Finally Learnt Crankflips!!

OOH! I've been meaning to nail crankflips for a while now!

I think I'll go out when the weathers nicer and get them.

And advice on learning?

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i know what u mean, i had a reluctant break from unicycling, came back,
and found i could jump heaps higher than before

Ride on!

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i'll be waiting for tips on that one too...

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How difficult are crank flips? In comparison, let's say, to uni-spins.

I've been considering trying them but can't get up the nerve, it just
seems so awkward.

I can jump and back spin the cranks 180 and front spin 360, (sort of
like pedaling normally mid air) but... How does it work with your feet
off the pedals?

Do you just jump, kick down on the pedal, and then hope for the best?

P.S. Do you normally work at a skill for 4 hours straight? I don't ride
much more then 20 minutes working on a skill before taking a break.

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I would also be interested in a break down of the crank flip if anyone
feels qualified to do so,

Jas'o

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Yeah congrats, 4 hours is a great effort!!

There seems to be 2 or more groups of people who have different ways of
learning to crankflip, some people learn to land half flips first and
then they work on kicking it harder... and then there's another group
who get the hang of the spin quite fast but spend a long time learning
to keep the uni under them so it doesn't come flying out the front.

Then there's the group who don't have any problems learning crankflips
and so for them it's just a matter of trying a few times.

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Good job!

Me, I can't even spin the cranks. I just jump, my feet come off, and
that's it.

'Course I...haven't put ANY time into learning them. I will one of
these days....

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Good job on the flips man. That's rad good to see people getting into
them.

Forward crankflip:
1. Ride at a slower pace forwards.
2. Concentrate, keep your head clear.
3. Know your footy and where you plan to kick.
4. Approach the point and lean over your uni right before you jump
off.
5. Kick the front foot down towards the ground and pop up in the air as
much as possible. Try harder for the kick down than the jump up, the
kick is more important.
6. Pull the uni out infront of you slightly while in the air (this is
hard cause it's hard to think about while doing all of that, but if
you're about to miss it saves a lot of pain, easier to bail from.)
7. Spot the cranks, YOUR FEET WILL LAND IN THE SAME SPOT AS THE LEFT IF
YOU DO IT RIGHT, don't worry about landing with them anywhere else but
normal footing. Just like a unispin, the pedals will be there since you
kicked more than jumped, just gotta get back on.
8. Land on the pedals (easy enough?). If you're worried about your
kick, remember step 6. Just pull it completely out from you and watch
the cranks, do they come around enough? If they do, try sticking it.
9. Practice practice practice. after you hit it.
10. FIND A STAIR SET!!!!
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Hey you dont mind us using that for unicycle.2ya.com do you Shaun?

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Thanks everyone for there comments! And i don't have any advice better
than shaun! And I found 360 unipins much easier than crankflips. I
think a 180 unispin and a 360 unispin are alot more similar than half
flips and full flips.

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unifreak7 said:

Good job on the flips man. That's rad good to see people getting into
them.

Forward crankflip:
1. Ride at a slower pace forwards.
2. Concentrate, keep your head clear.
3. Know your footy and where you plan to kick.
4. Approach the point and lean over your uni right before you jump
off.
5. Kick the front foot down towards the ground and pop up in the air as
much as possible. Try harder for the kick down than the jump up, the
kick is more important.
6. Pull the uni out infront of you slightly while in the air (this is
hard cause it's hard to think about while doing all of that, but if
you're about to miss it saves a lot of pain, easier to bail from.)
7. Spot the cranks, YOUR FEET WILL LAND IN THE SAME SPOT AS THE LEFT IF
YOU DO IT RIGHT, don't worry about landing with them anywhere else but
normal footing. Just like a unispin, the pedals will be there since you
kicked more than jumped, just gotta get back on.
8. Land on the pedals (easy enough?). If you're worried about your
kick, remember step 6. Just pull it completely out from you and watch
the cranks, do they come around enough? If they do, try sticking it.
9. Practice practice practice. after you hit it.
10. FIND A STAIR SET!!!!
Good luck.

Thanks for sharing your skill.

I'm glad the top riders still are here on the forum to help.

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I have typed this before so I just copied and pasted.

The way i do it is I ride slow then quickly speed up and put all my
weight on the foot that is going to do the flipping. Then when you hop
up suck your non flipping foot up high to get it out of the way to make
sure none of the pressure is lost when you hop. I put my toe of my
flipping foot on the pedal with the rest of my foot hanging off. That
way it is so much easier to flip it. So hop and suck up your foot and
push down really hard with the flipping foot. With the flipping foot
you should push down fast then really quickly pull that one back up so
both of your feet are in the air. If you don't suck back up your
flipping foot you will end up with a one footed rev. It is a good idea
to slightly lean on your flipping foot right before you take off to put
more pressure on it so it can flip faster.The rest is just learning how
hard to kick it and getting your timing down.

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congratz man! and it is weird how if you take a little break from
something you improve at it, well in most cases, lol cause like ill be
playing guitar, learning a new sweep pick, and at first i cant get it
to good, the next day ill play bass or drums, on the 2nd day pick up my
guitar and i can do the sweep pattern, =p

I need to try that with school now, if i leave for a week, i should be
tons smarter when i come back right?!?

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Well another way which isnt as good for full revs, but works just fine
for halfs, is just do a rolling no footer, sont stop when you do oyur
no footer and let the cranks keep spinning, thats how I do it, but I
cant do a full rev...

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Jerrick said:

I need to try that with school now, if i leave for a week, i should be
tons smarter when i come back right?!?

yeah that makes sence.... good idea

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lol, ill just save it for my sats, then ill get a perfect score! lol

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can i just point out that president_luke has only been riding for like 9
months. this is an amazing effort. good job man! u coming riding with
tom and i on saturday?

every time we go riding luke makes me jealous of his amazing progress.
i have been riding for more than 3 years and i am nowhere near as good
at flips and spins as he is. 😠 i guess i dont practise 4 hours
straight without landing anything though!

See ya,

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max_pfeifer said:

can i just point out that president_luke has only been riding for like 9
months. this is an amazing effort. good job man! u coming riding with
tom and i on saturday?

every time we go riding luke makes me jealous of his amazing progress.
i have been riding for more than 3 years and i am nowhere near as good
at flips and spins as he is. 😠 i guess i dont practise 4 hours
straight without landing anything though!

See ya,

Max

ahaha max !!

yeah but the thing with luke is, is that u and me dont practice one
trick ova and ova for hours on end, and think about the trick wen we
sleep like Luke does!!

he is a very skilled rider, and very determined wen he sets his mind to
it!!

i need to practice more on my street, but i keep gettin side-tracked
into trials lines all the time...

eg: riding up onto the oval to have some street flip trick practice and
on the way to the oval " oohhh that looks like a fun and challenging
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max_pfeifer said:

can i just point out that president_luke has only been riding for like 9
months. this is an amazing effort. good job man! u coming riding with
tom and i on saturday?

every time we go riding luke makes me jealous of his amazing progress.
i have been riding for more than 3 years and i am nowhere near as good
at flips and spins as he is. 😠 i guess i dont practise 4 hours
straight without landing anything though!

See ya,

Max

ahaha max !!

yeah but the thing with luke is, is that u and me dont practice one
trick ova and ova for hours on end, and think about the trick wen we
sleep like Luke does!!

he is a very skilled rider, and very determined wen he sets his mind to
it!!

i need to practice more on my street, but i keep gettin side-tracked
into trials lines all the time...

eg: riding up onto the oval to have some street flip trick practice and
on the way to the oval " oohhh that looks like a fun and challenging
line to ride" ahaha :p

oh well, sick work Luke

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