unicycle_x said:*I was wondering if it is possible to do a back flip of a quarter
pipe? Furthermore i was wondering how many people ride and do tricks
on a quarter/half pipe. I recently got into this type of riding and
was wondering if anyone come suggest some tricks....because otherwise
it is pretty boring. *
I've launched up about a 6-ft. quarter-pipe on my Coker and landed on
the ledge after getting a bit of air... I couldn't imagine being able to
do a backflip for various reasons... but the inability to coast (and
remain stable)... is probably the biggest factor.
I really enjoy riding skateparks because I can ride to the top of 8 - 12
ft. straight ramps and do a 180 spin and ride back down... it's a pretty
cool sensation and can be done pretty easily on a Coker.
For me it's more about just being able to ride various challenging lines
at skateparks (which is what Rolling Trials is all about... so you can
search that topic for other threads and see photos of skatepark lines,
if you're interested). One cool line (there's a photo of it in one of
the "ESPN skatepark..." threads) is to ride up a spine ramp and get air,
do a 90 degree turn in the air and land on the spine, ride along the
spine, and then drop off the other side. An even more difficult (but
doable) trick would be doing an aerial 360 over the spine. There are
tons more tricks you could do at a skatepark, as well. You may want to
check out the video Frank's (Hell on Wheel) girlfriend Wendy shot at the
ESPN skatepark of Frank and some of the guys from SWAT and UnicyclePA
(http://gallery.unicyclist.com/ESPN-Skate-Park). There are plenty of
tricks you can do.... I'll try to add some others when I have more
time.
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