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Here are a few tips from the pros: | Here are a few tips from the pros: | ||
*Go as fast as you dare, go to rail, and hope for the best. There really is nothing else to it but trial, error, and pain. [[Tony Gale | *Go as fast as you dare, go to rail, and hope for the best. There really is nothing else to it but trial, error, and pain. [[Tony Gale]] | ||
*Use harder wheels. Softer wheels (e.g. 95A) can slow you down a lot on rougher surfaces. [[Tony Gale | *Use harder wheels. Softer wheels (e.g. 95A) can slow you down a lot on rougher surfaces. [[Tony Gale]] & [[Terry Synnott]] | ||
**[[Seismic Focus 101A Wheels|Seismic Focus Wheels]] and [[MODE 99A Freestyle Wheels|MODE Freestyle Wheels]] work great for cocos. | **[[Seismic Focus 101A Wheels|Seismic Focus Wheels]] and [[MODE 99A Freestyle Wheels|MODE Freestyle Wheels]] work great for cocos. | ||
*If you have trouble getting up (That's what she said) into the coconut wheelie without touching the deck to the ground, try tuning your trucks differently. If you keep your trucks really tight, try gradually loosening them and vice versa to find the sweet-spot that works best for you. [[Witter Cheng | *If you have trouble getting up (That's what she said) into the coconut wheelie without touching the deck to the ground, try tuning your trucks differently. If you keep your trucks really tight, try gradually loosening them and vice versa to find the sweet-spot that works best for you. [[Witter Cheng]] | ||
Also be sure to check out [[Per Canguru]]s [[World Record for the Longest Coconut Wheelie]]. | Also be sure to check out [[Per Canguru]]s [[World Record for the Longest Coconut Wheelie]]. | ||