Coconut Wheelie

Coconut Wheelie

Matheus Navarro at the 2016 World Round-Up
Short Hand	Coco
Long Hand	Coconut Wheelie
Alternate Names	PA Wheelie (after Pierre Andre) Primo Manual (Don't you dare call it that) Rail Wheelie
Inventor	Pierre Andre
Difficulty Level	Advanced
Common Variations
Variations	Coconut Wheelie Grab Foco Wheelie One-Foot Coconut Wheelie

Coconut Wheelies are similar to Primo Slides only you are balanced on the edge of your wheels, and the board never touches the ground. You get into a coconut wheelie the same way you get into a Heelside Railstand so you must master this first. This trick takes a significant investment of time to learn, but if you dedicate yourself to it, it is only a matter of time before you get it down. Depending on the person, it could take a few months just to be able to hold it for a couple of board-lengths. But once you can hold it, you'll progress much faster on increasing the distance.

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. Guess who?
• Use harder wheels. Softer wheels (e.g. 95A) can slow you down a lot on rougher surfaces. Guess who? & Guess who?
  • Seismic Focus Wheels and 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. Guess who?

Also be sure to check out Per Cangurus World Record for the Longest Coconut Wheelie.

Trick Tips

Trick tip by freestyle champion Mike Osterman

Trick tip by Brazilian coconut wheelie master Matheus Navarro (In Portuguese)

Dan Garbs longest coconut wheelie. This isn't a trick tip, but it is still worth watching.