Question About Crankflips

SkierAlex said:

Sorry I've made "another cranklfip thread" but I'm having some problems
with crankflips.

I've just started getting into street and now I've learnt to 180
uni-spin I figured crankflips were the next obvious trick to learn.

I've watched Shaun J's tutorial and I'm practising zero plants ATM. The
main problem I have is I suck at kicking the cranks round. I've
practised an hour or so. What exactly should you do to kick the cranks
round?

I put pressure on the front foot, then jump while trying to kick down
while also jumping up. What usually happens is either I don't jump high
enough and sometimes the foot I'm kicking with stays on the pedal. The
other thing that happens is I kick the cranks (still not very fast) but
the uni usually goes out infront of me and I can't jump high. O and the
third thing that happens is I jump high but the cranks spin really
slowly. I haven't yet landed a zero plant because by the time I jump
off, plant my foot on the ground then try to jump back on the cranks
haven't spun enough.

Anyway I'm mostly having trouble with the kick, exactly how should it
be done?

Has anyone got any tips for me?

Thanks very much

accually, kevin mcmullin told me a few tricks...you should be putting
pressure on the front pedal before you even leave the ground...and as
soon as u jump raise your back foot just a second before you lift
off...then SNAP back

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UniDudeDX said:

accually, kevin mcmullin told me a few tricks...you should be putting
pressure on the front pedal before you even leave the ground...and as
soon as u jump raise your back foot just a second before you lift
off...then SNAP back

I'm already putting presuure on the front foot. What's the snap back
bit mean? Bring your feet back in to land it?

K, so I should raise my back foot a tiny bit before I jump?

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ya...and snapping means bringin your feet back to the frame...

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So, I've got the zero plant, but I can't seem to flip the wheel fast
enough while still keeping it under me (like you would if you were just
crankflipping w/ no plant)

UniDudeDX said:

you should be putting pressure on the front pedal before you even leave
the ground...and as soon as u jump raise your back foot just a second
before you lift off...then SNAP back

I keep pressure on the front foot, and it gives enough spin for the
plant, but I haven't tried taking my back foot off really early as you
suggest. I'll try it tomorrow and see how it goes

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cool. try it.

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I can tell you how I learned to crankflip. At first, I just kinda did
rolling no footers, letting the wheel spin as much as it felt like
spinning. I spent about a month (I think it was a month) riding around
doing half-flips. The absolute most important thing about any trick
that involves leaving the Uni is actually committing and landing back
on. Just don't even worry about the kick, let the cranks spin freely
and just try to keep the uni under you and land back on at all costs.
You will eventually get the feel for a good kick. The first full flip i
landed was down a two stair...

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peleschramm said:

I can tell you how I learned to crankflip. At first, I just kinda did
rolling no footers, letting the wheel spin as much as it felt like
spinning. I spent about a month (I think it was a month) riding around
doing half-flips. The absolute most important thing about any trick
that involves leaving the Uni is actually committing and landing back
on. Just don't even worry about the kick, let the cranks spin freely
and just try to keep the uni under you and land back on at all costs.
You will eventually get the feel for a good kick. The first full flip i
landed was down a two stair...

But a half flip must be hard? Your feet land on opposite sides to what
they left. I'd probably find it a bit hard to land back on the pedals
doing a rolling no footer.

So did the kick just come naturally or did you have to really focus on
kicking the cranks round when you were learning?

I just don't have the snapping effect of it happening, either I jump
high, and the cranks don't spin, or I never get my kicking foot of the
pedal or a jump low and quick them round with a bit of speed.

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SkierAlex said:

But a half flip must be hard? Your feet land on opposite sides to what
they left. I'd probably find it a bit hard to land back on the pedals
doing a rolling no footer.

So did the kick just come naturally or did you have to really focus on
kicking the cranks round when you were learning?

I just don't have the snapping effect of it happening, either I jump
high, and the cranks don't spin, or I never get my kicking foot of the
pedal or a jump low and quick them round with a bit of speed.

really not as bad if you go for the cranks...its more of a slow thing
but it is easier...

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SkierAlex said:

But a half flip must be hard? Your feet land on opposite sides to what
they left. I'd probably find it a bit hard to land back on the pedals
doing a rolling no footer.

So did the kick just come naturally or did you have to really focus on
kicking the cranks round when you were learning?

I just don't have the snapping effect of it happening, either I jump
high, and the cranks don't spin, or I never get my kicking foot of the
pedal or a jump low and quick them round with a bit of speed.

Lol one, you said earlier you only tried for an hour before posting,
lol practice bro, took me so SO long to learn flips. I used to do those
rolling no footers to do a regular full flip. But the only thing i can
say about the kick itself, is to kick outwards, think of it kinda like
a kickflip on a skateboard. SO kick down and outwards, and try putting
hte tip of your foot on hte flipping pedal a lil more...

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Spencer Hochberg said:

If the sun came out at night id be nocturnal....

I've learnt crankflips through footplant crankflips. I've never got
zero-plants down. I've been doing crankflips for a while now and I
still cant' do a zero-plant.

So, my method: do footplant crankflips on a bench or something, then do
the proper crankflip. And it's all about commiting yourself to land,
like Peles said.

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I've just started getting into street and now I've learnt to 180
uni-spin I figured crankflips were the next obvious trick to learn.

wouldnt that a 360 unispin be the most obvious next to learn?

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Uni Tricks said:

I've just started getting into street and now I've learnt to 180
uni-spin I figured crankflips were the next obvious trick to learn.

wouldnt that a 360 unispin be the most obvious next to learn?

Yeah well my main goals ATM are 360 uni-spins, crankflips, wheel walk,
one foot wheel walk and gliding. I also need to work on hopping.

But yeah I just went out and practised a bit more. Pushing outwards and
down really helps. I don't skate BTW :P. I think I pretty much have the
kick sussed after that extra practise but I'm gonna skip zero plants
coz I really need to learn to jump higher. I usually either do a high
jump and a slow spin or a fast spin and a low jump.

I made a bit of a ledge outside so I guess it's all practise now. BTW
the ledge is a bit above pedal height, maybe 30-35cm. I guess I just
need to practise now.

Thanks for the advice unicaw and Ivan

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Coolio m8, any questions you want on the other tricks feel free to PM,
that way no one will get mad for threads lmao. GOod luck mang

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Spencer Hochberg said:

If the sun came out at night id be nocturnal....

Unicaw89 said:

Coolio m8, any questions you want on the other tricks feel free to PM,
that way no one will get mad for threads lmao. GOod luck mang

I'll keep that in mind 🙂

Well I'm off to practise some more.

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I can get almost 2 rotations of the cranks.. The only problem is that
when I kick with the ball of my foot, I tend to jump forward, leaving
the unicycle behind my legs, and I cant return my feet to the pedals..

I can crankflip by pushing the cranks with my heel, but this interferes
with doing them up curbs, as my foot hits the curb as I try to flip the
cranks.

It is really hard for me to learn with the ball of my foot.

I cant stay over the unicycle, and when I do, then the cranks don't
flip at all.

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Well, I tried lifting my back foot really early and putting alot of
weight on the front pedal. It does help flip the cranks, but after
trying a zero plant utilizing this method, I hurt my foot. Damn.

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poofengle said:

Well, I tried lifting my back foot really early and putting alot of
weight on the front pedal. It does help flip the cranks, but after
trying a zero plant utilizing this method, I hurt my foot. Damn.

hurt YOUR foot???

and yea i used to have the sme problem with the uni going behind me...
but you will ovewr come it...

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UnidudeDX - Are you still landing those crankflips?

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so Isaac had a "hazmat" moment

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some of the time...but i cant ride right now sooo....yea...ill probly
get better em when i get my foot all healed up.
but i can land about 1 or 2 in 10

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