Rider Submitted Description #1

PREREQUISITES:  Brake endos, tailtaps, toothpicks (not required) smith stalls

VARIATIONS:  Lots...no footed, tailwhip nosepick, 270 to smith, nose wheelies (forwards and backwards) there are lots of variations...this is a big-boy trick, use your imagination!!

DESCRIPTION: Okay, if you're ready to move into the Jay Miron, Dave Osato big leagues, this is a very good foundation to have. A LOT of sick things happen on the front wheel. If you're a flatlander who also happens to ride mini or vert ramps you can link front wheel tricks to a nosepick on the deck and drop back into the ramp. There are insane possibilities here. I have most often seen this trick done on some sort of ramp or transition, so I will describe it that way.

First...you're probably a relatively accomplished rider if you are trying this trick, so I will spare the details of basic ramp riding. It is a good idea to have a front brake when you learn this trick. you can be cool and do toe-jam nosepicks later.  Be comfortable doing regular brake-endos on the ground first. you should be able to hold your brake-endos long enough to know where you are and what is happening around you.  You should also be able to hold them long enough to be able to aim for a spot to drop back into.  This trick isn't as dangerous as you might think but it does take commitment and that can be scary when you're balancing on your front tire and hanging your ass out over the coping.  Let's get started... approach the transition at a decent speed. you will need to go a bit faster than you would for a regular back wheel tailtap.  You want that extra momentum to help you carry the back end up in the air. when you air out of the transition, a lot of things happen at once.  First, grab your front brake and push hard on the bars to get you into that endo position on the deck.  You want your front tire to set down close to the coping and roughly parallel with it so that you're facing down the ramp parallel to the coping edge.  This isn't really like a tailtap where you 180 into the trick.  It's more of a 90 degree turn onto the deck of the ramp.  Getting into the trick isn't that hard. learning where to position yourself and getting out is.  So, you are balancing on your front tire parallel to the coping in your brake endo.  The next easiest thing to do is to hop down into a smith stall. this a) lets you know if you are positioned right and b) teaches you how to hop out of the endo.  While you are balancing you want to be leaned out slightly over the transition with your body as well as your bike.  That is, your front tire may be on the deck but you and your back tire may be hanging out over the transition a little bit (not too much).  Getting out is mostly in your head because it's pretty scary and takes mental commitment.  If you can hop from a nosepick position into a smith stall position the next step is to hop from a nosepick position into the ramp.  This is similar to hopping into the smith but you are going to hop cleanly into the ramp.  Keep your front brake locked and do a sideways, forwards hop on your front wheel. since your back end is already out over the coping you are really just hopping your front end back in line with the back and dropping into the ramp.  Probably the worst that will happen if you screw up is you land in the transition sideways and slide down the ramp.  You need to rotate enough when you hop back in that you can ride down the transition without sliding.  Another way to learn how to drop in from a nosepick without getting into the trick is by rolling along the deck of the ramp parallel to the coping.  Roll slowly and where you want to drop in grab your front brake, endo and then hop into the ramp from the nosepick position. in this way you can learn how to get out of your nosepick before you get into it.  This sort of splits the trick in half, making it less overwhelming. for your first attempts you may want to try getting into the nosepick well onto the surface of the deck.  For the first several tries don't worry about getting close to the coping or hanging over the transition, just air well onto the deck and work on the endo part.  Once you are comfortable with this you can work on moving nearer the edge and dropping into smith.  Finally you should be able to put the whole thing together and drop back in.  This trick is hard!  Don't be surprised if it takes you months to learn it.  There is no real advantage to learning toothpicks before or after this trick so if you feel more natural trying the toothpick, then learn those first.  Your first front wheel trick is going to be the hardest, once you get one, the others will come easier.  Good luck, see you in the magazines.

Submitted By:  TR

Rider Submitted Description #2

PREREQUISITES:  Endos

VARIATIONS: when you learn to nosepick you can do variations such as one-footed , no-footed, can-can, suicide (done without brakes) tailwhip and wall-ride nosepicks, and nollies (even 180 nollies). 

DESCRIPTION:

1. Find a small vertical ramp with a deck.  You won't need a lot of air for this, just enough to hop onto the deck.  2. Okay, you want to approach the ramp at moderate speed when you come off the lip, you want to twist about 90 degrees, pull up and push down as if you were doing a bunnyhop.  3. When you're in the air and about to land on the deck be ready to land on your front wheel and have your back wheel in the air about 2 to 3 feet.  4. When you hit the deck you want use your brakes to keep you from rolling. lean forward (but not too much or you'll fall over the bars) and find the center of gravity. (This is where you'd normally do a variation). 5. To come down off the deck, lean to your side (the direction of the ramp) release your brakes and drop into the ramp and ride off to do another trick. Keep in mind that, all though this isn't a super hard trick, it will take a few times to find your center of gravity.  Also, this is the foundation for a lot of other tricks.

Submitted By:  Stephen Martinez

Rider Submitted Description #3

VARIATIONS: There are endless variations to this trick, the one I see most is no-footed nose pick on the quarter/halfpipe.

DESCRIPTION: First of all, a lot of people think a nose pick involves your front peg. Well, it doesn't. A tooth pick is your front peg, and a nose pick is your front wheel. Come up to the quarter pipe or half pipe at a normal speed, better to go a little faster. Approach the ramp like you are going to do a peg stall or just ride up on top of the deck. As you get to the coping, ride over the top with your front wheel and lean forward like your are going to endo up on top of the deck but turn your wheel around towards the transition. Grab your front brake and pull your back wheel way up and kick it around 180 so your front wheel is about to roll down the coping and your back wheel is up and you are in endo position. Let go of your front brake and pull yourself forward to ride down the transition but do not lean forward as your front wheel rolls over the coping. First time you will probably not do a complete 180 and you will probably tag your back wheel on the coping a lot while rolling back in. But practice makes perfect.

Submitted By:  Ryan Johnson

Rider Submitted Description #4

PREREQUISITES: Flyout, 50/50 Pegstall

VARIATIONS: No-footed, tailwhip (difficult!)

DESCRIPTION: I do these on mini-ramps and street spines, but it can be done on lots of different obstacles. Just look for something that has a bank or transition that leads to some type of ledge or deck. First, 50/50 peg stalls are good to know because you will have to know how to ride up, stall, and ride back down a ramp. Start by approaching the ramp with about enough speed to do a 50/50 stall.  You should ride up the transition pretty straight.  When you reach the top of the ramp, pull up as if you were to do a bunnyhop, rotating so that you are parallel with the coping.  In the same motion, use your arms to throw the front end of the bike down, landing on your front wheel.  MAKE SURE YOU ARE PULLING YOUR FRONT BRAKE.  If you find yourself landing on both wheels, try ally-ooping slightly.  You should be pulling your front wheel under you, not throwing yourself over your front wheel. Also, if you keep landing too far away from the coping, go slower.  This trick is actually easier done at a slower speed. Once you land, re-entry is as simple as jumping back in, letting off the brake and nose diving back down the transition.

Submitted By:  Justin Marsh

Rider Submitted Description #5

VARIATIONS:  No-footed, Canadian, foot style, unlimited

DESCRIPTION: To do this trick on the deck of the ramp: Small quarter pipes are the best to do this trick on or anything else with a deck that you aren't too scared of . 1. Ride up the ramp the same way you would to do a basic aerial. 2. First learn to jump on to the deck with both wheels . 3. Ride up the ramp with enough speed to get you above coping. 4. Now bunnyhop and lean forward, pull the front brake and land on the deck of the ramp in endo position. 5. Make sure you are leaned into the ramp enough so you can jump back in. 6. Now to drop-in, jump (like a front wheel pogo) back into the ramp. 7. Make sure you nosedive back in and turn so you are coming back in straight down the ramp.

Submitted By:  Luke Bornn