10 Old School BMX Tricks -Covid Pandemic - April 2020

Pulling 10 different old school BMX tricks on my Redline during the onset of the Covid pandemic. Tricks in the video are:
Balance Lawnmower 0:01
Surfer 0:07
Mega Spin 0:11
Tailwhip JumpRope 0:15
Firehydrant to Decade 0:23
Decade 0:28
Lawnmower :31
Peghopping Tailwhip :40
Firehydrant to Funky Chicken :45
Firehydrant to Cherrypicker 1:04
Then two local deer sprinted across the field doing a flyby like the Blue Angels at 1:18

[@jasonwilson7074]

Boy does that bring back some memories!

[@djdramatical]

Awesome. Forever young! Age is just a number.

[@FriendsOfTheRoad]

That was great thank you.

[@eiyhka8779]

That firehydrant to cherrypicker was sick..

[@trainertroysmith]

Thanks. I love the feeling when I get them.

[@VictorPoulin]

Very nice. You still got it man.

[@trainertroysmith]

Thank you Victor.

[@mrhoffame]

...AND you put it to Break The Ice!!!! BEAUTIFUL!!!! :)

[@trainertroysmith]

One of the best songs ever to freestyle to! 👊🏽

[@chrisroach8385]

Rocked a 86 Haro master !! Could do most of these except the cherry picker ! Amazing

[@trainertroysmith]

That’s awesome! I loved the ‘86 Haro Master. My friend Justin Carter got a chrome one after I had my Redline for a while. Sometimes we’d switch bikes during riding sessions. I pulled my first double tailwhip on his Master before I ever did on my Redline. Ride on Chris! 🤙🏽

[@m.gallardo4616]

I was a BMX rider . I m 50 Years old and this video make me feel young again...greetings from Argentina !!

[@trainertroysmith]

Good to hear my friend and greetings !!

[@coreycondrey591]

Dude this is as awesome. I’m 34 and just started riding again. I could never do the flatland stuff though. I’m back in the skateparks.

[@ralf57yearsoldmanbmx]

Cool tricks i am 57 i make all tricks with no frontbreak and no frontpegs.....big hand from germany 😊❤😊❤

[@raph3787]

so much better than a whip or bar

[@adamsquires1775]

As a younger guy trying to get into the old school tricks this is amazing to watch! I’d love for some tutorial videos from you!

[@trainertroysmith]

That’s great you’re getting into old school! Keep at it and have fun… I plan to do tutorials eventually!

[@estebanb.8371]

You should do some how to videos on these old school tricks! My dad got me into bmx so im still pretty new but these are the tricks that fascinate me!!! Great vid!

[@trainertroysmith]

Thanks Esteban that’s a great idea I’ll do that! That’s cool your dad got you into BMX - enjoy the process of learning - it’s so fulfilling learning all tricks from beginner to more advanced. I’ll start making some old school tricks how to’s so stay tuned my man! 🙌🏽👊🏽🤙🏽

[@williamdvorsky504]

Nice

[@user-fn7xm5zn8t]

You is a crazy old bmx rider ! You is cool at his sport!

[@leatherdardoretromovil6779]

😎✌️👍🏼super!!!!!

[@trainertroysmith]

Thank you!

[@mridgway12]

Troy, you've inspired me not only to keep going in freestylin but to nail the cherry picker this summer. I must do it! Had the California red RL-20II when I was a kid, wished I would've held on to it. But now I have a hazard yellow tribute version that I actually like better. Thanks for posting these videos, super inspiring for us middle agers!

[@trainertroysmith]

Hey Way of the Ridge that’s fantastic you can do it! You can. You must. You will! Let us know when you do it - finally getting any new challenging trick is the best feeling in the world and so worth the effort!

[@kentakeura1617]

AWESOME!!!!

[@trainertroysmith]

Thanks Ken!

[@garageman327327]

Nice! Used to have most of those down in the 80's. I'd be lucky to pull off one of them now.

[@mendoza631]

Cool video

[@trainertroysmith]

Thank you

[@scotbutler928]

sick

[@haro82]

Awesome tricks. Especially dig the fire hydrant to cherry picker!

[@trainertroysmith]

Thanks man!

[@flyphishr]

Theme music from “Rad?” That’s RAD!!!!!

[@trainertroysmith]

Yep it’s “Break the Ice” by John Farnham. I love riding to that song and also Thunder in Your Heart too. Keeps the magic of RaD alive!

[@flyphishr]

@@trainertroysmith miss those days…rode my haro til I was 19, probably ‘91. Now I’m fifty and fat. What’s the trick where you endo, let go of one handle…wheel goes almost horizontal and you sit on back tire??

[@trainertroysmith]

@@flyphishr yes those were some great days! I think the trick you’re talking about is a Miami Hopper. If you don’t go all the way to the ground (and just endo turning the bars 90 degrees) it’s called a bar endo. If you go all the way down so that the one grip hits the ground and balance there before pulling back then it’s called a Miami Hopper. I totally love Miami Hop Hops… we’re you bar endo and then hop on the front wheel that way. Martin Aparijo used to do that and spin the bars between some hops. So awesome!

[@trainertroysmith]

@@flyphishr clean up that Haro if you still have her or get a new bike and start riding again! Us older dudes can represent old school BMX 😃

[@cesarequevedo8943]

Awesome! Now shoot them at 240fps w/a GoPro! ;-)

[@harryghostriders8843]

Niceyy 😍 legendary

[@juniorpinheirodemagalhaes4775]

Great, get RAD forever!!🥇✌️🤟🤘🤙👏🇸🇴

[@mrrandompepsi7870]

That rad music though

[@oldies1831]

Bro your Filthy through on some Wu Tang and watched ya brings back the oldie vibes for sure. Good looks.

[@trainertroysmith]

Thanks man.

[@MorbidThrasher666]

RAD for Life!

[@Ubermentsh]

Nice all Chrome redline RL 22. Mine's in my closet 😂

[@trainertroysmith]

Thanks and and take her out to ride! 😄😃🤙🏽

[@Ubermentsh]

@@trainertroysmith I might break a hip ✌️😂👍 God bless you buddy keep rolling

[@trainertroysmith]

@@Ubermentsh lol 😂 I hear ya! Thanks man and you as well! Keep that Redline!! 👊🏽

[@Ubermentsh]

@@trainertroysmith she's an early one before they started making them in Japan. Only a few differences. One being the crossbar between the twin top tube slightly forward compared to the Japan edition. I think it was manufactured in California. Mostly intact was thinking about reviving her. Interesting fact back in the day both Ron Wilkerson and Dennis McCoy have taken her for a spin.

[@trainertroysmith]

@@Ubermentsh wow that is all awesome!!!

[@bluraymex23]

Dope moves especially the one into the cherry picker. I just finished watching rad lol. So I'm in the mood for some trick videos .ty for uploading this to KZbin.

[@trainertroysmith]

Thanks man. And yes RaD will definitely get you in the mood for tricks that’s for sure! The move where I roll into the Cherrypicker is called a fire hydrant. So that’s a fire hydrant to Cherrypicker - one of my favorites. Thanks for watching my friend.

[@jameslokivitangcol6078]

Wow, so cool! 👍

[@ClassicDannyboy]

This is amazing, i was gonna comment my favorite but they are all so good!

[@trainertroysmith]

Thank you Danny

[@buesobmx]

Genial!!!

[@_TRE_DARKCOOKIE]

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[@_TRE_DARKCOOKIE]

Nice ❤

[@gimpyjwilliams]

no one uses fork standers anymore do they? lol very good tricks!

[@trainertroysmith]

Thanks! And no not too many people use forkstanders anymore. One exception I know of is my buddy Jamie Kizer... you can see the forkstanders on his custom old school bike in my video called “Jamie Kizer aka The Enforcer gets RaD.” He actually has both axle pegs and forkstanders that flip up. They’re a bit shorter than some of the old school original ones.

[@azlanabang9358]

Nice and smooth tricks..by the way what brake is that?and saiz of the tyre?my weight is 85kg..my setup gt is..tyre 1.75 front and rear..chainring 44t..freewheel 16t..brakes dia compe bulldog..tq for your answer🙏👌😍from🇲🇾

[@trainertroysmith]

Thank you! The brakes are dia-compe. The front is the original, but the back one is a remake 990 center pull (the original broke years ago). I’m not sure of the tire size except that there 20” 😃 I’ll look on the tires to see if I can see a thickness. I weigh about the same as you just a little more: 87kg (or 192lbs). I have freewheel on it too... not sure about how many teeth- I’ll have to count that too. The front axle is still the original 3/8” axle. But the rear axle broke about a year ago... so I got a thicker 14mm with a 3/8” cutout axle that is stronger and still fits in the rear 3/8” dropouts. The cranks are GT power series 3 piece. I’ll try to find the remaining answers you asked for. Oh yeah... and last year I started using clear brake pads that are softer. They grab so well and make the brakes work so well. I don’t have to clean my rims with Simple Green and spray them with hairspray anymore. Thanks for watching and cheers to Malaysia! 🇲🇾 💪🏽🤙🏽

[@gimpyjwilliams]

did you ever see where eddie fiola does the backwards spin where his handlebars are spinning in circles and he is going backwards in a circle also? i have no clue how he does that do you?

[@trainertroysmith]

No I don’t I have. I sorta I recall people doing infinity rolls while spinning their bars as they continue to “infinity roll.” In fact I think it’s been done sitting on the bike backwards doing backwards infinity roll spinning the bars. I don’t think I myself have seen Eddie do it... maybe it was Rick Allison I saw do it. I’m sure they all can do it. And then there’s Pat Romano who used to have the direct reverse drive hubs where he’d pedal backwards in circles having his bars spinning freely. That looked cool! In fact Pat does that in the bicycle boogie dance scene in the movie RaD. He’s playing Christian Hollings.. and while he’s pedaling backwards with the bars spinning... Martin (playing Cru) then comes past and bunny hops up onto the rail. I think the key to having the bars continually spin is to keep the bike moving. If you stand next to your bike, spin the bars, and walk along with it moving backwards (say just holding the top tube)... the bars will continue to spin. Just have to have the right amount of lean and backwards movement. Maybe this summer I’ll give it a try. I bet it’s hard!

[@gimpyjwilliams]

@@trainertroysmith maybe it wasn't eddie i just noticed someone does it in rad during the send me an angel scene and one other time lol :P

[@oliverbowen17]

Just a question is it possible to do flatland With a cassette not a free coaster 😋😋

[@trainertroysmith]

Absolutely. Old school flatland freestyle say in the 80’s was all done with freewheel (what a cassette is today). The only thing is that while riding backwards, you have to pedal backwards as opposed to having free coaster where you don’t have to pedal backwards. So park riding and some new school tricks would be harder to do this way. On my Redline I have a freewheel. I do tons of flatland tricks... anything where I’m going backwards the pedals still turn backwards.

[@judahbonard39]

What are they called

[@trainertroysmith]

I have them listed in the video’s description - their names and the time stamps of each trick. 🤙🏽

[@skatefreedom5355]

Nice to Look at your moves, you might want to add some learning videos on your channel.

[@trainertroysmith]

Thank you. And thanks for that input and great idea. Once this snow melts away, I plan to to do that!

[@deweys]

Please tell me what frame that is!

[@trainertroysmith]

Redline RL20ii 1987 🤙🏽

[@deweys]

@@trainertroysmith It's beautiful!!! I had a mid-80' MT Foxbat (to the best of my knowledge) Man I wish I held onto that bike. But you get that drivers license and the BMX gets tossed to away I guess. Anyway, ride on my dude! It's inspirational for an middle aged dude like me just picking the flatland back up.

[@trainertroysmith]

@@deweys thanks man! Yeah I’m so glad that I kept her. Since she’s chrome I can buff out scratches and keep her looking great. I know how it feels getting rid of bikes. I got rid of an orange Predator free form Z that I so wish I would have kept. Maybe you’ll get another 20” again? 😎👊🏽

[@deweys]

@@trainertroysmith I bought a complete Cult 20" a few months back but it's just not the same. It feels good to ride but I miss the old geometry and to twin top tube. Hopefully I'll run across something like it soon that's not $3-5k like your ride is worth lol

[@trainertroysmith]

@@deweys just keep on the lookout for a bike or a frame that you could build from and that isn’t listed for so much lol. I may consider looking into Eddie Fiola’s FormerPro bikes for my next bike. They have new school parts but with old school looks and geometry. I hope you get a frame good luck with that! 🤙🏽

[@ericpadilla2454]

Wrong song for the video. Should of used Send Me an Angel

[@trainertroysmith]

Can’t go wrong with Send Me an Angel, Break the Ice, or Thunder in Your Heart! Once I heal up I’ll have to do one with Send Me an Angel. 👍🏽

[@editclips2927]

Your cool until you bend the rims

[@boshkird]

Nice