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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 can, at least as fast as you are comfortable with. | #Go as fast as you can, at least as fast as you are comfortable with. [[Tony Gale|Guess who?]] | ||
#Use harder wheels. Softer wheels will slow you down. [[Seismic Focus 101A Wheels|Seismic Wheels]] work great for cocos. | #Use harder wheels. Softer wheels will slow you down. [[Seismic Focus 101A Wheels|Seismic Wheels]] work great for cocos. [[Tony Gale|Guess who?]] & [[Terry Synnott|Guess who?]] | ||
#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. | #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|Guess who?]] | ||
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]]. | ||
==Trick Tips== | ==Trick Tips== | ||
Trick tip by [[Mike Osterman]]<br> | Trick tip by freestyle champion [[Mike Osterman]]<br> | ||
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkT2MK-e8js</youtube> | <youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkT2MK-e8js</youtube> | ||