Coconut Wheelie

also known as: Coco Slide

balance freestyle difficulty 6/10
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Shown for a regular-footed rider. Teal ring + arrow = the rider's facing direction; teal band = the tail; a dot is where a hand holds the board - bright yellow for the front hand, amber for the back one, which is the whole difference between a mute and an indy. Board and rider rotate independently - each follows its own component. Drag to orbit.

How it works

A rolling rail stand in which the deck never touches the ground: the board is tipped onto its side and rolls along on the outside sidewalls of the two wheels on one side, with the rider standing on the upper rail and wheels. Unlike a primo slide there is almost no friction - the wheels keep rolling on their edges - so the balance problem is a moving one, corrected continuously through ankle pressure fore and aft. Offset freestyle wheels whose shape covers the axle give the necessary rolling surface; it can take months to hold one for a couple of board lengths.

Step by step

  1. Roll at medium speed with the front foot along the heel-side edge of the deck and the back foot near the rear truck, toes hanging off the toe side.
  2. Press the front foot's edge down to tip the board up onto its side mid-roll.
  3. Catch the rising wheel with the back foot before the deck edge can touch the ground.
  4. Stand on the upper rail and wheel edges, stacking your weight directly over the two rolling contact patches.
  5. Steer drift with tiny toe/heel pressure changes, keeping both wheel edges loaded evenly.
  6. Exit by hopping the board back flat onto all four wheels and rolling away.

Body mechanics

Front footInitiates the tip onto the wheel edge, then balances on the rail over the front wheel, feathering pressure to keep it tracking straight.
Back footCatches the rear wheel as the board tips and carries the rear half of the rider's weight on its sidewall.
ShouldersLevel and square over the rolling line; dipping either shoulder immediately rolls the deck flat or over.
ArmsWide and active, making the constant small corrections a narrow rolling contact demands.
GazeA metre or two ahead of the front wheel to anticipate surface irregularities that a two-point contact cannot absorb.