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Gerators, Junkyards, and Dump Trucks... If you are building a routine for doing tricks on the back wheel then these three are the tricks to know. Once you learn the basics of these three then you can learn all the variations that go along with them. On the pedal, on the opposite side, switch footed, and variations into and out of them. Of course coasting tricks like Time Machines and Rope-a-Ronis are important things to learn on the back wheel as well.

There are probably 30 different ways to ride into Gerators but described below is the what I consider to be one of the easiest ways to ride in. As with other scuffing tricks you can learn how to scuff and control Gerators before you actually learn to ride in and out.

Prerequisites for this trick are the Half Lash- this is the first half of a smoothie- or half of a whiplash. You will be doing this one CROSS-FOOTED... style!

• Start by rolling at a medium speed with your feet on the rear pegs and your pedals level, right pedal forward, just a little bit up.
• Put your right foot on the front left peg and push the frame around with your left foot, as you would do for a whiplash or a Forward Rope-a-Roni.
• When the rear tire hits the ground reach for the right rear peg with your left foot and put it on the peg. This is a trick in itself... Actually this is called an Ashtray. You can roll with the bike in this position until you run out of speed. Spend some time getting comfortable with this because you will be doing it a lot.
• To actually ride in to the Gerator, take your right hand of the right grip and put it on the left grip- take your left hand off and put it out for balance. You will have to turn the bars so that the front wheel is in line with the bike frame.
• Lunge your body out over the back wheel taking your right foot off the front peg. This is kind of weird to learn but in the end is REALLY easy to do. The bike will go up on the back wheel and actually start to spin in a circle to the right (clockwise).
• To help get the bike up on the back wheel where you want it and to get full control over the bike you will probably DRAG your foot on the rear tire so that the frame is forced upward.
• Holding the handlebars close to your right hip begin to scuff the rear tire. It is definitely awkward the first few (hundred) times you attempt this. The bike will want to fall away from you. Make sure that you keep the bars close to your body though. You can actually pull the bars upwards a little bit to get the bike closer to your body.
• When you are comfortable with scuffing then you are ready to ride out. What you will do is spin the handlebars 180 degrees. Do this by pulling the bars real close to your body and grabbing the left grip (that your right hand is currently holding) with your left hand and quickly reach over with your right hand and grab the other grip. Pull up with your right hand and let go with your left hand. Now the bars are facing forward and you are holding the grip that has the back brakes on it!
• When you are under control again scuff a few more times and the grab the back brakes hard. Twist your body around and grab the left grip with your left hand.
• Put your right foot on the pedal that is right where we set it up to be at the beginning of the trick. Put your left foot on the left pedal and ride away.

Another easy variation on riding out is to leave the handlebars backwards and get the trick spinning very quickly in circles. When you are spinning quickly reach behind you with your left hand and grab the left grip (that your right hand is currently holding) then put your right hand on the right grip and grab the brakes immediately. Your body should be centered over the seat and the bike should pivot around and the front wheel should drop to the ground. Let go of the rear brakes and you are riding backwards with the handlebars backward. Follow the instructions for riding out of riding backwards to finish this trick up!

Gerators are critical to becoming a well-adapted rider to both front and back wheel tricks. Scuffing them is not very difficult but the combinations on how to ride in and out of the trick are unbelievable. A popular variation is to do a body varial in the middle of the trick (spin your body 360 degrees on the peg and continue to scuff). Don't get frustrated if you haven't been riding for long and the trick isn't easy to do. Practice all the different parts individually- Learn to scuff Gerators, learn to do the half lash to ashtray- learn to ride out. If you come up with your own way to ride out then do it. If you know the trick then you don't have to listen to what anyone else says on how to ride in or out if you have a different way.