Basic Dirt Jumping Tricks

!WARNING! BEFORE TRYING ANY OF THE TRICKS BELOW IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU ARE VERY COMFORTABLE WITH JUMPING

ONE HANDER
The one hander is the most basic and easiest trick. Before learning a one hander it is important that you have control over your bike in the air. Next thing to do is find a small jump. Go off of the jump and practice loosening your grip with your hand then start to take your fingers off then work your way up to your whole hand. Once you feel comfortable taking your hand off go off of a bigger jump and try it. Once you can do a one hander try grabbing part of your bike like the seat or frame. You should be able to learn one handers in about 2 hours.

X-UP
X-ups are when you turn your handle bars 180 degrees and your arms cross. There are 2 ways to do an X-up the bow legged way (looks like crap) or the strait legged way. You will probably learn the bow legged way first. X-ups are easiest to learn off of a big jump with a lot of air time. Go off of the jump and get your arms loose and turn the bars as fast as you can.

ONE FOOTER
One footers are really easy to learn. It is easiest to learn them off of a small jump. Just go off of the jump and take your foot off. You can land and not crash quite easily so don't be afraid to take it off. Trying one footers off of bigger jumps is a little harder. First make sure you can jump the jump good and have control, if you are stiff in the air don't try it. First thing to try is go off of the jump and just take the pressure off of your foot, this should turn the crank, if you are comfortable with this try extending your foot out and it should feel similar. Once you got the hang of it try doing different foot variations.

CAN CAN
Can Can's are pretty easy once you are good at doing one footers. The bigger the jump the easier it is to learn a can can. Go off of the jump and take your foot off and kick it over the top tube of your frame so both of your feet are on the same side of the bike. Once you get your foot over the tube kick it downward to extend the can can. The lower profile your top tube is the easier can cans will be.

NAC NAC
Nac Nac's are a motocross style trick. Nac Nac's are when you swing one foot around your back tire and over to the opposite side of the bike so both feet should be on the same side of the bike. If you are good at doing one footers nac nac's shouldn't be too hard.

CANDY BAR
A candy bar is where you take one of your feet and put it over the middle of your handle bars. The lower the middle piece of your handlebars the easier candy bars will be.

NO FOOTER
NO Footers are very easy once you get used to them. They can be learned in no time if you try them onto the deck of a jump first. It may feel weird at first and your feet might not want to come off. If you are wearing shin guards just get yourself to kick them off and if you mess up you shouldn't get hurt what so ever. Practice them onto the deck for a while and once you get used to it work your way up to clearing the jump doing them. When you go off of the jump do not pull up cause if you do it will make it harder to get into the position to do a no footer. Before you do one you want your knees to be bent.

TABLE TOP
A tabletop is when you turn your handlebars 90 degrees and lay the bike horizontal. It is easiest to learn tabletops on a jump that gives you a lot of air time. Go off of the jump and kind of get scrunched up on the bike with your knees as bent as you can get them. Next lean to one side and turn your handle bars 90 degrees. If you lean the bike to the left your right hand on the handlebars should be closest to your body.

TOBOGGAN
Toboggans are one of the funnest tricks to do. Toboggans are where you grab you seat with one hand and turn your handlebars 90 degrees with the other and lean back. Toboggans are quite simple to learn if you can do a one handed seat grab. It is easiest to learn toboggans off of a jump with some good air time. The easiest way to learn toboggans is to just go and do one. The only thing you should have trouble with at first is turning your bars, don't worry about leaning back and stretching it when you are first learning them. With practice you should get them in no time.

VISOR GRIND
Visor grinds are a racer style trick that is pretty easy. A visor grind is when you get your bike vertical in the air with your head coming close to touching your front tire. When doing a visor grind do not pull up hardcore off of the jump this could result in backflip. Wait till you are in the air then pull up and lean back pushing the back end of your bike away from you and pulling the handle bars towards your neck. Make sure you do not land in this position. It is pretty easy to get back into the normal position so don't be afraid. You can also make the trick neater by taking a foot off then doing it.

LOOKDOWN
Lookdowns are one of the oldest tricks in the book. A lookdown is when your bike is kicked out to one side and your handlebars are turned 180 degrees with you still facing forward. To do a lookdown you want to be used to kicking your bike out to one side. Once you have no problem kicking your bike out to one side try to turn your handle bars. If you kick your bike out to the left you should turn your bars so left hand is closest to your body do the opposite if you kick your bike out to the right.

DISCO
Discos are a one footer one hander where you take off your hand and the foot on the opposite side. Discos are easy if you can do a one footer and a one hander. First try a Disco onto the deck of a jump do it small at first then start to extend your limbs out further. Once you are used to it try to clear the jump and do it. You should take your foot off before you take your hand off or at the same time but never take your hand off first.

ONE FOOTED X-UP
One footed x-ups are as easy as normal x-ups once you get used to them. Before trying a one footed x-up make sure you are comfortable with normal x-ups and one footers. The easiest way to learn a one footed x-up is to just do one. Go off of a jump you can do x-ups on then for your first try just slightly take your foot off and quickly turn your bars. When doing this make sure you are not too far forward on the bike. It also helps to practice them on the ground.