Up to front

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Upping to front

Note: this isn't mad high, but for higher walls you simply end up going upwards for longer, and just preload and fire up more explosively. We happened to have a 6 pallet stack, and I thought I might as well just get it in the bag. It's also possible to do it from static, but it's generally done like this. For static, just go from the "preload" section onwards, but give it some more effort 'cos you won't have the speed from the run-up...

Again, I'm not amazing at this move or anything, but it'll hopefully help someone out.

I find going just about or just below backwheeling pace helps with this move. Also, 'cos I kink it left when I do it, I start a little right of where I want to end up. So yeah, rolling along, bad foot forward. Do a half pedal stroke as though you were doing a really small rolling gap so you land with your back wheel on the floor just over a bikes length from the wall (not exact, but you get the feel of it with time).

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At this point, I've crouched down and preloaded for the move, similar to a sidehop. You crouch down with your weight leaning slightly towards the wall. Again, for all of this move, keep your head looking and focussed on where you want to land. The more you do it, the more accurate you'll be, and it'll just make you do it better in general.

Anyway, you've now preloaded, so you now need to give a bit of a kick on the pedals. This doesn't need to be super severe because you've built up some speed from the roll-in. However, you also need to begin to commit to the front. This is the make or break part of the move.

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As your bike starts to lift up as you kick on the pedals and lift it up with your arms and legs, move your weight over the front, to where you want your front wheel to land. It helps to bend your arms to bring the bars up towards you, and so you can place it on the wall more accurately. FOCUS on where you want to land. Really commit to the move. It's pretty much the only way to get it done - if you don't, you'll either have your weight too far back and your tyre or brake will slide, and if they don't you still won't make it up, or you'll plough into the wall. Neither's cool.

Apply the front brake.

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As your front tyre hits the wall, you need the brake to be either fully locked, or pretty hard on. With your weight over the front tyre, you then need to release the brake, and throw your arms forwards. As you do this, suck the back tyre forwards and onto the edge using your knees and hips.

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After you've whipped the bike forwards, you'll either end up on the back wheel (if you've got your weight far enough back and thrown the bars up correctly), or just to two wheels. Either's good ;)

But yeah, the hard parts are committing to the front, and then getting that flick to back wheel. You can practice this fairly easily anywhere - just do a little gap to front, land with the front brake on with your weight over the tyre, then just lift up the front whilst modulating the brake, and bring the back wheel forwards, underneath you.

This is a pretty sketchy description, so if anyone's got anything to add I've missed, or want me to put any more about one phase, let me know.