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MTB Tricks from A-Z

Mountain biking techniques and MTB tricks in alphabetical order:

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W X 1 3

B

  • Back Flip please see 'Backflip'
  • Backflip A backflip is a jump with a backward rotation of 360 degrees around the...
  • Backflip Barspin Jump combination of Backflip and Barspin. Want to learn how to Backflip Barspin...
  • Backflip Tuck No Hander A Backflip Tuck No Hander is the combination of a Backflip with a simultaneous...
  • Backflip X-up A Backflip X-up is the combination of backflip with half handlebar rotation....
  • Barspin A jump in which the handlebar is rotated once by 360 degrees is called barspin....
  • Barspin to No Foot Can Can The Barspin to No Foot Can Can is a trick combination. You need enough air time...
  • Berms A Berm is what is generally called a steep curve (an elevation on the outside...
  • Bunny Hop A Bunny Hop is a jumping technique used to jump over small obstacles while...

C

  • Climb please see 'Uphill'
  • Cross-up The Cross-up is a handlebar rotation of 90 degrees, which is performed when...

D

  • Double If you are confident with jumping over tables, you can also try jumping over a...
  • Double Tailwhip The Double Tailwhip involves swinging the frame of the bike around the head...
  • Doubles please see 'Double'

E

  • ET Jump and continue pedaling in the air - this is called ET. Why? The little...

F

  • Front Flip please see 'Frontflip'
  • Frontflip A frontflip is a jumped 360-degree forward rotation around the horizontal axis....

I

J

  • Jump please see 'Jumping'
  • Jumping This is how you learn to jump with a mountain bike. These MTB tutorials will...

K

N

  • No Foot No-footed means jumping with both feets off the pedals. It might be a good idea...
  • No Hander Both hands let go of the handlebar when jumping. The legs fix the saddle so...
  • No-footed Jump please see 'No Foot'
  • No-handed Jump please see 'No Hander'
  • Nothing Nothing means that neither hands nor feet remain on the bike during the jump....

O

S

  • Squash Jumps Jumps usually reduce your speed. By pushing jumps away you keep the maximum...
  • Step Down A Step Down (also called Step-down) is a jump ramp where the landing area is...
  • Step Down Jump please see 'Step Down'
  • Suicide No Hander To jump a Suicide No Hander both hands are taken off the handlebar and the arms...
  • Superman When jumping a Superman, the body is stretched out horizontally above the bike....
  • Superman Seat Grab The Seat Grab version of the Superman. The body is stretched out above the bike...
  • Superman Seat Grab Indian Air The Superman Seat Grab Indian Air not only looks extremely cool, you can hardly...
  • Switchback Turns please see 'Switchbacks'
  • Switchbacks Riding downhill through switchbacks requires a precise choice of line, because...

T

  • Tail Whip please see 'Tailwhip'
  • Tailwhip The tailwhip is a dirt jump trick where the frame is rotated once 360 degrees...
  • Three Sixty please see '360'
  • Tire Grab If you want to jump a Tire Grab, you release one hand from the handlebar and...
  • Truck Driver please see '360 Barspin'
  • Tuck No Hander A Tuck No Hander is a no-handed dirt jump trick. It is done by pulling the...
  • Turn Bar please see 'Cross-up'

U

  • Uphill The ride uphill is exhausting. The correct weight distribution on the bike and...

W

  • Whip With the Whip, the wheel is placed crosswise when jumping in the air. Steering...

X

1

  • 180 The 180 (also called One Eighty) is a jump with a 180 degree rotation that you...

3

  • 360 A 360 is an upright 360 degree rotation around the vertical axis. Whether left...
  • 360 Barspin The 360 Barspin (also called Truck Driver) is the combination of Three Sixty...
  • 360 Double Barspin In the 360 Double Barspin, during the jumped 360-degree rotation around the...
  • 360 X-up The 360 X-up is the combination of a 360 (Three Sixty) and simultaneous X-up...

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