[Industry_Hack]

Originally Posted by Echihn

? I don't think you quite understand pro gate starts in that point then. Your not cheating, your just rolling out of the gate while its dropping down. Simple theory. Go to any ABA or NBL national and tell me you don't see that in all the Expert - Pro classes.

You're, not your.

No one is getting even a one second lead out of the gate, let alone a few seconds. You're mistaken.

[Echihn]

I'm sorry I don't properly punctuate on a web forum. I have "better" things to be doing than worrying about typing, especially from my "cell phone".

And yes, look at any race vid, it is easy to pull a 1-2 second snap on somone. Go to any UCI world cup event, any ABA national and you will quickly see that play out.

How I podiumed multiple times at the national level. It was all about the starting of the race.

[Industry_Hack]

Originally Posted by Echihn

I'm sorry I don't properly punctuate on a web forum. I have "better" things to be doing than worrying about typing, especially from my "cell phone".

And yes, look at any race vid, it is easy to pull a 1-2 second snap on somone. Go to any UCI world cup event, any ABA national and you will quickly see that play out.

How I podiumed multiple times at the national level. It was all about the starting of the race.

You have no idea how long two seconds actually is.

[Echihn]

Originally Posted by Industry_Hack

You have no idea how long two seconds actually is.

And yes, I do. About 5-7 feet coming off the gate. I especially know all about seconds from my extensive past of competitive swimming, where fractions of a second are what makes a win.

You gotta figure, a gate will take roughly half a second to a 3/4 a second in some cases, if your already out of the gate and fully spinning, the second it touches bottom, while everyone else mis snaps, or is just pushing forward on the gate, you will easily pull that 5-7 feet on them... which is about a second. Sure in a national event, everyone will come out even, but for the avg joe at a local race, you can easily stomp 1-2 seconds out of the gate on someone. Just how it is in the local scene.

[Echihn]

Originally Posted by anaharsh

A balance bicycle (balance bike, run bike) is a training bicycle that helps the rider learn balance and steering. It has no pedals, no crankset and chain, and no training wheels. It can be a normal bicycle with pedals and related parts removed, or it can be purpose-built (especially for very small children, for whom normal bicycles are generally not available). It can have no brake, or it can have one or two hand-activated rim brakes.
No pedals

To function properly, a balance bicycle must be small enough that the rider can walk the bicycle while sitting comfortably in the saddle, putting both feet flat on the ground. The rider first walks the bicycle while standing over the saddle, then while sitting in the saddle. Eventually, the rider feels comfortable enough to run and "scoot" while riding the bicycle, then to lift both feet off the ground and cruise while balancing on the two wheels.
Balance bike ridden by kid.jpg

Children as young as 18 months can learn to cruise a balance bicycle within a few hours' practice.[citation needed]

With a balance bicycle, the rider learns balance first, pedal last. In contrast, with a normal bicycle fitted with training wheels, the rider learns pedal first, balance last. Although opinions differ regarding which learning sequence is easier for most riders[citation needed], it is generally agreed that a bicycle with pedals is too difficult for most very young children[citation needed] and that training wheels may encourage the rider to learn some behaviors which later must be unlearned.

but what does that all have to do with learning gate starts.

Learning gate starts requires having the same ordeal as you will be actually on sitting in the gate. Not talking about teaching a first time rider how to ride a bike her, but talking about how to teach someone to properly balance in a BMX race gate.


Honestly, the best way to do it is a wall or a curb. If you want to train and really have some interest into furthering your goals in bmx racing, the best thing to do is get a set of rollers and ride them in the living room. You will get balance faster than anything else on the rollers plus train yourself and get a bit of conditioning in at the same time.

My #1 training tool growing up.