Air tricks These are tricks performed while the rider is in the air, usually via a ramp, dirt jump, or other obstacle.
Grinds Grinds are tricks that are done on ledges are rails. The rider slides a part of his bike, most often specially designed pegs across a surface such as ledge or rail.
- One-Hander - The rider removes one hand from the handlebar.
- No-Hander - The rider removes both hands from the handlebar. These can can be done "suicide" with the rider in an upright position and his/her knees pinching the seat or they can be done "tuck" with the rider tucking the handlebars into his/her lap.
- One-Footer - The rider removes one foot and then places it back on the bike before landing.
- No-Footer - The rider removes both feet and then places them back on before landing.
- Can-Can - The rider removes one foot from the bike and extends it over to the opposite side of the bike, the leg passes in front of the leg that is still mounted to the bike.
- Nac-Nac - The rider removes one foot from the bike and swings it backwards while simultaneously pushing the back end of the bicycle forward with the still mounted leg. The removed leg crosses over to the other side of the bike and passes behind the mounted leg.
- X-up - The rider turns the handlebars 180 degrees while keeping both hands on.
- Bar spin - The rider throws the handlebars and spins thems 360 degrees before catching them again.
- Busdriver - The rider removes one hand and uses the other hand to push the bars around 360 degrees before grabbing back on.
- Superman - The rider removes both feet and then pushes them backwards straighting his/her legs, arms, and torso so that he is parrallel with the ground.
- Seat grab - The rider grabs the seat with one hand.
- Tobboggan - The tobboggan is a combo trick. To count as a tobboggan it must meet the following 1) the rider must be grabbing the seat with one hand. 2) The handlebars must be turned 90 degrees. 3) The rider must be leaned back with thier butt behind thier seat, preferably on or behind on the rear tire.
- Turndown - The rider brings the bike up vertical while straightening thier body and turning the handlebars 180 degrees.
- Lookback - Similar to turndown but the bike is kept horizontal. A lookback is also down against any rotation, while a turndown is done with the direction of rotation.
- Tailwhip - The rider kicks the rear end of the bike 360 degrees while the bars remain steady.
- Downside Tailwhip - A downside tailwhip is done with a rotation, for example out of a quarter pipe, the kicks in the bike in the opposite direction that he/she spins.
- Decade - Similar to a tailwhip except that the rider and ahndlebars rotate 360 degrees while the rear end remains stationary.
Grinds Grinds are tricks that are done on ledges are rails. The rider slides a part of his bike, most often specially designed pegs across a surface such as ledge or rail.
- Double Peg - The rider grinds on a ledge or rail with both front and rear pegs on the same side.
- Icepick - Back peg only, front wheel and peg are balanced in the air.
- Toothpick - Front peg only, back peg and wheel are balanced in the air.
- Smith - Front peg on the surface, back tire on the surface.
- Feeble - Back peg on the surface, front tire on the surface.
- Crooked - Can only be done on rails and narrow ledges. The bike is positioned so that each wheel is on either side of the obstacle. The rider grinds on the front-right peg and back-left peg, or vice versa.
- Derrek Duser - Similar to a crooked grind but instead of being supported by a front peg the grind is performed on the rear peg and the bottom bracket.
- Pedal Grind - A generic term for any grind done on the pedal instead of on the pegs. Most peg grinds can be duplicated on the pedal, ie a pedal-feeble would be with the pedal (front or rear) and the front tire on the obstacle. However, there are some pedal grinds that are unique and cannot be performed with pegs.
- Crank slide - On the front crank arm, or pedal. One wheel on either side of the rail. Similar to a crooked except that the bike is usually more sideways and only has one point of contact instead of two.
- BB slide - On the back crank arm, and/or BB. One wheel on either side of the rail. Similar to a Derek Duster, but without the extra support of the back peg.
- Magic carpet - Only the pedal on the rail with cranks vertical. Both axles suspended above the rail by downward crank pressure.
- Levitator - A hybrid peg/pedal grind. Pedal and front peg on rail, back peg suspended by downward crank pressure. (it sounds like this is what you are doing)
- Luc-e - Prn. "Lucky" A hybrid peg/pedal grind. The grind is performed on the rear peg and front pedal while the front end of the bike is "dipped" so that the front wheel is below the grind surface.
- 60/40 - A generic modifier that can apply to many types of grinds. 60/40 is when 2 different parts of the bike are grinding on 2 different surfaces, one slightly higher than the other. Imagine steps, the rear peg on one step and the front peg on the next step higher.
- Unlucky - A hybrid peg and pedal grind. The grind is performed with front peg and pedal while the rear end of the bike is hanging below the grind surface.