180 and fakie roll back HELP!

ok so when i 180 i get the full rotation but i dont roll to fakie...i go the same way i came..i think thats because im going too slow..but i have 180s good on banks..but on flat they are very unorganized and really sloppy...anywayy i was practicing fakie roll backs on my quarter pipe and i cant seem to get them good. I want to turn to the left how would i do that.....i want them to look like this... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzAQ7WmxXmk go to 1:13-1:16....but if thats too advanced show me a vid which is an easier way to go back to regular....
thanks

I think i made a how to on this but if its not detailed enough when you are turning out turn your bars the opposite way kind of like you would do to reverse in a car then lean in to it and try to crank and pull the bike around. If you cant get into the fakie it is because you are most likely going in a big u shape instead of a straight line.

ohh now i think of it i do make a big "u" shape..

when you go back the same way you came its called an indian giver......just turn your wheel the other way

Uh, so your pretty much landing the 180 and then fakie out of control? Well if that's so, you need to learn how to balance the fakie. To do this, simply just practice on your driveway, or another steep bank like place. You could also curb endo, and just roll back.

Oh, Chris, a indian giver is when you turn out the opposite way that you 180ed. Like spin left, turn out right.


Overall just pratice,pratice, and practice.

i figured out a tiny solution to my 180 problem....its the weight of my bike..i dont wanna sound like a bitch a blame it on my bike but it weighs 33 pounds and normal bmx bikes are much less then that...

Yeah thats part of the problem but what can help is by cutting the wieght down with some mods. Your seatpost usually has a bunch of extra tubing that you can cut off about 4 or 5 inches. If you want you can take the breakes off if you have them especially gyros they tend to be heavy and they are not as good as a straight cable. Take off your valvecaps lol. Or cut the flanges off the grip. You can also saw down your axles to the bolt because thats all they really need not an extra inch of metal. The weight sort of has a little to do with tricks but if you dont have the right movements in the trick it doesnt really matter.

So that being said my suggestion to you is to do some mods like cutting the seatpost or the ends of the bars if they are a lilltle too big. Take off pegs if you want or breaks. Also do some pushups or go to the gym or something you may need a little more muscle. Good luck on your 180s. We dont judge weight around here unless you take all the paint off your frame to save weight.

NigelThornberry wrote:

Uh, so your pretty much landing the 180 and then fakie out of control? Well if that's so, you need to learn how to balance the fakie. To do this, simply just practice on your driveway, or another steep bank like place. You could also curb endo, and just roll back.

Oh, Chris, a indian giver is when you turn out the opposite way that you 180ed. Like spin left, turn out right.


Overall just pratice,pratice, and practice.

an indian giver is when you fakie back the same way you 180

180 left turn out right is a indian giver

NigelThornberry wrote:

180 left turn out right is a indian giver

indian is rolling out the same way you spun



at 31 sec thats an indian giver

ChrisxBMXxNY wrote:

i figured out a tiny solution to my 180 problem....its the weight of my bike..i dont wanna sound like a bitch a blame it on my bike but it weighs 33 pounds and normal bmx bikes are much less then that...

trust me its not the weight of ur bike i learned 180s and 360s on a 42 pound bike you just gotta keep workin on them

Yea thats a indian. But he spins left pivs out right.

NigelThornberry wrote:

Yea thats a indian. But he spins left pivs out right.

thats what iv been sayin lol i think lol

just learn to turn both ways
you'll get used to it
lean back on fakies
turn the wheel
lean and then pull your brakes
or thats how i used to do it before my brakes broke
haha