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You gotta blame Kevin Jones for pretty much inventing breakless tricks. I'm an 80s rider and I still use breaks........however, I do a combination of both old and new tricks. so if you want to do that combo, ok then use breaks if you want to spin in a circle then don't use breaks.

Dude I love my dagger! Cool channel BTW !

I went old school and bought a BIG DADDY flatland frame from Hoffman Bikes. frame is modeled after Flatland Legend Kevin Jones. The guy who pretty much invented breakless tricks in the late 80s such as the hitchhiker, death truck, etc etc etc.

the ramen frame from FEC droppouts issue(10mm) you can get slotted 14mm axles..the ones that are flat on two sides...those fit just fine from what I've heard.

One thing to consider is what fork to pear with the La Bastille as it has a 75.7 Head Tube Angle so a zero offset fork will very twitch. 2nd thing is that most frames does not come with rear brake mounts if you want to use a rear brake.

what ar som good places in urope to gt a complet flatland?

There’s one on Marketplace with upgraded aftermarket parts 🤙

I really despise pre-orders, but I'm most likely just gonna end up getting the Reklamation DNE frame.

The Haro lineage range was based off of what use to be flatland/freestyle bikes. It's the reason you have something called flatland today and the geometry has been updated on the later ones. Guys still use them for flatland

Verde vectra. 19 inch top tube. 6 inch standover. Aluminum 21 pound complete. Its made for kids but honestly if your around 5'8 to 5'10 it's perfect in my opinion

I am the 1k sub yes

Interesting now I'll try to take it to the street with a double peg a fork glide

Is there an easy way for a newbie to figure out which subset of tricks would be most possible on a more all around proportioned bike? I like how you pointed out which dimensions affected which abilities, but i dont quite know enough to understand how to apply that to what i have and where to go from there.

I’m glad I found this channel, our stories are very similar. I was on the fence about getting back into it a couple of years ago but I felt too old, I’m 52 now and it was a young persons sport. But then I saw a lot of older people still doing it and found channels like this and that was it. I’m currently working on my first bike build, it’s been a blast so far, can’t wait until it’s finished, thanks.

They are pain to setup even with high-end parts, now I drilled throu brake leaver to get mor power and i hope with compressless aluminium housing from china they will be fine (had to put bearings in brake caliper and screw-in cable stop flex and are usually in strange place that bends calipers)

Straight coward in that SUV! Not man enough to say it to your face.

Is the dagger the replacement for the intrikat, same geometry?

Great video. I'm working on getting a flatland bike. I have some health issues I'm working on / through so I need to get more active. Rode BMX as a kid but never flatland and always wanted to. I understand the not taking a hit to the head I'm in the same boat for different reasons. Did it take you long to find a frame and figure out your setup?

Wow you are an awesome Dad!!

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I love your videos. Please keep sharing more content... Regarding the frame, do you feel at some point the necessity to have more space between the down tube and the front wheel? I see that nowadays a lot of flatland frames looks like a traditional bmx design, but there are some other flat frames that have different designs and apparently they have more space for front wheel tricks. Thanks a lot and regards from Brazil. Obrigado!!

Practice x1000. Seven times

Were you ever on global flat?

I took the brakes off my Flatland bike back in 2008. The idea of riding brakeless use to scare me. Now I think I have a better chance of being injured if I try any tricks that do involve the brakes.

Personally I found it easier to learn brakeless as I would often grab the brake at the wrong point and throw myself off the bike, usually over the bars 😂😂😂😂

yo man still alive? i love your stuff

Me in the age of 10 😂

How do you think about haro leucadia dlx 18.5 top tube? Thanks

Diatech Flexie, makes that tight turn easily and wont put unwanted pressure/leverage on the brake arm. Still keeps the brake feeling firm and has a threaded barrel adjuster. i think its better than the v brake noodle end. cuz the hard noodle still relies on the flex of the brake cable housing. If you're good at setting up your brakes you can make either work but i found the flexie easier to set up.

What size bike and brand would you recommend for a 6ft guy wanting to do old school tricks?

This is a great how to video. The method u have here is easy to follow, and makes me feel like I could actually pull it off with some practice. Thanks!

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After renovating an old Justice I had from well over 10 years lately I decided to pick up a new frame, surprisingly as you say the discounts at the minute I saw the trust for such a good price and took the dive. Exciting to see it would double well with trying this for the first time as well as being a fun commuter, hopefully my skateboarding experience has prepped me for the inevitable shinners haha

Hey cut that cable shorter and use strong electric tape to fix it to the fork. That is what we did with these wires and it worked fine! Then black tape you can cover with black leather stripes from a race bike's steering wheel.

I rode for many years . Everything i could do was elementary. I had the rideout down but the halflash evaded me relentlessly . Much respect to anyone who can nail a halflash . I thought a tailwhip was hard although i managed to master it . The halflash was infinitely more difficult . Excellent tutorial ❤❤❤

Nice set up. You could drill a hole for the cable to come through instead of coming directly out the bottom. That may help. That’s what I did with my turbo fork. I can send picture.

Why do bmx people misuse “stand over” ? You are talking about seat tube length. Stand over is ground to TT assembled. You have to add wheels/tires to get stand over.

Try to have the griptape seams end on the bottom of the peg. Your foot will cause the seams to peel back. I heat mine up with a lighter and squeeze out any micro air pockets. Also, new grip tape can be a little too grippy for some subtle movements, so sand the coarseness down abit, and for foot pivots, i keep a inch of peg on the ends with no griptape-makes foot switchups easier to pivot on.

That’s 100% a tailwhip. Nicely done though! 😃👍

Thoughts on the Colony BYO Frame Flatland Bike Build Kit with a We The People Utopia 19" TT Frame. Had at Skyway Street Beat back in 1985, and now turning 53 and looking at get back into having some fun, lol.

Another tip that helped me lock in was dropping your wrists so that your knuckles are pointing upwards. It give you a stronger grip and allows you to steer. Also learning how to isolate parts of your body for balance and other parts loose for counter balance. The push forward has to be enough to get the backend up but has to be done in a subtle motion so it doesn’t interfere with your balance. I’m not trying to take away from the tutorial, I just wanted to add a little more depth to the technique. It took me 8 months to finally get hang five. I was a freestyler prior to learning hang five and I didn’t consider myself as being a flat lander until I got hang five. And just as he said in the tutorial it opens doors to other possibilities. Ten minutes after I got it I was I was able to do it one handed and carve into a tight circle. Now I can do hang five to several different tricks. I posted some videos on my CZcams channel years ago. My riding became more refined after I moved my riding spot indoors. I think I posted some videos of when I had just put in the wood floor. The rest are on my Facebook page. For those who care to watch start by watching the CZcams videos first than check out the ones on my Facebook. You’ll see how my riding and style evolved. Good luck you guys! Thank you @Flatland Journey for doing what you do 🙏🏽

I've always been riding chase gouin tires, 1.75's. Never a problem with rubbing Frames, brakes and forks.

Tire almost rubbing the cable, depending on your forks axle slots, some forks axle(3/8) slots have room for a thin steel sleeve for the axle to sit in the forks and raise the cable from the tire, by a little tho. If this isn't enough, I'd just Dremel tool a vertical slot without compromising the forks integrity.

I ordered my wife a set of KHE cranks in oil slick. Everything was fine except the right crank arm pedal boss threads were messed up. Got Salt cranks in oil slick to replace them, but other than that, u guess they're fine. All chromo

Snafu front cable and make the loop tight and run cable into brake arm without the adjuster chuck.

Yo, glad you got the springs right way round on the brakes, same thing happened to me, thats how I knew yours needed to be turned right way round. Have you tried to use a Vee-brake noodle to keep the brake cable more out of the way of the tire? I hadn't tried it before but it maybe could work and I think they are cheap enough.

I know a lot about those new KHE parts

Nice bike 🤘

Thanks that is really helpful!

also using the zephyr tires..love 'em.about the brake housing getting rubbed..mine got worn off...you can drill a hole in the forks and run a bolt through it, like the old side pull brakes...but what it does is pushes the cable to one side...that works for me...I did have the same issue..other than what you're already doing with 2 zip ties...I use my two zip ties right next to each other(zero spacing) to really focus their strength where the cable wants to rub.