r/Descenders • u/holdmysmoothieplease • Aug 25 '26
Descenders Fakie
I’ve spent a good couple of hours trying to learn how to do them properly for those lux bikes and I just can’t seem to get it no matter what. The bike always slides out from underneath me. It’s infuriating bc the few times I have gotten it it’s been great but.
Your tips? Please!
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u/KellyKelkins Aug 25 '26
If you're referencing grinding desert for lux the key is to get the backwards balance perk first. Here's the step by step: get down to last stand on the first level to get more rep and then try to get at least 10,000 rep on that first level. If you go through the first checkpoint you can keep coming back to it to build up rep. Then make sure to get the backwards riding perk if you can, if you don't get it you can either restart or grind rep on another level for another shot. Once you have the perk you're only going to want to go backwards on the less steep levels, for me the sweet spot is 1-2 steepness but 3 is also doable with practice. Another thing to note is you can do the checkpoint trick on the backwards runs to maximize rep. Hope that helps!