| Now that you’ve got your Razor Kick Scooter, | | | | Are you ready to grind? Check out these videos to |
| what are you going to with it? If you love videos of | | | | learn about these tricks: |
| shredding freestylers and pro team riders doing | | | | Bunny Hop |
| gravity-defying flips, you’ll probably be bored just | | | | The 180 |
| coasting on your Razor. Deep in your heart you know | | | | Superman |
| you want to fly. | | | | Decade |
| So how are you going to fly? First, you have to know | | | | Deckslide |
| how to ride your Razor Kick Scooter the right way | | | | Tailgrab |
| before you can start breaking all the rules. If you’re | | | | When you’re first learning tricks, there are a few |
| a beginner and haven’t so much as flipped open | | | | things to keep in mind. It’s particularly important to |
| your Razor Kick Scooter for the first time, there’s | | | | pay attention to foot placement on the deck since |
| an extensive series of videos on by Elliott Kwong that | | | | where your feet are placed has a huge impact on |
| will help you learn how to ride your scooter, brake | | | | balancing your center of gravity so that you can take |
| correctly, find good terrains to ride and avoid obstacles | | | | off and land correctly. If you’re off center, |
| that could cause falls or crashes. There are also plenty | | | | you’re going to wipe out, so watch closely and |
| of websites with informative articles for parents who | | | | make sure your feet are in the right place. |
| want to teach their children to ride, like those found on | | | | Freestyling is one of the coolest ways you can |
| | | | | express yourself, but remember to be safe. Always |
| When you’ve got the basics down, its’ time to | | | | wear a helmet -- and knee, elbow and shin pads if |
| start rockin’! There are tons of great amateur | | | | you’ve got ‘em. Be careful on your landings off |
| demonstration videos on sites like that are not only | | | | of ramps to avoid serious injury. Keep your scooter in |
| informative but pretty entertaining, too. Most will show | | | | good working condition and do regular maintenance to |
| you the basic flips and tricks going step-by-step | | | | keep it up. If your scooter goes down, so do you! |
| through each maneuver. Often demonstrators will also | | | | The most important thing about learning tricks is to just |
| comment on the areas most people have trouble and | | | | have fun with them. Whether you’re ready to join |
| give advice from their own experiences on how to | | | | the Razor USA Kick Scooter Pro Team - or whether |
| overcome challenges to execute the trick successfully. | | | | you’ll never be anywhere close - isn’t important, |
| One caution to parents, however: sometimes the | | | | but having a killer time on your Razor Kick Scooter |
| language on these videos isn’t always clean so | | | | definitely is. |
| videos are probably better suited for older kids and | | | | And when you get really good, show off your mad |
| teens. Preview them yourself first to determine their | | | | skills by submitting your own videos to |
| appropriateness for your child. | | | | Razorama.com’s Grind-o-Rama! |