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Team Specialized T.J.Lavin,Brandon Meadows,Allan CookeJeremy Fanberg
BMX & FREESTYLE DEFINITIONS
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| Backflip
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Yes, the name speaks for itself. A good recommendation would be to practice these jumping into the water.
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| Backyard
| One foot on a back peg, the other scuffing the back tire, facing backward balancing on the back tire. One hand is on the bars (probably fethering the brake) the other out for balance. Feet are uncrossed and you are not spinning but going strait.
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| Can-Can
| When one, given that they are in the air, is holding the handlebars with both hands, extends one foot over either one side or the other of the top tube.
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| Can Can-No Footed
| When one, given that they are in the air, is holding the handlebars with both hands, extends both feet over either one side or the other of the top tube in a stylish fashion. Don't forget to put your feet back on!!
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| Candybar
| While in the air, lifting one leg onto the handlebars with both hands still on the bars.
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| Cherokee
| A cherokee is essentially a tweaked tabletop where the bike gets really inverted. Your bottom foot ends up on the top side of the bike with the rest of your body.
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| Chopper
| Move your right foot to the left-rear platform, then your left foot to the front-left peg. Then kick out with your right leg, and let the bike swing around counter-clockwise. Put your right foot on the right-front peg so you're able to lift your left leg up and avoid getting it crushed between the frame and the peg.
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| Decade
| A decade is when you apply the front brakes with your left foot on the left rear peg and your right foot on the top tube near the seat post. You do a small endo for momentum and when the back wheel hits the ground you lock the back brake and jump over the head tube clockwise to the other side of your bike and land with your left foot on the top tube.
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| Dumptruck-Switch Footed on the Pedals
| The bike is in a vertical position with the front wheel in the air and the bars are turned 180. The rider is on the "wheel" side of the bike, facing away from the bike with their right foot on the left pedal and their left foot on the tire. The rider's right hand is holding on to one of the front pegs and the left arm is outstretched for balance. The rider is scuffing the tire in the direction he is facing. Can be done in straight lines or in circles. This is one of the more difficult flat-land tricks.
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| Flatland
| I dunno, stuff on FLAT LAND??
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| Funky Chicken
| Spinning on the front wheel (balancing on front only) scuffing with one foot on the tire and the other on a front peg. There are variations; you may be facing backward with the bars backward, your right hand holding the seat, the left on the front brake (fethering), your left foot behind the bars on the left peg, and right foot over the bars scuffing.
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| G-Turn
| The opposite of a wheelie... just rolling in a forward direction on your front wheel balancing (trying not to flip over yer bars).
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| Grind
| It's like a skate-board grind while on your bike using pegs. You can do it on edges of ramps, benches, hand-rails and so on.
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| Icepick
| Grinding with one peg.
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| Indian Air
| An indian air is a no footed can can where you twist your hips and your left foot is on the right side and vice versa, pivoting about the axis of the seatpost. Your back is almost facing the bars.
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| Karl Krusier-Regular, Karl Kruiser-Forward
| I believe these two are the same?! A karl kruiser would be like the steamroller but with the frame by your side, on the same side of the bars as you are. This is an awfully hard one.
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| Lardyard
| One foot on the back peg (facing backwards) the other foot scuffing the back tire, your hand holding the bars (probably fethering the back brake) other hand out for balance. You are ballancing on the back wheel and spinning in tight circles. Hard trick for beginers but fundimental for the advanced.
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| Locomotive
| A locomotive is like a backyard only going no hands sitting on the bars (bars at 90 degrees).
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| Manuel
| Basically, maneuvering a wheelie without pedaling, just coasting on your rear wheel. (maybe I'm wrong on this one)
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| Megaspin
| Standing with one foot on your back peg, going backwards on the back wheel by scratching the wheel with the other foot, I think it's called megaspin because you are supposed to pull it in tight circles with great speed. It's a really cool one (especially when you pull a decade or something from it)
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| Rollaid
| The rollaid involves kicking a wheelie, locking the rear wheel, and then jumping clockwise or counterclockwise around the head-tube in the air, while holding onto the bars. Landing is the hard part.
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| Steamroller
| Rolling forwards on the front wheel with one foot on the front peg, one hand on the bars, the other hand grabbing the seat and with the frame on the other side of the bars (in front of you). This is one of the easier tricks.
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| Superman
| Like a no-footer -- letting your feet dangle, but hanging on to just the handlebars or seatpost.
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| Table Top
| While in the air, tilt the bike 90 degrees so that the bike is on it side (the axles are perpendicular to the ground).
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| Tailwhip-360, 520
| Same as kick-outs (I think).
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| Tailwhip w/barspin
| When you bunny hop while doing a tailwhip (kick-out) and spin your bars.
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| Truck Driver
| A 360 with a barspin, in the air of course :)
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| Wheelie
| Most people know this one. It's when you ride on your rear wheel (either standing up or sitting down) and keep your front wheel up in the air. To turn, lean slightly in the direction you want to go.
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| Whiplash
| Like the Chopper, except done while rolling.
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| X-Up
| An X-up is when you're in the air and turn your handlebars a full 180 degrees. |
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Interview: Norco's Luke Madill from BMXUltra.com
Luke Madill (Norco) has been a dominant force in Australia for many years now and in 2001 he made a big mark on the international professional BMX racing scene. With his own signature frame and a top 8 finish in the senior elite class at the 2001 UCI world championships Luke still has a lot of years ahead of him. Read on to find out more about Australia's own Luke Madill.
About racing...in the beginning...
 BMXUltra: I have been racing in Australia since 1981 and for most of those years I remember the name Luke Madill. How long have you been in the sport?
Luke: 18 years I started when I was 3.
BMXUltra: How did you get involved?
Luke: My brothers use to race and I guess I copied them.
BMXUltra: What was your first bike?
Luke: It was a 12" Mongoose. Shane Robinson got it for me, if anyone remembers him.
BMXUltra: He was factory Mongoose in the early to mid 80's right?
Luke: Yeah, but I can't remember him racing, only on a video I have from 84 when I was 4, and other pros are on there like Darren (Hawkins), he's 12. It's funny to watch. Shane lived a couple of houses up from me and used to have a track in his backyard. A lot of people use to turn up and race. The track was pretty good.
BMXUltra: How old were you when you first made an Australian championship final? How old were you when you won your first Australian Championship?
Luke: I went to my first Aussies when I was 5 and got 3rd, then won my first Australian Title in 88 at Alice Springs when I was 7.
About racing...more recently...
 BMXUltra: Let's go back to 1998, you made 2 mains at the worlds as a Jnr Elite...how did you finish up?
Luke: I got 2nd on cruiser and 3rd on 20". I was happy...I would have loved to have won...especially being in Australia, but I was still happy.
BMXUltra: What was it like to do so well in front of a home crowd?
Luke: It was great. They really got you psyched up to race. When my name was called out I remember the crowd banging on the signs and you could hardly hear yourself think as you went around the track from all the noise.
BMXUltra: What about 1999 at the national championships, you were the youngest Aussie pro champion ever. How did it feel to win and beat the likes of Grant White, Darren Hawkins, and the rest of Australia's best?
Luke: That was an excellent year. I won a lot of races but it all started at the Aussies. The track suited me a lot, being tight and short. My starts were good and that helped me all weekend. I knew it was going to come down to either Grant, Darren or Myself. I knew I just had to keep getting good starts and should be able to hold them off. That's what I did and ended up getting the win. I tried not to worry about being that much younger, but it felt better when I won.
 BMXUltra: What about the nationals in 2001 you were the favourite in many peoples eyes, dominating all weekend...what happened in the main event?
Luke: I felt like I was going good that weekend not dropping a moto. In the main Kamikazi and I were side by side and well he didn't stay to straight and we hit coming out of the gate and I clipped out. In the end I picked up 4th, but that's the Aussies, anything can happen. I just forget about it, it's only one race.
BMXUltra: Are you and Kamakazi friends?
Luke: I think we are. There is a lot of people who probably think it's always Luke Madill Vs Kamakazi and we are enemies but we get along OK and have some close races.
BMXUltra: The attendances at Australian BMX races are nothing on what they could be. Does this worry you?
Luke: It does, when you go to a big race and there is only 150 riders and only 9 AA pros. It gets you worried weather it's dropping off, but hopefully they can fix it and build the sport back up.
BMXUltra: Is there anything that you think you can do about it?
Luke: I think if the BMXA listened to a few of the pros ideas they would realise that we are trying to help the sport and not just the AA riders. A lot of us have been in the sport longer than any of them and have seen over the years the things going wrong. I think the biggest thing we need is a series for the Nationals not just one race...and the sport isn't advertised enough. People think BMX is either dirt jumping or Vert, and they get way more coverage than us.
The 2000 USA tour and the Norco signature frame...
 BMXUltra: You had quite a successful tour of the USA during their summer, why did you choose to come back to Aus and not continue on with the rest of the racing season?
Luke: I love my house, so that was about as long as I could last. I wanted to see how it was over there and then make my decision what to do next year.
BMXUltra: Were you happy with your results at the 2001 world championships at KY in America?
Luke: I was glad to make the final but not to happy when I crashed, It would of been good to see if I could of come in the top 3.
BMXUltra: Who are your sponsors?
Luke: Norco, AXO, 661, Marzocchi, Spy, Sun Ringle, Profile, Knucklebone, S$M, Drive Technologies, Atomic, Kore, Elite Cycle Imports, Champion Cycles, Blackman Bicycles. I hope I didn't miss anyone.
 BMXUltra: Tell us about your signature frame, it's the first signature frame marketed for an Australian audience right?
Luke: Yeah that's been excellent to be able to have my own frame. The geometry of the bike makes it feel real stable to ride and perfect for racing, the parts that come on the bike are so good for the price. I love it and hopefully the people who buy it will to. I cant thank Julian Millis and Norco enough for what Norco have done for me.
BMXUltra: We hear that there have been international orders for your frame, what do you think about that?
Luke: It's great that the bike will be seen in other country's. Hopefully they will become as popular as they are getting in Australia. Norco makes a range of sizes now and they are taking over Australian BMX.
Some general stuff...
 BMXUltra: What do you do for a living?
Luke: I just finished my apprenticeship as an auto electrician. Its a family business and I can get time off to race so that helps me a lot.
BMXUltra: What music do you listen too?
Luke: My Favourite band is Blink 182, but I listen to anything I also like R&B.
BMXUltra: What do you think of Neil Young?
Luke: Who?
BMXUltra: What did you think when you found out that Western Australian band Jebadiah used a slightly modified picture of you for the front cover of an album?
Luke: When I saw it I thought it was cool. I went to HMV and they gave me some posters of it but I dont really like there music that much.
BMXUltra: Do you remember what race the photo was taken from?
Luke: I'm pretty sure it was from the semi final at he Nerang Australian titles.
BMXUltra: What are your favourite websites?
Luke: For BMX I mainly just look at bmxmania.com or bmxultra.com for other Australian news. I don't get on the computer that much.
 BMXUltra: Tell us about the BMX track you have in your backyard.
Luke: At the moment it's not much, but I've started on a new track with a 4 man gate. I also started building a foam-pit but I'm still short on foam.
BMXUltra: What do you do for training?
Luke: Not enough.I try to ride my bike as much as possible. I go to the gym and do sprints but that's not much fun and I don't go as much as I should.
BMXUltra: What other sports to you play? Or enjoy watching?
Luke: I had a motorbike but sold it before I went to USA, so I need to get another one. I've just learnt how to wakeboard and I'm on my mountain bike a lot.
BMXUltra: What are your plans for the future?
Luke: Try to race as much as I can, hopefully do some mountain bike races and get my coaching clinics bigger...and hopefully I can do some clinics in other states. Try and get Norco bigger and more popular than ever before.
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