Rider Submitted Description #1

DESCRIPTION: Double peg grinds, or more accurately, 50/50 grinds are not one of the most difficult street tricks out there.  But they are really the trick that took TRUE street riding (as opposed to skatepark style riding) to a whole new level.  The 50/50 grind is what most riders use to grind handrails.  It is one thing to see a rider hit a one foot ledge and slide down it with both pegs.  It's another thing to see someone hit a set of 40 stairs at full speed and slide down the steep handrail next to the stairs.  Variations that may not be listed below include riders being able to do 180 bunnyhops into BACKWARDS 50/50 grinds as well as one/no-handed, one/no-footed, barspin (in/out), and dozens of others.

While not to difficult to learn the basics of, the 50/50 grind can take your riding to a whole new level if you got a large set of gonads (or ovaries ;o) and are willing to go for it.

Rider Submitted Description #2

DESCRIPTION: Make sure the ledge you are going to grind is very slick.  If it isn't, you're going to land on it and flip over your handlebars and land on your face. All you do is bunnyhop so both of your pegs on one side of the bike get on the ledge.

Grind the hell out of the ledge, and bunnyhop off. Make sure to lean away from the ledge when you bunnyhop off.

Submitted By:  -Chris Reinke-

Rider Submitted Description #3

PREREQUISITES: A good thing to know is how to bunny-hop.

VARIATIONS: There are countless variations. I've seen The Gonz do 1-handed 50-50 stalls. Anything can be put into them.

DESCRIPTION:

-Find a nice ledge around town that is low. (you should almost be able to bunnyhop your wheel on top of it)

-When you find it, ride at the ledge (on either your left or right side depending on which side your are comfortable with) with a slow amount of speed first.

-When you feel comfortable do a bunnyhop and purposely set your front peg on the ledge first.

-Now that the front peg is going onto the ledge, at the same time swing the back end onto the ledge.

-Now the tricky part, you probably will fall as soon as you get on the ledge. To fix that all you do is lean more over the ledge. That will make it easier to stay on the ledge.

-When you want to get off just let your front tire fall off of the small ledge. For higher things like rails, you want to either lean back and bring the front tire up and let the back end slide off or you can bunnyhop to the side of the rail or high ledge.

-The more you get comfortable with this, the faster you can go in it. Once you learn it this trick can be really fun. Just watch out for your main sprocket. It probably will get dented in this trick.

Submitted By:  Adam

Rider Submitted Description #4

PREREQUISITES: Bunnyhops (on street), 50-50 stalls (on ramp), 50-50 drop in (on ramp), being comfortable on a transition (ramp)

VARIATIONS: Tons tons tons..my faves are no-handed and alley oop to fakie (backwards) on the mini ramp.

DESCRIPTION: For ramp riding, the 50-50 grind is probably going to be the first trick you learn, the techniques you learn by mastering this trick will open the door for most other grinds and their variations in ramp riding. In street riding, the 50-50 is another versatile grind to add to your pocket. Not quite as versatile as a feeble because you can't do it on rough surfaces. But for grinding things like handrails, marble, coping or any smooth hard surface, the 50-50 is lots of fun. The 50-50 grind on a ramp is very similar to a 50-50 stall and actually a bit easier because you use your momentum to grind instead of having to stop at the top of the ramp. To do the grind, pump around the ramp in big circles so that your tires are just about touching the coping. as you come up the transition stay loose and low on your bike, arms and knees bent. You don't need a lot of speed for this trick but you will need more than if you were just going to stall. When you approach the coping turn down the ramp in the direction you want to go. You need to set yourself up parallel with the coping. DO NOT try to air out and land on top of it. simply ride up to the coping and set your pegs on it. You do not need to bunnyhop, let the ramp do the work. Once you hook up on the coping, relax and try to feel what you need to do to balance, you will invariably need to lean your body out over the transition while pushing your bike into the coping, depending on how good your approach was and how much speed you have will determine how much you need to lean. If you sit straight up on your bike or lean over the deck, you will either fall onto the deck or unhook your bike and slide down the ramp, tearing it up. Once you hook into the grind, it may help to pinch your seat with your knees as though you were doing a no-handed jump, this will stabilize you.  Sometimes if you're REALLY leaning into the transition, you can actually hook your inside leg under the nose of your seat to hold your bike in position.  I don't recommend this for beginners, though, as there is a high disaster possibility.  I have done this sometimes to save a grind when my approach was wrong or if I didn't have enough speed. Let yourself grind the coping, if you stop, just drop back in. If you feel like you're going to fall of the edge of the ramp, put your foot down on the deck. While grinding, your inside (deck) pedal should be forward and level with the deck. You can lean on it if you start to lose balance. Ideally, you want to drop back in while still moving. Your brakes can have an affect on your grind depending on the angle of the transition. You can use them to trim your grind speed but don't rely on them too heavily while grinding. I wouldn't recommend trying this trick on small or shallow transitions. For starters, a 4' transition is okay.  It needs to be pretty steep or else your tires will hit on the tranny and knock you off balance.  5 and 6 foot ramps are best.  To drop back in, just lean in and steer down the transition as you normally would from a 50-50 position (see other how-tos) the fact that you are moving along the coping doesn't really change anything.  Just be sure to stay relaxed.  If you get screwed up as you start to drop back in just put your foot down on the deck to stabilize yourself.  The street version of this trick is quite different.  To start, find a small smooth ledge that you can easily bunnyhop onto.  Approach it at a moderate speed because the 50-50 grind takes more speed to produce a forward motion, you have a lot more friction running on 2 pegs instead of one. Come up to the ledge at a slight angle, bunnyhop the bike up and try to keep it level, do not pull the front tire up too far or you may end up in a feeble grind or an icepick.  You need to be able to pull your rear end up on bunnyhops to do this trick.  When you land on the ledge, you may get a wrist shock, be prepared for it.  Grind along...it is pretty hard to "steer" a 50-50 like a feeble grind because if you turn the bars, your front peg will pop off.  Lean off the ledge and push the bike into it.  If your balance is right, you will be able to stay on the ledge and grind for a while, if you are all mixed up, you may get popped off the ledge, this is okay, distance will come with time.  To get out of the grind, do a sideways bunnyhop off.  Try to keep your weight back so that you land on your back tire or level.  There is a chance of endoing if you come off with too much weight forward.  If you are trying this grind on a handrail or an inclined surface, get your weight WAY back before you hop off or you will definitely go over the bars.  I have done it, it hurts. practice practice.  Be aware of what you're trying this grind on.  As mentioned before, if you try it on too rough a surface (concrete) you will probably end up hurt or hating life.  Good luck.

Submitted By:  TR

Rider Submitted Description #5

VARIATIONS: One handed, one footed, framestand.

DESCRIPTION: Start by pumping the ramp a few times to get the feel for it.  Ride up the transition and just before you reach the lip, turn to the right (I do these grinds with my left pegs) so you will ride parallel to the coping.  Push the bike to your left so the pegs are on the coping, you should leave your body over the ramp slightly.  IF you lean to far left, you will either lose your balance and step to the coping OR the pegs will touch the platform and you risk going over the bars.  When you wish to ride the bike out of a grind, pull the bike away from the coping and lean your body right.  You need to steer the bike to the right.  If you understeer, the bike slides and you will end up on your butt, and if you understeer you may go over the bars.  NOTE: Riding in from this trick should be practiced first from a 50-50 stall until you are comfy with it. A wooden ramp is ideal as it has more grip than a metal one.

Submitted By:  Nick W.

Rider Submitted Description #6

PREREQUISITES: First of all, you should be comfortable with bunny hops and you should be able to bunny hop about an inch above the ledge, hand rail, rail, etc.

DESCRIPTIONS: You should be going at a medium speed to make a descent grind (length) or you can go faster to grind longer. Next, come up close and ride a little bit along the obstacle and turn in very slightly and bunny hop a little higher than the obstacle and land BOTH pegs on it. Don't try to slam the pegs on to the rail or ledge just smoothly land on it or you will not grind as long. And don't think that you will just balance on the rail. you should lean a little on the obstacle's side, or you will just fall off.  When you are about done grinding or at the end of the obstacle, just bunny hop a little bit and sort of pull the bike off of the ledge or rail. Or, if you are at the end of the obstacle, simply just pull the front peg off the ledge and you will come off smooth and perfect. It is also good to have smooth pegs and not knurled.

Submitted By:  Alex