Wallride
There are different ways to do a wallride, and different ways to think about how you perform the trick – just like all the other tricks! My way w...
There are different ways to do a wallride, and different ways to think about how you perform the trick – just like all the other tricks! My way would be like this:
Approach the wall at about a 45 degree (or even a little less) angle. The faster you are going the longer you will ride. Jump at a fair distance from the wall. If you jump too late you will not be able to get your skates onto the wall in time and you will just end up splatting on you side and looking like an idiot. As you are jumping towards the wall bring your skates up and perpendicular to the wall. Kind of tilt your body away from the wall so that you are also perpendicular. Then gently set you wheels onto the surface and ride until you lose momentum and fall off.
Timing the jump is the key thing. It's not really a hard thing to do but it just takes practice. You might want to practice it first without your skates on. Just run upto the wall, jump, and then push back off.
After a little bit of practice you can try different variations. You could approach the wall from the other direction and doing a 270 off the wall. Land with one foot – grab the other. Transfer to another obstacle. Go try it!
Written by Anders Toxboe on August 4, 2003
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Sean Timmins
20 Feb, 2004
What part of the skate is meant to connect with the wall?
Dane DiLabbio
9 Mar, 2004
good trick to learn for amateurs, simple, and gets u off to a good start.
Paavo Nakkila
20 Mar, 2004
Its sure looks stupid when somebody is jumping to wall an felling down, but when u can do it its great street trick!
Luuk Eerens
6 Apr, 2004
The trick is at his best when done properly with all wheels touching the surface and a jump of, maybe even with a 180 for great style ! (make your wheels riding the wall in a horizonal angle, then push-spin off the wall before your skates are going back in to normal position)
david stuart
23 Apr, 2004
my advice to any beginners is try to find a place where you can launchoff a speed bump or something like that to get more height and get the feeling of wall riding before you try it off the ground. just for a little more confidence. ;)
nick thomas
18 Jun, 2004
THESE ARE ADDICTIVE!!!!!
nick thomas
18 Jun, 2004
i love doing them down big sets of stairs:)
Ice 1
16 Jul, 2004
Do i need aggro blades to b able to do this trick?
Ice 1
16 Jul, 2004
and how do u actually get both ure legs on the wall??
seth h
20 Jul, 2004
no you dont need aggro blades, ur just usin your wheels:)
Kevin Parsons
22 Jul, 2004
ya hes right that move is so cool if you land it B) you can also add a 180 to the end of the wall ride
Ice 1
31 Jul, 2004
ic..thx…but how do u like jus jump up and get both legs on the wall..i mean….no momentum or anything
Gio Myhre
7 Aug, 2004
dude, its called bending your knees, the momentum is you skating at it. im new and even i can figure this one out. im gonna try it…. and hurt myself! what i suggest (and this is just me bein retardededed. its that you try it on the side of your house or somethin with a matress. then if you fuck up, you dont end up with roadrash down the side of your leg….. ok, im a retard
Terry Chylton
17 Aug, 2004
is this easier with a ramp for more air.:D
Paul Schofeld
28 Nov, 2004
try it over a spine. its sick.
Allan Smith
4 Dec, 2004
how do you do it with a ramp? i mean, do just take your ramp over to the business down the street? i don't know about you people, but i don't think that'll be happening where i live.
tony proggy
29 Jul, 2005
U JUST DO IT!:D
saar shalev
16 Aug, 2005
hay i am new
owen charnley
2 Jan, 2006
if ur havin problems, think about just gettin ur left foot(if the wall is on the right) on and ur right foot will cum up automatically
sean cunnington
8 Feb, 2006
it looks great when u land it, but when u end up falling, or ur sk8s slip down the wall u look kinda stupid.huh?
adam mccoy
20 Feb, 2006
fakie wallride is very easy jus lean into it its fun:D
Niels Mortensen
25 Feb, 2007
it sound very hard but i have to learn;)
sean cunnington
11 Jun, 2007
the best place to learn this is at X box park (playstation- Bay Sixty six, woteva u call it). down the death roll, and onto the vert wall. me and me m8s were riding into pornstars along the top!!! =p
lol olol
6 Aug, 2007
how to do a wall ride in skate park from ramp to wall (not bank like a mini quarter)?
Raven Riley
11 Sep, 2007
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Peter Dyszel
1 Apr, 2008
i pwn on this trick
just today i got 360 wallride 180 out.
if you can do regular wallride, try halfcab wallride 180 out. go at a good angle like the tutorial, i go around 35-40 degrees and than just push my legs out. you dont have to try to 180 out, youll just do it automatically.
for 360 wallride 180 out, have to think fast to pull it off right. if you can 540 down the set of stairs your tryin it on, than it will be cake. try to 540 being around 2 feet away from the wall. but after 360, keep your eyes on the wall. than go at an angle and do the same thing, once your eyes spot the wall, kick your legs out and ride it. and again, 180 out will feel natural, and youll automatically do it.
next time i go, im gonna try fakie 5 wallride 180 out, cant wait. :D
gene rammekjaer
1 Apr, 2008
Timmins (IP logged)
20-02-04 21:32:09 What part of the skate is meant to connect with the wall? bustagrinds865 (IP logged)
23-02-04 19:31:45 the wheels are meant to connect to the wall.
also, i learned it with 45 degree angle but found i didnt roll far… i just kinda rolled 2 inches and started fallin down. you wont roll that far anyway, but i find that it's a lot easier to stay on the wall with a smaller angle. i approach it close to parallel. just roll up fast beside a gap, jump straight up and lean your upper body away from the wall some while lifting the sides of your skates up sideways so that they touch the wall. put some pressure on them, you should roll at least a foot. when you jump, it's easiest if you stay 2 to 3 feet away from the wall so that it's easier for your feet to get on the wall without scraping.
it feels almost like a dropkick, and once your feet are on the wall, you can just let them drop back down when you need to. RazorHybrid04 (IP logged)
09-03-04 03:09:49 good trick to learn for amateurs, simple, and gets u off to a good start. ptsk (IP logged)
20-03-04 22:36:48 Its sure looks stupid when somebody is jumping to wall an felling down, but when u can do it its great street trick! FlareXII (IP logged)
06-04-04 10:04:08 The trick is at his best when done properly with all wheels touching the surface and a jump of, maybe even with a 180 for great style ! (make your wheels riding the wall in a horizonal angle, then push-spin off the wall before your skates are going back in to normal position) s.s.c.skater (IP logged)
23-04-04 04:22:18 my advice to any beginners is try to find a place where you can launchoff a speed bump or something like that to get more height and get the feeling of wall riding before you try it off the ground. just for a little more confidence. agrosk8r (IP logged)
30-04-04 18:23:45 this trick is the easiest trick to learn once u can jump high eniugh to get a good wall ride. i learned of a 12ft wheelchair ramp with a roof gap its fun to jump from a wall to a roof with a wall ride (IP logged)
28-05-04 08:33:41 Great Advice s.s.c.skater! I got the confidence to do this trick by making a small ramp and putting it next to a wall and jumping and going for 1-3foot and then jumping off. I can now do this trick in my sleep Thx for the advice! (IP logged)
18-06-04 02:17:12 THESE ARE ADDICTIVE!!!!! takeshi (IP logged)
18-06-04 02:18:55 i love doing them down big sets of stairs ALYR88 (IP logged)
16-07-04 07:17:40 Do i need aggro blades to b able to do this trick? ALYR88 (IP logged)
16-07-04 18:10:44 and how do u actually get both ure legs on the wall?? blaggoblaggo (IP logged)
20-07-04 22:36:08 no you dont need aggro blades, ur just usin your wheels Skater-54 (IP logged)
22-07-04 07:16:07 ya hes right that move is so cool if you land it you can also add a 180 to the end of the wall ride ALYR88 (IP logged)
31-07-04 21:05:08 ic..thx…but how do u like jus jump up and get both legs on the wall..i mean….no momentum or anything Zyzsgy (IP logged)
07-08-04 04:06:23 dude, its called bending your knees, the momentum is you skating at it. im new and even i can figure this one out. im gonna try it…. and hurt myself! what i suggest (and this is just me bein retardededed. its that you try it on the side of your house or somethin with a matress. then if you fuck up, you dont end up with roadrash down the side of your leg….. ok, im a retard BladerBoy88 (IP logged)
17-08-04 00:13:42 is this easier with a ramp for more air. skateonrazors57 (IP logged)
28-11-04 18:24:06 try it over a spine. its sick. movingup (IP logged)
04-12-04 00:33:07 how do you do it with a ramp? i mean, do just take your ramp over to the business down the street? i don't know about you people, but i don't think that'll be happening where i live.
Danny Gable
1 Apr, 2008
Great Advice s.s.c.skater! I got the confidence to do this trick by making a small ramp and putting it next to a wall and jumping and going for 1-3foot and then jumping off. I can now do this trick in my sleep:D Thx for the advice!
rob stone
1 Apr, 2008
this trick is the easiest trick to learn once u can jump high eniugh to get a good wall ride. i learned of a 12ft wheelchair ramp with a roof gap its fun to jump from a wall to a roof with a wall ride
Kevin Houser
1 Apr, 2008
the wheels are meant to connect to the wall.
also, i learned it with 45 degree angle but found i didnt roll far… i just kinda rolled 2 inches and started fallin down. you wont roll that far anyway, but i find that it's a lot easier to stay on the wall with a smaller angle. i approach it close to parallel. just roll up fast beside a gap, jump straight up and lean your upper body away from the wall some while lifting the sides of your skates up sideways so that they touch the wall. put some pressure on them, you should roll at least a foot. when you jump, it's easiest if you stay 2 to 3 feet away from the wall so that it's easier for your feet to get on the wall without scraping.
it feels almost like a dropkick, and once your feet are on the wall, you can just let them drop back down when you need to.