[HowTo] Fire Hydrant [F]

[Backsidewalkaround]

Article from BMX-Zone.com, http://www.bmx-zone.com/en-article-id-150.html
Translated from german to englisch, Author: Wynex

Trick Description:

The Fire Hydrant is a combination of Fork Glide and Tailwhip.

This trick is often the first one when trying to learn combinations or more difficult tricks, for example Spastic Frontyard (very difficult) or Decade (very cool!).

HOWTO:

Start rolling at medium speed while having your left foot on the right front peg and the right foot on the left back peg.

Now continue with a slight left turn, followed by turning your handlebar to the right side quickly. This step is needed to get some spinning speed.

The bike should be leaned to the right side (that's the most difficult part at the beginning) and then you push your right foot off from the back peg.






After a fast 180 to 220 degrees turn on your front-wheel (spinning the handlebars with you), keep rolling clockwise with the left foot on the left front peg (as before).



At

this point lean slightly backwards so that the rear wheel comes off the ground and starts spinning with you in the same direction.


Keep rolling the circle .... The smaller the circle the fast the back wheel will start to come around you. You must be ready to grab your brakes then.




When the back wheel and you handlebar build a line (or even later), grab the front brake, catch the turning frame with your right foot and bring your weight back to the right side of your bike.








The back wheel touches the ground you can put your feet back on the pedals and ride on.




Fire Hydrant videos:

Fire Hydrant, 750Kb (divx)

Fire Hydrant to Decade, 757 Kb (divx)



Don't forget to wear your helmet when learning this trick!

[stouf]

Cool flatland move! is this for beginners ?
Lol im not a flatlander

[DannyLee]

That was most helpful - will try it again at the next opportunity

[sYsTeM]

i would bust ass trying that, I hate flatland tricks.

[FOL]

not a beginners trick, intermediate I would say.

Nice howto!

[BMX RideR 04]

Ok I got part of it. I can spin my self so im backwards completely but then I loose balance immediately. Any help?

[Backsidewalkaround]

Hi BMX RideR 04,

try leaning more to the side you start turning in. If you don´t do that, you will always fall. If you do it as it is shown on the pictures or in the video, you need to lean to the right when you start turning your handlebars. If you do that enough, then you will start rolling in a circle instead off falling the other way.

Greets, B.

[mtn]

i would bust ass trying that

you're not alone

[H4RDLander]

mhmm... sir? :oops:

i can do that tricks in opposite way.....
is it ok?..


why does the left r the proper way?.... im too damn... :wall:

[kanibalas2]

im doing it in the oposite side and i keep my leg on the pedal its just easer for me than on the back peg but i still cant keep the balance and fall...any help?