User:Dominoesfall/Bikewack

Origin
Bikewacking is a form of mountain biking created by calgarians Lukas Sheedy and Spencer "Spenny" Williams in 1994. Bikewacking is mostly practiced by children without access to an established biking facility. Sheedy and Williams created the activity because their families incomes were not high enough to support membership at their local facilities. It consists of trekking through urban and rural forests and rough grasslands to get from point A to point B. The duo popularized this activity in their area of the city, and it was soon practiced by other children of simliar monetary misfortune.

Equipment
Bikewacking does not use any sort of specific equipment. Typically, riders use sub-standard mountain bikes and helmets. Pants, long-sleeve shirts and jackets are frequently worn to prevent the possibilty of scratches and skin damage.

Popularity
Although the amount of people who practice this activity is low, it continues to grow among inner-city children. Race competitions have been organized and competed in by many of the aforementioned riders. Sheedy and Williams have both stated that they do not intend for the sport to be popular, they said they simply use it as an outlet for physical exercise and amusement.

Legality
Bikewacking is largely frowned upon by police, especially when riders bikewack in the forests of city parks and on private property. Many bikewackers are coming out as activists against this dicrimination in hopes of legalizing the activity.

Weed-smacking and other variations
Like most other sports and activities, bikewacking has variations.

Weedsmacking - To become intoxicated with marijuana and/or alcohol and attempt to race.

Bushbombing- To bikewack down a hill.

Upwacking- To race exclusively uphill, a much harder discipline than bushbombing.

Vocabulary
Wack- To successfully make it from point A to point B.

Wail- To fall while jumping or encountering an obstacle.

Wackoff- To abondon the course mid-race.

Airnab- To catch air off a jump or obstacle.

Flapjack- To perform a trick while bikewacking. Popularized by Jack Cunningham.

Grow Op- A new course created manually by placing obstacles and building dirt jumps.

Tricks
Goyter Flip- Transition body from facing forward to facing backward seamlessly.

Glendale Goyter- To wallride on a structure such as a park bench or a sign.

Goyter Hop- To brake in the manual position and hop on the back wheel.

Goyterman - To seperate from a bike in mid-air, and land seated properly when hitting the ground

Goytertoke- To smoke marijuana on a bong while bikewacking