turn my bars hard to the way i want to spin and pull up, i try to bring my back tire off the groud and i do allitle but it only goes allitle and i end up only going about 80 degrees!!
flag billxnye
Posted: Jun 2, 2009 at 16:39 Quote
180's are the hardest to learn, what helped me was going faster once u get the rotation down, the speed will help u rollout, make sure u leave the ground straight, and land straight, bunnyhopping higher gives your body more time to naturally straighten for the landing. If anyone has got 180's down in less than 2 weeks they are god
180's took me like a year
one of the hardest tricks u'll learn
flag ashmore123
Posted: Sep 21, 2009 at 18:17 Quote
working on the same subject ,, would it be easyer to have a lighter bike
flag katman05
Posted: Sep 21, 2009 at 18:40 Quote
ashmore123 wrote:
working on the same subject ,, would it be easyer to have a lighter bike

maybe. but i learned on a 36 pound Scratch haha
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Posted: Sep 21, 2009 at 18:44 Quote
i found that bunny hopping them is easier then jhopping them. i learened them 3 days ago after trying for like 2 days and realized bunny hopping is ways easier. I can bunny hop like 270 but if i try tp jhop i cant even 180. Just preference though. just keep wroking
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Posted: Sep 21, 2009 at 18:45 Quote
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flag katman05
Posted: Sep 21, 2009 at 18:45 Quote
j-hopping them is much harder on a mtb. i can 450 hips and can barely j-hop 180 a mtb
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Posted: Sep 21, 2009 at 18:46 Quote
katman05 wrote:
j-hopping them is much harder on a mtb. i can 450 hips and can barely j-hop 180 a mtb
yah i agree i ride mtb as well
flag eisernes
Posted: Sep 21, 2009 at 18:49 Quote
i dont find it that hard to j-hop 180, but thats just me. lol
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