How To X-up On A Bmx Video

The Cross-up or X-up is a BMX bike trick that involves spinning the handle bars of your BMX bike 180 degrees. Learn how to do the X-up BMX trick from our BMX biking expert in this extreme sports video.

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Level the bike
Stay comfortable
Make an X with your arms
Level out for landing
Gain proper speed for the jump

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Patrick resides in Campell, CA and has been riding for several years. His sponsors include Mongoose Bikes, Fox, Monster, and Calabasas Cyclery.

PATRICK BUCHANAN: So, today we are going to learn the X-up. First off, try to jump you are comfortable with, nothing too big, nothing too small, you got to be comfortable, that is the main point. What you got to do, go off the [SOUNDS LIKE]lip, rev with your bike out, just throw the X-up which is turning your bars a 180 degrees like so, clicking your arms together, and bringing it back, you are on your way smooth. What you want to do, the first most important thing, be comfortable on your bike and the jump you are doing it over. So, pretty much get a good moderate speed, planning to clear the jump, come off the lip, you got to level your bike out till you are flat in the air, which is very important, throw your bars forward, throw the X-up, click your arms, bring it back, level off with landing, and roll away smooth. So, before learning the X-up, a few key points, find a jump that you are comfortable with, hit the jump a few times until you are comfortable, you know you are clearing it consistently, first you jump with plenty of speed a little bit more than you need the first time just so you can guarantee you are going to clear the jump. A few common mistakes, what I do to help me is I pinch the seat and that will pull your foot back. Some people when they go to throw the X-up have their foot down, and that can catch a tire on the way back and cause you to wreck. A few other things, standing too far forward on the bike, which will cause you to go into an endo; you don't want to do that, that will be a bad day for everybody involved. Other than that, not having enough speed or enough practice to perform the stunt.

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